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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27
Is K Worth While -?
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.

Is il worth while, that we jostle brother
Bearing his load on the rough road of life
is it worth while that we jeor at each other
IN blacAnos3 Of heart that we war to the
knife
God pity us all in our pitiful strife.
God pity us all as we jostle each other
God pardon us all for the triumphs we feel
When fellow goes down meath his load on
the heather,
Pierced to the heart words are kccner than
steel,
And mightier far for woe or for veal
We're it not vol in this brief little journey
On over tho i3thnu5, down into the tide,
We give him fish instead Of a serpent.
Lrc folding the hands to be and abide
Forever and aye in dust at his side
Look ut the roses sauting each other;
Look at the herds all at peace Oil the plain
Man, and man only, makes war on his brother,
And laughs in his heart at his peril and pain !;
Shamad by the beast that go down on the
plain.
Is it worth while that We battle to humble
Some poor fellow soldier down into the dust !?
God pity us all Time oitsoon will tumble
III Of Us together, like leaves in a gust,
Humpled. indeed down into the dust.
asna,nu,>e,zL,owu
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27

The December No. of Demo-
rests Monthly Magazine is sparkling
with Holiday Material, Holiday Fash
ion, Holiday Stories, Household Mat
ters for Holidays, Holiday Poems,
etc, etc. But the most attractive of
its Holiday features is the marvellous
offer Of the large and truly beautiful
Oil Chrome, "The Old Oaken Bucket"
to each subscriber as a Holiday Pres
sent. "The Old Oaken Bucket" is II
26 inches in size,-retailed at $15,
and the best and most popular Chro-
mo ever published, and yet is present
ed free TO each So yearly subscriber
for 1874. This throws all other pre-.
miums in the shade. What next
Address, w. Jennings Demorest, sSs
Broadway, n. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27
An Editor Loses His Wife---His
Model Obituary.

\ disconsolate editor bemoans his
departed spouse
Thus my wife died. No more will
those loving hands pull off my boots
and part my back hair as only ture
wife can. Nor will ever those willing
feet replenish the coal hod or water
pail. No more will she arise amid
the tempestuous storms Of winter, and
HE herself away to build the fire with
out disturbing the slumbers of the man
who dotted on her so artlessly. Her
memory is embalmed in my heart of
hearts. wanted to embalm her
body, but | found that | could en-
balm her memory cheaper pro-
cured of Eli Midget, a neighbor of
mine, Il very pretty grave stone, -
His wife was consumptive, and he
kept it on hand for several years in
anticipation of her death. But she
rallied last spring, and his hopes were
blasted. Never shall l forget the poor
man grief when asked him to part
with it. Take it, Skinner, and may
you never know what it is to have your
soul racked with disappointment as
mine has been !" and he burst into a
food Of tears. His spirit was. indeed,
utterly broken.
| had the following epistle engraved
upon her tombstone
&. lCut of Willow Tree Cut of a Lamb
in this corner. in this corner.] {.
To the Memory of {.
: TABITHA,
. Wife of MOSES SKINNER, ESQ.,, {.
a.: Gentlemanly Editor of the Trombone. ::
. Terms, So year in advance. {:
{: A Kind Mother and Exemplary Wife.
e.: Office over Coleman's Grocery, up Two
{. Flights of Stairs. Knock Hard. {.
q. We Shall Miss Thee, Mother, We Shall Miss
. Thee.
. Job Printing Solicited.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27

Demorest's Young America for De-
cember is full of Christmas novelties,
with other entertaining features for
the juveniles. Somo rare attractions
are promised for the New Year,
among which is beautiful Chrome
and series of graphic cartoons illus
trating the evils of intemperance, with
sketches by DR.. Deems. Young Amer.
lea is to be offered at $1.OO hereafter,
with a beautiful Oil Chrome to each
subscriber as premium. Address,
W. Jennings Demorest, 1888 Broad,
way n. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27

Why is selfish friend like the
letter P because, though he is the
first in pity, he is the last in help.
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VOL. "a NO. 6
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27
WHOLE NO. 1886
0'ClarenCe's BarrelI Experience.

