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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25
Lost Children.

In New York City there is station
house devoted to the reception of those
who have been picked up in the streets
by the police. a reporter who visited
the place says:
A policeman came in with little boy
about seven years of age, with a bruised
and bleeding face, in tears, in rags, dirty,
and lanentable figure generally. "Who
is this % said the matron. His name
is PADDY WooLAN, and he doesn't know
quite where he lives" replied the police
man. ellis father and mother are having a
drunken spree in the house, having beat
each other and the children, and driven
them out of the house. | found him run
ming, ont of breath, and painting with fear
and fatigue, and I've brought him up
here" The matron nodded with a sort
of troubled look, wiped his eyes, pre-
sented him with a piece of bread and
butter and gave him cup OF tea. This
treatment abated the violence of his grief
and though he sobbed a little as h(
munched, yet the sea of his emotion was
evidently going down. " Are there many
such cases ?" inquired the reporter
"Too many, only too many" she an
swered "half the poor children who
are lost have in reality been driven on
by one parent or the other in burst o
drunken fury. In two or three day
they will come for him, pretending thu
deepest grief, but I see the boy watcl
their hands as if expecting a blow, anc
ready so dodge it, The world littl'
knows what there children have to en-
dure in their miserable homes, and how
the parents, by their vices, perpetuat'
in their offspring defects character
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25
A Case of Lynch Law.

Not long since there was an express
robbery at Pennington, ILL., An officer
arrested one of the thieves named Far.
rington, and was taking him to F. At
Union City suspicious-looking man was
noticed hanging around the hotel in
which he was secured Policeman Cline
noticed the man, and started toward
him with q view to questioning him.
Seeing that he was about to be captured,
the man stopped, and drawing his pistol,
fired, the bullet passing through Cline's
right lung, inhicting wound from which
lie died in about half hour, Another
policeman, Mike Moran, here took up
the chase and fired at the man, wound
ing him seriously. The man returned
the fire, his bullet striking Moran in the
shoulder and INJECTING painful wound.
The shooting having attracted number
of citizens to the spot, the man saw that
there was no chance for escape and sur
rendered. When questioned as to his
name, he said that it was Toler. He
refused to make any explanation of his
conduct, and, after being searched and
securely ironed, was placed in the same
room with Harrington
The killing of young Cline caused the
most intense excitement, but no serious
outbreak was anticipated. About foui
o'clock in the morning, however, when
the townspeople were wrapt in slumber
band of disguised men quietly rode NJ
to the hotel in which the prisoners were
confined. Dismounting, they marched
directly to the room occupied by Far,
rington and Toler. Harrington jumped
from bed, only to receive the contents o.
half dozen pistols, killing him instant
ly. Toler did not move until ordered tc
get up and dress. His irons were re
moved to allow Of his putting on hi
clothes, and then they were replaced
Two OF the mob had to half carry ant
half drag him from the house, when hi
was thrown across a horse, which wa
also mounted by a powerful-looking man
who, with the others, moved away IN
southwesterly direction.
Hearing the reports of the pistols, the
detectives who were sleeping in the mex
room, ran out in the hall. They were
met with cooked navy revolvers and
stern order to go back in their room
Not complying with the request, thu
mob caught and hurled them back ahc
fastened the door. The detectives beg
ged for the lives of the men, but no heeC
was paid to them by the mob, who in
very few minutes left the house. A
daylight several parties started in searcl
of Toler. About s o'clock his dead bod
was found, suspended by the neck to
limb of a tree, about three-fourths of
mile from town. No marks of violenc
were upon him except the shot woun
received q few hours before in the atfra
with Moran.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25
Slavery in POlynesiG'

