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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08
Greatness of London.

The population of London, according
to the last census, is 3,SS3,OOO. This
vast multitude is more than the combin-
ed population of New York, Philadel-
phia, Brooklyn, st. Louis, Chicago,
Baltimore, Cincinnati Boston, New Or
leans, San Francisco, Buffalo, and ALE
gheny City, Penn. To lodge these
people, III, 600 dwellings are required,
and the people consume annually about
4, 4SO, 900 barrels of flour, 100000 bull.
ocks, 2,975,000 sheep, $4,000 calves.
81, $50 hogs, and one market alone sup
plies annually 7,O43,750 head of game.
This, together with 100000 salmon,
irrespective of other fish and flesh, is
washed down by 100000 gallons ofale
and porter, 100000 gallons of spirits,
and 1875 pipes of wine. To fill its
milk and cream jugs 22,750 cows are
kept. To light its streets at night $780,
900 gaslights are required, consuming
every "a hours 2,270,0 cubic feet of
gas Its water system supplies the
enormous quantity of 1850, 1914 gallons
per day, while its sewer system carries
off Is, 500, ITO cubic feet of refuse.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

The Burmese are Buddhists, and Budd.
hism has nothing to do with marriage.
In other words, marriage is contrary to
the principles Of the Buddhist religion.
So says correspondent of the Pat Mall
Gazette, writing from Rangoon and he
adds:
A Burmese damsel is demure, laughter
loving and self-reliant. Her manner is
graceful and pleasing. She wears a
bright silk petticoat, white jacket, a
gold necklace, and has glossy black hair
decked with flowers. She often smokes
green cheroot. OF course she has adj.
mirers, and she gives them all n fair
chance. Every evening she receives Il
visit from all these young gentlemen ;
and such is the waywardness of human
nature that the same swain will often pay
similar visits on the same evening to
other young ladies of the same village or
township. This courtship is always
going on, and counting time has been an
acknowledged institution from time i'm
memorial.
Here some explanation is necessary
The Burmese evening is divided into
three watches, viz. children's bed time
old folks bed time, and young folks bed
time, Children's bed time is sunset, or
shortly afterwards. Counting time be-
gins soon after children's bed time, and
it continues long after old folks bed
time, which is about nine O'Clock. Young
folks bed time depends great deal upon
the Will and pleasure of the young people
in question we Will say about eleven
o'clock.
When the hour of counting approaches
the young lady trims her little lamp, so
that it CLEANS through the window, and
takes her seat upon a mat on the floor.
Meantime the young gentlemen have
been putting on their best bright silk
putzoes, nondescript garment, some
thing between pair of trousers and a
petticoat have donned their clean white
jackets, have tied colored silk handker-
chiefs on their heads in the most APP
proved styles, and have turned ont alto
gether in the height of Burmese fashion.
They enter, they seat themselves on the
mats round the fair one, and then the
" chatting" begins. If gallant has
been unsuccessful in boat race, or has
tumbled into the water, or has paid too
much attention to another damsel, or has
been deserted by another damsel, or has
made himself ridiculous in any other
way, the chances are that his feelings
will be hurt before the evening is over.
How the lady receives each lover, espe-
cially in the presence of other lovers, is
more than we can describe. She herself
requires considerable attention, and the
old people never interfere. Indeed, why
should the old folks interfere The
young folks can take care of themselves,
and are only doing what they themselves
did in the days when they, too, were
young.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08
The Town Of Silka, In Alaska.

