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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
The Black Hills.

Information received from many
different sources renders it certain
that a large portion OF the reports Of
gold discoveries in the Black Hills
are greatly exaggerated, and have
been set .foat by interested parties
for selfish purposes. The St. Paul
Dispatch has private advices from a
trustworthy gentleman who has been
exploring the southern portion Of that
region and who says that the &C.
counts Of gold-digging there are fabri-
cations, sent abroad by persons in
Custer City who are interested in out
fitting and transportation He found
large population, but no gold
There is probably some gold in the
northern part of that country, but it
has yet to be shown that it will pay
the miner to get it, leaving out OF ac-
count the risk to his scalp which M
trusion upon the lands of the Sioux
entails. Disappointed gold seekers
are now returning firm the Black
Hills in large numbers there are
many others who will be fortunate If
they are ever able to return.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
60 West. Young Man. Go West.

The name Of Horace Greeley IS con-
ne3iei so often with the words, $50
West, young man, go West" that the
one is seldom thought OF or spoken
without the latter. The phrase $50
West" may have been used often in
Greleeys paper, but the Origin Of the
words-the incident that brought them
into being and made them as familiar
as household words, is not generally
known. 1t may be Of some little in
terest to Rural readers, and so we
give it.
Tom Lincoln was an out-and- out
specimen of the New York easy, don't
care hangers, on. He always had
some position about the Custom
House or City Hall, and Greeley, in
his peculiar way, had taken Il strong
fancy to him. Greeley called Lin
coin "Tom,' and Tom called Greeley
Horace" whenever they met. If
Tom by his too easy ways lost his
sinecure OF book.keeper or deputy
something or other, he went at once
to the dingy little room in the Tri-
bune building and had session with
Horace, and the result was that TOMS
name was very soon on the payroll
of some department.
One day Tom came swinging into
Mr.. Greeleys room, threw himself into
a chair. and in his usual tone said
"liorace, I'm up stump again, and
must have place
Mr.. Greeley never looked up from
his paper, but simply bobbed his
spectacles little and said.
"Tom. how long was you in the
Custom. House 2"
"Six years, Horace
GLOW long at the City Hall ?"
"Ten years, Horace, off and on"
Sixteen years. Well, Tom, how
much money have you made ?"
"Not Il cent, Horace"
"Not q cent-not a cent" (Some
little itolic words, as the printers cal
them, were interspersed with the re-
mark, but we leave them DUTY "Six.
teen years in office in New York city
and never saved 4 cent. 500 Vest
young man go Vest"
Tom tried to explain that he bsd
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
The "White House," then and
now.

In the old time Mrs. Madison and
Mrs. Monroe lived in Washington AS
Presidents wives, just as did Mrs
John Q Adams and Mrs. Taylor, but
none of these ladies are remembered
now for their magnificent toilets, the
costly dinners they gave or the jewels
they wore. Even the young and
beautiful Harriet Lane, who presided
over the White House with the state
ly grace of a queen, is not recalled
now for the expense of the toilets she
wore. She had crown diadem
greater than could be valued by the
milliners and dressmakers in her roy.
ally fine and unaffected manners, and
with this attraction she won a place
never matched by any succeeding lady
in a semi official place of any kind in
Washington. So nigh: be mention
ed the popularity of Mr.. Van Buren's
family and of the ladies sent to Wash
ington from Tennessee and Ohio and
Other States in the days of simplicity
and honesty before the war. Never
perhaps has the White I.ouse been
mole gracefully and brilliantly adorn.
ed than it was in Honest andy john
sons time. The ladies Of his house.
hold We're social queens il the highest
sense of the term, but their toilettes
never attracted attention. 1t has been
commonly remarked in Washington
during the past three months that So
ciety has shown no signs of the hard
times. The season just closed has
been one of the most brilliant on rec
ord. and the ladies Of the Cabinet
have displayed at the parties and re-
cepiions more costly dresses than have
before been seen, at least in the last
five years. The wives of those off
Gals who were supposed to have no
income except their official salaries
have not been outdone in this cxtrav-
agance
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

been honest and his salary low. and
all that but he might as well have
talked to stone or post. Horace
Greeley had done with him.
From that day on Tom and Horace
were not on speaking terms, and we
heard Tom say one day, that be never
thought of the old philosopher that
there did not come ringin. into his
ears the prophetic words, $50 West,
young man, 60 West This is the
origin Of the phrase, as Tom Lincoln
and those who knew HIM well will
tell YOU. -Rurol Ne'c Yorker.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

