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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
Franklin in Philadelphia.

The advent of Franklin into the
city on the day when, shabby lad of
seventeen, he walked up High street,
munthing his roll, really marks the
date of the birth of intellectual life Of
Philadelphia. There is not an effort
her Improvement, mental or practical
which cannot be traced to it's origin in
the teeming BRAIN Of the energetic
printer. Schools, universities, free
churches, public libraries, drainage,
fire and military companies, street
sweeping-every reform, from the
broad policy of the statesman to the
smallest detail, bears somewhere the
bold scrawl, franklin fecit. The wis
dom and scholarship of that day were
wholly drawn from books. Franklin
dealt directly with the great natural
forces, physical and human out Of
the unlikely material Of his fellow-ap-
pren.ices he made the philosophic
Junto with the petty politics of the
drowsy town, he studied statecratt 3
kite and a key under his keen eyes
told the secret of the lightnings which
had been kept for ages. Nothing
was too insignificant for the lite-giv'
ing glance Of these keen eyes. He
sees seed adhering to the straws on
his wifes bosom, plants, tends it, and
gives, to the country the before un-
known broom-corn and a new source
OF industry. He observes green
twig on q asket lying on the wharf,
thrown from an Amsterdam brig,
plants and tends that, and presently
Pollard willows grow wild by every
stream. He is The foremost typical
American in our history moral rath-
er than religious a domestic man ;
faithful to his wife, yet cultivating
Platonic friendships with other wo
men never losing his cool selfcon-
troll, yet with keen, fire sense OF
fun; testing one minute a high meta
physical problem, and the next a
counterfeit dollar always master OF
the present moment, whether it de-
manded the making of cases, rollers
and ink, which he had no money to
buy, or the construction of new
government from the ruins Of the old.
-Rebecca Hvding Daris Scribne1'
for JWne.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
The Hawaiian Treaty bill, though


it succeeded in making the passage Of
the House by but ten majority, will,
we are confident, make many more
votes for itself before the new treaty
has been long in operation. BY this
treaty the United States gains the per-
manent commercial supremacy i'll the
Pacific. which was otherwise certain
to pass at once into the hands Of
Great Britain. AS we front Asia on
the Pacific coast. it was time that we
seized every commercial opportunity
to take and to keep the lead in the
future commerce of the great western
ocean. The London Times is to-day
specializing on the causes Of the gen
eral stagnation OF trade, which it fin
ally places in the diminution of pro
fits, caused by cost Of production. 1T
acknowledges that there is no visible
relief except in the opening OF new
trade emporiums, such as the popular
nations Of the East supply. If, there
fore, the commercial revival is to be
looked for in that quarter of the globe
how necessary it is for us to be awake
to such striking opportunities as this
one of the control of the trade Of the
Hawaiian Islands, and Of its posses
sion as commercial station in the Pa
cifc. They who look at the subj ct
merely as one that bears on our annual
revenues from sugar have in store for
them surprise which will yield much
genuine satisfaction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

msthetical element which cannot be
represse&. Indulge your taste for the
beautiful! Tuck aud ruflle and stitch
insertion in your little girls pantalets,
put tucks and futinss, straight, bias
and crosswlso on her petticoats, get
faded and .jaded ruhllng her oversklrts
and polonaises, braid and iounce and
furbelow every article she owns, but
for Heaven sake don't put on a wan
face aud ask for sympathy = Garry
Gaines in New York Mirror.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
No Tidings from over the Sea.

I've been waiting 80 lonely, my darling,
To hear from you day aft er day,
You promised to send me letter,
o tell me why do you delay?
You know that my heart is SO lonely,
Since you have departed from me;
For each day passing by brings no message,
Or tidings from over tho sea.
CHORUS.
No tidipgs from over the sea,
No sweet words of love to me;
Each day passing by brings no message.
No tdings from over the sea.
You promised you'd never forget me,
Though the waves Of the sea did divide;
Though the billows so blue roll'd between us
Your heart would be over the tide.
My lips feel your kisses no longer,
But ever my heart turns to thee ~;
May tomorrow bring news from you, darling.
Sweet tidings from over the sea.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
THE HOUSEHOLD SLAVE.

