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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

The dry goods market begins to show
signs of unwonted activity, the demand
from iobbers being much improved, and
all indications pointing to an unusually
brisk business Large duplicate sales
are already being negotiated, and Sep
TENDER opens with most encouraging
prospects, a great number OF buyers
having already begun to look through
the market.
COTTON GOODS.
During the last week all styles of cotton
goods have improved. Stocks are not
large with agents, and prices continue
firm.
Brown sheetings and shirtings are in
fair movement, especially the lower
grades, heavy goods being less lively.
Prices keep extremely firm.
Bleached sheetngs and shirtings OF
the finer or medium grades are less &C
tive, but low qualities, and especially "a
ard rs goods, are well sold up, without
change in prices.
Colored cottons, ticks, denims and
stripes have been inquired for from first
hands. Satteens and jeans continue in
good demand, and leading makes are
sold ahead of production.
Printing cloths continue firm at 7tc.
for spot goods, with contracts for large
quantities to April next from 74c. to 7sc.
Prints are firm on account of the ac-
tivity in the printing cloth market.
There are large number of buyers in
the market and operations have been
very free. From all indications there
will be no weakness for some time to
come.
DRESS GOODS.
The business in dress goods is active
with both agents and jobbers, all the
better styles being taken freely, with
stocks much lower than usual 50 early in
the season.
HOSIERY.
Shirtsand drawers have not been very
active from agents hands, but the bust
ness is fair with iobbers. In knit wool
lens and fancy hose the demand is good
in all departments, with orders in excess
of supply.
sHAwLS.
Business with jobbers has been very
active during the week anda large amount
of goods have gone into distribution. As
stocks are not sufficiently reduced with
jobbers to warrant duplicating, there
has been only limited inquiry with
agents.
WOOLLEN GOODS.
The general demand for woollen goods
has somewhat improved, with more move
ment among jobbers and better feeling
throughout the market. Jobbers have
done considerable business during the
week, and the indications for the coming
week are favorable for an increased bust
ness The demand has been moderate
for all styles of goods, but with signs of
future liveliness. Flannels have been
more lively in the demand from agents
hands than any other variety of woollen
goods, duplicate selections having been
already made.
Italian cloths of the low-priced varie-
ties are low in stock in agents hands.
The finer varieties are in better supply.
SKIRTS.
For general lines of felt skirts there is
good trade, and much activity with
new varieties. Large numbers Of buyers
are in the city making extensive selec-
tions. Balmorals only move moderately
with the best makes.
FOREIGN GOODS.
The foreign dress goods market has
been very active, and desirable styles are
scarce and firm.
Silks are in good supply, and white
goods, laces and embroideries move
freely. Black Thibets are active and
scarce. " Y. HeruM.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

TOBACCO AND INSANITY. DIR. Boyd,
in the american Builder, traces some re-
markable proportions between the con-
sumption of tobacco and the prevalence
of insanity. He cites two Belgian ply
sicians, Messrs. Grislian and Hagen, for
the statement that from 1918 to 1880 the
production of tobacco being 2S,000,0 900
kilogrammes, there were 10000 insane
reported annually. In 1912, with pro-
duction of so, 100000 kilogrammes of to-
bacco, there were $1,000 insane, In
1862, the tobacco product being 100
100000 kilogrammes, the number ofma-
macs had Increased to $4,000. In 1864,
with tobacco product of 1S0,OOO,O0O
kilogrammes, there were $4,000 crazy
Belgians.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

How MUoH.-An English chemist has
been experimenting for the purpose of
ascertaining how much of various kinds
of food must be eaten in order to make
one pound of flesh. He comes to the
conclusion that it requires 25 pounds OF
milk, 100 of turnips, 80 of potatoes, 81
of carrots, 8 of oatmeal, n of barley
meal, and 81 of beans.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

