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The Secret OF Success.

There are some men who appear tC
be born to good fortune, and Others
whose destiny appears to subject then
to eternal failure and disaster The
ancicnts represented Fortune as {
blind goddess, because she distributed
her gifts without discrimination; anC
| in more modern times the belief has
been prevalent that the fortunes of ;
man were ruled chiefly by the in
huences Of the planet under which he
was born,
These supers'tions, however ridicu
lous, show at least that the connection:
between merit and success is not very
conspicuous, yet it is not therefore the
less perpetual.
TO succeed in the world is of itself
proof Of merit, Of u vulgar kind in
deed it may be, but useful kind not
withstanding. We grant, indeed, that
those qualities Of mind which make q
man succeed in life are to great ex-
tent subvcrsive Of genius Neverthe.
less, numerous illustrations might be
given of men of the highest genius
being as worldly wise as duller NOR
tails. 1t is the pretenders to genius
rather than the possessors of it who
claim the large exemption from those
rules Of prudence which regulate the
conduct of ordinary mortals, and array
themselves in the deformites of gen
ias, in the idea that they constitute
its beauties.
There are some indiscretions, we
believe, to which men of vigorous
fancy and keen sensiblity are natural
ly heir, and for which it would be as
unjust to condemn them with vigor as
it would be to blame one of the cold
hlooded sons of discretion for being
destitute OF poetic fire. Yet every
deviation from prudence is fault, and
is not to be initiated, though it may
be sometimes excused.
The most important element of sue
cess is economy; economy of money
and economy of time BY economy
we do not mean penuriousness, but
mere y such wholesome thrift as will
discipline us to spend our time and
money with an adequate return
either in gain or enjoyment. An
economical application of time brings
leisure and method and enables us to
drive our business instead of our bust
ness driving us. There is nothing at
tended with results so disastrous as
such miscalculation of our time and
means as to involve us in perpetual
hurry and difficulty. The brightest
talents must be ineffective under such
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-26
g'gEsS'H'-
BY MARY f. BRADLEY.

Seventeen years of shine and shadow,
Since the rosy light of morn
Made the sweet June roses redder,
In the hour that you were born =
Hour that brought to flesh and spirit
Such an ecstasy of pain
Such rapture of rejoicing,
AS will never come again
remember how the tender
Rose of morning flushed the gray,
How the sun with sudden splendor
Changed the dawning into day;
How the dappled clouds went sailing
All across the summer sky,
How the robins trilled and twittered--
When | heard my baby cry
Seventeen years but remember
Still the passionate delight
Of that radiant June morning,
After all the weary night,
HAPPY, born to woman-nature,
1t may come to you to learn,
With your own child for teacher,
Such story in your turn.
If it ever does, my darling,
May the time be rosy June
May the robins trill and twitter
Such another happy tune,-
And the child that God shall give you,
All ask is, it may be
Just the daily joy and comfort
That my tirst-born is to me
-,Scribner for June
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-26
Instruction from Outside,