Ought we to pity the weary, hag-
gard-looking mothers of America,
who manifest their devotion to their
children by toiling early and late,
rufiing and tucking and trimming
their clothes, the object apparently
being to make them look as little like
children and as much like grown peo-
pie as possible at the risk Of being
thought cynical, we frankly admit we
havn't particle Of sympathy for any
woman who makes herself pale, old
and wrinkled before her time, work
ing through long, weary afternoons,
and sitting up at night, to put five or
six rows of bias stuff around her little
daughters polonaise, when a plain
blouse waist would answer just as
well, and be in much better taste for
a school dress than the much-trimmed
polonaise and ruffled skirt for the
modern mother would hoot::at the idea
of leaving the skirt untrimmed; and
! so, with one hand Oh her aching back,
she extends the frock at arms length
with the other, gazes at it admiringly,
and decides that ruche IN the neck
or down the front, or one more row
of trimming around the sleeves, will
improve it still further then she goes
at it again, and only pronounces it
finished when it is so crammed with
trimming that there is no space for
more, havingj just enough strength left
to dress her little six year old in it,
who wiggles off like peacock under
full sail to show her new finery to her
mates.
If you expostulate with her and tell
her she could have made four plain
dresses in the time spent on this suit,
ten to one she will agree with you
that it is a great tax on her strength
and time, but will offer at the same
time, in extenuation of her folly, the
plea that one might as well make
chlldren's clothing fashionable while
they are about it, as to have them
look a hundred years behind the
times; and so she keeps on braiding
and blaslng-growiDg gray over ruff
fling and "kniie plaitiug"-stitching
into trimming all the roses of her
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
Cheer Your Minister.

At a fire in London, little child
was in danger of being burned. All
had been saved, when it was found
that the child had been forgotten. No
one dared to 60 back, for the flames
shot out from every window. But a
noble fireman went up the ladder a
sudden gust of hot smoke made him
pause. They saw it from below
"Let us give him cneer,' said some
one. A great hurrah vent up. The
man heard, he rushed into the burn
ing house, and brought forth the
child in his arms, and delivered it to
the mother, who pressed it to her
bosom That fireman would not
have had the courage, doubtless, for
so heroic and daring deed, had he
not been cheered on by the crowd
So, l say, give cheer to your minis,
ter
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
MuIching Strawberries.

In Srribner for June Mr.. p. Y.
Quinn has another of his timely pa
pers of Rural Topics, from which we
take the following:
In strawberry culture the soil must
be rich and mellow prior to planting ;
the weeds and grass must be kept out
of the beds the first season, and there
should be no disturbance Of the
ground near the roots, at any time in
the spring of the second year, before
the fruit is ripe. From the time the
blossoms come out until the fruit is
matured, strawberries require great
deal Of moisture. If, from any cause,
this moisture of the soil is cut off even
for a short time, the yield as we'll as
the size of the fruit will he materially
reduced. In a climate like ours,
where We are subject to long droughts
it is of the utmost importance to guard
against such contingencies. The
most simple, practical, and inexpen-
sive way Of doing this is by "mulch.
ing" or covering the ground between
the rows, and among the stools, "
with salt marsh hay or straw. This
can be done any time through the
month Of May. and will always repay
liberally for the outlay. When the
mulching material--salt hay, straw, ol
pine hays plenty, it may be put on
u couple Of inches in thickness, no in.
jury resulting from the quantity. The
mulch answers double purpose-ot
keeping the ground moist, cool, and
of even temperature, and at the SAME
time preserving the fruit clean and
free from sand and grit. Of which
there is sure to be much in the fruit
when the beds are left without it. BY
running the mulching material through
a hay-cutter, the labor Of putting it OIL
is greatly lessened, especially il the
rows and plants are close together
The mistake is often made Of using
fresh hay as a mulch on strawberries,
which results in giving first class
"set" in grass that will choke The
vines.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

HARpER's MHGAzlNE for June con-
tains the fourth book of George Eli
otis 'Daniel Deronda" which, accord
ING to the London Times, seems to
approach perfection. In addition to
the brilliant novels now commenced,
there will be in the July number the
commencement of an anonymous Sc
rial story of great promise, to be pub
lished simultaneously in Blackwood u
Harper. The magazine is as fresh,
bright and varied throughout, as it al.
ways is. John Eastoni Cookies "Vir,
ginia in the Revolution" richly Illus
t,ated, opens the number; and soon
follows the illustrated and interesting
article by Benson J Losing, on the
"Romance of the Hudson. "Macau
" and his friends will command at
tention. Published by Harpers 4
Brothers, Franklin Square, New York
Terms 81 year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