Mr.. O'Clarence bought two old bar.
rels for kindlings Saturday, and Sun.
day morning, when Mrs. O'Clarence
was at church, he went down cellar
to cut them up. AS it was necessary
to smash in the slaves, before doing
anything else, he laid the barrel on its
side, and taking Ap the axe, gave it
ringing blow. The axe Immediately
bounded rom the barrel and flew
over Mr. O'Clarence's shoulder, near
ly taking off one ear, and rapping
himself severely in the back. Mr.
OClarence was astonished. He turn
ed the barrel over and looked at it,
and then rubbed his back and felt OF
his ear It was quite evident that he
must use more caution if he would
cut open the barrel without cutting
open himself. The next blow was
delivered with still greater force, and
with such success that the slaves
crumbled beneath it like so much air,
and Mr.. O'Clarencc, who was not
quite sure but that the axe would not
bound again. and had actually braced
himself in resistance to the conse-
quences of such result, failed to recov.
er himself in time, and went down
among the slaves on his knees, and
with such momentum as to nearly dis
Joint his neck. II Mr.. O'Clarence
was astonished before, he was nearly
petrified now. He got upon his feet
and moved away from the barrel,
briskly rubbing his neck, but saying
nothing. Then he seated himself on
the cellar STAIRS, and pulled up his
pantaloon legs and looked at his
knees, which were seriously skinned.
After that he sat on the stairs some
ten minutes, and looked at the de.
molished barrel, and tried to recollect
where in twenty three years of mar
ried life he had seen anything quite so
contrary and unexpected as was that
barrel. The clock up stairs striking
twelve aroused him. He jumped
down, placed a staye in way to frac,
ture its spine, and struck it a sharp
blow 1t broke at once; the lower
half flew straight up and slapped him
in the face, and the other half flew
over the swinging shelf, upsetting
quart pitcher of milk and knocking
off glass jar Of cherries. The milk
ran between the cracks of the shelf,
and formed in puddles on the cement
floor, and the jar came down with
force enough to smash it into a my
riad of pieces, and fill the air with
cherries and splinters. The Mortified
wretch dropped the axe, and stared at
the wreck, and rubbed his head, and
feared he was going to lose his reason,
And just then Wickfords little boy,
who lives next door, appeared at the
window, in blue suit with bell but
tons, and at once shouted: "Ma, ma
Mr.. O'Clarence is cutting wood on
Sunday" And would have probably
added other information, had not
well-aimed potato caused him to re.
tire with great vehemence. When
Mrs. O'Clarence came, which soon
she did, she found her husband spear
ing behind the pork aud charcoal bar
relS with broom, for cat. And a.
soon as she could change her dress
she went down and helped him, but
the animal was not found, very much
to the amazement of Mr.. O'Clarence.
--D0nJury Ne,rs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27
From tho New York observer.
G00Dl.Y OLD TOWN.

RIDING 70 PORTSMOUTH AN EDITOR S
WELCOME: WALKS ABOUT TOWN: RE
MARKAHLE PLACES AND INCIDENTS.
Monday morning, after enjoying
the wiT01o Uhr 'miasma, as the gen.
tIrmm near me called it,) we deter
mrIcI to Leave Rye Beach and 90 to
Portsmouth, eight miles away. The
STAGE would take us to the railway
station iour miles off. and then four
miles by rail would see us at Ports
mouth but the weather was so cool
and the region Of country 50 pleasant
for driving, We preferred to take Il
carriage. which the landlord readily
agreed TO furnish for reasonable
price, which was charged in the bill
and duly paid. At ten o'clock the
vehicle was at the door, and proved
to bea little one-horse baggage-wagon
with the name of the hotel ON the side
Of it in large painted letters, seat
was put across the back of the thing,
ON which we were to sit, while the
driver was to bestride the baggage in
'front.' This was the carriage and
horses by which we were to travel in
STYLE from Rye Beach to Portsmouth
The landlord expressed great surprise
when told that we were quite too far
advanced in the science Of travel to
put up with such an imposition as
that, and if he was not disposed to do
better, he could keep the money he
had received, and we would invent
another way Of conveyance. A sud
den sense OF remorsC or some better
feeling came over him, and in a few
minutes comfortable carriage and
pair stood in tire place of the baggage
car, and we rode off, cheerily.
And brisllly too, with lovely sea
breeze sweeping over the fields, with
good roads, through an old settled,
picturesque region, passing some
houses that had the marks of ages on
them +; we enjoyed the morning ride.
Being doubtful which of two roads to
take, our driver called to 4 farmer 90
inc from us in a field and said, Gen
era, (and the man turned about to
liston,) (which is the road to Ports
mouth?' The "General' pointed to
the right one and we took it, but I
asked the driver
"Why did you call that man Gener-
al g.
80, said he, ''if had called him
Colonel he wouldn't have looked
around l.
had thought the driver probably
recognized him as an officer, but he
merely went on the principles, that
the higher the title he gave him, the
more prompt he would be in attend
inc to the call.
The Rockingham House at Ports.
mouth proved to be the most agree
able place Of rest and refreshment that
we found this summer. After being
comfortably settled, ! sailed out to
see the town, and by the principle of
elective affinity, or natural selection,
seeing the sign Of newspaper office,
walked in and found Mr.. Brewster of
the journal" He gave me a cordial
greeting on the strength of my card,
and entertained me most pleasantly
with information about Portsmouth,
of which his father is the historian.
Before we parted he was so kind as
to put into my hands two volumes.
"RAMBLEs ABoUTPoRTsMoUTu-
ES OF PERSONS, LOCALITIES AND IN
,,JnrNp, pu ruyA
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27

