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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

HORRIBLE MURDER or A CHILD BY
ITS PARENTs.-Darris Deckman was
committed for trial, at Dutch Kills, l..
I. Monday, for deliberately starving to
death his own daughter Anne, eleven
wears of age. One of the Witnesses tes'
tilted that she saw the mother knock
Anne down only day or two before
with q stick of wood while she was beg
bing for bread and then kick her down
stairs, the child at the time not having
strength to arise. AT another time she
dragged the girl around by her hair
tearing large punches from her head
On the day of her death she saw hel
standing by the stove with one arm
around it, entirely naked; begging fol
something to eat and the inhuman moth
er dragged the child from its temper
ary warmth and thrust it into cold
room without bed even of straw tC
lie upon or even a chair. A few hours
later the child was found dead.-The
screams of the girl could be hearc
through the entire neighborhood while
its brutal mother and no less brutal step
father were whipping it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

flAHPER's MAGAZINE for February is
received, and has an excellent table o
contents, among which are, The Amer
lean Baron, with five illustrations Wed
in the Mornlug-Dcad at Night, by c.
Welsh Mason. with illustration; The
Bank of st George, Genoa, with nine
illustrations, by O. M. Spencer; Snow
ed Up, by Katherine G.. Ware ; An Elk
animation Of the Claims OF Columbus
by Rev. NJ, Marry Anne Furness, by
the Author of Mable's Progress,
"Aunt Margarct't Trouble" etc. ; Ed
tors Easy Chair; Editors Drawer, etc
Price, 81. Published by Harper &
Bros, New York. For sale at Knapp's
A Hartford man who was carrying
home some ice cream in a paper, the
other day, held it up in a crowded cal
so that it melted in gentle meanderina
stream, which coursed down II $3.50 vel
vet cloak worn by lady passenger 1t
ruined the cloak, and the man said he
was sorry.
The MONTHLY NOVELETTE, FOR FEB
RUARY.-The February number Of this
new magazine is ISSUED and is eagerly
read by the public, for its contents are
interesting and varied. Il has been {
cucoocc fr,D, iho cto vi and f,ono oyor,
section of the country come orders for i
or inquiries for sample copies. Price
20 cents per number, or $500 per an
mum. "Ballou's Magazine" aud "Tht
Monthly Novelette, are dubbed a
$500 per year, by the publishers
Thomes & Talbot, G3 Congress Street,
Boston. For sale at all the periodical
dcpots in the country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Thursday Jan. 26, 1871.

The Postmaster General, accompan-
led by n delegation from Maryland, rep
resenting all classes of opposition to the
Democratic party in that State, called a
few mornings since on President Grant
at the White House, to have a consulta-
ton as 10 the best means to b, adopted
for consolidating the various Republican
and extreme Radical elements of the
State against the Democracy, with a
view to the restoration Of Radical rule
in that Commonwealth.
What business have they consulting
with the President upon this purely loco'
matter or question Of State politics? and
what has he to do with the matter any
way?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

BED them of all joy and comfort on earth.
Aud only think, I, Henry Welcome, at
the age of nineteen years, placed in this
horrible situation! Tomorrow must
suffer the sentence OF death. | think
my friends, this is hard lot, for u young
msu to be sent into the presence of his
Maker on the gallows, but | am to give
my life for the life have taken. Par
don me, my friends, tor saying so much
to you. lily heart is full and my words
are for you warning that you may
never come to my sad end. But tears
will avail nothing for me now. May
the blood Of Christ wash away my crime
This is my last and only hope.
HENRY WELCOME
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

A disloyal Georgia correspondent
thus does up the Attorney General: BE
low medium height u low wrinkled
brow, that has a suggestive breadth-an
eye that is as hungry in its glance as a
brute's, and as restless as an Alblnos-a
pair Of thin, blue lips, pulled down tight
ly over multitude Of glttering, well
kept teeth-a complexion comparable to
the dullish blue color of ice in the moon,
light-hands reminding one of the claws
of q bird-a few scattering whlskers, OF
tina, peculiar dry, stubby kind noticeable
in the cold blooded creatures who have
no passion in the emotional, nor any
juice in their physical, systems-that':
Akerman y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