In an article in SCHIBNER for June, EMIT
led obstruction from Outside" Dr. Hol-
land says:
Institutional life, OF ali sorts, has an
innate tendency to get into ruts. This
is peculiarly the case with institutions
OF learning. With an established cur
riculum, and corps ofproiessors who
grow old in routine, and unprogressiyc
through the lack of intercourse with
the world, and through the constant
contact with immature minds Of rudi-
mentary knowledge, everything tends
to become mechanical. 1t is, there
fore, with great pleasure that we no
tice in some OF our leading theological
schools the movement 10 import in
struction from outside. The lectures
of Mr. Beecher at New Haven, and OF
DR.. Storrs and DR.. Hall in this city,
have been marked and significant
events. Nothing more suggestive
and hopeful than these has occurred
in the history Of these schools. The
instruction of these men, all Of whom
have won eminent positions in the
practical functions Of the pulpit, can
not fail to be Of the highest benefit to
the young men who so eagerly re-
ceive them. Nor can they fail to he
of the highest benefit to the professors
themselves.
1t is said that prominent New
York pastor has freely declared that
he learned more about preaching the
Gospel in three weeks, from Henry
Narley, than he had ever learned be-
fore in his life. We believe Mr.. Var
ley has had no theological training.
We know little Of his methods, but
we know that such men as he, and
such men as Messrs. Moody and San
key, who belong upon our own side
ofthe Atlantic, have power over the
popular mind OF which theological
schools seems absolutely to deprive
men The fact goes to show that
there is !; lind Of knowledge of meth
ods and of men which the theological
schools do not teach-haye not, in
deed, in possession. Would it not be
well, now that these schools have be-
gun to import instruction, to procure
for their uses some of the wisdom
possessed by the lay element ? Why
is it that a layman, turned preacher,
has the power to move men so Won
dertu!ly ? Why, except that he knows
men better-knowS their minds and
the motives that stir them better
and gets little nearer to the three or
four essential truths of Christianity,
and enforces them and stands by them
those strained in the pro-
fessional schools ? His work is to save
men, and he drives directly and per-
sistently at it. His method is simple,
and he knows little and cares for little
outside of it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-26
The capture OF Fort EicOnderO-
ga.

From an article in the New York
X0uld we take the following account
of the capture Of Ticonderoga one
hundred years ago.
There is little stretch OF land just
opposite Fort Eiconderoga, named
Shoreham, and thither under the coy
er Of darkness, Allen, with his main
branch Of the army, cautiously repair
ed. Captain Herricl was to proceed,
with thirty men, to Skenesborough.
twenty-five miles away, capture all the
boats he could find and rejoin Allen
at Shoreham. Another officer, Cap
tain Douglas, was to 90 to Panton
and seize every batteau he could lay
hand upon,
Just when all these plans were be-
ing quietly developed, Bendict Arnold
who subsequently betrayed his coun-
try, appeared upon the scene. He
had by some unknown means heard
that an expedition was moving against
Fort Ticonderoga, and through influ-
ential friends, many Of whom were
members of the Committee of Safety
at Cambridge, and by means OF a
piece of parchment so ambiguously
worded that a double meaning could
be placed upon all it contained, con
fronted Ethan Allen and insisted upon
being made chief of the soldiery. This
occurred on May 8, 1875. A bitter
quarrel ensued Allen, proud, brave,
defiant and solid as the rocks of his
eternal hills, could not be persuaded
to yield one iota Arnold, petted and
tlattered, leaping into nominal com
membership by single jump, imagin
ed that, Independent Of mis- untrled,
untested prowess, wrangled with AL
len, until the latter called his men to-
gether and demanded their decision.
The soldiers to man refused to fol-
low any other leader tten Allen, while
Arnold, chagrined, humiliated and
enraged. declared that wherever AL
len went he would find him, Arnold,
at his side.
Shoreham, where Allen was in biv-
ouac, stands back from Lake Cham
plain, and under the cover of darkness
he held his soldiers down to the beach.
There the brave Green Mountain BOYS
saw their duty. Even in the darkness
they could catch a glance of the dusky
outlines of the fort, and beheld the
flashing and cleaning Of its lights.
The promontory upon which Fort Ii
conderoga rests contains about 500
acres of territory and is over 100 feet
above the level of the lake 1t is sur
rounded with water upon three sides,
and at the time of which speak the
fourth side was cut off from approach
by a deep marshy, miry swamp. The
guns of the fort swept the waters of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-26
From the Rutland Daily Globe, Dist inst.
Central Vermont Railroad.
SMITH vs.. PAGE.

