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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

For WOODSTOCK STATION; leave at 10 y. m.
ard 10 y. m. Arrive ut Il. NJ. and p. H..
For BETHEL, West Hartford. barnard, and
Pomtrct leaves at n. m. Arrives at p. M
FoR RUTLAND, LUDLOW, Br,dgcwat"r, Shcr.
bunc and Plymouth leaves ut 6 Il. m. Arrives
at $50 pm.
For SPR,NGFIELD. South Woodstock, Read
ing, &c. leaves ut m. Arrives NJ o p. NJ.
Mail closes Tor morning stageto Station at
"a m. For night stage and all early morn
ing Stages 4. S.45 -. IN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

The eases of several Ku-Klux pris-
oners are now undergoing considera-
ton by the United States Attorney
General, and it is probable that num-
Der of additional pardons will soon be
issued.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

The Arkansas Legislature, on
Saturday. elected S w. Dorsey to
succeed Rice in the United States
Senate, Finding that they could not
elect Garland, the Democrats support
ed Dorsey in preference to taking
sides with the Clayton Dowen party.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

Tnr SClrNCE OF IIElLTI for Febrl-
arv ia received. Samuel II. Wells
is publisher, $50 Broadway, New York,
Terms, monthly, - per year This
number like the former one is full OF
useful matter in regard to health, and
of course, happiness; for there can't
be much Of the latter, without the for
mcr, except in rare eases.
HAEprR'3 MAGAZINE for February
comes before the public like giant re-
freshed by sleep. It was always a
power in this country, and never more
so than now, The subjects treated in
this number are very much diversified,
and whether you read Of Mary Queen
Of Scots, the life of an Eastern WON
an. the great Fairs and Markets of EN-
rope, the decisions of medicine, or any
.
Of the various other matters Of interest,
YOU will be entertained, and your NOR
al and intellectual nature will receive q
higher culture Published by Harper
Brothers, Franklin Square, New York.
Price, per year, 81.
REVUE De MoDE for February is
received. 1t is published in Paris.
Price, per year, monthly, $3.50; S. T..
Taylor importer, 8lG Broadway, New
York. Ladies here are the latest fash
ions for dress and decoration. The
plates are beautiful. Ii will be seen
on page 70 that the style Of dressing
the hair in Paris is not one cast iron
fashion. without regard to shape and
form Of head and features, Of having
it stuck up straight from the forehead,
''like quilts Of the tretfnl porcupine,
or like the devil in q gale of wind, nor
does it lie down fiat, but is slightly
raised in careless manner in various
WAYS, calculated to euchant the luckless
gents exposed thereunto.
OUR YouNG FOLKS for February is
received, and it is the best boys and
gir,s magazine in the country. j. r..
Osgood & Co., publisher, Boston Mass.
Terms, 81 year. Get copy at e.
". KnappS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

Hon $ NJ. Niblack DemocraO,
Of Florida, who has contested the
right of Josiah T. Walls (color2d), to
the seat in the House occupied by the
latter, is to be admitted to that body,
at least the Committee on Elections
has unanimously agreed to report in
favor Of Niblack rs against the color
ed sitting member.-A case OF tardy
i,istice-but better latte than never.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30
Mr.. Greeley was ridiculed beyond

Mr.. Greeley was ridiculed beyond
measure by all the dry nurses, Of the
U. s. Treasury because he said that
the way to the resumption Of specie
payments is to resume but now that
the Senate Finance Committee,
through its chairman, Senator Sher-
man, has virtually recommended Mr..
Greeley's plan, it may be received
with more favor. Secretary Bout
wells method Of securing resumption
seems to be not to resume.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

BY MRS. V. POST.

