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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-10-28


VALUE OF REACTION IN lIIsroRy.
The dialetic development Of ideas
in history is like this. The genera
ton which has to realize certain term
in the series of human progress in I'M
just, passionate, and even cruel TO-,
ward preceding generations. When
we gaze with rapture upon the perfect
beauty of the Venus Of Milo, and bless
the benefactors who have saved from
the wrath of men and the deluge OF
ages this rare prodigy of loneliness,
the incarnation of the human ideal in
marble, we can scarcely comprehend
that the early Christians saw clearly
in tina; grace, that serenity, that har-
mony in the Incompatible beauty Of
the goddess, the deformed face of the
devil and his angels. But perhaps
there was need of this horror of ma,
ture, of the taste and of the art Of the
ancients, to create, with a formidable
reaction of the human conscience, the
saving Christian spiritualism. And as
the business of the eighteenth century
was to create the free man in the plent-
itude Of his right, every bond which
attached the spirit to the past, if it
was not unfastened, was broken-was
cut with fury and violence. How
many beliefs, sweet and consolotory,
fell like dry leaves! how many sour
ces Of consolation were dried up, after
having satisfied for ages the devouring
thirst Of the infinite !! how many
cheering images, shining like stars in
the night of the soul, were blotted,out,
and vanished from the horizon of our
hopes how many orphaned spirits
lay naked, hungry, and cold at the
feet of the affairs, without God, in the
midst of a society without faith But
the human spirit burst its letters, over
leaped its barriers, and plunged bold
ly among the tempests into the con-
quest, which was often a bloody one,
of its imprescriptible rights EMILIO
CASTELAR,, in IIarper's Magazine for
November.
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Florida for INVALID $.

If apertect equable climate, where
a soothing warmth and moisture COM
bined prevail, be desirable for con-
sumptives, it can be found nowhere
IN the Southerc States cave in South
eastern Florida. The number of per-
sons whom saw during my journey,
who had migrated to the eastern or
southern sections of the State many
years before, 'more than half dead
with consumption" and who are now
robust and vigorous, was sufficient ITO
convince me of the great benefits de-
rived from residence there. Physl
clans all agree that the conditions ne
cessary to insure life to the consump
tive are admirably provided in the eli
matte resources of the peninsula. The
great numbers of invalils find the To-
calities along the st. Johns river, and
even on the coast, distressing to them,
is said by some physicians to be due
to the fact that those inyalds go there
after disease has become to deeply
seated The European medical men
arc beginning to send many patients to
Florida, cautioning them where to go.
1t would seem impossible for the most
delicate invalid to be injured by res
idence any where on the eastern or
south eastern coast from st. August
inc down. For those who from varl.
GUS causes find that each successive
Northern winter,-with its constantly
shifting temperature and It's trying
winds, which even the healthy char
acterize as "deadly," -saps their vital
iiy more and more, Florida may be
safely recommended as a home, winter
and summer. For the healthy, and
those seeking pleasure, it will become
winter paradise ; for the aiIing it is
4 refuge and strength for those Sc
verely invaded its results depend ell
tirely upon choice of location and the
progress which the disease has already
made. The perfection of the Florida
winter climate is said to be obtained
at Miami, near Key Bscayne bay, on
the Miami river. There, among the
cocoanuts and the mangroves, inval-
ids may certainly count on laying a
new hold upon ife.-[Edward King,
in Scribner's tor November
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-10-28

HARpERs MAGAZINE for November,
closing the Folty-ninth Volume,
brings, to its readers rich and varied
feast OF noveltiet. The Number
opens with an interesting article on
the Bahamas, beautifully illustrated.
NJ, d. Conway continues his illustrat
ed papers on decorative Art aud
Architecture in England )" and Pro-
fess " Newcomb concludes his popu-
lar "Talks of au Astronomer" which
are profusely illustrated. Martin A.
Howell, Jun, contributes an entertain
ing article on the "NVater-fowl OF the
West" A grand poem, entitled
"Sibylla Cumana," illustrated by Fred,
ericks, is contributed by Commander
William Gibson.
Senior Castelar's remarkable papers
are continued and there is, from the
pen Of r. II. Horne, a thrilling novel
cite Of twenty pages in length. a
short story, "Wooed by an Attache,"
is contributed by the author of so
seph the Jew and "a Sack of Gold.'
This Number also contains the con-
tinuation Of Grape of the Camp "a
serial story of unusual interest and
poems by Joaquin Miller and Kate
IIillard.
The most striking feature OF the
Number is the commencement of a
series Of papers, published under the
title Of "The First Century of the Re
public, which the publisher amour
ces will continue through more than
twenty Numbers of the Magazine
each paper being devoted TO some
special department of progress, and
altogether constituting complete his,
tory Of our pational development dur
ing the century closing in 1876.
Each paper is prepared by the most
competent writer, selected with refer
ence to literary ability as well as spec
ial knowledge.
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NORTHERN RAILROAD.