Thus did my lacerated spirit cry
out in agony, even as Rachel weeping
for her children, But one ray of light
penetrated the despair of soul. The
undertaken took his pay in job print
ing, and the sexton owed me a little
account | should not have gotten any
other way. Why should we pine at
the mysterious ways of providence and
vicinity (Not a conundrum. y
[San Fancisco (Cal) J Call.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27

A youth who was taking an air.
ing in the country, tried to amuse
himself by quizzing an old farmer
about his bald head, but was extin-
guished by the old man, who solemn
ly remarked, "Young man, when my
head gets as soft as yours, l can raise
hair to SELL"
, 1873-01-25

Lexington tkp). Observer ana 1teDo7FeT. -
We doubt whether there ID any speclas or
fashionable short-horn cattle. Wo have here, in
q country admirably adapted for them, animals
which hive been brought here from England
purchased there at almost fabulous prices, and
brought here at an equally great expense. =
The question arises, Does it pay to bring these
cattle 1ore?. Let us take an instance: Lounn
the Fifteenth, sold by. Jerry Duncan to Wm.
Richardson of this county, for 800. several years
ago. The price wna then considered. e3orbl-
tant. But let US look at the Tesult Mr: Rlch-
ardson has sold two OF her produce at one. time
tor 81, 750. Her first cs.lf WAS bull, and, not
admlriIng him, aIr. Richardson made bullock Of
him and sold him for $f15,, and would not to-day
take $4,000 for what is left Of her PRODUCE
What she may produce in the future, OF course,
time alone viii show.
Take another instance: RIr. Richardson bought
at public eale Phube Taylor, for $400. He re-
sold her to Mr.. Kisaenger, OF Missouri, for
$4,000, and that gentleman sold her first calf for
Let ia take still another: London Duchess
Cd, . beautiful prize animal, the property OF
William Wa1fe1d. Her first calf, Loudon Duke
Sd, sold for $3.50, and ne doubt If he could
be bought now for So, 500. Ne quote her other
calres as follows Loudon Duke 4th, $4,000
offered; Loudon Duke 9Th, sold for 81 500, and
his present owner has refusef 81, 900 for him.
Loudon Duchess the 9Th sold for s., ,025, and
Loudon Duchess tho 9Th for 81, 500. According
to this statement, Loudon Duchess has pro
realized and been offered $9,275.. Several Of
those which he sold wcro afterwards sold for
nearly double the amount realized BY him.
The thoughtful reader will need no more
illustrations the fact is too evident that breed
ing short-horns does pay
, 1873-01-25