1The I'riJ,tne gives the subjoined
account of the abuses that now exist IN
the general order storage business of
this port under the authority of Presi.
dent GRANT:
"Formerly, when the vessel was un.
loaded, the general order goods went
from the pier under cover to the store,
without damage from rain or exposure
to the weather. Now they must be
carried to West street, no matter what
the weather is, and this at cost for
carriage, labor, and storage, of $3.50 a
case. Thus they claim that an oppres-
sive and unjust tax is levied on the i'm
porting business of the city, while the
Government derives no revenue from 1t,
and no benefit accrues to the merchants,
The merchants now say that they must
be relieved, or trade will be driven
from New York to other cities, where
these charges are not made. Some OF
them are already importing through
Boston, Baltimore, and other ports. The
general order warehouses are now all,
except one or two of small Importance,
under the control of the firm Of LEEr u
STOCKING.
This is all true but what of it ?
Ought not the Government to be car
lied on so as to enrich those in Office,
and their relatives and favorltes ? Messrs.
LEEr & STOCKING are kept in power by
the Military Ring, and let the fault find,
ers complain of them if they dare. The
only thing for the merchants to do is
to pay, and not rebel against the orders
and exactions of President GRANT and
his friends and agents.-N Y Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26
BuncOnbe.

Congress sometimes does a good thing
by accident. When the House of Rep
resentatives devoted Saturday to Bun
combe' speeches it gave the public an
opportunity to accurately learn the val
ue Of such speeches. The Saturday
session for general debate now acts as a
safety value and relieves the rest of the
week of q great deal of explosive ma.
telial. On Saturdays every member
who has n speech to deliver for use
among his constituents goes up to the
hall Of the House and spreads himself
according to his ability. Members who
have no speeches to make stay away
The speaker for Buncombe' has an au
dience composed of a few fellow mem
bers each ofwhom has speech to make
and is very anxious to get it off his
mind. If there are thirty orforty mem
bers present, with a sprinkling Of stran
gers in the gallery, that is as can be ex-
pected. When the speeches have
been delivered they are printed at the
public expense, and sent under tn;
ranking privllege-dear to every Con
CHEESEMAN'S heart-to appreciated con
stituents all over the land Somtimes
they are printed and scattered without
being delivered at all. IT'S ofno con
sequence as Mr.. Toots says, whether
they are delivered or not. The mem
bers of Congress, the newspaper men
and everybody in Washington, under
stand we'll enough that they mean moth
ing. Perhaps by setting them apart by
themselves their emptiness will be more
readily discovered, and they may be
omitted altogetherby and by ItwoulC
be good thing if Cong ess SHOULD
learn to denote itself to the business be
fore it, without speaking a piece to
'Buncombe' on every question: Ign
don Union.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26
Special n Offices.
Twenty-Seycn YparS' Practice.

In the Treatment of Diseases incident to f C
males, has placed DIR. DOW at the head of all
physicians making such practice specially,
and enables him to guarantee speedy and
permanent cure in the worst cases of Suppress
sion and all other Menstrual arrangements,
must contain 81, Olic", No. ENDIcoTT ST.,
BosToN, MASS.
n. Billboard furnished to those desiring to
remain under treatment.
Boston, July, lS70.--sp. no. VI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

The following gentleman constitute
the San Domingo Commission, appointed
by virtue of resolution recently passed
by Congress Benz. f. Wade of Ohio,
Prof. Andrew White Of Cornell Univer
sity, Ithaca, N. Y, and DR.. S. G. Howe
of Boston. They sailed from New \ ork
city on Tuesday of last week, accom-
panied by clerks, newspaper reporters
scientific men, &c.
We hope this expensive expedition
will cure those restless souls i'll the Uni
ted States from desiring the annexation
of San Domingo and other barren terri
tory TO our domain. We hope the ex
animation of San Domingo will be most
thorough, and an honest report made
thereof. If this should be the case, As
it will if justice is done, the San DO
mingo will not be added to the United
States at present.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

