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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Dealt Only In Cash.

Lord RoSebcry, who Is one of the
wealthIcSt peers in Great Britain, con.
feSSeS that ON one coca sion mca Of
the moderate sum of fuurlwnrr stood
between him uud an article he WAS
most anxious 10 purchase.
lie was one day walking thruu-I the
streets of Aberdeen when IN the win.
dow of II shop he saw an article Which
he desired To purchase
How much to pay;" asked his lord
ship, putting his hand in his pocket
occurrence, please" answered the
shupmau.
"Wcll, | do believe | have forgotten
to bring any money with me-" rN-
claimed Lord iuSrbcry
"Awccl, sir" said the ShupmAn. III
Sc haycnn got the pennies yc Gamma
haze the parcel"
Although the earl promised to send
the money from the hotel. the Alter.
DOMAIN remained uhdurHte, nud when
he offered 10 write II check for four
pence the shOpkccprr was more Sus-
pic!uus than ever
INA, ma" he said. solcmnIy shaking
his head. Though yc said We were
Andra Carnegie. wilM Gle yc
credit. | deal only In cash"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
A Mercenary Wife.

Frank Work, the venerable New
York millionaire. discussed IN his dis
tinctive way international marriages.
Our girls don't marry men any
morc,' he said grimly. They marry
titles. Girls haven't changed. it seems.
since the middle ages. There was
once. You know. Il lady of Tourainc
who was welded TO Il mpdiacval count.
The count went ont from his castle
one fine morning to meet the foe. but
the foe defeated him and took him
prisoner Then the counts castle was
bcsicgcd. The countess was summon
ed to the battlemcnts. From below Il
herald shouted to her:
Lady, your lord has been defeated
and is now our prisoner. Surrender
the castle to us, ana he shall be re-
stored to you in safety
But the countess answered without
an instant's heSitntion:
mo, I'll do nothing of the sort, for
I can easily obtain another husband,
but getting another castle is quite Il
different matter "-Exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
The Whizzino Globe,

Among the latest vaudeville novelties
In Paris is bicycle act which Is re-
fered to on the programme as 1.-THE
whizzing globe" In II great wire cage,
globular in form and about twenty
feet in diameter, II man sits, mount
ed on bicycle. His wheel rests on II
rim of narrow wooden Stats which en-
tends in Il circle around the inside of
the globe. The man pedals vigorously.
and the globe. resting ON an axle and
free from the floor, is set in motion, the
revolutions being in keeping with the
rapidity of the wheel on the inside
The show is not half over. however
when the man energies and makes his
bow, for In the second act another
whcclmnn takes his place on the top
of the globe. and. while thc great cage
Is whizzing, impclod by the bicycle
rider inside, the man on top maintains
his place. the wheels of his machine
spinning around i'm harmony with the
globes motions. The whole thing Is a
Elobular trondmill so novel rs to make
1t wonderful TO look at.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
French Conviots, Gold MING.

Convicts in French Guiana seem 10
be In luck. They are reported to be
working gold mine on their own ac
count. Their wnrdcrs have apparent
~ so far failed to discover where they
have successfully peggcd their claim.
The convictS in turn escape from the
settlement by twos or threcs and re-
main hidden for a day or two. They
then return with their pockets full of
nuggets and have n great time. 9th
ers get away In their turn. but come
back eventually. also with gold. The
mine is thus kept regularly working
by shifts Of convicts. The latter when
they return to the settlement are regu.
larry sentenced to a few days impriS.
onment for absence without leave. but
this is low price to pay for share
in gold mine. Where the latter Is
the authorities have never yet been
able to discover. London Telegraph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
THE DUTCH KITCHEN.
Largest Room In tho House and Has a
Bed In the Corner.