From The Gentry County Jfo-) 'Ne1es.
John Day, who died q few days since IN the
southeast part Of Worth County, was q. most in.
corrigible joker, and the ruling passion is re-
lis attendants that if Elias Cooper, 8 man: with
whom he had had much controversy. did not
come and close his eyes for him he would haunt
him. after death, and Mr.. Cooper. forgetting
past differences, shook hands over the dark river,
and cloHed his eyes.
L vas rumored that the deceased had hidden
somewhere large sum OF gold, and knowing
this. few days before his death he went behind
his barn and carefully planted an inverted iron
kqttle. setting 1t In such uasanoS that the bot"
, 1873-01-25

tom could bo easily detected b: q Fasscr by.
When prostrated By Lis last illness he most cra-
phatcaily forbale any person removing or dis
tur1ing that Kettle, Of. a pain Of future visit
from him in goHtly form.
After lis t:..a.n man rcad;ng in tho neigh
tor:,ooj wa' obscrvc' to 50 l,:Eind the parn aad
gather il the pot, unue: which Io f1nnd depos-
itc: sock, aud III tlas sock :. quantity of bits
Of paper, stones, scraps Of izon &c, &c, but no
money. Il il supposed that Day pnrposcly
made that "deposit " III order to Eayo joke a!
eonio ones expense after death.
, 1873-01-25

tent of this grierous roll of -infanticiles-- Up
to this date Mrs. Porro has made no statement
indicative of her guilt. Her partner, aIargcrite
Carald ia equally obstinate. But the police
assert that they lave traced out abundant proof
of the Wholesale murder from 0t1er quartors.
, 1873-01-25
COUNTRY REAL:ESTATE.

TOR ORSALE-LUMBER1IEN,A ,ATTENTIOS!-IHA HAVE
for sale go acrcs Of pine land IN Mason Gounsy.
Michigan, which WILL cell chcap for cash: For further
parslcniafs apply to Of address L. HuTSON. Barnes
House.
E7On SALE-OR To REHT-FARAS AT H1SS.
dale, ~ acrcs Call Or address tho owncr, 1t 2oi
Etnte.st. O. j. ETOCGH.
, 1873-01-25
REAL ESTATE WANTED.

NyANTEp-TO PURCHASE A LOT la0 FEET
" ty $50 eo Deep for church purposer, 10;
Gated between Twentyt third and Thirts-irs.ss1 end
iii p!ss:s sedrs.s MoTGH; Il Goani.- z; a
Price, torrs, 1c q. s. Hoaah+ P. L. Underwood, s.
A. Itfsh. Committee.
, 1873-01-25
= TO RENT.-H0USES,


ITO REHT-HOuSE AND BARN, l0i STEWART
as., Ut B.rbsrs. e1prcssS for to..iL-
ing aud saloon Rxtn for 20 board.rs Ind II horses
Apply to c. MCDONNELL, IL East Madison
, 1873-01-25
NEW SUITS.

MI" oUt
TIE Usr1ED srA7Es CIRCUIT CouET-Colnrnercial
George yon Holen, cos;or bill 10 restrain the col
Tsg C1rcrrr CouEr-5, ,G33-stz.uss, for use &c,
'. Fe,erEn; appeal: 5,63a-John ai2eom5 =; Michael
D3rbara; appeal 5,c57-EodncJ Ii. Wtipr!e Y. uar-
man Lowdy; trover, SIC, 600. 0eas-Barbe1 Lewis
TnE SUPERIOR couRr-44o, ,oe3-G. Il. G: Williams l.
Co. Y. ". q. Thompson; assurnlsit S'oo 42,u53-
man assumI,sit, $500. 42,os5John 6. Hainea v
Oliver s. Goes and 4. L. Graves; confession Of juds-
,nent, s2o51.ee. q os5-wsnza Knlev caspar B1rda
a6srtn1sit. 500, e., 2,0S7-Ninnifred jane ONei1 y!
Martha. E.may; divorce. 4a,osa-Sels Selaon, y.
KehaEs Iron M9sk. sra1e psners
eulupsit, s., 600 q, ,ooI-John F. Chubb & Co. =.
Rogers Fowler and john Q. Maxwell; assunpa:., 500
schacl, and Robert Stephenson Joseph Booker; as
sprnpsis 5000 q 00:-Samc Christopher Tcgiacycr
wm @ 'oen MeSeeor 1as i.
bert; cssunpsit. $500. A. 0o5-Jcsepa Mann George
Freihroth; petition for mechanics lien 43oss-
A.sf .aa 5ce 1a dGF use raua 6saes G1s
% aad Stephen Eeogh; debt snd damages, soa soa:
tsM Boyle sr1a + %ss ssss%?' eo aSrs
cisra Bee;sm,n and husband y aeoree q Campbell
mortgage to secure note Of 900 a lo1-Pct:tion
for wit Of habeas corpus by Charles Norman com
,ntted wit Of Justice Of the Pssse to the 3 so%nf}
ian Porter Mari, billiard assumpeit 81 ooo
seSaaes es sssp7 wSiss ey1s e
street, Boston, Mass; attachment for : ~ e: 80
for sSS ss5sss F. ana
8. Merwin j; petition for mechanics lien On No. 2os
South Pauii1a street. 4, o,loe-Lucy 4. Norton y.
Charles l. Norton petition for sale Of land. ~ 1o7
e. A. Haugan v Caroline Dowrea and Baldwin Davis !;
peti,on for nlechanica lien. =, :. ii.
, 1873-01-25