The horrible cruelties that have been
practised ttpep the Polynessians for the
past two or three Years by slave dealers,
have resulted ct last in the massacre OF
the white residents of Tanna, q settle
ment in one Of the group of islands, A
traveller, who has recently returned from
the westward, declares that the slave
kidnappers of the Pacific are, If posi-
BILE, more brutal than were their fellows
on the African Coast. According to the
statement of this gentleman, from If
teen to twenty vessels have been con-
stantlS employed for more than two
years, in carrying off the Polynessians to
cultivate cotton in Fiji, Queensland, and
Tabit. The kidnappers start from their.
ships at midnight; and land in squads OF
twenty and thirty each, They are arm
ed to the teeth, and make their exctlr-
sions with great caution until they mp
proach near enough to the huts of their
victims. Brands are then applied to
the light, infammable roofs, and in the
midst of the confusion that follows, the
poor scared creatures are borne down
| upon ana nanuCuueu' NHcu uleJ ollcl
much resistance, the brutes knock out
their brains with gun stocks, and drive
their screaming women to the boats. Up
to within few years from the period Of
the discovery of the Polynessian Islands,
Europeans have been treated with great
kindness by the simple natives, who
have, time and again, exhausted their
store of curiosities in making presents
and trading with them ON board of ships
touching at different points south of the
equator. Latterly they have not only
discontinued these friendly advances
but have become aggressive, as all savag-
es will when they are hunted like wild
beasts. We know how often our own
SETTLERS have had to suffer for ouhages
committed upon the Indians by white
border murderers. But the outrages
upon the poor Polynessians are of a to-
tally different nature, and we regard ii
as the duty of all civilized nations in
putting an immediate stop to them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25
Romance.


Oh sho was maid ola laughing eye,
hn9 nc Wus Ghlco o,,a mnsnpn i low Uo"o
ana ho n'eu III 'oii'i ""n'' "i''' 40"'
Dat u,o uos,, Nov Of Tho cbor,r vino
And the youth below, and the maid above.
We're touched by the flaming darts of love.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

DOGS AND SHEEp.-Dogs will Worry
sheep, for ct is their nature to-. NO
dog. after he has once enjoyed the eN-
quiSite satisfaction of killing and eating
his own mutton, is to be trusted. He
NAV pretend to be reformed he may
carry himself like a Quaker in the very
presence of the feecy flock for all that,
he is all the time intent upon another
taste, and is merely watching for an
opportunity. This year. in Berkshire
County, Mass, these wicked dogs have
murdered sheep valued at Sl,lOO for
which the County Commissioners must
pay, out of fund raised by licences
taken out by dog-owners. There are
several ways, however, of convincing
dogs that sheep-stealing is losing bust
ness. A halter is extremely persuasive /;
so is a well-loaded gun so is strychnine,
well rubbed into cold mutton. But what
would Mr.. Bergh say to these If he
loves the dogs as we'll as the sheep, he
must live in a state of chronic moral
bother
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

How THEY FOUND Tiff we may be-
lieve Detroit paper, a singular affair
took place there recently. A man fell
overheard in the river and was drowned.
ATTEMPTS were made to find the body III
vain. While the men were thus engaged,
a buyer of junk stuff, an Italian, watched
them for while, and then proposed to
get loaf of bakers bread, put some
quicksilver into one end, and seriously
asserted that on being thrown into the
water it would float to a point directly
over the body, and then stand still. lie
was hooted at, and told to go about his
nk-buying, not man believing IN the
old woman's whim, as they termed It,
The italian went away, but returned In
little while, threw a loaf OF bread into
the river near where the man went off the
dock. and in moment called the atten
ton of two men below to the fact thai
the loaf was spinning around like top
1t went partly under the wharf, stood
still for a moment, and then went half
block down stream, turning right ane
left, and, as vouched for by five differen
men, stood nearly two minutes agalns
the current, which was floating drlftwoot
right by it, Very much excited, the ltal
ian shouted to the searchers to drag owe
the spot. They were further down, ant
it was half an hour before they passed
over the spot, but when they did it wa
to hook into the clothes of the drowned
sailor, and he was hauled to the dock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25
Take the Papers.