Largest Room In tho House and Has a
Bed In the Corner.
Holland. of all countries. is memo.
rial to the unceasing labor of mans
, hands. 1t exists not because the sea.
higher than its green stretches. suffers
1t to, but because man by the labor Of
his hands and of his brain has kept
the water back The Dutch people
have not only earned their land they
have made 1t.
when have they found time to do
1t all?'' you ask yourself. But YOU are
to know more of the work which in
Holland never ceases. OF the work
which goes on within those houses you
know nothing until at Delft you make
your first acquaintance with a Dutch
kitchen
The kitchen Is properly n large room
MS compared with the other rooms in
the house, for It is the gathering place
ut all times for the family. The table
is round and stands not quite in the
center Of the room. but so that the
mistress, sitting at one side. can reach
her hand out to the stove without ris-
ing
In one corner of the kitchen Is such
a bed as you have never seen before
Tho stitlly Starched white muslin eur.
taiDs make II look like blind window.
but the grandson pulls the curtains
back. and In the recess formed by the
closet on one side and the corner of
the room on the other you see the
place where your hostess sleeps There
nrc high feather bed and many cover
ings.
The stove is II brick one. set In
deep old fireplace. The old mantcl is
piled with brass vessels. which the
old woman uses as though they were
common tin On one side is II china
statue of the virgin On the other side
under glass globe is a waxcn statue
Of Queen Wilhelmina in her wedding
gown. New Idea Magazine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
Millions From Hunters.

A deer I'm the bush Is worth more
than Il deer In hand. for the live deer
attracts the tourists and the sports
men. who leave money behind. money
found because 1t cost the state moth.
ing. This is borne out by Germany.
where 100000 people yearly pay for
hunting in the forests. Tho returns
from hunting licenses and rentals
amount to $50, 100000 yearly for Ger.
many. Germany is ahead Of the
United States In this respect. Only
"ne state approaches Germany in rev.
"nucs from hunting and tourists.
Names 100000 tourists yearly leave
S2J,O0O,0O0 behind them. Alabama
collects yearly $4,000 in hunters fees
Outing
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
PRIVATE HYGIENE.
What II Means to the Individual and
20 the Race.

Private hygiene Is important and
means n revolution In our habits Of
living. II !nruns fresh air ~. Justly
lowing through our house. lud more
of our lives spent outdoors Il means
common sense IN diet the avoidance
Of boiling food, from which dyspepsia
springs. aud the re-education Of nor
mai food instincts, the avoidance Of
gluttUny ON the one side and body star
walton ON the other, the avoidance OF
alcohol, thp most potent OF the pre-
dispOsng causes of tuberculosis, aud
the avoidance OF dirty, infected milk
and meat. II means the simple life"
free from OvercXertion on the one
hand ana Incidence on the other. the
habit of normal sleep and the eman-
cipation from worry.
In giving this prescription Dr. Tru.
deau once said to me, 1T Is us simple
as bathing in the waters of Jordan,
and that is why people are so slow to
follow It,"
But today people are following. and
following rapidly. When they see
man who only Il Few years ago was so
III Of tuberculosis that he could scarce.
~ drag himself out upon II porch now
run twenty-five miles for pure love of
exercise, or when they see nine collcG"
men inside of half II year double their
endurance through rational diet alone,
ar when they learn that eX-I'rpsidcnt
Roosevelt developed from weak and
timid boy into the perSonificailon of
strength and courage and that CUrnuro.
about To die at thirty -seven. abiurrd
all unhygienic habits and prolonged
his life to lO3, they begin to realize
the practical value Of personal by.
Gicne. Professor Irving Fisher in Cen
fury
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
A SNAKE STORY.
TIE Yarn That Was Spun by a rrav.
eler N Australia.