10 the father and the mother,
To the sister and the brother,
To the husband, wife, and lover
We dedicate this hall.
To the blind and to the lame,
To the righteous and profanc,
To God they're all the same
We dedicate this hail.
There arc no high or low
Away with pomp and show;
1t is to Truth below
We dedicate this hall.
10 the poor and to the rich,
The wizard and the witch,
To the beggar in the ditch.
We dedicate this hall.
TO those who smoke and drink,
And those on ruins brink,
They, too, who deeply think
We dedicate this hall.
TO the young and to the old,
To the gentle and the scold,
To the timid and the bold
We dedicate this hall.
To the virtuous and the good,
And those whom vice has wooed,
To the silly, pretty, prude--
We dedicate this hall.
On the earth, and on the sea,
To all, where'er they be,
II no larger than q bee
We dedicate this hail,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

Cath" writes, a monument
to Cakes Ames ought to be made of
scrap iron, and John B. Alley would
be the solitary mourner ever it, and,
unless watched, he would peddle away
the monument piece-meal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

The one hundredth couple who have
blown out gas, stopped at the Amerl-
can Hotel, Glens Falls, last week.
They were from the rural districts,
The late retiring guests smelling it,
notified the porter who woke up the
couple, telling them that the GAS was
leaking. as it p asked the swain;
81 thought | blew it all ont y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30
"A store-keeper at Newport rashly

"A store-keeper at Newport rashly
took up an old darkey, who was tell
ing snake stories, with the remark,
"Snakes are never seen in the winter.
You bring me a live snake this winter,
and I'll give you the best barrel of
flour I've got in the store" The
darkey knew the woods thereabouts,
soon found live snake near a run
ming spring, and, bringing it in the
next day, demanded the flour aud got
il.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

In a battle with large force of
Modoc Indians, on Friday, our troops
were obliged to withdraw with loss
of ~ killed and 80 wounded.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

NopuStechs
AT the village meeting last week,
the proposition to light the streets
with gas, was voted down. The vote
was 81, 43.
See advertisement Of ''Sleighs for
Sale" in another column,
No forward movement" on the
Railroad, thus far.
Austin E. Simmons, will speak
at Bakers Hall, Elem Street, on Sun
day next, February 2, at the usual time
of service.
MIR. Geo. y. Kent died at his res
idence on High street, Wednesday
morning, aged about 60 years. The
funeral will be attended at Baxter
Hall, Friday, at 10 o'clock a. m,
Married, at the residence of the
brides father, Mr.. Norman Montague,
on Wednesday morning, Mr.. Eugene
?. Tewksbmy and Miss Emma Mon
taguc, all of this village We wish
them all they could wish themselves.
The Promenade concert and dance
at the Town Hall, Monday evening,
was a success. Music, Houeh's Band.
Aboutseventy-fve ouplekivcredthem-
selves with glory, and sat down to IN
excellent supper prepared by the pro
prietor of the Eagle.
The weather don't let up much
yet. This "wednesday morning Mr..
Miller's thermometer indicated 10 de-
grees below, and Mr.. Hosea Doton's,
at "sunny side" IA.
o. Mr. Ho.oa potnH informed ~
Saturday, that 7 feet of snow, lacking
fraction Of an inch, fell this winter.
we have hau ABOUT lncneS since.
We give our Railroad enabling
act in this paper.
The sold" engine has arrived, and
we have been asked a hundred times
"Have you seen the new engine" We
answer no. Those who have say it is
goreeousIy painted, aud embellished
with the word "Ottauquechee," which
is said to be chad SPELL by those
versed in Indian mythology. From
all accounts, it IS a respectable looking
"tub' for IFoodStoch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

--AIR. EDITOR Won't you publish
again that Hair Restorative item about
sage and IRON My lady friends have
borrowed and used my copy Of the
AGE so often that there is nothing left
of it. \ LADY SUBSCRIBER.
Will publish it in the next paper
nd
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

"A memorial has passed the Mis-.
souri, House asking Congress to ap-
propriate sufficient money to remove
all distinctions to the navigation of
the Mississippi and its tributaries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30
1uatlanG

1uatlanG
There will be Social Dance at
the Pavilion Hall, Hartland, on Tues
day evening, February 4th. Music,
Hartland Quadille Band Al are in.
vited.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

Springfield.
The whole number Of deaths in
this town during the year 1872, was
sixty-tive; of which forty were in Dis
trict No. 7. Of these, thirty seven
were males, twenty eightfemales; nine
teen over seventy years of age, and
seventeen under five years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

