Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-30
Facts and Fancies.

In Egypt woman is pronounced old
at %, and very old at 30.
The total reduction by the tariff and
internal revenue sections is estimated at
$44 100000.
Some of the largest steamships burn
eight hundred tons Of coal crossing the
Atlantic ocean.
Some "port wine" Analysed at Liver
pool lately contained molasses, alcohol
and logwood. Nice
There is not single place in Hallowell,
Me-, where q glass of cider, ale, beer, or
whisky can be purchased.
A little girl who was asked to define
reading, said, cit is hearing with the
eyes instead of with the ears"
Europe is supposed to contain 3O0,-
900, 900 people, One hundred years ago
the estimate was but GO,000,O0
The use of cosmetics of all kinds is
becoming alarmingly widespread among
our women of all ages and compilations.
The Wyoming Jouaaps fee for mar
riage notices are Gas high as ecstacy
and liberality of the bridegroom may
prompt"
The average life Of Methodist minis
ters is 90 per cent. below that of minis
tiers Of other denominations. They work
too hard.
Troy, N. H., has pair of golden rob-
ms which hung their nests for l6 years
in the same tree. Certain marks show
the birds to be the same,
Engagement bracelets are the last
novelty. They are placed on the ladies
arms as soon as papa has given his con-
sent, and then locked on by small gold
key.
For real business ingenuity commend
us to California. The proprietor of a
San Jose pleasure garden draws crowds
by offering prize to the person with
the longest nose.
Some statistics just published shows
that in German Tyrol over one-third of
! the teachers receives less than $50 year,
and this is eked out by oragn-playing
, and other church service.
The number of clerks who are seeking
: employment in New York to-day is
Z. lamentable. A gentleman met one as
l car driver who formerly had salary of
: SO, 0O0 in large mercantile house.
A gentleman of New York went to
Europe recently to be married to his
fancee, who was residing in Paris. Much
to his surprise, he learned on his arriva
: that she had eloped the day before with
: her fathers courier.
/, The Marshalltown, Iowa, Times is evi
n IDENTIFY Wilson-paper. 1t is for James
= f. Wilson, of Iowa, for President
l. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, fol
], Vice President and James Wilson
S. member of Congress from the Fifth Dis
n trict.
n The man with the iron jaw lives il
l. Taunton. He takes thick, heavy fin
O. glass tumbler and bites large pieces on
y of it with perfect ease, and chews then
v to powder He does not swallow them
G. however, for fear of having a pain il
~ his stomach.
~, The three things which woman car
~ not do are now said to be, to sharpen
y pencil, tie up a bundle, and carry an I'M
N brclla. Well, who cares if she can't
- She can always get man to do sue
W, things for her, just for the sake of SHOW
he ing his superiority.
NIB A woman at Danville, n. H., havin
", been notified by the highway surveyor
in to appear and work out her tax OF for
ty cents, made her appearance at the al
re-. pointed time, armed with hoe, an
he toiled vigorously till her tax was cancele
he about fifteen minutes.
OF OF every seven native-born Vernon
M ers three have emigrated to other State
phi The last census shows that the who
Of number of Vermont emigrants is $50, 90
IT. of whom $4,000 have taken up a res
Use dence in New York, $4,000 in lllinoi
ice &c. 600 in Wisconsin, II, 900 in Michigan
to 1900 in Iowa, and 1000 in Callfornl
OF Evening hirtations have commence
m 1t is rather early in the season, b1
tic then, as they hang upon the gate togeth
OF he gently pulls the shawl more close
'h- about her shoulders, raises the collar
Ids his own spring overcoat, and, with
nd arm thrown lovingly about the sha'
di- to keep it we'll in place, whispers swe
etc words of singing birds and times WHIT
elk, roses are in bloom.
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