The st. Albans AdceHiser, in no
ticing the stockholders meeting Of the
Central Vermont Railroad, on Wed
nesday, speaks Of it as "a neat attempt
to capture the road frustrated" 1t
says : ''Bradley Barlow, J. b. Page
Francis A. Brooks, ct al. were disa-
greedy surprised at the result of the
Central Vermont stockholders meet
ing Ill this place this afternoon. They
made their appearance tnlly equipped
for struggle in which they felt certain
they were 10 be the vlctors. But
again has the tickle goddess Of victory
refused to crown the opponents Of the
management with that success they
have so long desired and ardcntly
sought for. AS Burns says
''The best laid plans Of mice and men gang
aft agley,"
and so it was in this case their well
laid plans and strategic manpuverings
came to naught, much to their diScom-
future.
In defense of the directors meet
inc held on the cars, the 1drertser
says
The chair, GOV. Smith, said that
this meeting was not a surprise to any
Of the directors. Mr.. Edwards was
well aware that such meeting was to
be held and told the chair that he
would attend if possible, but if he
was not there, to 90 on and do the
business, which would have his couh-
tenance. Noti"e Of the NEE ,ing had
been telegraphed all stock holders, and
the directors at New Y ork and Boston
had received notice in time to be in
attendance. Mr.. Page had received
his telegram in season, rs two or three
trains LETT Rutland after the receipt
thereof, so that there was no good rea-
son why these men should not have
been in attendance. Mr.. Edwards
therefore was not in Ignorance Of the
meeting The elect on Of the gentle,
men as inspectors was legal, and if
not agreeable to any stockholder he
could protest, as there was legal
remedy.
As to the vote, it says: To sug
ton that the inspectors count the
vote in the presence Of the stockhold-
ers, Mr.. Hoyt said the committee
would retire TO private room and
count it, and intimated to Mr.. Page
that the committee could count the
vote without being watched.
The discussion at times was quite
lively and interesting, the Vermont
and Canada ringites showing their
teeth at every opportunity, but hurting
nobody.
In concluding the article i: says
''This closed the most important meet
ing Of the road ever held, and the re-
suit is the most satisfactory evidence
Of the confidence Of the stockholders,
n the management Of the road.
The directors took a special train
for Richtord after the adjournment, for
the purpose Of inspecting the Missis-
luoi road From Richtord they 90
over the Southeastern and S. s. & C.
'oads to St. Johns, and over the Mon
real & Vermont Junction to St. AL
pans.
The following is a full list of the
directors:
b. p. Cheney, Boston; Jacob Ed
wards, Boston Geo. NJ Rice, Wor-
ester; J. @. Hoyt, New York; L.
5arnes, Burlington; JAS. r. Langdon,
Montpelier; j. r. Kimball, Bath, Me-;
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WHOLE NO. l712

J. B Page, Rutland; J. G. Smith, St.
Adams; Francis Cox; Worthington
G. Smith, St. Adams; Joseph Clark,
Milton; Jacob Estey, Brattleboro,
The above is the old board, with
the substitution Of Alessrs. Barnes
and Cox for J, w. Hickok and J. S.
Schultz.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-26
For the Age.
H'EdE BIRDS.
By GEORGIA WHITE.


What is it little birds-do you mean to say,
Give me something this cold day
That | will, and plenty too:
All these seeds | kept for you-
Come and get them-here is a treat,
But it won't save your little feet.
Written April Is, 1875, after an unexpec-
ed storm in which two feet Of snow fell and
the early returned birds were driven to seek
shelter under the shed. 1t was produced
in legible hand by the authoress who was
born Sept 6, 1866. AS an expression of my
sentiments, quote what was the last line
of the poem in the original draft
''But my poetry can't be beat"
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Howe's Standard Scales, GIBBS Cylinder Plow
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05
A Japanese Bath.