The village contains forty or fifty
houses. The population consists of one
thousand Indians and two thousand
dogs. OF the dogs, all but one are Of
the same sharp-eared, wolfsh type seen
among the Indians of the plains. The
exception was bandy-legged, lop-eared
cur of civilized breed, the only one
among the two thousand that showed u
lack of civility by barking at our heels
The houses much more resemble the
semi-subtewanean abodes Of the Lap
landers and Esquimaux than the wig
vans of American Indians. Like the
oak described by the American poet, they
extend as far into the earth as above it.
Some of them are from twenty to thirty
feet square, and built of very wide cedar
planks, many Of them more than four
feet across, worked out by these rude
people,
We entered several. Creeping through
apertTes, both square and round not
more than three feet in diameter, we de-
scended flights of steps into the large
single room. In the centre Of each a
fire was built on the ground, and in the
centre Of each roofa hole, out of which
passed small portion of the smoke, the
most of it remaining for the benefit of
the salmon hanging over our heads, and
to make sore eyes for the inmates. The
whole inside is foored, except the fire
place in the middle. On both sides are
the sleeping places, covered with skins
and blankets, and in some instances
separated by low partitions. In the rear,
and on shelves below the dormitories.
were stored potatoes and dried salmon in
small bales, covered with mating. Their
largest potatoes are the size of hulled
walnut
The ladies bonutify their compilations
with SCOT and red paint, and stiIl further
enhance their charms by wearing bone
through the upper lip, the size of which
is increased from year to year until, in
some of the old ones, it attains O width
of two inches. An Indian lady thus
adorned, with her coarse, black uncomb-
ed locks hanging in matted profu8ion
around her beautiful pig eyes and lop
ears, is only resistible to those whose af-
fections are thoroughly preoccupied,
The delights Of courtship must be dou-
bled by the pleasant aroma of salmon
which prevades the premises and, I have
heard, their persons.
Among them the crow ond the raven
are held sacred, and fly around their
abodes undisturbed. They live mainly
on fish, and have a monopoly of the
trapping. There is but one white trap
per in the country, and he is at Cooks
Inlet, six hundred miles west northwest.
He came down to SitIa once to go to
Lodiak. Learning that no vessel would
sail for month, and growing tired ofthe
place, he said he would take ga little
walk" He started with his rife and a
pocket full of salt, aud traversed alone
that mountain wilderness for three weeks.
He had no covering at night but the
skins of freshly slaughtered animals.
He returned in good condition, and in
answer to questions, boosted that he had
lived better than his questioners.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

PEANUTS. She peanut, which is so
popular commodity, has one peculiari-
ty of growth which distinguishes it from
all other known plants. The flowers and
leaves are produced as they are in other
plants of the pea or bean tribe but when
the flower has withered, the stem which
supported it grows rapidly in u curved
manner, bending toward the ground, in
to which it penetrates several inches. In
this position the fruit becomes ripened ;
and from this singular operation The pea,
nut has derived the name Of " earth-nut "
in Europe. This nut is valuable article
of food in many tropical countries, and
is extensively cultivated. Formerly it
was largely imported; now we depend
chiefly on the crops from Virginia and
the Carolinas. 1t contains large per-
centage of clear yellow oil, which is large
ly esteemed for domestic purposes, and
is frequently used to adulterate olive oil.
In Cochin China and in India peanut oil
is used in lamps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

In New York discussion exists as to
the cost Of living. A lady housekeeper
sends the following:
Get a young pigs head (fresh) weigh
ing five or six pounds, which can be
bought for twenty-five or thirty cents
one from the country preferred. !"
Clean ii well, cutting off the ears to en-.
able you TO clean them well inside.
(Get the butcher to take out the eyes
and teeth when you buy it, Put the
head in two gallons and half of cold
water. Lett boil until the bones can be
easily separated from the meat. Chop
the meat very fine, put it back into the
liquor ii has been boiled in, and season
with pepper, salt, thyme, sage and sweet
marioram, Don't put too much OF the
herbs.) Tlen take equal parts Of buck
wheat and corn-meal, and stir in until
the compound is about the consistency
of mush lifting it off the fire while
thichening, to prevent it getting lumpy.
Then let it boil for about fifteen or TWEEN
ty minutes, stirring it to prevent burn.
ing Turn it into pans to cool Cut
into thin slices, and fry brown as you
want to use it. The cost will be about
fifty cents. For that sum my family of
five grown persons have plenty for
breakfast every day for "a week. As my
husband is, as he calls himself, some
what OF IN epicure, and decidedly OBJ
jeets to an uninterrupted course of
beefsteaks and chops, which mainly
comprise the range of Bridgets bill Of
fair for breakfast, I have several domes-
tic dishes, the result of long experience
in housekeeping, which I vii! be happy
to furnish at some future time, as | am
afraid I have already trespassed too
much on your valuable space.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

AN INSANE WoMAN.-A young woman
whose fathers palatial residence in situa-
ted in one of the principal streets of Mis-
souri's capital, recently in the space of q
single twenty-four hours managed with
out discovery to get herself tied in the
matrimonial knot of eight different men,
and told them all to come at the same
time the next day to obtain her fathers
blessing on their union. They all did
so /; and the scene that ensued can be
better imagined than described. The
lady meantime had left the State dis
guised rs Jew peddler.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08
For the Old Loves Sake.