West aeanuoI2n.
Quite amusing episode occurred
a few days ago at the residence Of Levi
Washburn, on the occasion of the
wedding Of Mr.. Young Lamb. a
little lad living at Mr.. Washburns, as
soon as the ceremony was over, quietly
slipped out Of the room, and soon re-
turned with a young lamb from the
barn, which he quietly deposited on
the parlor floor, at the same time re.
marking that he thought the Young
Lambs young lambs) had better be
kept all together. That boy has an
eye to bpsiness.-The "Orange County
Eagle" failed to spread its wings last
week on account of the serious illness
of the Editor He has recovered now,
however, and is on duty. Under his
management the eagle" has greatly
improved and is we'll worthy the liber-
al patronage it is receiving.-Wm. f.
Salisbury, of the firm of Salisbury &
Co., left on Monday morning Of this
week; for trip to Florida for the ben
eft Of his health. Mr.. S. is young
man of unusual business ability, and it
Is hoped his health may be fully recov
cred. His mother accompanies him.
NJ. S. Davis has been accustomed to
use kerosene oil to light his fires. He
used some Monday morning Of this
week, and-his face shows it.-Hc
says it is such hashy stuff to burn that
he shan't use it any more.-The CAB
leaux" entertainment which was to
have exhibited at the White Church
Vestry last week was postponed to
Thursday of this week. The Musical
Association are rapidly completing the
Cantata of the Hay makcrs.-The la
dies of st. Johns Parish, will give a
grand Masquerade and Domino Party
at A. J. Curtis hall. on Tuesday even
ing next. The entertainment will con-
sist Of Farce by members of the
West Randolph Dramatic Club, Grand
Promenade en- maasque by the company,
Supper &c. No dancing. An excel
lent Dorchester will be in attendance.
Masks and Dominos will be furnished
at the hall, at cost, to any who may
come unprovided. Everybody and
everybody else are invited. On Thurs.
day Of next week there will be Grand
cold Folks Ball" at Curtis Hall. A
rousing good time will be enjoyed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

Montpelier is to have a 100000
hotel on the site of the old Pavilion,
to be ready for occupation in the fall
Of 1874.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

*Thcse verses were read by Mrs. Nellie j..
Kenyon, on Sunday. January 9Th, 1878, at the
opening of Bakers Hail. in Woodstock, by
the Spiritualsts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-30

edward c. Anderson, Democrat,
has been elected Mayor Of Savannah,
Georgia
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-29
Wbistling in Court.

SoLoMoi5 was called upon to decide
some knotty cases Of law and equity IN
| his time and the records of HE Court are
esteemed pretty good authority Among
! other cases ne had to decide one about
| the ownership of 4 child which was claim
| ed by two motherly women A suit some
| thing ike this lately came before a Gin
| cin1ati Justice, and was decided on simi-
| lar principles. 4 railroad men had an
educated hooking bird in his Office. The
| bird could do a great many tricks with
his VOICE, ard among other initiative ut
| terances he could mime locomotive
| whistle, and turn himself into full aedg-
ed calliope upon prOvocatiOn. He was
little lame in his left leg, and among
some peculiarities of plHmage he had one
extra long feather in his tail The bird
disappeared from his cage one day. The
owner in Il day or two visited the shop of
bird man to look around ainOig the
tuneful prisoners One fellow appeared
to know him, but the mau had no recol-
lection of his feathered acquaintance, He
looked at him closely, and the bird seem
ed to say by the twinkle of his eye and
the set of his head: Don't you know
meg" This bird appeared &c hs lame in
his right leg, and had no particularly
long tail-feather. AS the railroad man
was turning away the bird got up steam
and gave the s,:rill yshistle of locomo-
tive, and danced round like I. Conductor
threading the aisle of a car. There could
he no doubt about it, but how changed!
The railroad man asked the merchant
where he got that bird? He had bought
him, of tniirse, hut he could not tell from
whom. The owner claimed his bird, but
the merchant did not recognize HE tlaim,
so he case was taken to court, and the
bird too. The bird man and five of his
friends all swore like parrots that the
bird had just come up from the South,
and could not, therefore, be claimants
bird. The railroad mans witnesses even
could not recognize the bird in court as
their old acquaintance, with a lame left
leg and a long tail feather. The owner
was confident, however, and told the
Judge that if the bird would only speak
he could settle the matter. Then the bird,
as if he Enhw the case was going against
him, did speak, and the Judge told the
man to take his bird. 1t was found that
his feathers had been pulled, and cut, and
stained and that IA toe-nail on his right
foot had been twisted and pinch off, so
to make it lower than the other enc. But
the mocking- bird was believed in court
before the oaths of halfa-dozen men.
This case of evidence will never be found
in any of the law books.-lSt. Louis Re
fl,bljcdn
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-29