A Connecticut expressman's ac-
count of his experience in a recent
railroad accident: Il was pitched
against the safe. | scrambled up with
the other fellows and then | missed
something, anI exclaimed, 'All is lost.
whats lost 2 inquired the brakemen.
why, my ear; always thought that
| should lose one of 'em, some day.
Then | looked up and saw it hanging
from hook where my head was
plunged, and then | reached out and
unhung it, and, by thunder, it wasn't
my ear. but my canvass express bag"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

face aud ask for sympathy = Garry
Gaines in New York Mirror.
Anecdotes of JOhn Forster.
III a recent number OF the Gentle-
moAos Maqdzine are several fresh an
ecdotcs of the late John Forster.
Dickens delighted to contemplate the
gorgeous manner OF Forster when
dealing with the smallest hings-the
imperial air with which he asked his
famous servant Henry for bis coat; I;
the mighty look Of command with
which he hailed cab.
One morning at two o clock cab
man called at the printing.otlic to
convey Forster home. The cabman
found it difficult to make the office
porter understand whom he wanted.
When described as the stout gentle
man. the porter replied that there
were several stout gentlemen i'll the
editorial department. Was he tail or
short ?
"Neither one thing nor t'other," the
cabman answered, impatienty. "lou
know who | meau--l mean that there
harbiiary cove.
The porter went direct to Mr.. Fors-
ter's room and told him his cab was
waiting,
That Nlr. l'orstcr's tremendous
manner was in 10 degree the conse-
quence Of harsh or hard nature was
shown in the devotion with which his
personal attendants served him The
zeal and yeneralion with which his
servant Henry waited upon him dur
ING many years were noticed by all
hls friends, and wondered at by some,
for when Mr.. Forster had an attack
of gout (and he suffered cruelty in this
wav), his irascibility was indeed diff
cult to bear. But Henry never ap-
pearcd to notice the storms that ragged
over his head. He kept quietly to his
task, ncvcl answered the word of
wrath, never showed by his manner
that it had been uttered, and never
permitted it to abatc in the least de-
oree his venrration for his master.
One day at dinner there was not
soup enough to 90 round the table.
The host, in his stearnest manner and
deepest voice, said.
'Henry, YOU sec there is not enough
mulIagatawny.'
Henry said, quietly, in his masters
ear, please, Sir, there is no more
soup Wbereupon Forster turned
with a Tragedy air upon his man, and
growed between his teeth,
mo more muIlagatawny, Henry I!
LET THERE BE more mullagatawny !"
Henry paid no attention to the out
burst, but went quietly on with his
service. The storm. he knew, had
spent itself
The blind devotion with which
Henry did his service was illustrated
on cnc occasion when his master had a
dinner party. During the dinner
Henry was nervous, ant made two or
three olunders. His master chaled
aud tumed, and cast angry glances at
his servant but the poor man could
not settle quietly to his duty. At
last, when the dcsSer and wine had
been placed upon the table, he stole
timihly behind Mr.. Forsters chair and
said
"Please, Sir, can you spare me
now &? my house has been on fire the
last hour and half.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

NEBUCHHADNEZEAR
by IRWIN RUSSELL

You Ncbuchadnezzah, whoa, sab
Whar is you tryin to go, sab ?
I'd hab you for to know, sab,
Is a-holdin' oh de lines
You better stop dat prancin ;
You's pow full fond OBJ dancin',
But III bet my yeah 3 advancin'
Dat III cure you oh your shines.
Look heah, mule Better min out
Fus' ting you know you'll fin out
How quick I'll wear dis line out
On your ugly stubbo'n back.
You nee dn't try to steal up
An lif' dat precious heel up;
You's got to plow dis fel' up.
You has, sab, for fac.
Oar, ddt's do way to do it
He's comm right down to it
Jes' watch him plowin' t'roo it!
Dis niger amt no fool.
Some folks dey would "a beat him;
Now, dat would only heat him
l know jes how to treat him
You mus reason wild mule.
lie minds me like a nigger.
If he was only bigger
He'd fotch mighty figger,
He would. tell you Yes, sab
See how he keeps a-clickin'
He's as gentle as chicken,
An nebber thinks O. kickin -
Whoa ddr ! Nebuchddnezzah
V
Is dish heah me, or not me -
Or is de debbil got me
Was dat q cannon shot me
Hab laid heah morn'n a week
Dat mule do kick amazin'
De beast was spilled in raisin'-
Hy now spect he's grain
On de oder side de creek.
-Scribner for Jen'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

A father, bent on instructing his
three-year-old son, said /: 'lf you had
three apples and should give me one,
how many would you have left ?" 81
wouldn't do it, pa" was the prompt
reply.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
th/ showy woman wi

-"Who's tb% showy woman who
talks and laughs so loud, and digs
people in their ribs ?" "Oh, that's the
Duchess of Bayswater. She was a
Lady Gwendolen Beaumanoir, you
know" All to be sure . THAT
accounts for her high bred ease, hel
aristocratic simplicity of manner, hel
natural and straightforward "By
the bye, pardon me ! l have uninten'
tionally misiuformed you, it's Mrs
Judkins. She's the widow of an al
derman, and her flther was cheese
monger.' "Dear me All !-hum--
er-hum !-ha ! That quite alters the
case She is very vulgar, l must shy
awful N. Bit was the Ouch
ess, after all
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

An Irishman being asked why he
left his country for America, replied,
sit wasn't for want l had plenty oil
that at home"
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WHOLE NO. 1853.
ETENIsi.


