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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
SINKS AND DRAINS A FIRE.
0UENT CAUSE OF TYPHOID

Purify These and You VIII BE Safe
From COntagion - Dlsinfectlng
the Only ventntive-Borax, n
Simple, Safe and Sure Method.
How to keep our homes clean. sweet
and free from germ influences is a
question.
While there is no occasion for
alarm, It is always we'll to be fore
armed ON the theory that An Ounce
of Prevention Is Better Than Pound
OF Cure" and no ounce OF prevention
has yet been discovered that is more
simple. more direct and more efrec-
tive. yet harmless to the human sys-
tenn, than 3orax.
BoraI has been known and used for
generations as a purifier and proven
tive against epidemic influences orig
mating from uncleanly conditions re-
sulting from unsRnitary sinks and
drains, and when used as hot solu-
ton in the proportion of two table,
spoonfuls to gallon of hot water
flushed through the offending lOca-
tions, removes every trace Of disease
germs and renders the pipes clean
and wholesome.
Borax in addition to its hygienic)
qualities, Is household necessity,
and can be used for numberleEs do
nestle purposes 1t softens tho - r,
T;ss;:. H5s6. desyzg;HS,3 So 22t4,t 9uaT%Siif
cleanse every article In the kitchen
or dining room and make 1t bright,
will prevent moths, soften and whitsn
the skin, remove dandrufr and cleanse
the scalp, and for cleansing and ster-
ilizing baby's milk bottle and nipple
has no equal.
Borax, unlike every other cleanser
and disinfectant, is absolutely harm
less to the system, and ia safe, simple,
economical, and can be purchased at
any druggist or grocery. A dainty
book in colors, called the Jingle
Book, will be sent free to any Mother
sending name and address of her baby
and tops from two one-pound cartons
of "2O-Mule Team" Borax, with &c. in
stamps. Address Pacific Coast BoraK
Co., New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
MistakAn.

For six years bitter feud had ex-
listed between the Brons and Rob-
insons, netx door neighbors. The
trouble had originated through the
depredations of Browns cat, and had
grown so fixed an affair that neither
party ever dreamed of making up"
One day, however, Brown sent his
servant next door with peace max
ing note for Mr.. Robinson, which
read:
"Mr. Brown sends his compliments
to Mr.. Robinson, and begs to say that
his old cat died this morning."
Robinson's written reply was bitter:
"Mr. Robinson is sorry to hear Of
Mr.. Browns trouble, but he had not
heard that Mrs. Brown was ill"-Tit-
Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Happiness.

Happiness Is an inexpensive and
therefore very common form OF en-
joyment.
Happiness and pleasure must not be
confused. Happiness is sort Of fe-
licitous opiate administered by a char
table Providence to those who cannot
afford anything better. Often per-
son so poor that he has nothing left
but health and a moderate income
will be foolishly, extravagantly, riot
ously happy. Then why begrudge the
rich their pleasure, which would APP
pear to be the only fun that is left
for them? Is it not fair and I'M
partial division?
How ungrateful for any one to sug'
gest that pleasure, being always pre-
ferred, often carries bonus OF COM
mon, which is happiness, by reason OF
which the rich get more than their
sharei Such people are not entitled to
be poor. They should be deprived
OF their dope. They should be very
rich.-Walter F. Rice, in Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Recipes.