| %, WINTER ARRANGEMENT 1873.
IN and after Dec. 8, 1873, Passenger Train
UpWARD TRAINS.
Day Express Train leaves Concord at 1910
AM.* and Accommodation Train at 1915
A.M*for White River junction, connecting
it'll train for Well River, st. Johnsbury,
warton, Newport, Willoughby and Magog
Bakcs, Slanstcad, Quebec, Bath, Littleton,
LLancastcr, and theWhite and Franconia
Mountains. Also, wthtrains for Mont
pelcr, Mansfield Mountain, Burlington ST..
Albahs, Rousc's Point, Montreal, Ogdcns.
burgh, and the West.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Concord at
3.W p. M" for White River junction & Bristol.
EVENING EMPRESS TRAIN leaves Concord
at $50 y. NJ. for White River junction, con-
needing with trains for Montpelier, Buring-
ton, st. Adams, Rousc's Point, Montreal,
Ogdensburgh, and the West.
*Or on arrival OF trains from Boston, Wor-
cester, Portsmouth, Portland, &c..
DOWNWARD TRAINS
MORNING EMPRESS TRAINleaves White
River Junction for Concord at l.50 A. NJ, or on
arrival Of trains from Ogdcnsburgh and Mon
trcal This train is run to Boston OH Sunday.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves White II.
junction for Concord al 600 \. NJ.
tBRIsToL TRAIN leaves Bristol for Concord
at $50 A. NJ. and Franklin at 0.05 A. n.
+MAIL TRAIN leaves White River junction
for Concord ut 1925 F. NJ, or on arrival OF
trains over the Vermont Genital, Passumpsic,
and White Mountains Railroads.
DAY EXPRESS TRAIN leaves White River
junction at 500 p. NJ, or on arrival of trains
from Montreal and Ogdcnsburgh, Brattle.
connecting at Concord with train for Man-
chester, Nashua, Low ii aad Boston.
tThese trains connect at Concord with
trains for Manchester, Lawrence, Ports
mouth, Portland, Nashua, Worcester, New
York, Lowell, ard Boston.
GEO. L. TODD, Supt.
Concord, n. H., Dec. Sth, 1873.
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SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF JACOB.
Some time since party Of ladies
and gentlemen went on tour of in
spection through Durham Castle.
The "lions" were shown to them by
an elderly female of a sour, solemn,
and dignifed aspect. In The course Of
their peregrinations they came to the
celebrated tapestry for which the cas-.
tie is so famed.
"These," said The guide, in true
Snowman style, favored with dash
of piety to suit the subject, and point
ing TO several groups Of figures upon
the tapestry--'these represent scenes
in the life of jacob
"Oh yes-how pretty !" said
young lady and with a laugh, point
ing to two figures in somewhat close
proximity, she continued 81 suppose
that is Jacob kissing Rachel p
"No, madam, responded the indig
nant guide, with crushing dignity
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The pilgrim, and the knight.

In noble castle there once resided
very rich knight. He expended
much money in adjoining and beauti,
flying his dwelling, hut he gave very
little to the poor. a weary pilgrim
came to the castle and asked for a
nights lodging. The knight Taught
lily refused him, and said:
This castle is not an inn"
The pilgrim replied: Permit me
to ask two questions and thea ! will
depart"
Upon this condition speak, rep}i.
ed the knight II will readily answer
YOU
The pilgrim then said to him :
"Who dwelt in this before you 2
"NIy father" replied the knight.
"And who will dwell here after
you o. still asked the pilgrim.
The knight said /: "With Gods will
my SON.
"Well,' said the pilgrim, IF each
dwells but time in the castle and in
time must depart and make room for
another, what are You here otherwise
than guests ? The castle, then, is truly
an inn. Why, then, spend so much
money adjoining 4 dwelling which you
will occupy but short time BE char
liable, for he that hath pity upon the
poor lendeth it to the Lord, and that
which he hath given He will pay him
again"
The knight took these words to
heart. He gave the pilgrim shelter
for the night, and was ever atterward
more charitable to the poor.
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The Devil came up to the earth one day,
And into the courthouse wendell his way,
Just as an attorney with very grave face
Was proceeding to argue the points of his
case.
Now, Lawyer his Majesty never bad seen,
For to his dominions none ever had been,
And he felt very anxious the reason to know,
WHY none had been sent to the regions below.
Twas the fault of his agents, his Majesty
thought,
That none of the Lawyers had ever been
caught.
And for his own pleasure, he felt desire,
10 come to the earth and, the leason inquire.
WE'LL the Lawyer who rose with visage so
grave,
Made out his opponent a consummate knaye.
And the Devil was really greatly amused,
To hear the attorney so greatly abused.
But soon as the speaker had come to close,
The counsel opposing then herccly arose
And he heaped such abuse on the head Of the
first,
That made him william, of all men the worst.
Thus they quarroled, contended and argued
SO long,
Twas hard to determine which of them was
wrong,
And concluding he'd heard enough of the
''fus,"
Old Nick turned away and soloquized thus;
IF all they have said to each other be true,
The Devil has surely been robbed of his due /;
But I'm satisfied now it is all very we'll
For these Lawyers would ruin the morals Of
Hell.
They have puzzled the Court with their villain
GUS cavi,
And I'm free to confess they would puzzle the
Devil.
My agents are right, ito let Lawyers alone :"
If I had them they'd swindle me out of my
throne"
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A Bone to Pick.