A WRITER in Temple Bar says: " In
Japan, even in the lowest inns, the travel
er's request for bath is never met with
that stare Of blank establishment (which
often attends the demand in your own and
every other European country. [ Kew in
Ireland once [ asked for bath and they
brought me horse bucket, and on another
occasion, in France, could get no nearer
the article than horse trough, while in
England and Germany the request has
more than once led to serious breach of
the peace between myself and the land
lord. In Japan, on the contrary, there
would be much more surprise felt if the
traveller did not ask for one There were
no preparations required, no rushing
about Of chambermaids, no turning on
this Or off that-everything was quite
ready, and [ was at once conducted to a
huge wooden bath with a small earthen
furnace let in at the foot, and lid inclos-
ing the whole of the top with the eXcep-
ton Of a space just big enough for the
head of the bather to emerge through. In
one Of these contrivances, with a small
furnace burning gayly, japanese, after
his days work is over, will sit calmly HIM
self with the lid ON, ard the water bub-
bling about him at boiling heat. He
seems, however, to like it Umcommonly, to
Judge from the pleased expression on his
face, fast deepening under the process into
beet-roOtlike tints; and when he has at last
had enOugh-about an hour of 1.-THE takes
off the lid and emerges as much like
boiled lobster as a human being can be
come. My bath was quite ready; the
small furnace glowed with live pieces of
charcoal; the water bubbled merrily, and
my companion Of the bath, taking off the
lid, invited me to enter. Not being, how
| ever, either Il Japanese, blue lobster, or
a potato, / did not see any particular OBJ
ject in being boiled, and so had the fuel
raked out of the furnace and few buckets
of cold water added before | got in.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05
Summer Hats.

LARGE Vatican flats of black or white
straw or Of Leghorn are worn in the coun-
try. The finest black chip Watteaus are
trimmed with two bows of Valenciennes
lace, black velvet and clusters of small
fruits; black lace is used on white chip
and Leghorn flats. Another fancy is that
of covering the hats with very full ruches
of white crepe lisse, except Immediately
on top of the crown, where cluster of
roses and a humming-bird nestle, and
bow Of black velvet is tied there, with long
ends floating behind. Young girls wear
fiat Vatican hats, with the brim lined with
brown, scarlet or blue silk, and the crown
trimmed with butterfly bows of cream-col-
ored soft silk and scarf of the color of
the lining. India-silk ribbons, with no
wrong side, and too soft TO crush, are worn
on-summer hats; they are plain, shaded,
or else plaids OF one or two colors Coarse
straw hats, glazed like japanese braids,
are trimmed with wooden balls and APP
plique leaves of velvet and cloth.-Har-
per's Bazar.
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Remarkable Recovery Of Woman for
Ten Years Bedridden.