French T0ast.--To two-thirds of a
cup of sweet milk add two well-beat-
en- eggs and dip slices of stale bread
in 1t until the moisture is absorbed,
then fry until nice brown In butter,
and serve hot.
Baked Onions.-Boil onions until
tender, but not soft. Place in the
dish in which they are to be baked,
add butter, salt and pepper sparingly,
sprinkle a tablespoonful of -four on
the top, cover with sweet milk and
bake one hour.
Cranberry OIives.-Spread slices OF
roast turkey, chicken or veal with
rich cranberry sauce, sprinkle with
grated bread crumbs, a little minced
celery and some little bits of butter,
season delicately, roll up and fasten
with tiny skewers or tie. Dip in
melted butter, roll in seasoned crumbs
and brown lightly in quick oven.
Potato Dressing for Cold Fish,
Stir together until smooth four table,
spoonfuls of oil and eight table,
spoonfuls of whipped potatoes. Add
four tablespoonfuls of lemon Juice,
two tablespoonfuls of French mus,
tard, half teaspoonful of salt and
six drops of tabasco sauce. Beat well
and add half cupful of whipped
cream.
Turkey Olives.--Select the incest
slices of turkey, cut thin and spread
each with a mixture of bread crumbs
and chopped oysters. Season this
with melted butter, salt, pepper.
minced celery and little tomato cat
sup. Roll up tight and tie. Dust
with seasoning, dredge with -four and
fry slowly in hot butter until a gold
en- brown.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Farmers in Fear of Meteor.


Early this evening meteor passed
over lower Schuylkill County, making
a noise like the explosion of powder
mill. 1t glSwed with fervent heat and
small fragments were detached from
the main body, one of which fell in
Orwigsburg
The main body of the meteor fell
on Summer mountain, near Rock Sta
ton. At the latter place the air was
so surcharged with sulphur that the
farmers were nearly suffocated. The
conclusion by the many explosions in
the meteor broke every pane of glass
in the home of Frederick Krause, at
that place, besides doing similar dam
age In other farm houses.
Many farmers were so frightened
they started to pray thinking 1t the
Judgment Day. A party is hunting
for the meteor and gathering up the
fragments. This is the third celestial
phenomenon of this kind seen in
Schuylkill this week.-Pottsville Dis
patch to the Philadelphia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
WESTERN FRUIT.
Great Development of Fruit Raising
in the Northwest.

Great Development Of Fruit Raising
in the Northwest.
California oranges, apPicots, plums,
cherries, grapes and other fruits have
long been familiar to Eastern peo-
pie, who, If they have thought about
the matter at all, have very likely
regarded this influx OF Pacific coast
fruit as due to climatic conditions
which do not exist elsewhere, and the
fruit itself as incapable of being
raised in the East. The Eastern
apple, they may have supposed, was
supreme and destined to remain so.
fsaaksi4 opfFSS 6ns GGs,sa99Rsda 70 e dis
appointment. Apples from Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and British Co.
lumbia have already captured the
greater part of what is known as
the fancy trade" of the Atlantic
coast cities and the supply is increas-
ing at a wonderful rate. Moreover,
Northwestern fruits are rapidly gain
ing the ascendancy in England, the
Continent and Australia.
The rapid development of the fruit
growing industry in this region is
due to the great fertility of the soil,
the intelligence and energy of the
Western farmers, and the co-opera-
tive organizations of growers. Poor
fruit has been discouraged and al
most eliminated. Packing is in
boxes, with every apple wrapped
separately and warranted to be per-
feet. The number of apples which
a box contains is printed plainly on
the outside, and there is absolutely
no "deaconing.
These methods have enabled the
Western growers to realize a profit
on apples and pears of 500 to $1,000
an acre; on berries from $500 to
5000 an acre, and on other things
even more. One especially skilful
grower of tomatoes received $4,000
from a single acre.
The fruit pack of the region this
year will be the largest in its his
tory-five times as great az in 1906.
Canning associations have been
formed and canneries built to take
care of the surplus. They have been
successful from the start. One can
merry paid for itself in a week.
There is no mystery about this
remarkable development. 1t is due
solely to intelligence, enterprise and
hard work, and is just as much with
in the reach of Eastern growers as
it was in the grasp of their Western
rivals. The lesson ought not to be
lost upon Eastern farmers who wish
to retain such of their fruit market
as still remains to them.-Youth's
Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
British Museum,s Decline.