Rev. DR.. A, L. Fullerton, of Erie,
Penn, writes Mrs. j., has fer some
time past been the owner of u fine Es-
quimaux dog. A few months ago
Mrs. j., became the mother of q beau
titul little girl, of whom the dog at
first was very jealous. His better
nature, however, soon asserted itself,
and he became very fond OF the child.
A few weeks ago baby was crying
loud and long. Doggie came up
stairs III evident distress Of spirit,
whined in answer to the child's Cry
but finally, as if a sudden thought had
startled him, trotted quickly down
stairs. He presently returned with q
bone, well picked, of course in his
mouth, which, standing on his hind
legs, he gravely presented to the ba
by.
Gin evidence of the truth Of this sto
ry / may offer the testimony Of Mrs
j., her aunt Mrs. G., not to mention
the baby and the dog himself"
Certainly there were several steps
like those of logic in this performance
and simple as is the story, it is one o.
the best we have had. 1t shows how
much the dog reasoned, and how very
feeble his reasoning was Dr. Prime
in the New York Observer.
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sfSCEsss'EiDSs.-iSIl.
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Chat is Jacob wrestling with the an
GEL
The men haw hawed, the young la
dy subsidized, and offered no further
cxpository remarks but groaned I'M
der a sense, of unworthincss during
the rest Of the visit [EDIToR's
DRAWER, IN lIarper's Magazine for
November
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-10-28

THERE is a new material for redin-
gotes this fall, which, though it con-
not supersedo velvet, has sprung at
once into popularity, and will be used
by those who cannot afford velvet,
but who yet like something distinc-
tive, and which bears the stamp of
fashion.
The new fabric is known as Mate
lasse silk and Matelasse cloth the lat.
ter is mixture Of silk and wool, and
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~-=---a- a-----r-s----H-
How TO Keep Warm.

One way not to keep warm, is to
drink freely ofhot drinks; to keep
the pores of the skin closed TO eat
more than can be digested ; to sit ov-
er a hot-air furnace; to lace tightly (;
wear tight carriers, tight shoes, tight
gloves, and bundle up with ''heaps' of
warm clothing; wear mufflers around
the neck, and avoid, 4 breath Of cool
fresh air take wine or bitters before
meals, and pills to aid digestion after
eating. Do this daily, a month or
more, aud you will be as tender as a
tropical house plant, and will take
'drcadful colds on the slightest eX-
posure. Hot drinks just before going
out are especially favorable to induce
chills; and this is about the way
many are now trying to cheat nature
and to prolong a miserable existence,
: Science Of Health.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-10-28

The gallant secretary of a life in
surance company, being in command
of a platoon during the late unpleas-
antnoss in Arkansas, struck up the
gun of one Of his men about to fire on
a staff officer, with the exclamation !:
"D-n it, don't shoot ut Inn: we've
GOT a policy on him.
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Aye S
Hair i Vigor,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

g'osS and freshness Of youth. Thin
hair is thicbencd, falling hair checked,
and badness often, though not always,
cured by its use. Nothing can restore
the hair where the follicles are de-
stroyed,. or the glands atrophied and
dccayed; but such as remain can be
saved by this application, and stimu-
lated into activity, 50 that a new
growth of hair is produced. Instead
of fouling the hair with u pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to the
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
ton of dandrutf, which is often so I'M
cleanl Y and offensive. Free from those
deleterious substances which make
some preparations dangerous and inju-
rious to the hair, the Vigor can only
benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for Il HAIR DRESSING,
nothing else can be found so desirable.
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambria, and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it a rich, glossy
lustre, and grateful perfume.
Prepared by Or. J. c, Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS.
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STATE OF VERMONT.
A PROCLAMATION.