Why don't you take the papers2
They're the life OF my delight;
Except about election time,
And then / read FOR spite.
Subscribed you cannot lose q cent.
Why should you be Niraid2
For cash thus spent is money lent
At interest four fold paid,
Go, then, and take the papers,
And pay to-day, nor pay delay,
And my word heard, it is inferred,
You'll live until you're gray,
An old neighbor of mine,
While dying with n cough,
Desired to hear the latest news
While he was going off.
] took the papers and read
OF some new pills in force:
He bought boX--and is he dead?
No-hoNrty as a horse.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

LIQUOR DRNKNd.-In the United
Kingdom, in 1870. there we're l50, 500
taverns. In that year the sum of fll2,-
1856, sos was spent for drinks, which was
n larger amount by more than EGO, 600
than was spent in 1851. There was
one seller Of liquor to every SO houses,
The amount OF grain consumed to pro,
duce the drinks in 1869 was 62,772,5i2
bushels. This it is estimated would, ii
made into bread, have produced enough
loaves to pave road ten yards wide more
than 1900 miles long. So says the Rev
G. H. vibbert las quoted in the Boston
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

REWARDED FOR TIN the little town
of Bristol, n. H., there had been, until
the other night, no house on fire for
eighteen months. The charm was
broken at last, and flames burst out, in u
locality where, if unchecked, they might
have brought wide disaster. But GER
tain young gentleman, who had been
counting" that night, and who tore
himself reluctantly from his charmer at
about o'clock in the morning, gave the
alarm. The fire companies were qHick-
ly on hand, the flames were subsidized,
and great was the rejoicing thereat.
This took practical form in the shape
of handsome present, which has been
given to the lady for keeping her lover
up so late. We hope young ladies will
not be led into irregular habits by this
precedent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

THE work of trying the communist pris-
onors in France is proceeding as fast as
possible, and additional courts are to be
created, the mere rapidly to dispose OF
the remaining cases, Up to the present
day 14,37S persons have been tried; Of
these. 2,022 have been convicted and
sentenced, and 1886 have been dis
charged,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

Oysters in England have reached the
enormous price of $55 bushel, conse'
quent upon the almost complete dredging
out of the oyster beds, and are now sucl
a luxury that only the aristocracy can at
ford to eat them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

WoMAN.-Gail Hamilton concludes an
article on woman smeeting, with a ref
erence to the fact that, although the
tyrant man had been vigorously exclud-
ed, he was called in again to put out a
little dog which disturbed the proceed
ings, and add: "That is always the way.
Women will not be true to themselves.
They will keep up mighty fusillade on
parade days; but they will not stand by
their guns at pinch. They turn man
out of their halls with beat Of drums
but at the first bark they rush to bring
him in again. We have our woman can
didate all nominated for the Presidency;
but. lust as we are on the eve of going to
Eton' to vote for Mistress Anne Page, it
turns out suddenly that she is great
lubberly boy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

The gentleman who does the carving
firmly takes the carving-knifein his right
hand, then picks up the steel and sharp
ems the knife little thereon then, with
the left hand, takes the fork and inserts
it in the breast of the turkey, one tine
each side of the breast bone, just about
where the highest point is. With the
turkey on its back with the fork we'll in
the breast of the bird with the head of
the turkey toward his left hand-without
any fussing, scattering, haggling, or saw
iug-he cuts off the first joint of the
wing farthest from him. Then he cuts
away the second joint, giving fair play
and full sweep to the knife, when comes
tho work of shaving from the breast.
After the wing be cut and carved, with
nice dexterous movement he cuts off
the first joint of the leg, letting the drum
stick fall neatly down upon the side of
the platter. then he shaves off three OF
four slices from the second joint, that
there may be enough dark meat to go
around. Then he cuts the second Joint
out all in nice, artistic manner, being
careful not to take out the fork or loosen
his held thereon.
After he has taken off the wing and
the leg and duly carved them, he lifts the
turkey, changes ends with it, and serves
the other side in the same way, taking
care not to spatter the gravy or flip the
dressing all over the table and into the
laps of the guests. After the limbs have
been cut away, in thin slices he shaves
the breast down; with the point of the
knife carving out all those little tid-bits
which people of good taste generally like.
Then he cuts INTO the dressing, and, if he
pleases, follows up the work of dssecting
without having taken the fork from the
breast bone till the bird is completely
disiointed. In order to do this well, he
must have a steady hand, a sharp knife
one with stiff back preferred. The
point wants to be keen and substantial
He must do the work quickly-ln less
time than has been occupied IN writing
this much of this article.
Then he asks the first lady on his right
what part of the turkey she prefers i
she will have it with or without dressing
gravy, &C., &c. When she is helped he
asks the first lady on his left and help'
her; then the second lady on his right
then the second lady on his left, and SC
on to the foot of the table. He Their
helps the gentlemen in the same man
ner assisting his wife (if he has one
who should be seated at the foot Of the
table, last of all, excepting himself.
Never cut turkey or meat of an.
kind in chunks always cut it in slices
Never undertake to carve with a case
knife, or a dull knife, or one Timber llk'
piece of tin, for such performance vii
only secure for you the name ola "5otch'
and for your guests any quantity o
grease-spots and just cause for com
plant
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