Is the British Museum losing it's
powers of attraction as one of the
Show" places of London? The
official returns for 1906 show a strik-
ing falling off in the number of atten-
dance. at is a matter for regret"
says the report, that further de-
cline in the number of visits to the
museum has to be recorded for the
year 1906. The total number was
691, 950-a falling off of nearly 1922
900 from the number in 1905. Nor
has the decline been conflned'to week.
day visits, as it was in the previous
year. The 57,738 visits on Sundays
were less by 1859 than those in 1905.
We must go back to the year 1900,
with its 689,249 visits, before find-
ing a total to compare with that of
the year 1906. At the same time 1t
is an indication of steady growth
of intelligent interest in the collec-
tions that, while the numbers OF
visits decrease, the sale of guide
books generally tends to increase.
The number of visits of students to
the reading room has also been re-
duced by 1000, the total for the year
being 212,997, as against 214,940
in 1905. The daily average was 702.
The number of visits Of students to
particular departments in 1906 was
55,513, as against 1857 in 1905.
The number of visits to the news
paper room decreased by 1000, while
as regards other fluctuations, there
were 1900 fewer visits in the sculp-
ture galleries, but 500 more in the
department of manuscripts, and
nearly 100 more>in the department
of British and medieval antiquities
London Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Rnothlacklnn MannateR.

1t is estimated that Chicagoans
spend more than 100000 a year in
keeping their boots and shoes pol
ished. OF this amount 100000 repre-
sents the profit of the business. A
big downtown shop that pays 800 a
month rent and hires the most expe-
rienced polishers will net its proprie-
tor from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
The quality Of the work performed
has undergone change for the better
during the expansion and organization
of the business. Nowadays man has
to work up to become an expert shoe
polisher and command the highest
wages in the best shops. A first class
polisher is paid $45 a month. Boys
are paid from 81 to So week. This
is one calling in which there is no
union or afflliation with organized la
Dor. A few years ago one was at
tempted, but it failed in it's inception.
Arthur Sears Henning in The Amer.
lean Business Man.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Question of Nationality.

An Englishman, Frenchman and
German, sitting together in the smok-
ing room Of an ocean liner, the con-
versation turned on their nationality,
and one of them asked what each OF
the three would choose to be II he
were not of his own nation. The
Frenchman said, "If 1 were not a
Frenchman, l would be an English
man" The Bnglishman said, IF l
were not an Englishman, l would
wish to be one" The German, "lf l
were not a German would wish not
to be a German. Carl Peters in
Deutsche Monatschrift.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well-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 it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are 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.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
FARM AND HOME.
Keen Few Sheen.

Professor F. B. Mumfordl OF Mis-
souri, experiment station, shows that
tests have proved that sheep produce
more meat from a pound OF grain
than any other farm animal. It was
shown that a pound OF mutton can be
produced from about half as much
grain as a pound of beef. Even the
mortgage lifting hog requires more
grain to produce a pound Of human
food than the sheep. With the COM
bination Of corn and clover hay for
food and a dry shed for shelter
sheep will always give good account
Of themselves and respond readily
to the care given them.-Farmer's
Guide.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
GREAT RUsA OF MANKIND.
II viii Come, French Deputy Says,
When Panama Canal Is Done.

Il VIII Come, French Deputy Says,
When Panama Canal Is Done.
Panama was debated in the French
Chamber OF Deputies for full half
hour the other day, writes the Paris
correspondent of the New York
Times, and during the entire time
there was not one word about cor
ruption. The fact is worth chron.
telling, for what would have been re-
garded as impossible a few years ago
has thus come to pass.
NJ, Paschal Grousset was the orator.
He reminded his fellow Deputies that
the Panama Canal was nearing com.
pletion and that France was ill-eQuip-
ped to take advantage of the new
epoch about to commence in the his
tory of the worlds commerce.
M. Grousset pointed out that with
the opening of the canal French At
lantic ports and the ports of her is
land dominions In the South Seas, in
stead of being forty days apart, as
they are now, would be but a fort
AAohl ePoAt ohu 6NObiupulShiy III a
position to reap great advantages
from the new waterway. But a vast
amount of work, he said, was nee.
essary to render these ports, espec-
tally the colonial ports, fit for modern
commerce. He suggested that a scien-
tific commission be appointed to study
the matter and make report.
at should be borne constantly in
mind" said the Deputy, that even
before the canal is completed there
will be rush of all mankind to the
parts of the world to which the canal
win furnish short cut from Europe
to those parts of Asia for example
which are the richest and most fer
tile, the easiest to civilize, and which
in all probability, are destined to
bring a new and decisive element
to the history of man.
M. Grousset's suggestion was re-
ceived with some applause, but did
not give rise to any immediate parli-
mentary action.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Tyranny in Morocco.