"Bills" are introduced into Congress
almost daily for increasing the salaries
of members of the Cabinet aud other
government officers.
We don't think these "biIls' neccs.
sary, for most of the government officers
steal enough out of Uncle Sans gre I
treasury box to live most luxuriously,
and lay up large fortunes for themselves
besides.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

At the Connecticut Democratic State
Convention held at Hartford on Tues,
day of last week, the following ticket
was nominated
For Governor, James K, English For
Lieut.. Governor, Julius llotchkiss.-
decliued the nomination it is said.-
For Secretary of State, Thomas NJ,
Waller; For Treasurer, Chas. NJ. Pond
For Comptroller, Seth 5. Logan.
If the lately added "nigger' vote is
not too big load, the excellent ticket
above will be reelected in the Gland OF
steady habits" next April by a large
majority.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

The Canaan IN, H. Reporter, learns
that John Sullivan Of that village came
in from his work on Tuesday night, aud
gave one of his boys severe whipping.
Shortly after his two boys, about l and
IA years of age, seized, bound, and
gagged John, took him into the barn
and hung him up with rope around his
neck. His wife found him in an insen-
sible condition and cut him down. The
boys have disappeared.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

Senator Edmunds has introduced a
bill in the Senate increasing all pensions
now granted, under general or special
laws, 20 per cent. for five years, from
March /, 1871. This desirable law
should pass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

Ex-Gov. Clayton has been elected u
s. Senator from Arkansas by the Legs
lature of that State We believe he is a
Radical. His term is for six years from
March 4, 1871.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

Bullock, of Georgia, says the election
there was "as fair, peaceful and unbi-
ased and expression of public opinion as
could be had" Where are Forney's
and Greeley's pleas offraud and intimi-
dation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

Porter has been confirmed Cat last)
bv the Senate as "Admirable.' He told
the truth about Grant, and that's what's
the matter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

Rev. Henry G, Kinney, the Rector OF
the Episcopal Church at West Randolph,
has received an election to the church Of
the Atonement, Chicago, III.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26
ADDRESS TO YOUNG MEN :

My Dear Young Friends: With
respect Henry Welcome takes this as
last gift from God that | should give
you some incidents of my life, hoping
they will instruct you. Allow me to
thank all for the kindness you have man
Tested toward me, an unhappy prisoner !;
and it is out of respect to you that |
think it my duty to write this sketch |
have six sisters aud four brothers, and |
am the only bad sinner among them. |
always attended Sabbath school, and my
father and mother are members of the
Methodist church at Hinesburg. When
l was 16 years of age | left my happy
home and went to visit sister in Stowe.
When returned | was bound to leave
home, but my parents wished me to stay
at home and 90 to school. / would not
mind them, but went to Boston | got
good situation, but fell in with bad
company, going to q billiard hall, and
learning also the use Of liquor, which |
used 10 excess. When in liquor [ was
persuaded to try my hand at "seven up"
AT first | refused, but being unchecked
by home influences and exposed to all
the dangers Of my corrupt heart, gam
bled aud plunged into all sorts of wick
cdness. The story Of my transgressions
and sins would ill a large volume. Fl
nally, after one Of my times, | went to
IIinesburgh the lst Of October, 1868
but, my friends, if | had listened to my
mothers pleading voice, what happy
young mau should have been this day
and oh ! my friends, how many heart
rending, earnest prayers has my kind
mother offered to the Throne of Grace
and Mercy for me She never upbraided
me, but strove to reclaim me by kind
ness, urging me to abstain from the sin:
| was committing daily. This wa:
Thursday, my mother gave this advice
and [ went from her arms with kiss or
my lips, plugging into all sorts of crime
and sin, and on Saturday of the same
week | committed the crime, so great
that it will leave stain upon the lane
forever, and when committed broke the
heart of my mother and hung milestone:
to the hearts Of all my friends, and rob
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