VERY COOP PAY.-Persons curious
about the wages of royal folks abroad,
may find it consolitary to know that
there is paid to Alexander Ii. IS, $50, 900,
or S25, 900 day Abdul Axis, SIS, 200,
600. or $4,000 day; Francis Joseph,
"a, 600. 600, or S10,050 per day; Freder-
ich Wilhelm l., S3,o00,000, or So, 210
per day; Victor Emanuel, 81, $1,000,
or $3.50 per day Victoria, 81, 10000,
or S6,270 per day Leopold, 100000,
or 81 ,663 per day. In addition to this
salary, each sovereign is furnished with ,
dozen or more frst-class houses to live
in without any charges for rent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

Socrates alone retained his calmness.
What is this strange cutlery he said. L
sent away the women mainly i'll order
that they might not offend in this way,
for have heard that man should die
in peace. Be quiet then, and have pa
tience. When we heard that, we were
ashamed, and refrained our tears and
he walked about until, as he said, his legs
began to fail, and then he lay on his back,
according to the directions, and the man
who gave him the poison now and then
looked at his feet and legs and after a
while he pressed his foot hard, and asked
him if he could feel, and he said, No ;
and then his leg, and so upwards and
upwards, and showed us that he was cold
and stiff. And he felt them himself, and
said, When the poison reaches the heart,
that will be the end. He was beginning
to grow cold about the groin, when he
uncovered his face, for he had covered
himself up, and said they were his last
words) -he said, Critic, 1 owe cock to
Asclepius, will you remember to pay
the debt 4? The debt shall be paid, said
Critic is there anything else There was
no answer to this question; but in
a minute or two movement was heard,
and the attendants uncovered him his
eyes were set, and Critic closed his eyes
and mouth. Plato.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

FATE OF A STRONG MAN.-The fate of
Vigneron, Frenchman, who was killed
on the sands at Boulogne-sur-M er, in
the presence of many hundred spectators,
is like Renforth's, proof of the fool
ishness of over-exertion. He was q man
of extraordinary strength, age 45, and
was known in most parts of Europe for
his feats of strength, and particularly
for lifting cannon weighing 600 pounds
upon his shoulders and firing a full
charge of gunpowder. He was going
through this performance with his usual
success, but while in the act of lifting
the cannon to lower it he slipped and
fell. The whole weight of the cannon
fell on the face of the unfortunate man,
splitting his skull completely in two.
Death, of course, was instantaneous.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

AGRICULTURAL WAGES IN ENGLAND. -
From a recent Parliamentary return we
get pretty full account of agricultural
wages in England. In the southeastern
division of England, a very rich and pro-
ductive region, laborers earn from los.
to los. "A week, and find themselves ;
south midland, los. to las. southwest
ern; IS. I'd. to lis. west midland, 9s.
to 13s., north midland, lbs. to las. ;
northern counties they range from Is, to
los Women earn from 3s. to IS. a
week children from Is. I'd. to IS. 1t is
something better in harvest time, and
there are local customs of allowing gar
dens, potato planting, bacon, &c, which
somewhat improve the condition of the
working population but the average of
agricultural wages over England cannot
be more than fifty cents a day for men,
twenty cents for women, fifteen cents for
children-a small enough sum for rent,
fuel, food, clotning-all the necessaries
of life. These are cheaper here than in
America, excepting food, drink and
tobacco, which are much dearer Food
is imported from America and must cost
more. The others are heavily taxed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

T1CKET-oF-LEAvE WOMEN. Nearly four
thousand female criminals are at large in
England, with tickets-bf-leave. The ma
jority live in London. A very large pro-
portion consists of hardened offenders.
More than one is a murderess. Women
who have been sentenced to death for
murder, and whose sentence is after
wards committed into penal servitude for
life, are not, as is commonly supposed,
removed forever from the scene of their
criminal exploits. After having served a
term of twelve years, and conducted her
self to the satisfaction of the prison au-
thorities, the convicted murderess easily
obtains her ticket-Of- leave, and becomes
a free woman again. In one of the west
ern and most fashionable districts Of
London many hundreds of domestic ser
wants are ticket-of-leave women. Several
of them have run through the entire
scale of crime, from petty larceny up to
burglary and murder. Their employers
engage them with full knowledge of
their antecedents. Strange to say, the
worst criminals are not unfrequently
transformed into extremely good domes-
tic servants.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