In Morocco the government will not
allow grain to be sent from one part
of the country to the other, and con-
sequently district may be so rich in
corn in one year that the harvest rots
for lack of labor to gather it and the
following season may see positive
starvation in the same section.
Industry is paralyzed, for no sooner
does a man show signs of wealth than
the local governor comes down upon
him for blackmail, and if he does
not pay he is thrown into dungeon
and left to starve-if, indeed, he be
not decapitated and his head stuck
up a spike above the city's gate as a
warning to others.-Review of Re-
views
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Art and Nature.

A young artist had brought the late
Mr.. Whistler to view his maiden eff
fort The two stood before the can
vas for, some moments in silence.
Finally the young man asked timidly,
Don't you think this painting of
mine is a-er--a tolerable picture,
sir?"
Mr.. Whistler's eyes twinkled. What
is your opinion of tolerable egg?" he
asked.-Harpers Weekly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

1 can buy from a local hay press
rye char at 81 per ton. VIII 1t pay
to cart this two and one-half miles
and put in the barnyard for manure?
have only two cows. Quantity would
probably be 100 tons year, dry ma
terial How can best turn this
chan to turn hogs on it? Farmers
who cart rye to the press are over
run with wild radish. Should I be
running a great risk from this foul
seed? Would the heating of the
chan prevent the termination of the
radish seed? Farmers who previous
ly bought this chan say that they
have had no trouble with the wild
radish on their farms. r. M. d.
The rye char would contain in a ton
something like fifteen pounds of nj
trogen and nearly the same amount
phosphoric acid, with perhaps
seven or eight pounds Of potash.
When deCayed, the phosphoric acid
and potash will be there, while part
of the nitrogen will have disappeared
into the air. Rye chan is very poor,
II not dangerous, feed for cows, be-
cause of the probable presence of
ergot, a poison to all kinds OF live
stock. There would also be no small
danger from these weed seeds. Cru
'oiferous plants produce seeds which
are unduly hardy and can Withstand
hardships. 1t is true that the neigh
bors have not reported introduction
Of radlsh by reason of the chah, but
there is still danger. II the chan is
bought, 1t ought to be we'll rotted be-
fore spreading on the fields. At the
price mentioned, 1t would not seem
an attractive bargain.-Country Gen,
tleman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
More Water.

"And the name is to be"-asked the
suaVe minister as he approached the
font with ts> precious armful of fat
and founces.
Augustus Philip Ferdinand Cod
rington Chesterfield Livingston
Shocks"
Dear mel" Turning to the sexton:
"A little more water, Mr.. Hawkins, II
you please. "-Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
A Sure Cure.

1t was during an oral examination
at a medical college. AS the exami-
nation proceeded the student who
was being questioned got warmer and
warmer, and the sweat broke over
his forehead. What would you do
to throw a patient into a profuse
Precipitation, at length asked the
examiner, IF you had tried the ordi-
nary drugs without effect?" Send
him here to be examined" replied
the student without a moments hesi-
tation. "If that didn't do 1t there's
nothing that would. "--KennebeC
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Poison BY Abslnthe.

There is a case of attempted sui.
eide, which may yet prove effectuaL
that has a spice of novelty about it.
The circumstances are commonplace
to a degree, which is, perhaps, why
they are sometimes called "mysteri-
GUS" They comprise lodging house,
a nameless woman, bedroom taken
for the night, and next day the dis
covery of the woman almost dead
from poison. Her purse contained
only fifteen pence. But the means
taken were strange for a woman In
her twenties. She had consumed
the whole Of a bottle of absiuthe.-
London Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Saws Black Smokes Cures Disease.