70 the Freemea Of the Second Congressional Dis.
trict fthe State Of IermOm:
WhereGS, The committee appointed by the
General Assembly to receive and canvass the
votes given on the first Tuesday of September,
A. ID, 1874, in the Second Congressional Dis
trct for n Representative to represent this
state in the Congress OF the United States,
having given notice to the undersigned Gov
ernOr OF the state, that no person received n
majority of all the votes given in said District
on that day, and have forwarded to me II
statement of the number of votes given for
each person, as follows, to wit
For Luke p Poland, 0,756
For Dudley c. Dcnison, 1893
For Charles n. Davenport 1850
For John b. Mead, Cos
Scattering, 326
And it thereby appearing that the electors
Of said district have made no election OF
Representative in said district to represent
this State in the Congress of the United States:
NOU therefore, in consideration of the prem.
iscs you are required to meet at the same
places in the several towns in said district.
where the meetings were last held for the
election of o Representative to Congress, on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in No
vember next, at one o'clock in the afternoon,
TO elect q person 10 represent this state in the
Congress of the United state; IS which meeting
shall be conducted in all things pursuant to
the statutes in such case made and provided.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, in Executive chamber at Mont
pelier, this twentieth day of October, in
-, the year OF Our Lord one thousand
LIS eight hundred and sevcnty-four. and of
49, the independence OF the United States
the ninety.rinth.
BY the Governor. ASAIIEL PECK,
W. +. DILLlNGHAM,
l63.2t Secretary Civil and Military Attairs,
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THE Place to buy your COFFEE
l. is at o. II. FREEMANs. He has new
Patent Mill, and will grind you
C-O-F-F-E-E that is P-U-R-E
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A yscpo.itory OF Fashion, Pleasure,
and sraITuCtiHn.
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DIR. WARREN'S
BILIOUS BITTERS.

For Purifying the Blood, Curing Liver Com
plant, Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Costiveness,
Headache, Dizziness, and all Ilumors of the
Blood, are unequalled by any other Medicine
in the World.
so Cents and SI,OO.
JOHN A. PERRY, Proprietor, Boston. [32w12l
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No other living thing can go so
slow as a boy on an errand.
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A BURNING QUEsTroN.-Cremation
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%, WINTER ARRANGEMENT 1873.
an and after Dec. 8, 1873, Passenger Train
y will run rs follows !:
ILpWARD uRAINS
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-16
The Civil Rights Bill.

The practical objection to the
bill which has been most generally
urged is that the prejudice against
the colored citizens is SO strong in
many States that, should the bill
pass, such States would abandon
their public school system In
other words, if the rights and im>
munities of citizens which are ex-
pressly guaranteed by the funde
mental law are maintained, the
result will be general ignorance
and consequently vice. But if the
rights guaranteed by the funda-
mental law are deliberately violated,
what then? The amended consti
tuition declares that there shall be
no legal discrimination on account
of color. The objection meerly
says that there must and shall be.
The Supreme Court. of Indiana.
indeed, has just decided that
equality of rights does not necessi
tate '.mixed schools" more than the
teaching of both sexes in the same
schools. or keeping different grades
of scholars in the school The re
ply to this is that any distinction
or classification for any legitimate
school purposes may be made
which is not based upon color.
Practically, whenever distinctions
are made upon grounds of preju
dice, equality in the sense contem-
plated becomes impossible. What
in such case does prejudice mean
but unwillingness to treat the ne
groes as legal equals? If prejudice
against the Irish, or the Germans,
or the Hebrews, or the Roman
Catholics, or the Baptists, or the
Freemasons, or the Martha Wash
ingtonians, were strong enough in
any State to cause them and their
children to be confined to separate
inns, conveyances, and schools, no
man who knows human nature or
the meaning of words would con
tend that the guarantee of equality
was satisfied. When exclusion
from the street Gals on account of
color was abolished, was social
equality enforced by law? The
amended constitution secures civil
as well as political equality to every
citizen of the United States. Let
us have that security enforced; and
if any State fails to enforce it, let
us not leave the aggrieved person
without remedy, in face of the ex
plicit declaration that Congress
shall have power to enforce it
Harper's Weekly.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-16

These Navajoe Indians visiting at
Washington come the nearest to the
ideal red man of any Indians in the
market. The tribe numbers some TO-
600, and have kept the peace since
their subjugation by large force of
troops, some years ago. These preserve
some of the finest aboriginal arts Of
the Indians neighboring to Mexico,
especially that Of weaving woolens
Their blankets are celebrated for their
beauty, and bring high price. So
ciety is still maintained on the tribal
basis, their chiefs being elective. One
obstruction to their civilization has
been their superstition. They always
burn down a wigwam in which per-
son has died, a practice which was
found to interfere with the growth of
large towns of civilized houses. We
believe the government has given up
building houses for them, as the wig.
wan does just as we'll, and does not
entail a great loss by cremation. The
agent accompanying them is Gov.
Army, formerly of Illinois, subsequent
ly prominent free-soil emigrant to
Kansas, and friend of John Brown.
He is said to have furnished Brown
the Sharps that were used at Harper's
Ferry. He was appointed to the Ma
yaiOe agency in 1860.