rope at proper intervals, and to turn the
drill while it is operating. After the drill
mas .ea"ced q, certain quantity of rock to
sand, it is drawn from the well up into
the derrick, and the sand pump 10 lowered
and the sand is brought out, when the
drill is again inserted. The rope used
must be of the very best quality, and in
digging deep wells it requires two ropes.
So the sand very soon cuts them out. The
expense is very considerable one, being
S40O for eatl, rope: The tools for drilling
that are now USED weigh $500 pounds,
those that were first used weighing only
ninety pounds. A good set of drillefs
will put well down in about sixty five
working days, provided they have good
luck and no accidents; but it Ottentimes
takes six months to reach the oil sand.
The rock in which the oil is found has
a very decided dip from the north to the
south, it being about sixteen feet to the
mile. In the old or northern part of the
oil region, It is found at q depth of from
four to seven hundred feet, whereas the
new wells at Modoe are from fourteen to
seventeen hundred feet deep, the expense
Of dcillin% one of the new wells being
nearly double that of one of the old ones.
The drillers generally khCw where they
are by the kind of sand that they bring
out-Scientifc american.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-29
How Oil Wells are Sunk.

The business of drilling wells has now
fallen almost entirely into the hands OF
professional drillers When a man ora
company has decided upon a well, and
selected its site, the first step taken is to
put up derrick, or, as it is termed here,
Il carpenters rig" This is frame work,
made mostly of plank, from sixty five to
seventy five feet high, about fourteen feet
square at the bottom, and running nearly
to "A point at the top. The cost of der
rick is about $500. The tools used in
drilling are the bit, which is like any
other rock drill, but larger, being about
three feet in length; above that is the au-
ger stem then two chain links called the
Jars" and above that the "snker bar"
This is attached at the upper end to the
rope which passes over n pulley at the top
of the derrick, and thence down To large
windlass outside of the derrick. The
drilling is done by a steam engine with n
crank movement, which keeps the drill
at work day and night, a man standing
by in the derrick to give the tools more
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-29
Teach Boys the Use of Mechanical Tools.

You've boys should be taught to use
tools with efficiency and skill. Little
shavers like to drive nails. When our
boys were scarcely old enough to handle
a nail hammer we allowed them to go on
the roof of building with us and drive in
shinele nails after the nails had been
started. BY this exercise they soon learn
ed to handle hammer and drive nails
satisfactorily. Our father used to lock up
his augers and chisels to keep them from
being damaged by the boys. This was a
great mistake We have ever been accus
toned to let our boys have free access to
every tool in the shop. Besides this, they
were instructed frequently in the use and
care of edge tools, as if they were our
equals in life. Such thing as lock to
keep boys from using certain tools was
never seen around our premises: Many
small boys are exceedingly ambitious to
make something. But nothing is so dis
heartening as to attempt to do something
and then fail because they have no tools.
When we moved to the city workshop
was provided and tools furnished. The
result was, our boys. as soon as their
school hours were passed, FASTENED to the
workshop, which kept them out of the
streets, and they never manifested any de-
sire to go to places of public resort. They
have always seemed to find great satisfac-
ton in the workshop. If they rad de-
sire for more tools, which were not ex-
pensive, the tools were purchased. The
result isfthey soon had several saw mills,
on a small scale of course, trip-hammer,
thrashing- machine, railroad and grist mills
in their shop. If they needed nails. or
lumber, such things were not withheld.
A few dollars expended for a set of
mechanical tools for boy is as properly
appropriated as other money that has been
expended for food and Bible. If we had
but 800 to bestow on a son, one-half of
it could not be more satisfactorily appro-
priated than to procure $50 worth of
mechanical TOOLS Let boy have a beau
tiful set of bits, mallet, hammer, saws,
planes and bright set of firmer chisels,
and, our word for it, he will make far
better student than if he were required to
make his auger holes with a gimlet, or to
cut out Il plank wagon wheel with an
auger and Jack knife.-N. n. Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-29
OUT IN TIE RAIN.