SEVENTEEN emigrants were injured,
and lady, whose name was not ascer
tanned, had her neck broken by an acct
dent on the Detroit and Milwaukee Rail
road, near Linden station.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

SUNDAY.-The name of this day is de-
rived from the Saxons, who consecrated
it to the sun. The solemnization of the
day dates from the earliest date of the
Christian church, in memory of the reac-
ton of the "world and light" and the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Jew
ish Christians also retained their Sabbath,
the last day of the week; but this practice
became obsolete early, at least in the
Western Church. The Sunday was at
first distinguished merely by peculiar
prayers and passages of the Scriptures.
1t does not appear to have been strictly
observed as day of cessation from labor
before the reign Of Constantine. By the
decree of that emperor, A. D. 321, J
public business and military exercises
were suspended. The Council Of Laodi-
cea, A. d. 36O,) forbade labor in gen
eral terms and the laws of Theodosius
sanctioned this Introduction by civil pen
alties."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

NEWSPAPER PROPERTY. The Commit.
tee appointed to appraise the property
of the three Republican papers in Con
cord, N. H., which, for the sake of har-
mony in the party, it is intended to
consolidate, have reported that the new
Republican Press Association should pay
$3.50 for the daily Monitor and weekly
Mdependent Democrat, and $4,000 fol
the weekly Republican Statesman. The
property includes all the machinery, the
newspaper lists, the good will of the
entire business, and the book and jof
printing. 1t is intended to publish one
daily and one weekly newspaper
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

Immense quantities of caplin are used
as bait for catching Goldfish. The shoals
caplin are so great that boat can
frequently be filled in a couple of hours
by two men, with landing-net. Mil
lions, too, are carted away by the farmers,
and when mixed with earth and bog make
a fertilizing manure. The voracious cod
enjoy a rare feast during the six weeks
that the caplin continue on the coast, and
devour the delicate creatures bymyriads
1t is an interesting sight to stand, on Il
fine moonlight night, and watch the an
rival of shoal of caplin in one of our
bays. The surface of the ocean is com
pletely covered with the moving mass.
The greedy cod, in serried ranks, dash
upon their prey, bounding over the
waves, and rejecting the light Of the
moon from their silvery surfaces. War
is raging, though the conflict goes on in
dead silence amid the waters-no sound
proceeds from victor or vanquished.
Death is as busy amid these ocean soil
tudes as on the land. Here is vast
shoal of caplin flying for life towards the
shore, and host of cod pursues them
open-mouthed, taking them in flank and
rear. The destruction is enormous
but such is the profusion Of life that
little impression is made on the living
mass
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

FARMING IN JAPAN.-One reason why
Japan has superb farming, is that the
farmers rank next to the nobility, only
Koongays Of the royal blood, princes,
lords rank above them. All merchants,
manufacturers, traders, artisans, carpen-
ters &c, give precedence in rank to
those lords of the soil. The farmers
houses are like Swiss cottages, matched,
generally, with bamboo fences around
them, but with no fences ON their fields.
The tools they have would not pass
muster III America. Their hoe is more
like our shovel than hoe, though hung
as a hoe on bamboo handle. Ploughs
are not seen nor harrows. Man or wo-
man seems to be plough and harrow
here. The fail, the regular old Ameri-
can farmers fail, is their threshing
machine. They pound off the husks OF
the rice in a mortar, and man or woman
stand on level, and pump up and down
the pounding pestle in the mortar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

The first man that commits murder,
robbery, or larceny to the amount of
$40 is our meat. A word to the wise is
sufficient. This is the first and last warn
ing. Thieves notified to leave this place
will do so at once, or stay at their peril.
BY order of
The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT. AT the Ital-
ian Unity celebration in New York, Col.
J. A. Signaigo said AS l love my
mother, so love my native land but as
l love my wife, so l love America. Make
the distinction for yourselves"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