REMEMBER THIS. Nov is the time
of the year for Pneumonia, Lung Fe-
yer, Coughs, Colds, and fatal results OF
predispositlon to Consumption and
other throat and lung disease. Bos
cnEE's GERMAN SYRUP has been used
in this neighborhood for the past two
~ thee years without single failure
to cure. If you have not used this
medicine yourself, 90 to your Drug
gist, O. G. Kimball, Woodstock, and
ask him Of its wonderful success
among his customers. Two doses
will rolieve the worst case. If you
have no faith in any medicine, just
buy sample bottle OF Boschee's Ger
man Syrup for 10 cents and try it.
Regular size bottle IS cents. Don't
neglect cough to save Is cents
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
NORTHERN RAILROAD,

1875. WINTER ARRANGEMENT 1873
On and after Nov. l., 1875, Passenger Train
" will run as follows
UPWARD TRAINS.
Day Express Train leaves Concord at l0.47
JAM and Accommodation Train at 1882
A.Msfor White River junction, connecting
it'll train for Well River, St. Johnsbury,
warton, Newport, Willoughby and Magog
Bakes, S,anstead, Quebec, Bath, Littlcton,
Lancaster, and theWhite and Franconia
Mountains. Also, withtrains for Mont
pelier, Mansfield Mountain, Burlington, ST.
Albans, Rouse's Point, Montreal, Ogdens
burgh, and the West.
ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN leaves Concord at
$3.50 P. M for White River junction 8, Bristol.
EVENING EXPRESS TRAIN leaves CQHcQrd
at 900 p. NJ. for White River junction, con-
meeting with trains for Montpelier, Burling-
ton, st. Adams, Rouses Point, Montreal,
Ogdensburgh, and the West and with Wood
stock II. X. for Quechee, Woodstock, etc.
*Or on arrival OF trains from Boston, Wor-
cester, Portsmouth, Portland, sc.
DOWNWARD TRAINS
INFORMING EXPRESS TRAINleaves White
River Junction for Concord at l.50 A. ", or on
arrival Of trains from Qgdensburgh and Mon
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves White Il.
Junction for Concord at 600 A. N.
tBRIsTOL TRAIN leaves Bristol for Concord
at $50 A. N. and Franklin At 9.05 A. NJ.
tMAIL TRAIN leaves White River junction
for Concord at 1925 P. NJ, or on arrival OF
trains over the Vermont Central, Passumpsic,
and White Mountains Railroads.
DAY EXPRESS TRAN leaves White River
junction at $40 p. NJ, or on arrival Of trains
from Montreal and Ogdensburgh, Brattle.
boro, Keene, Bellows Falls, Windsor, &C.,
connecting al Concord with train for Man
chester, Nashua, Lowell aai Boston.
tThesc trains connect ut Concord With
trains tor Manchester, Lawrence, Ports
mouth, Portland, Nashua, Worcester, New
York, Lowell, and Boston.
GEO. L. TODD, Supt.
Concord, N. H., Nov. lst, 1875.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

We probably shan t hear 80 much
about the "pcor Union soldiers" now
that 4 Cabinet officers has been de-
tected in cheating their dead com
rades out of their gravestoncs. Nor
probably much more about the third
term for Grant, now the Belknap
swindle has been unearthed. Other
Government frauds of like character
are soon to be exposed. The Demo.
cratic House of Representatives is
doing" the business tor these Gov,
eminent thieves and swindlers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

On Wednesday, the Sth inst, the
long,pending Pinchback case was fl,
nally disposed OF by the S>nate. The
Edmunds amendment, making the res
olulion read that p 3 S Pinchback be
not admitted as a Senator from the
State of Louisiana, was adopted by =
vote of 32 against 20, All of the
Democrats voted for the amendment
and they, together with the Republi-
can Senators Christiancy, Edmunds,
Morrill,, of Maine, Morrill,, Of Yer
mont, and Paddock effected the de
feat of Pinchbatk. This result was
fully anticipated as long as three OIL
four weeks ago, but Morton and few
other Republicans seemed to hope
against fate. Their countenance.
wore woe-begone look, and as the
vote was being taken and the result
was announced, they failed to conceal
their discontinue.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

