Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-07-25
Facts and Fancies.
"Truth is the best coin current"

farthing.
Shipping Understanding gold to
Europe to pay coupons.
A Milwaukee boy in celebrating the
Fourth put his eye out with fire cracker
An Illinois farmer has an $4,000 acre
corn patch and 10000 acres of other
grain,
Gone Of those things no fellow can
find out" A good husband after IL
p M.
A million dollars in gold, according to
the figures at tie mint, weigh about two
tons.
Salt Lake City has established an
ordinance fining profane swearers VII
for each offence.
The New York Herald calls Sing Sing
the Hudson River Thief Mandatory
and Normal College of Convicts.
An ornithologist wants to know what
sort of eagle flies the highest. Golden
eagles fly the fastest, we are sure OF that
There is society of mormonsin Paris,
who in all respects conform to the social
and spiritual habits in vogue at Salt Lake
City.
White wells are very fashionable in
Paris, and, of course will soon be mere:
They are made of plain white tulle dotted
with black.
Central Park, New York, is S67 acres
in area, and Phoenix Park, Dublin, one
of the largest city parks in the world; Is
|, 1852 acres.
IT'S passing strange, but in New York
dumb beggars will go down an alley
to q gin mill and call for drink IN tones
simply stentorian.
A careful reckoner gives the tactical
news that during the past four years tne
Erie Railway has carried $4,000, OOO,ooo
gallons of milk to New York City.
California contains larger number OF
foreigners proportionately than any
other state in the union. The census
shows 1886, 1893 natives and 3O9,8S9 for
eign born.
An Irish paper publishes the follow
ing "a deaf man named Iatt was run
down and killed by a passenger tram
He was injured in similar way about
year ago.
Solomon City, Kan, is q hard place
for husbands, One day last week i've
wives left their better halves without
adieux, and went back East "to live with
mamma.
Plcnics in Pennsylvania wind up with
what 10 called the Dolly Warden march
the young ladies standing in row ana
the young men passing along the line
and kissing each goodnight
An Owen, KY, girl who wanted to be
married the other day, but wasn't old
enough, got friend of twenty-five to
personate her at the clerks office, and
by the shrewd dodge secured husband.
A Berlin physician recently tried to
discover the bodies of two twln-glris
grown together like the Siamese twins.
One of the girls survived the operation
one day, and the other fingered fol three
days.
The ladies' of Augusta, Ga, have
formed a society to assist the early CLOS
ing movement. The members OF the
society on joining agree to make no pur-
chases after four o'clock during the sum-
mer months.
George" asked the teacher OF sun
dav-schooi class, "whe above all others
shall YOU wish first to see when you get
to heaven ?" With a face Frightening up
with anticipation, the little fellow shout
ed, "Gerliah !"
A situation seeking young lady noticed
an advertisement for one to DO ilght
housekeeping. She wrote to the adver-
tiser, asking where the lighthouse was,
and if there was any way of getting to
the shore on Sunday.
A cynic suggests that the marrying a
deceased wife's sister implies either tnat
The husband has treated his first wife
very kindly or cruelty. If kindly, the
sister wishes to experience the same
treatment if cruelty, to avenge It,
An interesting example of how per-
son apparently drowned may be resuscl-
tated by the adoption of proper means
occurred in Toronto, when little child,
who had been immersed in clstern Tor
half an hour, was restored to lille by the
skill Of a physician.
A farmer of the vicinity of indianapolis
few wears ago sold his farm for S4, Ooo
and went West to grow up with the
country. Recently he was in that city
seeking employment at $50 month
while the ground that used to be ms
farm is now worth nearly million dol
lars.
A party of musical admirers Serenaded
young lady in Mobile last week. sue
paid them the compliment of a general
illumination of the house, and burglar
was discovered secreted IN the ladys
dressing room, having ransacked tne
bureau, and gone through the apart
J ments generally.
A celebrated poet, writing to an editor,
| proposed to supply him with any length
of lines, and for any occasion. The re-
ply was practical "Send me a hun
bred wards of lines strong enough 10
' fish for conger eels, and that VIII pear
the tug of n porpoise, as am going TO
t the Isle of Wight for weeks fishing
! Not long since a dyspeptic was be-
| ruiled bv an advertisement into sending
to n New York individual dollar Tor
which sum n cure for dyspepsia was
promised. He received a printed slip
with these words "Stop drinking and
hoe in the garden" The man was angry
at first, then laughed, and finally stop.
ped drinking and "hoed in the garden
In short time he was as well as ever
A new plan of dealing is beng intro.
) duced into the retail grocery trade OF
England to induce cash payments Tor
groceries, and also to make new custom
ers, which is qaidto be decided success
II is STYLED the "bonus system for cash