~
An Australian traveller says thai hp
was one day walking In the thick
scrub, collecting specimens. when he
came upon II large light brown snake
species Of python, cuilrd upon the
ground
He was by far the finest one he had
ever seen NJ large. He was probably
ten or twelve feet long and MS thick
as n mans leg nj the knee.
He looked savage enough to devoIIr Il
man. and nt first the collector felt half
inclined to run away,
lie recovered himself, however. and
was on the point of shooting the ser.
pent with II charge of dust shot in
order to carry home his skin when It
occurred to him that he would be
worth five times as much If he were
taken alive.
Il had" he says, "a leather strap
with a buckle in my game bag. and
with this | determined to moose the
snake.
II started toward him. but when
came near he partly unCoiled. opened
his mouth very wide, thereby disclos
ing his sharp teeth. and. kissing spite
fully. struck at me. lodged behind
small tree and. leaning out as far
as ] dared. tried several times TO
moose him.
after | had leased him for some
time he suddenly started off at full
speed ! caught my gun and by dint
of hard running through the thick
scrub managed TO head him off. Hc
cooled, ana again | tried the moose. but
he put his head under his coils In Il
very sulky manner. | reached out from
my shelter behind tree and caught
him by the tail. hut he pulled away
with great force and glidcd off again
"This time he took refuge under
fallen tree and before could head
him Off was gliding down the hole of
some wild animal
II reached the spot just as the last
two or three feet of his body were
disappearing. and. Selling his tail with
both hands, ! hung on desperately
With my feet braced against n limb
of the tree pulled till the tail cracked
and snapped as If It would break asun-
der, Sometimes he pulled me 70 with.
In few inches of the hole. and then
would brace myself against the limb
and drag him halfway out.
AT last | grew so tired that had
to let 20 my hold. and with many re-
grets ] saw the last few inches Of the
tail disappear beneath the earth"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
Dear and Cheap Meat.

According to Health Commissioner
Richie of Boston, if meat eaters are
looking for nutriment only they might
just as well buy the cheaper cuts as
the more expensive ones. 1.-The value
of different foodstuffs," says Mr.. Rit-
chic sis largely question of amount
of heat units they contain. According
to good authorities. one-half the
weight of beef. the most nutritlve
kind Of meat, is water. About 10 per
cent is waste. The remainder Is fats
ana protcids. There is no difference
between the nutritive values of the
better or cheaper grades of beef The
amount of fats and protcids contained
in each is about the same"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
A SimpIe Trick.

Here is magician with new trick
He takes duck from under mans
coat collar. Now. don't say that YOU
have seen that done hundred times
1t was Il rabbit that you saw taken
from under Il mans coat collar. This
Is duck. 1t was time for II variation
Ia he introduced in the rabbit trick. 1t
he introduced in the rabbit trick. 1t
Is just as easy to do it with duck as
with rabbit and little funnicr. be
cause the duck can kick as hard as
III" rabbit ana can also quack which
no rabbit can do, no matter how well
trained it is. The explanation of the
trick is simple. The magician simply
does it so quickly that you cannot see
how he does it. Nothing easier. Any
one who doubts ii can get duck and
try it.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
A rutti Erutti Cordial.

Here Is tutti frutt cordial from
the recipe book of woman who Is
never caught by her summer visitors
without delicious. cooling drink. She
takes three oranges and three lemons
and scrubs them clean. then chops
them fine. after removing the seeds
She adds n pineapple. chopped. ana
then quart Of some good berry In
season, cherries or stra wbcrrics being
especially good. Three bananas. cut
into slices or small dice, she adds To
the mixture. and three cupfuls of pow.
dcrcd sugar. Over the whole she laws
Il great piece of ice. She leaves this
for three hours. and when ready to
serve she adds two quarts of ice wa.
ter. a single bottle of scltZcr or some
other cffervescent water gives nddi-
tional go" to the mixture. which is
voted delicious by all who try it.
Suburbanite.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

There are two French journalists
who cannot say enough in praise of
King Alfonso of Spain. He had his
meals in the public dining room of
the hotel. and in walking across to his
table lie noticed that his eGuerry ex.
changed salutations with two men I'm
n corner. ''Who are they?" he asked
"They are journalists. sire" was the
answer Journalists" said the king
instantly. Good! Ask them to favor
me with their company at my table,
London NJ. A. p.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
A Girl of -Four Nations.

"Ive been trying to figure out what
this girl looked like" said II mere man
to his sister 81 was sitting ON the
gross seat Of an elevated train. and
two girls with their backs to my back
were talking. one said she had n
Dutch neck in her Irish lace gown and
that she Thought she would wear her
white French heelcd slippers and do
her hair In an English bun. What with
French. Dutch, Irish and English
Imagined she might as we'll wrap her
self in the flags of all nations and let
It go at that."-New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
H.rtificinl Coffee In Eukope.