And have you forgotten me quite, dear,
Or say do you sometimes dream ..,
What life might have been ii We wandered still
Together by wood and streamP
DO you think of days when my love was all
The world could give or take,
And gay, with sigh, "they were happy days,
just for the old loves sake?
Do You ever sit in the twilight, dear,
And think Of that wintry day
When we met and parted and journeyed forth
Each on our separate wayP
turned and stood for n moment dear,
And looked in your face, to take
Its memory far on my way through life,
Just for the old loves sake:
Just for the old loves sake, Sweetheart,
Just for the old loves sake.
Do you ever think they were bitter words?
Their memory haunts me yet.
Do you wonder how you could say them all,
And wonder if forget?
Yes, dear, my heart has forgiven them long,
Though thought at first 'twould break
And whenever think, it is kindly still,
Just for the old loves sake:
Just for the old loves sake, Sweetheart,
Just for the old loves sake.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

FABLE AND K.-The palest tints of
silk are most stylish. At the begin
ming of the season only fine failles, worth
So or Sc q yard, were produced IN the
faint shadowy tints, but now cheaper
silks marked Sc. so or So, are shown in a
pale rose, sky blue, light green, and the
delicate ecru and CUR shades, that COM
bine so prettily with rose and violet, and
may be trimmed with either black or
white lace. These cheaper silks, when
lined, are quite handsome, and are so
covered with tulle, grenadine, and mus
lin over dresses that their quality is not
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08
A Kiss.

Just one kiss two faces met,
But tho browB were knit and tho cheeks were
wet;
Just one fiss-thGn mp and away;
But its mark will last for many day.
Just one kiss and just one word,
Softly spoken and hardly heard
Just one word that was said through tears,
And told the story Of all the years.
Just one look from the deep dark eyes;
Just one grasp at a glorious prize;
Just one kiss--then up and away:
But ali such heavy debt to pay
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

A H1NT.-If youth is wooingly dis
posed towards any damsel as he values
his happiness, let him call on that lady
when she least expects him, and take
note of the appearance of all that is under
her control. Observe if the shoes fit
neatly, and the hair is well dressed. And
we would forgive man for breaking off
an engagement, if he discovered greasy
novel hid away under the cushion of
sofa, or hole in the garniture of the
prettiest foot in the world. Slovenliness
in a woman will ever be avoided by
well regulated mind. A woman cannot
always be what is called dressed" but
she may be always neat. And as certain
ly as a virtuous woman is crown Of
glory to her husband, so surely is
slovenly one crown of thorns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08
A Trinity Tombstone.

Tender interest clin9s round an UMPIRE
tentious and almost undiscovered tomb
in Trinity Church yard, which is seen by
but few; it lies so close to Broadway
that 1t may almost be touched from the
sidewalk. All old New Workers at least
will recall the melancholy story of a
young and most beautiful girl, who, nigh
upon hundred years ago, was taken
from a boarding school by British of
tcer of high rank and by him betrayed
and deserted. Discarded by her friends,
she with her child were found by her
father in wretched quarters, both at the
point Of death. The heart-broken par
ent was Just in time to receive her last
sigh and to close her eyes for ever. The
pitiful story was written out in book
form, and was dramatized and played in
every theatre then in the country, thus
becoming familiar as household words
to thousands who had no personal
knowledge Of any of the parties Years
thereafter the officer made such tardy
reparation as he could, by placing a
stone table with an expensive silver head
plate over the remains Of his dead vic
Tins This silver plate has been wrench
ell off and stolen by sacrilegious thieves,
and now all that remains to mark the
last resting place of these unhappy ones,
is plain brown stone slab, lying level
wit the paved walks in Trinity Church
yard, and bearing but these two words,
"CHARLoTTE TEMPLE"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

means of escape that they had not mind
ed the antics Of the machine.
The ruso Of his rival, thus promptly
met did no harm, and the field Of battle
was left in quiet possession of the greater
light, but Mael2el often said he could
afford to pay that man handsomely, for
he showed him the only defect in his
uoohina
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

JAPANESE FASHION. Japan the
ferrymen are held responsible for the
safety Of their passengers, and if one of
these is drowned the ferryman is in duty
bound to either drown with him or COM
NIT harikari on the instant. If he does
neither the government very considera-
lively relieves him of his head. The adop.
ton of this principle with respect to
railway passenger traffic in this country
would probably have the effect of consid.
erab1y lessening the number Of accidents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