Miss MARY H. GRAVES has been or
dained as pastor of the Unitarian
church, in Mansfield, Mass. Miss Graves
is the first one of her sex to enter the
Unitarian ministry in Massachusetts,
and the second in the whole denomina-
ton, Mrs. Celia Burleigh being the first.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

The excitement caused among the
Spaniards of Havana by rumors of an
impending war between the United States
and Spain are by no means abatcd, on
the contrary, appear to be on the in
crease. The Dons had become quite
bellicose over the subject, and, by talk at
least, were giving demonstrations of their
readiness for the fray should it come.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

A BAFr1ED REpoRrER.-The Pueblo
Colorado Chiet1ain gives funny ac-
count of Chicago newspaper man who
stopped in the fourishing young city of
Greedy, and, being athirst, tried in vain
to get square drink. He went up
one street and down another, he turned
the corners of alleys, he sprung over
bitches, he explored sheds and out.
houses, but the fluid for which his soul
yearned could nowhere be found. He
went hap-hazard into one building which
he thought might be a saloon, and en-
countered prayer-meeting. In another
hall he found farmers club. Finally,
he received trustworthy information that
there was not n drop of liquor in the
place. He left, and wrote to his Journal
that the town of Greedy was without in
habitants, without resources, and with
out commerce.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

An Italian newspaper laments that
after the liberal subscriptions made there
for q monument to Garibaldi, that agita'
tor will not take the hint.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

Though Rome was saved by the caek-
ling of geese, their reputation has never
been enviable, for to style man goose
implies a very low estimation of hisabili-
ties. But geese have many redeemlng
features Doctor Wight, of Dedham,
who is a goose fancier, tells a thousand
singular instances of their habits. He
has one noble old ganaer who has refus-
ed even the leap-year advances OF the
most beautiful goosey on the pond, and
has maintained his celibacy ION account
of the bad example of his owner we pre-
sume) through many years. The doctor
owned pair who for several years re-
newed their pledges of mutual faithful
ness and seemed to exhibit q constancy
most remarkable, giving promise OF at
least silver wedding of fidelity. A
friend sent to the doctor two beautiful
females of the same species which he
placed on the pond, and when mating
time approached, the old gander, won
by the beauty Of young Miss Goose, de-
serted his old com panion, and paid his
devoirs at the new comer's shrine. The
deserted one refused all food, and her
kind owner carried her to the house.
After some days, thinking that her heart
was healed, he carried her to the pond.
When within sight of the water the false
one with his new bride came sailing by,
when the divorced glanced at him, burr
ed her head, gave one culver, and died in
her owners arms.
She is supposed to have died Of a
broken heart, although there are people
who intimate that death was caused on
account of the near approach of Thanks,
giving, at which time the goose would
have been slaughtered at any rate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

A Rochester girl declares she never
will vote. go to the nasty polls and
ruin my clothes !? The idea"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