Though he may startle the natives,
President Samuel McElroy, of the
common council of Allegheny, is de-
termlned to vote against the smoke
ordinance when it comes up at the
next meeting, and for unique reason,
his fellow-members say. The presi-
dent says he will prove that it would
be little short of crime to shut off
the deadly black fumes, inasmuch as
they prevent disease" He will prove
by the facts, he says, that malaria,
especially, can be cured by inhaling
this black smoke. McElroy is yard
master for the Pittsburg and Western
Railroad, where much smoke is emit
ted from engines and various furnaces.
This company is said to be very bit
ter toward the smoke ordinance. Nc
Elroy admits that his argument is
new, but declares he will use it just
the same.-Pittsburg Dispatch to the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
THE MIRACLE.

Among the hills and valleys Of the soul,
Working his miracles, Love came TO me
And touched my blinded eyes and babe
me see.
/ watch the water redden in the bowl,
/ drink the marriage wine. Upon the scroll
OF life ] trace the word OF prophecy
In flaming letters; my mortality
Burns on .his altar as a living coal.
Many of loves disciples have pursued
His wandering steps with worldly aims
and wishes;
Many have climbed, as for a festival,
The mountain where he feeds the multi.
tude.
For then the counting of the loaves and
fishes,
For me-the wonder Of the miracle!
Elsie Barker. in The Reader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
DOCTOR SAID USE CUTICURA"
For had Case of Eczema on Child
Disease Had Reached . Fearful
Stakeholder Resulted in

"When 1 was small was troubled with
eczema for about three months. 1t was all
over my face and covered nearly all of my
head. 1t reached such a state that it was
just large scab all over, and the pain and
itching were terrible. doctored with an
able physician for some time and was then
advised by him to use the Cuticura Rem
0dieS, which did and was entirely cured
l have not been bothered with it since. L
used CuticurA Soap and Cuticura Ointment,
but do not know exactly how much was
used to complete the cure. Miss AnAbel
Wilson, North Branch, Mich, Oct. 20. o."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Beware of Ointments For Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. In buying Halls oatarrh Cure
be sure to get the genuine. 1t Is taken in
ternalIy, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by +.
J. Cheney 4 Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price, zoe per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

aim. AT last" says Mr.. wood. "
began using Doan's Kidney Pills, and
before one box was -gohe. I went
through four days of intense pain.
snally passing a stone, one-half by
Givo-siE teenths of.an inch In diameter.
I haven't had sign of kidney trou-
blp Since"
sold by all dealers, so cents q box.
g0stsr-N ilbyra CO.. Ragslaa n <
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Over the nrun Counter.

She was pretty and drug clerk was
glad to sell her stamp.
Also to weigh her letter.
Also to lick the stamp and affiX 1t
to the envelope.
Put it on upside down, please she
simpered. THAT means something to
Charlie"
Then the drug clerk lost interest
Pittsburg Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

suffering Aom .
months ago with ire
quen. attacks Of lard
pain In the back, kh-
neys and bladder
and the kidney 60
cretions were irFegu-
larry scAnty, or pro-
fuse. Medical treat
ment {aNAa 70 cure
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
identifying Father.

where is your father?" asked the
caller.
Down in the pig-pen," answered the
SON OF the house. HE has hat on. >
--Lipplncott's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
An Essential.

Mrs. Bloodgood-Would you be will
ing to AIRY a nouveau richie?
Miss Parvenu-Why, certainly, If he
had money.-Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Correct.

woman is considered the weaker
vessel" she remarked, and yet"
"Well?" he queried as she hesitat-
ed
"And yet" she continued, man is
the oftener broke. Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

English will be taught in the is
public schools of Santa Clara province,
Cuba, next year Ultimately it will be
a required study in all the Cuban pub
lie schools.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

The population of Oklahoma is
about 100000 and the increase in
Oklahoma City, the metropolis, which
now has so, 452, has been 1928 percent
in seven years.