( The younger portion OF our bust
ness men have no recollection of the
time when silver dimes, quarters and
halves were the medium of circula
ton. They were boys in those days.
II will be a novelty for many to re-
ceive change in metal coin. AS these
mint drops will be new and of recent
date we shall soon ascertain how much
old silver has been put away. There
is scarcely safe in Boston that does
not contain more or less silver. and
will come out as soon as Congress au-
thorzes Secretary Bristow to place
the new issue on the market in place
of currency. The amount of coin,
both gold and silver, which is in the
hands of the people is very large, for
there is always a tendency to hoard
such superishably representatives OF
value. This topic was under discus
sion recently, and four gentlemen who
were estimating the amount Of gold
and silver coin thus held, found that
they held among them fifty dollars in
silver and twice that amount in gold.
With half of this average per capital
for the whole county the resumption
of specie payments would be All easy
task.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

While Jane, Buchanan was Pres
iGent he was so particular not to re-
celve presents that when a lady sent
him pair Of slippers he not only re.
turned them, but directed the mes
senger to wait and get receipt from
the giver, 40 that he might have in
his possession proof that they were
sc + back.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

LYONS KATnARIoN prevents the
Hair from falling GU: or turning gray,
reuews it growth, and gives strength
aad vigor. 1t is delightfully."- perfnmed
and makes splendid dressing. 1t is
the cheapest and most desirable Hair
Tonic ever produced. Used by the
elite. Price only so cents. CYL.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
TO THE.
Citizens Of Woodstock
AND THE
Public Generally.

Having provided myself with fist class
COVERED SLEIGH am prepared to carry
passengers to and from the Woodstock Rail-
road Aepot to amy part of the village or ycin'
ity at reasonable rates.
Also, | will deliver FREIGHT to any part
of the village of West Woodstock at the
following prices viz
Freight unloadcd from the Cars and de
liyered at i0c per ton.
Freight delivered from the Depot at 3Oc
per ton.
Orders left at my Livery Office or at Fred
Chapman's Store will receive prompt at
tention. d. BUKk.
Woodstock, Dec. 18th, 1875.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
THE WEEKLY WORLD
d n u Y II 4 IL.

|. 1t contains ALL THE NEWS Of the past
seven days, collected by the agents and cor
respondents of the New York Daily World,
and in fulness, accuracy and enterprise in this
respect ID unequalled.
Its AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
contains the latest news of farm experiments
at home and abroad, contributions by home
and foreign writer's, full reports of the Farm
aers' Club of the American institute. and quo
tations of valuable and interesting articles APP
pearing in the agricultural weeklies and
magazines.
8. Its GRANGE NEWS, to which attention
is specially Called is q feature which can be
found in no other paper All the resources at
the command of a great metropolitan daily
newspaper are employed in its collection, and
the result is a page each week where the men,
bers may find complete record of the work
Of the order in every state in the Union for
the past seven days. In addition to this week.
ly record, The Would gives the cream of all
the local grange papers in every State. This
the CHI argeof one of the active members of the
order.
4. For the FIRESIDE DEPARTMENT.. in
addition to its other attractions, such az
poetry, miscellany. humorous extracts, etc..
during the coming year, there vii be not less
than one hundred short tales by the best
writer's of fiction in England and America.
5 The MARKET REPORTS, brought
down to the hour of publication, are the best
that can be made. Each market is reported
by one whose special knowledge and training
make him the best authority upon that subject
in the United States For accuracy and com
pleteness the market reports of The World
are unrivalled.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

Our New SILVER ColN.-The bill
introduced in the Senate by Mr. Sar-
gent, and in the House by Mr.. Piper,
amcndatory of the silver coinage OF a
new silver dollar equal in weight and
value to two of the present silver hall
dollar, and proposes to make it legal
tender for amounts not exceeding
twenty dollars. The bill abolishes
the existing legal tender pro, ision re.
garding the trade dollar. 1t al'o pro.
vides that silver hall dollars shall be
legal tender for amounts not exceed
ing ten dollars, and that the govern.
ment snail replace without loss to the
holder all abraded silver coins. The
new silver dollar is to be coined on
government account only.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

PYLE's DIErETIG SALERATUs-Uni-
versally acknowledged the hest in use.
Each pound bears the name of JAMES
Pyle, None genuine without. [s6yl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
THE CHURCH OF THE WORLD.