Mrs. LAMB, wife of Mr.. Francis Lamb,
manufacturer Of looking glasses and pict-
ure-frames, residing al No. 1912 Four
teenth street. northwest, has for the past
fourteen years been al invalid, and for
nearly ten years of thai period been con-
fined to her bed and deprived of the use
of her limbs. When first taken sick it was
supposed her indisposition would be brief
and only short time would elapse ere
she succeeded in recovering her accus-
toned health; but, as the days rolled on,
that improvement looked and hoped for
failed to appear.
1t is true that she would rally and for
time seem mending, and her friends would
be encouraged at the prospect; then again
came a change and she would return to
the old condition. Other complaints set
in, and finally she suffered with cOmpli-
cation Of diseases and became so much ex-
hausted that she was compelled to seek
the bed for rest and comfort. Prominent
and eminent physicians were consulted,
attended upon her, and in the early stages
effcaciOus and she was able to rise
from the bed and move about the
house; but she failed to regain
her health and strength, and as a
consequence, ere many days expired she
would again become Frustrated. Her
situation baff1ed the professionals knowl
edge and skill and several of them CON
fessed being unable to prescribe medicine
that would produce a cure. Still they at
tended upon her, watching for any change
that might occur, in the hope of being
able to furnish relief and prolong life
should death threaten to intervene and
take her hence. In this condition, unable
to rise from her sick-bed, had she passed
from year to year, hoping Tor the good
time coming when, re-endowed with
strength and the usefulness of her limbs,
she might again become perfect being of
the world. In all this prolonged sickness
and prOstration the invalid was never
known to murnur at her situation or com
plain of her misfortune. But, on the con-
trary, being a devout Christian, placing
AOi IL uoI duu ItllduCc Ill I1Ilu VINO dIIilCbS
as we'll as relieves, she daily and almost
hourly invoked the blessing of the AL
mighty, and that, in His chosen time, He
would send that relief which she believed
could only proceed from Him.
Her friends were frequently with her
and mingled their prayers with hers forthe
desired change A little more than week
ago she sent a request to the members of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
asking that they would make her condi-
ton the special object OF their prayers
that she might be raised from lingering
disease, which had confined her on her bed
for nearly ten years, and be restored to
health. The request was granted and the
prayers made. A few days afterward,
while lady friend was writing, she con-
versed of her religious feelings and said |
that she believed she would soon leave the
sick-bed; in fact, she believed that she
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could walk at that time. The lady, whb
wishing that such would be the case, coul
not believe it possible for her to accom-
plish such an undertak ny, and so ex4
pressed herself. Strange ;,s it may app
pear. Mrs. Lamb, confident OF her ability
to walk. rose from her bed and in her
stocking feet actually walked across the
room, and returning sat down in a chair.
1t was not to be wondered at that her
friend should be astonished, and asking
how Mrs. Lamb felt, received the reply
she was better. To furtherquestioning as
to what had caused her sudden and miracu-
lous Improvement the sick lady replied
that she sincerely believed it to be the re-
suit of constant, faithful prayer to Heaven
for the lettering of her condition, and that
her prayers must have been answered.
The fact of Mrs. Lamb having gotup and
walked soon spread, and many friends Wis
tied the house to see her and congratulate
the family On the happy change. In the
evening a prayer-meeting was held, at
which she related her feelings before and
was permanent. The following Sunday,
so much had she improved that she rode
in carriage to Mount Zion Church. FIT
teenth and r streets, northwest, Rev. Mr.
Mckenny, pastor, and attended divine
service Since that time other prayer
meetings have been held and she is I'M
ceasing in herdevotions, praise and thanks
giving to God for raising her up and max
ing her whole. She believes that it will
not be many days ere she has become per-
fectly sound and healthy. At present she
experiences some trouble in walking, her
feet being very tender from want of eXer-
else. The case is strange one and at
tracts much consideration and talk among
the church people Washington Republ
| can .ss...|
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heard read the Constitution he swears to
support. This causes a good deal of
caviling
JOHN CHINAMAN is loaning the Mis-
souri, farmers money and taking good
mortgages, through Yung Wing, the Edu-
cational Commissioner, who looks after
the titles and collects the tithes for the
benefit Of the Orient
\ No LESS than twenty-nine trademarks
have already been secured in the Patent
Office for the word " centennial as APP
piled to various articles of manufacture,
such as almanacs, cigars, backing, bit
tiers, shirts, watches and even lager beer
A NOVELTY in costume is a fan, the
handle Of which forms a pocket handker-
chief holder Some fans have also tiny
scentbOHle inserted at the bottom of the
Panhandle. And thus a fan becomes
handkerchief, scentbottle, and fan in
one.
DURING a clerical conference the fol
lowing conversation was heard between
two newsboys: " [ say, Jim, what's the
meaning of so many ministers being here
altogether?' Why" answered jim,
scornfully, they always meet once year
to swap sermons"
SOME men have a keener sense of humor
than others, like the father of a Denver
boy. The latter pulled the bung out Of
barrel and put his thumb in the hole. The
barrel rolled over and broke the thumb.
Now the father sues the owner of the bar
rel for $1,000. arai
He was ninety-five and she was eighty
four. They had patiently waited forty
five years for time to free them from their
matrimonial ties. By that time they had
learned wisdom enough to be satisfied with
wedding-ring obtained from pawn
broker, but not sufficient to leave matri-
mOny alone.