NEW YORK Safety Steam Power Co. Steam
NEngines, with aud without cutoff, aud Sec
tlonal Safety Steam Boilers, built in quantities
special machinery. Send for circular, "A
Cortlnndt St.. n. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

NIAPLEWOOD INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG
WI LADIES, Pittsfeld, Mass. Long and wide
ly known superior facilities and rare beauty
Of location. Board and English tuition, $3.50
for half year, commencing Feb. %. Special
terms to clerical patrons and teachers,
REV. G. V. SPEAR, Principal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

DR. S. s. FITCH5 Family Physician,
~ 0pages seut by mail free. Teaches how
to cure all diseases Of the person; skin, hair,
eyes, complexion. Write to ia Broadway,
n CIV York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26
BRIGGS & BROS
Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue
OF FLOWERS AND VEGETABLE SEEDS,
And Summer FlOwering Bulbs.
For 1871,

Will be ready for mailing by the middle OF
January, notwithstanding our great loss oftype,
paper, cngravngs &C., by fire which DESTROYED
The job Printing office of the Rochester Demo
crat and Chronicle, 2jth December, 1870. 1t
will be printed on II most elegant new tinted
1 nnnr and illnstrntrt with nrnrlY
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

There are about 200 postmisllesses
in the United States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26
Backache.

A LII Diseases of the Urinary Organs,
IN Inflammation OF the Kidneys, Inlamma-
ton Of the Bladder. or any affections that in
terfere with the functions Of these organs al
ways causc great pain and weakness in the
small of the back and oins. To relieve this, u
diuretlc medicine is necessary.
DR.. Sargent's Backache Pills
have been thoroughly tested for the past thirty
eight years, and pronounced the most efficient
diuretic ever discovered. They are purely
vegetable and contain no mercury. Sold by
druggists. Sent by mail on receipt of price, 50
cts. per box. GEO. A. KELLY,
Wholesale Druggist,
% Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

DSYCHOMANCY.-Any lady or gentlem can
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pness and independence, by obtainiuing PSYC-
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Philosophy of Omens and Dreams, Brigham
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contained IN this book; 100000 sold; price by
mail in cloth SIPS, paper covers 81. NoT1CE.
Any person willing to act as agent will re-
ceive sample copy or the work FREE. AS no
capital is required all DESTROYS Of genteel en-
ployment should send for the book, enclosing
lOcts. for postage, to I. W. EVANS K CO., Al
South Sth St., Philadelphia N- ssl
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Agent ! Read This I!

WE Viii pay Agents Sala.y Of $50
w per week and expenses, or allow large
to sell aur new and wonderful in
ventions. Address NJ. WAGNER Il Co,
Marshall, Mich.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26

viii be ready to send out in January. The
Cromo will represent Forty-two Varieties of
snowy and popular Flowers of natural size ard
color. We design to make it the best Plate Of
Flowers ever issued, Size l9x24 inches. The
retail value would be at least Two Dollars; we
shall, however, furnish it to customers at IS
cents per copy, and offer it as Premium upon
orders for Seeds See Catalogue when out.
BRIGGS & BROTHER. Rochester, n. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26
Fire Uundred Original EugraciugS.