stood one Sunday morning
Before large church door;
The congregation gathered
And carriages 4 score,
From one outstepped lady
| oft had seen before.
Her hand was on prayer-book,
And held Il vinaigrette:
The sign of mans redemption
Clear on the book was set,
Above the cross there glistened
4 golden coronet.
For her the obscquious bcadlc
The inner door flung wide.
Lightly, rs up ballroom,
Her footsteps seemed to glide:
There might be good thoughts in her
For all her evil pride.
But after her woman
Pecpcd wistfully within,
On whose wan face was craven
LIES hardest discipline,
The trace of the sad trinity
Of weakness, pain, and sin.
The few free seats were crowded
Where she could rest and pray.
With her worn garb contrasted
Each side in fair array.
Goods house holds no poor sinners"
She sighed, and walked away.
Old Heathendom's vast temples
Hold men of every state;
The steps Of far Benarcs
Commingle small and great
The dome of Saint Sophia
Confounds all human state;
The aisles of blessed Peter
Are open all the year.
Throughout wide Christian Europe
The Christians right is clear
To use Gods house in freedom.
Each man the others peer,
Save only in that England
Where this disgrace l saw
England, where no one crouches
In Tyranny's base awe
England, where all are equal
Beneath the eye of Law.
Yet there, too, each cathedral
Contrasts its ample room;
No weary beggar resting
Within the holy gloom;
No earnest student musing
Beside the famous tomb.
Who shall remove this evil
That desecrates our age
A scandal great as ever
Iconoclastic rage;
Who to this Christian people
Restore their heritage?
-Harper's Magazine for april.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22

81 suppose" remarked Chicago
man to gentleman of Michigan,
"there are plenty of saw-mils in your
State"
The gentleman of Michigan replied
-"Shud say there wuz. Why, Mich
igan is gettin so dern full NV saw
mills that You can hardly meet man
thar with more'n two fingers on
hand" And sticking up a paw on
which was single finger, he quietly
added, Tre shuck hands 10Th I'm
myself "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
Y G i S

Flower and Vegetable Seeds
planted by million people In America, AMI
the result is, beautiful Flowers and splendid
Vegetables. A Priced Catalogue sent free 10
all who enclose the postage-a &c stamp.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
Vick'S Floral (suide.

This is beautiful Quarterly journal, fine.
ly illustrated, and containing an elegant
colorcd Frontispiece with the first numbcr.-
Price only % cts. for the y, EAR. The first No.
for lS76just issged. addrsss
JAMES WICK, Rochester, Ny.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
Y | G. X S

Flower and Vegetable Garden
ia the most beautiful work of the kind in the
world. 1t contains nearly l50pages hundreds
of fine illustrations, and four Chrome Plates
of Floacers, beautifully drawn and colored
from nature Price 81 cts. in paper covers
6j cents bound in elegant cloth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
Errors of Youth.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years
from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay
and all the effects of youthful indiscretiol
will, for the sake of suffering humanity, send
free to all who need it, the recipe md direc.
ton for making the simple remedy by which
he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by
the advertisers experience can do so by ad
dressing in perfect confidence. [l7ilm6I
JOHN Il. OGDEN. AZ Cedar St.. New York
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
Retrv.

1.-THE following lines were written many
years ago by Richard Monckton Mines,
now Lord Houghton, who has been quite
recently travelling in the United States.--
Naturally enough, they gave great oiieuse
to some of the dignitaries of the Estab-
lisled Church IN England, and one Of the
consequences WIS that they do not ap-
pear in the later edition Of his works. The
copy from which we print was furnished
by Lord Houghton himself to friend who
had once read the lines, and had tried in
vain to find them in print. He has kindly
allowed US to place them before our read
crs. Are there any church dignitarie5 or
church-goers in this country whom these
verses can Oifened =
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-22
HAVE YOU A DOLLAR Z?

70 IL ONE DOL II
We will send. Postage paid.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-07-01
BEST MARKET FOR WOOL.
In Western Missouri,
ISAT THE
Warrensburg WooIen Mills.

WE wish to say to our customers and friends
w that We have made an addition to our build.
ing, and have Increased our machinery. We
have also added some recent improvements to
machinery on hand, so that we are prepared to
make up more goods and of better quality than
ever before. Our customers know that we
HAVE PAID THE HIGHEST PRICES. We
will do the same this year. We pay CASH or
than last year: 1t will pay you well to carefully
w.sh I!,,., and pick your wool as we pay SPECIAL
up your wool as cheap Is good work can be
done. SPECIAL ATTENTION given to Gus
TOM CARDlNG. PERSONS BY WAITING
CAN TAKE THEIR CARDING HOME WITH
THEM. NO CREASE NEED BE BROUGHT
WITH WOOL for custom work OF any kind. Our
goods are made OF WOOL, and we sell them
lower than the same quality of goods can be
bought anywhere else. Persons having WOOL
TO SELL will find it to their interest to see US
before selling. h. l.. DEGAkNU Il CO,
mays Prom rIetUrs.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-07-01