Make no enemies he is insig-
niicant indeed that can do thee no
harm.
The first man who ever went
round the world-tho man in the
moon.
Miss Rose -Goodness the fire is
out. | thought it was very cold.
Beau-Shal | get my overcoat and
put it on you ?
Miss Rose Oh, no but (glancing
at the clock) hadn't you better put it
on yourself?
Man does not want to be an an
gel until he has failed in everything
else.
Among the treasures recently
brought to light in Ponpeii, is sill
Yer altar, on which are placed two sill
vcr cups and spoons, the latter precise
ly like those now used.
They say Dom Pedro snores, and
why should MT he ! In his country
even all the women are s'noras.-Cn-
cjnnaG Times.
What people should know
That it'they spoil stamped envelope
when addressing it they can get the
value in stamps by presenting it at the
post office.
Out in the Black Hills gold re.
gion, when you buy Il bowl of bean
soup, you take off your coat, dive for
a Leln, and when you come up with
it the proprietor Of the saloon takes It
away from you and says YOU only paid
for soup.
Norwich Bulletin: \ Preston
man vas relieved last week of water
snate which, it is believed, he swal
lowed ten years ago. His friends al
was said there was more in him than
people thought.
"A Worcester man was wander
me from paint shop to paint shop the
other day, asking tor striped paint
with which to paint barber pole.
--''Nill you dake sumding?' said
German teeiotaler to tlicnd, while
sitting near i tavern. Il don't care if
| do" WAS the reply. ''Nell, den let
us dakc q walk.
When young farmers wife
made her first boys pants precisely be.
fore as behind, the father exclaimed :
"Goodnoss he won't know whether
he's going to school or coming
home !!
AT one time Daniel Webster had
a difficult case to plead, and verdict
,,o, ro+,,rod o,,,;rc, his client One
or tbo v;+oo,,n1' o,no 70 him and said
ar. vah,tor ;ft hod +horob, o.,
should have lost the case, | might
have testified q good deal more than
7 did," "It is Of no consequences" re-
,lieJ the lowver "tbe iurv did not
bol;ov. , word Won said
"Hova Won any n;ca farmers
o,,os ~ ;,o,;rod . nroc;so old lodv ot
= GROCERY store ..No ma am" re-.
nl;od tho nroct;co, clor, ..hnt we have
,or,o wary uood hams eros" She
took thrac to trv
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

The iron horse has but Que ear
the engineer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-05-19
! From As Chicago nHss.