And two finely executed Coiorel Plates-spcc-
linens for all OF which were grown by ourselves
the past season from our own stock of Seeds.
In the originality, execution and extent Of the
engrayings it is unlike and emnently superior
to any other catalogue or "Floral Guide" eX-
tant.
The Catalogue will consist of 10 Pages, and
as soon as published will be sent free to all who
ordered Seeds from from us by mail the last
season. TO others II charge of ID cents per
copy will be made, which is not the value Of
the Colorcd Plates. We assure our friends
that the inducements we offer to purchasers of
Seeds as to quality and extent Of Stock, Dis
scud orders for Catalogues without delay.
n..-. n LII (.n..... L.. 1871
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29

SUICIDE.-Am maj; named Walter
Pomet, aged about "a years, a ma
tive of New Orleans, committed
suicide in the pilot house Of the
steamer Fleta, lying at our wharf
here, on Tuesday night. His body
was not discovered until some
time during the day on Wednes-
day, as no one seems to have
heard the pistol &C off. He had
shot himself through the head,
and the body was lying with one
arm thrown over the breast, and a
pistol beside it. Pomet was bar.
keeper on the boat, and we have
heard no reason adduced by any
one forthe com mission of the rash
act. He was last seen about sun
down on Tuesday evening. 1t is
said that he was a temperate man,
so that the suicide was not caused
from drink. This mania of self
destruction prevails at presentto q
terribls extent all ever the ceun
try South Western, Goth inst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29

The Times publishes the pro-
ceedings of the Republican Press
Convention recently held in New
Orleans. 1t indicates that there
is split in the Republican party
in the city, and an evidence there
Of, we annex the following re-
marks made by Ir. Ingraham,
the President of the Convention.
Vacating his seat he said:
"You say Gov. Warmoth made
Louisiana blossom as the rose.
deny the assertion. He was elect
ted Governor" he has been q
dictator" / have seen him il
this senate Chamber force men tc
do his bidding. Pve seen hin
take Senators by the arm and say
"By God, you mast do so and So
Mr.. l. added, "tholgh a coiored
man, 1 will not Submit to such
dictation. Yes, the party is spill
and a few days more will max,
the fact more evidsnt.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29
THE LIVE ISSUE OF 1S72.-The

THE LIVE ISSUE OF 1S72.-The
Radical leaders are making de-
terrnined effort to dodge the real
issues now before the people by
taking refuge behind the real OF
imaginary violations of law in
some of the Southern States. They
do net wait to come before the
people upon the official record of
their acts. They have no idea of
being arraigned at the bar of pub
lie opinion for fheir crimes against
the country and the prosperity of
the people. To avoid this they
are gathering up host of men in
straw, in order to arraign them
for outrages committed in the
South. They wish to stand be-
fore the people as the accusers
rather than the accused. The
subterfuge will not do. The PEG
pie will not be deceived with his
bluster about local crimes in the
South They will demand to
know what the radicals in Con.
gress have done towards reducing
the burdens of taxation-what
they have done toward re-estab,
fishing thorough system of econ.
omy in the expenditures of the
governmeut-what they have done
with the over four hundred mil
lions of dollars which the people,
paid as taxes last year-what they
have done in the way of restoring
the commerce of the country by
removing an unconstitutional anC
oppressive system of tariff laws
what they have done toward re
storing prosperity to the people
and peace and unity to the coun
try. These are the questions they
will have to merit and they vii
find that shoating Ku Klux viii
not be deemed a sufficient answer
i Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29

We gather it from Black
burns Homer Ilisd that by
common consent q pertion of
Claiborne taken eff TO form
Webster parish will be given
back, during the next Legisla-
ture. We also trust that the
portion of Bossier taken off will
also be given back. By this
means Webster will assume a
much better shape than at pres
ent, and, on account of Minden'
will still have a large popula-
ton, even larger than Cameron
has. We have heard the idea
advanced that Webster would
endeavor to get her bounds ex-
tended to Bodcau AXE and Red
Chute bayou. But we can't
think the people Of Minden
could favor the project, because
that town would he thrown so
far out of the centre as to en-
danger its continuance as the
parish site. And, again. the
the country thus taken from
Bossier would be large enough
of itself to make a medium par
ish, and, possibly, the inhabi-
tants of it would tease the
Legislature many years, in or
der to make a new parish. So il
might be better for Webster
not to take too much Of Bos-
sier's territory, for, moreover,
matters might be left to a vote
some day.