The Western New York Poultry Asso.
citation opened their second annual ex-
hibition under the most fiatterlng aus
spices. The collection of domestic fowl
and other birds was admitted to be the
finest exhibition in the section of tn
country. Over $4,000 in prizes were
offered, and the attendance was large.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

How THEY DO Ir.-A printing office in
Chicago is selling to anxious whiskey
bummers the following blank form
Permit, -Permission is hereby granted
by me, the lawful wife of - and
/ declare and witness by my own sigma
ture that my husband has the perfect
right and liberty to drink, and as often
as he chooses to drink, and I hereby re.
linqulsh all the claims arising therefrom.
- ----. J.. s. -"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

"ONoE FOR ALL, "-Mistress--" BY the
way-Anna-Hannah-Tm not sure. Is
your name Anna or 'Hannah'?" New
Cook (tartly)-" Which my name is
Anna, mum-Haich, Ha, Hen, Hen, Ha,
Haich, Anna "--Mistress giving it
up in despair" Ali Thank you"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

ALL the New York City Notaries whose
terms expire March 30, 1879, have been
renominated by the Governor, and were
confirmed by the Senate
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

The Missouri Legislature has appoint.
ed committee to receive the Grand
Duke at the State capital.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-08

Two miners were frozen to death, at
Helena, Montana.
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Rust Proof Seed Oats.
k00 BUSHELS Rust Proof SEED OATS,
wv Tor sale by E.. HOPE.
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which may. Pe required, and to the ape
clai damage the owner may sustein by
reason of the CONSTRUCTION. Of the high
waylthroughy' his lands; and the amount
Of compensation which shall be made to
the owner thereof. and shall, render their
verdict in writing for the same,
SEC. 3. That upon the payment Of the
compensation thus ascartained,, the
right OF way over said lands shall be &C.
tablished, and shall be opened, and for
ever remain public highway.
SEQ. 6. That If the owner or owners
OF such lands over which such right of
way is required shall not. in compliance
with second section of this Act, appoint
referee within the time required, the
referee appointed by the person requir-
ing such right of way shall proceed the
same as If all three referees had been ap-
pointed, and his action therein, in com,
pliance with Section 4 Of this Aot, shall
have the same force and effect as if the
full board of referees had acted.
SEC. Z. All Acts or parts OF Acts, in
consistent with this Act, are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved February Is, 1872.
AN. ACT TO REPEAL AN ACT. ENTITLED SAN
ACT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A LAND
COMMISSIONERS, AND TO DEFINE HIS
POWERS AND DUTIES
SECTION l.. Be il enacted by the Senate
ana House Of Representatives Of the State
o. South Carolina, noD met and siding in
General Assembly. and by the authority O,
ne same, That IN Act entitled IAN ACT
to provide for the appointment of q
Land Commission, approved March 27,
1853. be, and the same is hereby, re-
pealed
SEC 2. That all books and papers per.
taining to the Office of Land Oommis.
sioner be TUNED over to the Secretary
OF State, on and after the passage of this
Act. and the Secretary of State shall ex-
ecute the duties heretofore devolyine
npon the Land Commissioner.
Approved February 10, 1872.
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Columbia Music Store.
IVRranf} e Son