At French aristocratic weddings, the
bride is invariably dressed in the simplest
manner, the groom in frock coat, light
pants, and gloves. We wonder what on
brides think most of, what the minister
is saying, or how they shall manage theil
trails going down the aisle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

A doctors motto is supposed to be
patients and long suffering"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25

Oh! she was a maid of a laughing eye,
And she lived in garrett cold and high,
And he was n thre0dbOro whiskered beau,
And he lived in cellar damp and low,
The New York herald., 1872-11-28

ever to have, unless it be to defend myself
have, besides, always advised all my friends
to have nothing to do with him in any
business transaction. I came to this con-
cluson after taking particular notice OF his
countenance" Without asking how deeply
the Commodore learned the secrets OF
physiognomy from Lavater. or how far he is
justified in the conclusion he states SO frankly,
we would be glad to learn how safely some OF
his accusers in the Erie prosecution could say
the same, or what guarantee we have got that
they will not retire into his bosom to-
morrow. His friends just now seem en-
deavoring to prove that the order for his arrest
was 'improvidently granted" II, as we
have said before, the accused is guilty of ''mis-
applying nearly ton million dollars of Erie
funds, let those who have made themselves
responsible for his arrest prove it. or brand
themselves as men willing to bring the law
courts to their aid in stock-gambling exi-
gency. This is the sum total of the matter as
it now stands, the "corner" being thing Of
yesterday
The New York herald., 1872-11-28

Thanksgiving Day mt the Theatres
Music and the drama have long been recog-
nized as among the things for which all
cultivated nations are thankful. That the
people of New York have much reason foe
thankfulness is apparent from the announce
ments made by the different places of amuse-
ment for this afternoon and evening.
Shakespeare still holds the highest place in
dramatic art and two Of his plays-one q
tragedy, the other comedy-are now rendered
here; the tragedy at Booths by the greatest
living representative Of Juliet, Miss Nelson,
and the comedy at the Fifth Avenue, where
Mr.. Charles Fisher has made genuine sue
cess as Sir John Falstaff At the former
theatre the performance is varied by the
representation of 'The Stranger" at tho matt
nee. AT Wallack's Mr. Sothern gives his
delightful impersonaton of Lord Dundreary
in "Our American Cousin both afternoon
and evening; the Union Square preaents
"Agnes.' the Grand Opera House "Round
tho Clock." and the Olympic the burlesque od
The New York herald., 1872-11-28

The Chief Engineer, in his report to the
Minister of War, states that the matter which
has chiefly engaged the attention of his depart
ment for the past year has been the question
of our harbor defences. It is reassuring to
learn from so good an authority that the i'm
portant work Of securing our seaboard from
the danger Of attack is being attended to by
the government. The improvements in mod
ern navies render the old defences practically
useless, and if we are to be secured from the
danger of having the chief city Of the country
destroyed in the event of foreign war we
must be prepared to cope with the new forces
which scientific knowledge is creating for
offensive purposes. No country can afford to
leave its seaboard open to the attack Of an
enemy, and ours on account of Its extent,
would be peculiarly exposed during foreign
war to the incursions Of a hostile fleet. Profit
ing by the experience of modern warfare we
shall trust principally to earthen forts
and carefully planned torpedo system.
The Chief Engineer points out that we must
supplement the torpedo system by fortifca-
tions Of great power, mounted with guns of
large calibre. This of course, was never
questioned by military authorities, but some,
how an idea got abroad that guns could be
dispensed with if an expensive torpedo sys-
TEN were adopted, and the report touches on
the point in order to dissipate the error. We
could wish that the report informed us that
the principal harbors were in a complete state
Of defence, as they ought always to be, rather
than that plans were adopted, and in course
Of application. If the delay in pushing on
this necessary work be caused by want of
money Congress ought to make such appro-
priation as is necessary to render our de-
fences thoroughly complete. With navy to-
tally unable to compete with even the second
rate fleets of Europe it behooves us to see that
we are not left without adequate defence at
home. No one can tell when war may come,
and we have examples enough of the danger
of being caught mapping to warn us of the
necessity Of preparing for all possible eventu-
alitieS.