M .
round little face. peeping out OF a shawl,
That trying to cover II, dimpies and all;
A fat little hand pushing sturdily up,
And catching the drops in a mite of a cup;
frolicsome baby that don't complain,
Though mamma and he were out in the rain.
The ferry-boat jerked itself into the slip,
And down came the shower. pet and drip;
For the rain would just leave them with nothing
to wear
While the dainty young gentlemen stared at the
skies.
With feeling quite mildly expressed by surprise;
But twas fun To the baby and once and again
He laughed his delight at the beautiful rain.
There were women with bundles, and men with
There were newsboys around with HeraEds and
Stars,
There crowds going up, there were crowds
going down.
And faster the deluge poured over the town;
Umbrellas were useless ut home in the hall,
And baby was fortunate. wrapped In shawl
He uggcd at il bravely, with struggle and strain.
1t hindered his seeing enough OF the RAIN
O. baby! You darling merry and sweet
followed up the long hill OF the street,
I'd nothing to fear. for my hat was not new,
And 80 | had leisure to trilc with you,
And throw YOU my kisses, and think what Joy
That dear little mamma must find such boy;
An armful to carry a weight on her shoulder,
But day by day growing tiny Bit older;
Her pride and her comfort. She didn't complain,
As she bore you cheeriy home IN the rain
Once Their, how she'd loosen that magical pin
That had fastened so precious prisoner M
AM. golden curls tumbed. and cap all a-yry-
And ruu,JI.d and crumpled, but happy and dry, A
Would set vol once more on the two little feet,
Restless and rosy ard cunning and fleet,
And laugh as YOU told her again ana a9ail,
How nithe it wath, MAMMA OUT oere III uo
iaih' -Esu1h and Home.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-29
A Dignified Man and a POstOflice Clerk.

THE human heart, in all its expansive
limitless capacity for enjoyment, takes
greater pleasure in nothing more than
witnessing portly, solemn-visaged man
the embodiment Of natural dignity, i'm
portance in clothes, administer scathine
rebuke to some "smart " petty official
This morning just such persOnificatiOn
OF innate dignity doomed up at the stamp
window of the post Office, and glared in
gloomy and majestic displeasure at the
busy clerk registering a letter before he
sprang to the window and asked the stately
customer what he wished. The great man
did not answer for several moments. He
gaZed steadily and impressively over the
clerk head, and then asked, in ponderous
tones:
els there any one hear-r-re-whoa attends
to business?"
The embarrassed clerk blushed, faltered
for moment, then recovering himself,
said with characteristic and national
cheerfulness, becoming an official of the
Republic:
Il Twill see, sir"
And he disappeared. He went into the
other departments, tortured carrier with
an original conundrum, and heard good
story in the mailing room, and came back
Yes, SIR" he said to the great one,
There are, in addition to myself, three
CLERKS IN the 1etter department, one III the
mailing room, four carriers, three route
agents, the mail driver, and janitor"
"Ah-h-h! am glad there are so many
l may in all that number find one VIII O
is at his pest"
And then he looked as impressive as a
special agent, and was silent for some min
utes, while the impressive clerk awaited
his orders, and impatient men behind him
fidgeted and grumbled. Finally the
great man said with deep solemnity:
81 wish one three-cent stamp"
The clerk tore off the stamp and iielt
it, waiting for the consideration The
great man made somewhat longer pause
than usual, he felt in his various vest
pockets, he gradually lost his look of i'm
pressive rebuke, his chest caved in, and
he assumed the aspect of an ordinary
frail mortal, and he said
"Ah-the fact is-I'm sure-ah-in
short l find that l have carelessly left my
purse at home-can you kindly"
The impressive clerk, with the faintest
suggestion of triumph in his eye, waved
the great man aside with:
Sorry for you, sir, but the clerk who
sells on credit is not in. What does the
next map want?"
And we felt so good to see how that
clerk was taken down by the dignitied
man that we went away and laughed for
a week.-Peortd Reyiem.