"The ten years are passing, and you
must keep your promise, Max, and come.
read the words over and over again.
1t was not yet ten, but over seven years
since had set foot in Melbourne, and in
every letter Frank had sent me through
those long years | had expected him to tell
me what he had told me at last. Yet, now
that it was told, the lines seemed to swim
before my eyes, and my fingers would not
write the glad and congratulatory words /
wished to send him.
"Now that my reward is COME" he
wrote, al claim your promise. We only
delay our marriage for your arrival. Max,
old fellow, you would have felt happy for
me indeed, If you had seen how willingly
Mr.. Oldfeld gave my darling to me.
had been a son to him for years, he said
| could hardly be nearer when | was his
daughters husband. And now my cup o.
happiness will be full when you come
How soon can you be home"
So, upon bright spring morning, Frank
and met once more in England ; and tireC
with tiredness which | had never felt be-
fore in all my life, | rested that evening il
my own old chair beside the cherry home
fire; striving to look back joyfully into
my brothers Deaming face.
"You are very tired, Max" said Frank
in his quick, glad tones.
"a little but | was not thinking 0
that. was thinking how utterly conten
you look, Frank"
$50 ought to, ought | not ? because
am so utterly content. Do look changed
in any other way2"
"No, none"
$50 | look utterly content, do [? yet
have had trouble too. You ought to sa,
you see the traces, Max"
"What trouble has it been, asked"
"a trouble of five years ago, Max" h
answered quietly; ga trouble never fel
that | could tell you in letter. When
first asked Lettice to be my wife she-re
fused me, Max"
81 feared so, Frank" / said, so low tina
} he stopped forward to catch the words. &"
/, feared so from your silence at that time
But never mind, dear fellow, as it ha
ended so brightly"
, "No, don't mind now one atom |
, has ended so brightly, as you say"
, 1t seemed like dream to be walking
once more at Franks side, along the shad
owy streets; and still more like dream
to be entering unannounced the prett
, familiar room, where Lettuce sat alone a
the window, sewing in the twilight.
"Lettice," cried Frank, in gay eager
, ness, "here's Max"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21
DRESS GOODS

Business with jobbers has been very
active during the week and large amount
of goods have gone into distribution, As
stocks are not sufficiently reduced with
jobbers to warrant duplicating, there
has been only limited inquiry with
agents.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-11-17
WATERPROOF Starch.

According to the Scientific Press,
a patent has recently been taken out
in France for a waterproof starch in
tended for finish for vegetable It's
sues-yarns, cloths, etc. The starch
being insoluble will, it is said, remain
in the cloth for several Washings.
The process is as follows:
"The articles in question are prop
erly starched and then placed at q
temperature of about sixty degrees
Fahrenheit through a bath of chloride
of zinc, by means of which such a
change is produced in the fibre and
the starch that the latter resists the
action of the water in the most thor
ough manner. A bath of three parts
of sulphuTic acid and one of water,
may, it is said, be used instead OF that
of chloride of zinc. The liquid Is TO
be placed in q trough, in which re-
Yolving barrel is immersed, almost TO
its axis, and obove which is roller
which is moved in an opposite direc-
ton by the turning of the lower one.
Between the two, the material to be
impreguated is passed, being moist
ened from below by the bath, and in
passing between the two, receiving
the necessary pressure. If the ma
terial be heavy, the barrel lies entire
ly in the bath, and n pair of rollers
fixed above ii is used to press out the
superfuous liquid. The articles are
carried directly from the trough into
running water, from which they are
to be removed, pressed out ana
dried
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-11-17
Felt it Pull, of Course.

There was a Sunday-school celebra-
ton in one of our churches a week or
two ago, and the minister made a
speech 10 the children, in which he
endeavored to teach the nature of
faith. So he told them the following
story by way Of illustration:
In the deepening twilight ola sum-
mer's evening a pastor called at the
residence of one of his parishioners,
and found seated in the doorway a
little boy, with hands extended up
ward holding line.
What are you doing here, my lit
tie friend ?" Inquired the minister.
"Flying my kite, sir" was the
prompt reply.
"Flying your Kite ?" exclaimed the
pastor. Il can see no kite-you can
see none"
81 cannot see it, but know it is
there, for feel it pull"
The children we're all deeply inter-
ested, and the clergyman continued :
"NOw, in a few days after this, the
mother of the little boy was about to
die, and she said to him:
"'My son, when l am an angel, if /
can, will come and be with you,
and guide you and shield you from
all harm, and watch to see you grow
up to be a good man. Will you try
to think sometimes that am by your
side p"
"And the little boy said he would. T."
"Now, my dear children" said the
minister, "When that blessed angel
came back from heaven and lowered
over that child, and placed her hand
upon his head among the fair and
golden hair, how did he know that
she was there, for he could not see
her?"
"Why he felt her pull, of course! %
roared the class in unison, and with
the promptness of absolute certain
tV
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-11-17
Hens in Place of Dogs.