Horrible disclosures are made Of
methods in common use for the imam.
ufacturc of coffee" II seems that Of
factories for that purpose existing in
France there are los which turn cut
24,O00 tons annually. while there are
5GS such establishments In Austria.
Hungary. including Alp for the manu-.
facture of coffee from figs. and in
Germany nearly $1,000 hands are en-
plOyed in the trade, and the annual
output is 100000 tons. 1t follows that
large quantity OF coffee which Is
drunk has not an atom OF the real bcr
ny in 1t. The list of substances out of
which it is manufactured is alarming
cereals soaked with beer. brandy or
rum. chestnuts and horse chcstnuts.
haricot beans and broad beans. car.
rots, dates and, finally, the hard roe OF
cod. The annual output of what Is
charmingly called "fanciful coffee" for
Europe Is estimated ut over 2J7. 900
tons.-Paris Cor. Daily Telegraph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
Che OIdest.

Three old sports were chatting after
copious dinner. when one of them
said, II bet 50 my name Is the oldest. g
The bet was immediately accepted
and he produced his card. reading Mr.
Abel"
"Oh. dear 3d." said the second. show
ing his card. Il am Mr. Adam"
Mine Is the bet" replied the other.
producing his cnrd. and they could
read Mr.. p. Ginning" printed on It,
Judges Library.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
A Poor Motto,

Baron Takahira was talking to n rc,
porter in Ann ArbOr about the jap.
anesc character.
ITO say that the Japanese is only Il
living piece of commcrcinliSm is all
wrong" he declared. "rhe JaJnnpse
Is chivalrous and kind. But too often
men accuse him of living up literally
b The Yorkshire motto.
The selfish and despicablc motto
adopted by certain hard. narrow type
Of iorkshircman is. you know:
Sec all. hear all and say nowt;
Eat an. sup all and pay nowt,
And If tina does owt for nowt
Do 1t for thysen."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
Trunks For Aerial Travel.

An CntcrpllSing trunk maker in Paris.
we learn. has in his shop Trucks for
ballooniStS. ON the out side. painted in
white letters. ar" the words Aero
Trunk" ON the inside of the cover are
instructions ana hints for the traveller.
He Is told 20 have no fear Of tumbimg
out. for III" car is wcli constructed and
there Is no danger of dCrailmrnt. DO
not Jump about in your joy. for the ear
Is not II balcony. DO not smoke or cur
~ spirit stove. DO not go into oc-
staSios over the progress. Every one
Knows II, ana II Is Il waste Of time. So.
lcct your baggage with intelligence
Only bring what is actually wanted,
and this will he heavy enough. CIoIhc
yourself well. for in the air il will bc
fresh. Do not he VcXcd If you find no
wagon restaurant. Do not point the
finger of Scorn ut mur,als less fOrtu.
nate than yourself who cannot delight
in the beauties of the air. The trunk
is of great lightncss. the framework
being Of aluminium, with rings to at
tach ii to the car The trunk contains
small medicine chest. but we learn
there Is no provision for ladies' big
hats.-London Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

Recipe for making constitutional
monarch: Take few thousand
troops, good general and ten o.
eleven machine guns. Turn the latte
rapidly until Il white flag appears out
of the palace window. Sprinkle over
the quivcring ruler few threats OF
what will happen to him If he isn't
good. Then, when you take him out.
the chances are that you will find Il
nice. tender. constitutional monarch
fit to grace any table.-Syracuse Her
aid
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

Almost all the towns In Siberia are
having arc lights for street use and in
candescent lights for houses, and the
larger proportion Of the people in ST.
IBERIA have never seen gas, which they
regard as an illuminant of past age.
The beggars in Spain have formed n
trust and have agreed to try to keep
all of the two centime pieces out of
circulation by holding them whenever
they secure any. The object of this
combine is to make people give
larger coin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
A Rrioht Row.

Now, Tommy" said the teacher
you may give me an example of coin
cidence."
"Why-cr," said Tommy. with some
hesitation-"wh -er- why. me fiddler
and me mudder was both married or
de same day" Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

Professor Karl Lohmeycr of Konigs
berg. who died in Danzig ut the age
of seventy-seven, was born without
arms. A special permit was granted
to allow his entry into the university
service. His students opened and shut
doors for him, but he turned the pages
Of books with his mouth and could
sign his name firmly with pen held
between his teeth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
Shrewd Girl.