- -: -, ~,
" E:1d lwo-stosy house, with al npodesa improve
,septs IN .ane ,t:t b nS1h Of Thisflehst, and on
desired Address, With !ocsan kind p improvements.
and p1lco, j. Il. DIX. "a mud ~ South WatrT-st.
WANTED 70 ,RFNT-foR CUSTOMERS. or.
East Madisonst; ko:s'*, sath ant ": Sta;a h|oek
IutldfnE, northeast oa.ner 1onros hnd LASalc-sta.
1VANTED-Tu nE:;F-a or PL sAST ROOMS
1nturnished, Q: small h,nse, Vicinity @ n Tairs:T o.
Addrrs with nsrticnla t,.ns lt.l he
Fonable, Mrs. SEEi1HAt1- Do-x:es House news
, 1873-01-25
WANTEE---TO RENT.

WANTEr---To Rent.
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IutldinE. northeast oasner :ionro' md 1asallesa.
1VANTEp- r, nE:;413 \ or PLEASANT Rooms.
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ffs], aG Il cs'en ciRss ps1ssna' ''f
CROCK AND FIXTURES 1sEPARATE On r;
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CPLETDD CHANCE 70 BUY NEW FIXTURES.
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pARTNER WANTED-WITH. GOOD, sECURITY
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ba.h-as Parsons having od Grover Baker sewing
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-08-28
What I know of pruning

A theory as to pruning fruit-trees,
which has many recent, advocates, is
that the trees be suffered to CROWNS
they please. To this there is earnest
protest from careful !, culGvators. I
doubt whether those who condemn
pruning mean what they SAY, that is,
that they would not cut out a single
limb if they do, it seems to me they
do not understand the nature of trees.
I suspect that they are beginners, and
that when they come to know more they
viii change their views. I grant that
the no-pruning theory has nevertheless,
some able advocates, men who really
understand their business, but I doubt
whether they would include peach and
all kinds of apple-trees. 1t is custom
airy for the gardener in the capitol
grounds at Washington to show pear
trees which, it is alleged, have never
been pruned, and they look like it, but
they bear well and are In a thrifty condi>
ton. It is to be noted that it is only
pare-trees which are shown, so that the
theory in this instance seems only ap-
piled to these trees. grant that there
are some varieties of apple-trees, slow
growers and upright in habit, which
need no pruning, and which probably
Will do better without it. But there
are others sorts, having bushy growth,
which send out suckers and branches in
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to have their way, viii make a Jungle
of branches wholly untitled for bearing
fruit. If fruit does set, it VIII be small,
and being covered with foliage, will be
without color or flavor. To ayIthat
such vrieties do not need pruning is alb
surd. It might as well be said tnat it is
no advantage to their fruit. What may
be true of variety that grows slowly,
and that makes dense, hard wood even
under high cultivation, can not be true
of a variety that grows like a weed, all
its pores overhowing with sap, and the
wood of which is spongy. OF this last
class the peach has resemblance. 7 SO
that the whole question resolves itself
into a consideration of varieties, and
the conditions of the case. There is no
such thing as having one rule applicable
to different conditions. A man must
have judgment and sense. We may say,
then, that the natural habit of a tree is
to be considered, and that it should
have its bent, providing it is not at the
expense Of fruit. Interfering branches,
superfuous limbs and suckers never can
be allowed, and wheneveragood fruit
grower sees them he will cut them
away.@Ana0testT, Tribune. %