gkr0M MG CAsc00O nN<& 8es8sx8
= .srhe name Of Dr. r. y. Pierce, Of Buffalo. n. =.
has become - iAmiliar - the people oil over the
eoanssy = pamphlets and books, and his hr9s med.
icai cxper1enec h vc brought him jn'o prominence
and given him solid reputation. 5hs ISsass. IN the
present issue. presents whole.pago commnnica-
ton from DR.. Pierce, and our raalers may gain from
u some idea Of the vast rtuoSsaooe q his OMsiness
and the inertia df hts nandisinse He ha1 q Bu11l0
mammoth estab1ishmehk appropriately named The
s.wcvld's Dispenmry. =. whSe paateats are treated.
and thu remedies compounded. Here nearly =
hundred persona are employed II ne several %.
psstme0so, and cospe Of able and sk1lled rbysl.
clans stand ready 20 alleviate the suncsipgs 6f h
snsnity by The most approved methOia. Thc~e ply.
sscians are i tequent consul stiun with Dr. RsSee.
ana their combined experience h brought 70 beAy
on the successful treatment OF obstinate csees The
Doctor u man soe lares 0cdtnl expGr1encc. and
hie cxtcnsive knowledge Of msteria mcics haa bonn
acknowlsdged 81 prs&Sntations of dekrsss from two
OF the arst Medical Colleges Ia she land 3fg1) ].
rfyai would paifonise Mslisiness = :cicnseiorelly g
Dr. tPtsrccs Family Med!sinss. GoadsQ asaie:l
Discovery ~ nutruous. tonic, alternative, and bleed
eleansime. snd an uhsqnA1ed Cd.sh ss1ssdt F1ees;
ant Purg tive Pellets, scarcely lsyerr than mpat1e
seeds constitute m agrotabie tnd fsllablc phAstl
Favorite Prescription. = remedy for debItAtcd IL.
ansles; Extract of efnnft. ICED. nl1geet tenlesy
for Pain. Bowel Complaints, and m nlleQu9led LIN
tu1ent fof both hnmau and horse.heAh: While 4Is
ns 8 gs'a Catarrh Remedy 10 kn0vn che 1D4tl
over ~ the greatest specihc 1or. Catarrh nn3 .a2
in the Head" ever givet 70 shs public. They ere
sold by Druggtsts. eaIr4ua yye.si sasrts =
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+ = a. 5 "
aMoRAL COURAGE IN DA1LY Lirf
These Ihaxims, under the headv Of
Moral Courage" are posted on the
Office door Of New York merchant:
Have the courage to discharge
debt while you have the money il
yonr pocket. ss asG sa' s. ~,
Have the courage to do without
what you do nof need. however much
your eyes may covet it,
Have tlIc courage to speak to d
friend in o seedy coat, even though
you are in company with, = rich one,
and richly attired ,4,t, t.,,lIf,
Have the courage 70 speak your
mind when it is necessary to do So.
and hold your tongue when it is prn.
dent that you should do so.
Have the courage to own that you
are poor. and thus disarm poverty Of
its sting .,
Have the courage to tell man why
You refuse to credit him. '' II !.
Have the courage to tel! 4 inan why
you will not lend him money.
Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have
when you are convinced, that he lacks
principle;-a friend should bear with
q friends infirmities but not with his
vices. .r
Have the courage to show respect
for honesty, in whatever g1isc IL ap.
pears. aand your contempt for dishon.
esty and duplici.y by whomsoeser ex:
| Ihibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until You can pay for new
Onea.fi ia afas94a nj ~ sis ~
Have the courage to prefer comfnrt
and prosperity, to fashion mall things.
| Have the courage to acknowledge
your IGNORANCE, rather, than to seek
/ for knowledge under false pretenses
Have the courage in prcvidinglan
entertainment for fricnds not to cx.
ceed your means. a sslas ynnfi,
Have the. courage to insnrU, The
property in yonr posse sion and
tl,ereby'pay your debts in.full.
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Lr.( atSI Ju0f1 s9a a s&
South. Lincoln Yleldeq ano 1eal Mnss
executed. The fsactlIIo1 cIla's
neFHpqs system Na9 y spGR NJ I'd that u, 81 dsss
he was far from well. 8, Z y.
6 The e6eet 81 ioinlf Booth wab f1,le:
HI rsved like : msdl1ah; satd Tl'fiis
iisAsyisw6re that Linoolnl 6ndIE cNinfd
should both pay for thA griaf fpds,go
,nY be bedds been sp1t tq. 1. E9ns Cg.l s. the
auce for that which be consid dgfed =
personal affppt. His rage tQok il
Seward, and he engaged Aarold, At
iserodt,a and others ID avsengc Deals
deatk by killing Seward Svldiesl he,
Booth, ,wreaked human ilxengeaDso IN
the President, evs,s, I'D o,r
. AT last came the hour, Booth killed
Lincoln. His friends and tie reelatifvcs
or avengers Of Beal tried their best to
kill Seward, and when they left him
stabbed, bleeding and limp as q cloth,
asdbO j rolled aovef behind 1ipnbed
whereoD they fonnd him. they sup
posed pose l. their t1'i work was co'ppp5lsstely p5s
done. -.
Our story is told. We have given
the truth Of history, and tUldaexactly
Why Abraham ;fLiiOoln, the lhnnsanc
President Of the United Sfates,i1iw
killed Pomeroy's Democrat.
= u
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Too FAsr.- In our day both married
and single people lire too fast. A
bachelor now lias need Of. an ipconG
such as would pilce have satisfied 4
man with q family; and the husband
aid father reqnfes for Ills single
household the means that twenty
years ago wonAl lase supported two
families, iifn0t thrtc.a Daughters arG
Isent to fashionable schoolsla At a.h enor-
nous cost, there 70 learn extraya-
gance, and, IN short. to become fitted
for anything Edt to Become the wives
.of.ponr men. Sons are ruined with
unlimited pocket money, late hours.
and almost total absence 0f tpSternal.
Iepntr,l. Thus We not only waste our
estates, .bnt perpstuate tlls vice0l our
n every WAY srs are liyinG'
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