There Is hardly family that does not
throw away enough table scraps to feed
at least halfa dozen hens, and many
that keep a nuisance in the shape of a
dog, that does no good, but costs more
than q dozen good hens, complain that
they cannot afford to keep hens. One
dog in neighborhoOd is generally A
greater trouble TO the neighbOrs than a
flock OF hens would be, for if hens are
Wei fed at home they will rarely go
away. But who ever saw a dog that
was not a pest, running across the new
~ made garden, and sticking his nose
into everything. Kill the ours and give
the food to the hens, and you will find a
pleasure as we'll as a profit in 50 doing.
We wish there was a tax of one hundred
dollars on every dog in the country.
Those that are of value as watch dogs
could be retained, while hosts OF snarl-
ing dirty ours would give place to some
more useful and less troublesome pets
Poultry Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-11-17
A Japanese Hotel.

AS l was about to pass my first
night in japanese house, I watched
anXiously the preparationsO of sleeping.
These are very simple a mattress in
the form of a very thick quilt, about
esven feet long by four wide, was
spread on the floor, and over it was
laid an ample robe, very long, and
heavily padded, and provided with
long sleeves. Having put on this
dress, the sleeper covers himself with
another quilt, and sleeps, 4. G., if he
has had some years practice in the use
of this bed.
But the most remarkable feature
about japanese bed is the pillow.
This is a wooden box about fOuTinches
high, eightinches long, and two inches
at the top. 1t has a cushion of folded
papers on the upper side to rest the
neck on, for the elaborate manner
of dressing the hair does not permit
the japanese, especially the women,
topress the head on the pillow. Every
morning the uppermOst paper is taken
Oft from the cushion, exposing a clean
surface without the expense of wash
ing a FELLOWSHIP.
l passed the greater part Ofthe night
in learning how to pOise my head in
this novel manner; and when / fin
ally closed my eyes, it was to dream
that l was being slowly beheaded, and
to wake at the crisis to find the pillow
bottom side up, and m neck resting
on the sharp edgeof the box. During
my stay in the country I learned
many of its customs, mastering the
use of the chOp-sticks, and accustOm-
ing my palate to raw fresh fish, but
the attempt to balance my head on a
twO-inch pillow I gave up in despair,
after trying in vain to secure the box
by tying it to my neck and head.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-11-17
Charitable DfsfrihutIon.

The grand Distribution in aid of the New
York Founding Asylum and the Soldiers,
and:Sailor's Orphans Home ofWashingtOn,
d. c., is positively fixed to take place in the
latter city on the 23rd of November next.
A popularity of this enterprise is that it
has received the sanction of the u. s. Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, whose spe-
cial permit OF 1t appears in the prospectus,
being the very first instance in which such
permit has been granted tO-an enterprise of
the kind. This is a fact so important in
itself, that the sale of tickets has already
advanced to an unprecedented extent. An
other guaranty of the sterling character of
the enterprise appears in the names OF the
substantial men of business and high social
position by whom it is sustained while the
press of the eD tire country has been uuani-
nous in giving it publicity and approval.
Private enOlument is not the princi pie up
on which the enterprise stands, its project
oTs being actu6ted solely by the charitable
motive of giving aid to worry, and benefici-
emit institutions. It Is likewise q recon-
mendation to the enterprise that its General
Agent Is Mr.. p. e. DEYIN, the wsll-knOwn
Stationer and Printer, doing business a. 81
Nausau Street, New York City.