Ella Bella Is an economical girl
Stella There Is no doubt about that.
She Is engaged to "A clergyman. and
he says that she asked him II he
couldn't perform the mnrriag, ccre
mony and save the wedding fee. New
York Press,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

The danger of feeding banana
skins to hogs is said to be proven by
the death Of several swine on the
Everts farm at Windsor. A New
lIamps lire farmer found that the
skin killed his hogs through giving
the animals indigestion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
National Pride.

Sleepy Silas-I see dis paper SAWS
England ana Wales have 75O.0OO pau
pers. Weary Watkins Dat's just like
de English, alus BLOWN about some
thin !-Yonkers Statesman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

Among the successful candidates
for admission to the bar of New
York is Miss Helen a. Ranlett. Miss
Ranlett is the daughter of the late
ID. ID. Ranlett, OF st. Albans.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

AS the receipts of Lyndonville post
office have passed the $40, 900 mark
the village is entitled to the free de-
livery of mail.
In the vicinity OF Chester, the
apple crop will makea poor showing
this year. Earl V potatoes are yield
ing well, however, and the retail
price is 80 cents per peck. In spite
oi the dry weathe, the blight has not
yet made its appearance on the vines
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
An Ideal Camping rlaoo.

Their" Is no plcHsHutVr place near
Washington than Rock Creek park
Filled with large shade trees. possess.
ing hundreds of those fascinating by.
paths that wrnd their way toriuouoly
in and out through fields and gladcs.
ana with the tiny creek aud it's numcr.
ous small tributaries running wrhlikc
throughout it's length and breadth. II
makes Il perfect haven FOR him who
longs to camp for camping's sake alone.
In urging the tract north of the mill.
tary road the commissioners call nttcn.
tion To the fact that This tract l., safe
from the noise of touring cars. ANA 1t
is peaceful.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

w. G. Renehan, of Hope farm, near
White River Junction, is showing a
lemon tree with a full grown lemon
Just turning yellow The tree also
bears number of graen fruit. Mr..
Renellan has PEANUTS under cultiva-
ton and anotI err unusual thing in
his garden is the trailing vine of
the sweet potato.
Mrs. Ella S. Gate, who has been
for several months in Montpelier and
vicinity, has started on her return to
Toxic, Japan, where she has a posi-
ton as teacher in an English uni
versity
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

GA - TT q II Ia.
Dear. til. ~ @lad You Have A!s.ys Bought
signature OF &<HAzlZsl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21
May Tent In Rock Creek Park.

concerning their privileges a" camp
rrs on the reservation, Commissioner
Marfnrlnnd explains that Rock Crrcl,
park belongs Ia the people. uud every
part of II should he enjoyed hy them"
He Furthermore urges the tract north
Of the military road Ms the perfect
camping spot because of the absence
of vehicles in that particular district.
In his opinion II Is the pluroguilvr ut
every District taxpayer to use Hs much
Of Rock Crc"k park rs he wants when.
ever he pcascS.
Sanitation problems viii have To- hc
worked out should the crowd ur camp.
crS become large. but with such u ire.
mcndous tract Of land II Is impruhahlo
that these problems would he difficult
To surmnun' The camp life itself will
AFFORD n relief TO the man not uuH>uss.
ing large salary. The commissioners
say that Rock Creek park should at all
times be AT the disposal of the District
taxpayers 10 he used By them as they
see fit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-08-21

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WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence !

The news that En K Crrck park I,
open Ia campers canr us ~ W"irum,
message to those unable tu leave ia,
city for n summer resort. As n mat.
ter of fact, though, this privilege has
been theirs for years. The only truu.
bic has been that they have never
cared 10 take advantage of H. Either
through ignorance or diSnrliunt ion
they have failed Ia Inquire of the com.
misSioncrs as Ia their rights rs camp
erS IN Rock Creek park and 10y So fail
Ing have deprived themselves OF the
lhrnl cumming ground Of MnshimgiMn