TAkE pleasure in calling the attention OF
the public to an examination OF their
STOCK OF MUSICAL MERCHANDISE. CON
sietihg of Pianos, Church and Parlor Organs.
Melodeons, Yiolins. Guitars, Banjos, Flutes
Accordcons, Brass aud Silver Band Instru
ments OF all kinds. Also, Sheet Mu.io and
Instruction Books for every claes Of Muaical
lnbtrumchts on hand at all times. Sheet
Music sent by mail. post paid. on receipt OF
price; and all kinds Of Musical Goods sent by
Express. when ordered to any pnrt Of the
State, marked q. y. d. Good Secondhand
rianos and Organs for sale cheap, for Dash
iIanoa, Organs and Meloleona timed nd re-
paired In satisfactory manner; and will give
especial at'nntion to- Packing. Iiemovins and
ShiPping Pianos for other parties to unv poin
desired, at moderate prices
All orders promptly attended to and satis.
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their patronago. Send for our catalogue OF
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Columbia Y. G. INV
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On q recent eteninR, a Broooklyyinilte
waS walking along Atlantic avenue, when
he,Nas !jostlad and passed by a stsxrger.
Soon afterwsrd., Discovering that his
watch + was gone he hurried after the
stranger, presented, q revolver at his
head, atid grimly said, .Hivs me that
watoh." Theissrauger :'forked over"i4t
once. On uraaohilS' home, the gentle;
man began telling the story Of dis raqdl al
venture TO his wife, when she interrupted
him by saying, ''Why, John, you left
your match on the bureau this morning,
and hayeibaen wearing it all day.?..i
.cCoNsERvA14sM IN rHs WRsr.-The. re-
cent meeting Of Republicans and passive
Democrats in Chicago was of vastly
more signifcahoe than at first REPRESENT
led. The most .thoughtfuI men Of both
nsrtiesl met aud calmly discussed the
situation. No definite measures were
fixed upon to control the future action
OF the parties, but it is stated that there
is mo- doubt of'the two great parties
working lin harmony, should the cause
arise, I. IT,, ~
DEATH IN THE Coal MINKs:-The sta
tistics furnished by, the Pennsylvania
mine inspectors in the anthracite region
are almost complete for the year 1871.
The death record in these statistics is
startling, and shows q total of 272 men
killed outright and 622 injured by acci-
dents during the year. These unfortu-
nate men left, on close estimate, 900
widows, and between 500 and geo orphan
children.
A, ruralist at Newport, seeing lady
driving, and her groom with folded arms
behind, thought 'that nigger must pay
that nice looking girl II pile to drive his
carriage for him"
An. eminent English physician tells
his consumptive patients to keep ont of
doors and eat plenty of bread and meat.
mo monkey capers inn gymnasium eau
cure you" ....I '.s,o..
"A doctor. having asked his patient
how bis vaccination took" the. patient
replied, ."My arm is very sore." .,."rhen,"
SAID the doctor, ''you are to be pitied,
but not to be pitted." .4xui
A young lady requested to be released
from her marriage engagement. on the
ground that when she contracted She
believed her lover ':duok," but has
since found him 10 be a "goose." e:'"-
The wife Of California clergyman,
during fengtheped absence Of her lord,
supplied his pulpit and attended to ali
her household cares besides. t,H'
1t has been estimated that during tie
late war between France and Germany,
$50 cartridges we're fred to each man.
struck. '''
President Grants. daughter, Nellie, is
coming 9qt2 next year. So is her
father C'tqgq' Tines,
Mrs. lNebuchadnez3ar is reputed to
have been a grass widow.
A reverend gentleman, aged fourteen,
occupies an Iowa pulpit.
fagration. ~
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Garden Seeds.

oF choice stock aud true to name. Every
variety OF selected GARDEN, FIELD and
FLOWER SEEDS. Having over 200 acres do
voted to seed growing. all wanting pure seeds
direct from the grower should send their or
ders direct to us. Descriptive Catalogues and
Price List furnished on application.
COLLINS, DOWNS l. CO.,
iii and 111S Market st., Philadelphia, Pa.
Seed farms near Haddonfeld, N. J.
n. B.-TrAde supplied on liberal terms.
Dec 23 .oc
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m Planting Potatoes!
CO0 BARRELS selected. SEED POTA.
4SVT 0 OES--Pink-Eyea, Early Rose.
Jackson Whites, Peach Blows and Early
Goodrich, for sale low by ltt Tl-T
Jan 10 .I EDWARD HOPE
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VALENTINES FOR 1879

sA0CN 1Iu LID Il Uh 1d1Z.
IYHQLESALEl AND RETAIL.
DH1CEs 70, 20, 80, 40, 80. rs cents and a
envelopes to match any Of tho above. Orders
by mail carefully selected and shipped.
DUFFIE a. CHAPMAN BookseIlero
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4 iGuano,

Uuan0.
ldE undersigned has now in store and re-.
Il ceiying q full supply Of those we'll esta-
bIishcd Fertilizers. oftIessrs. Wilcox. Gibbs
Co., the. .PdENIA. MANIPULATED and
dUANO, SALT and PLASTER COMPOUND,
ana ls now ready to fill orders, and ship by
oulArs. giving prices and particularly. Al
present prices of cotton. it will take hut an
INCREASED yield OF Is to 80 pounds to- pay for
Feb Is t2mo Columbia a u i