STATE OF MISSOURI,
LAFAYETTE COUNTY. {
! In the Circuit cnurt of said county, In vaca-
tion-June 18th. 1875.
Josiah Reeves,
| Elizabeth Riley and Thomas hiley, p.,;,,.
Charles N. Propst and Clarence b. e''ion
| Propst, Forda g. PrOpst and L0tta
l1So the shove named defendants:' You are
| tition, in which 1t is ALLEGED that one Henry
Propst, deceased. departed this life intestate on
"s a4 Of the feowns
reatestate situated in the town Of Lisbon, other
wise wise SsPSison. ny In the county Of lafayette, and
front on Main street. and running back north
lot one ~, in block two Ca), being ffty y-eight
aud half (58h) feet front, and hfty (5V feet
back. running along Hightower, lot number one
wise. and more accurately described rs lots two,
three and four e. and a., and the north part
| said description Of one hundred (lOO) feet from
On Main street And running back north one hun.
dred and fifteen Ql5l feet. eInbi acing said loS
That said deceased left at his death the said
| Elizabeth Riley nben Elizabeth Propst. his wild
Clarence .. D.Propst. Forda c. Pr1pst and Lotta +.
Propst, his only children and neirs Mt law. that
said plaintif is the owner of the other undivided
titled to said real estate in the following propor-
tions, to-wit: The said plaintiff. Josiah Reeves.
to one undivided fOur-eights thereof, and the
said defendants. Charles n. Clarence ID. ,Fordt
C., and Lotts +. Propst, each to one undivided
one eight thereof subject to the dover of said
Elizabeth Riley. Anu the prayer Of said petition
IL that partition of said lands may be made be-
tween the parties Aforesaid, and II the same
cannot be divided in kind, that the same may be
sold and the proceeds divided between the par
ties interested therein. according to their rights.
And you are further netifled that uni ess you
appear in said court ut the next term tn ereOf be
holden on the 7th day of August next, AMI on or
before the sixth day thereof If the terll shall 30
long continue, and if not then before tho end Of
the term. and answer said petition, the same
will be taken confessed.
And 1t is further ordered that copy hereof be
published In the Lexington Weekly Intelligen-
Ger. = newspaper printed in said county OF La
fayete for iour weeks successfully, the last in
sertiOn to be at least four weeks before the COM
mencement OF the next term OF this court.
A true copy. Attest:
FRANK TRIGG, Clerk.
BYC. h. DANIEL, D. e. junel7-5w
ComingO Slower. Attorneys for plaintiffs
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-07-01
TRUsTEE,s SALE.

VX7HEREAS, the Lexington and st. Louis
w Railroad Company. by its deed of trust,
the ofice OF the Recorder of Deeds, within and
for the county OF Lafayette. slate Of Missouri,
conveyed TO the undersigned trustees the follow
ing described real and persona property, situate
and being in the counties OF Lafayette, Saline
and Pettis, In the state OF MISSOURI to-wft: The
railroad, from the City of Lexington, in said
county OF Lafayette, and extending into and
| through said counties of Lafayette, Saline and
Pettis, and intersecting the Pacific Railroad Of
county Of Pettis. together with ali the apparte-
nances of said road Of every description. includS
ing right of way, station houses. depots. machine
switches. iron and ali materisls used, and that
might be purchased after the execution Of said
deed. for use in building and constructing said
| road, whether ON the line Of said road, used IN
the same or; in transitu to ssld road for use ip
building and completing the same tssid roxd
date OF said deed), and said road when completed
with all right Of way, depot grounds, and APP
purtenanees OF every description and character
about said railroad and the completion and
| equipment thereoE-except the hotel building
then being built st the City Of Lexington, and
and coupons in said deed described ;and whereas,
aas asa AMID
legal holders OF some OF said accrued coupons
| OF us, will proceed to sell the above described
| property at public auction. to the highest and
best bidder, at the court house door, in the City
l Of Lexington, state of Missouri, for cash in
hand, on u, sis4 -5 .iii.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER SECOND, 1876,
and will convey the property ny deed or deeds
to tn. purchaser or purchasers. for the purpose Q
| OF said trust. ID. Il. GARRISON,
! .-sa a-... RUFUs 81, y LACKLAND. q Kl.a,s.
Amy information desired will be given on ap-
plicslion to Slayback 4 Hseussler. st. Louis,
attorneys for majority OF bOndhOlders iune24