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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06
The Famine in China.

simultaneously with the dearth
which is causing so much anxiety in
India, famine is raging in the north
of China but while the care and
energy OF the Indian Government re-
duce the distress in the former case to
a minimum, people are dying by
thousands in China of sheer starva-
ton. The scenes of the chief distress
are in the north and east, in the eX-
IRENE north of Kiangsu, in Shantung,
in Pechill and in Shanse; and from
Shantung especially the accounts
which reach us are heartrending.
The whole tract of country in ques-
ton suffered last summer from severe
drought, which nearly destroyed the
crops ; and the peasantry, having
eaten what little grain they had in
store, or were able to gather, are re-
d1ced now TO the last stage of want.
The picture drawn by Protestant mis-
sionaries in Shantung, and who are
distributing the aims literally contri-
buted by the foreign communities in
China, is terrible. Mr.. Richard
writes:
Having finished their corn, the
people are now eating grain husks,
potato stalks and elm bark, buckwheat
stalks, turnip leaves and grass seeds,
which they gather in the fields.
When these are exhausted they pull
down their houses and sell the timber,
and it is reported everywhere that
many eat the rotten sorghum stalks
from the roof and the dried leaves
which they usually burn for fuel. OF
their eating fuel leaves there is no
doubt thousands eat them, and
thousands die because they cannot
get even that. They sell their clothes
and children. Having no clothing
left to protec: them from the cold,
many take refuge in pits built under
ground, to keep themselves warm by
the tetld breath Of the crowd. In the
east suburb Of Cmngchow City there
are four such pits. One-third OF the
plumber (240 originally put in them
are now dead within six weeks, and
no sooner is q corpse carried out than
a crowd are struggling for the place.
Villages Of 500 families report 800
deaths Of starvation villages of 800
report 100 persons dead"
Almost the whole Providence of
Shantung is suffering but the suffer-
ing OF eight Aien districts is SAID to
be beyond description and as each
contains an average of 1000 villages,
the thousands who have already per-
ished may be too readily conceived
London Times Shanghai Correspon-
dence.
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should resolve to be, self.made,-
Whether wholly self dependent or
favored with assistance, the must
evolve whatever they would become
mainly from their own native abilities
and enthusiastic efforts. With these
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For Observation-Disclosures one
teaspoonful of borax in a cup Of hot
water ; apply the liquid to the scalr
until good lather is produced ther
rinse well with warm water, until
the hair feels soft and natural ; if de
sired, a cold.water rinse may be taken
at the last wipe the hair dry, and let
it hang loosely about the shoulders tc
get the air through.
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-"But pass" said minister, one
Sunday, in dismissing one theme Of
his subject to take up another "Then
l make it spades - yelled a man from
the gallery who was dreaming tho hap
Ply hours away in an imaginary game
of euchre. 1t is needless to say that
he went out on the next deal, being
assisted by one OF the deacons with a
full hand of clubs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06

PETERsoN's MAGAZINE for June
opens with an exquisite steel engray.
ing "Sybil's Swans" In addition it
has Il double sized colored fashion
plate, about twenty other fashion il.
Illustrations, and dozens Of patterns for
embroidery, netting, etc, etc. "Pet.
erson," it must he remembered is only
two dollars year and i'll clubs can
be had as low as $3.50.
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Some people think it makes but
little difference about eggs whether
clean or dirty, as they are "clean in
side" But this is only true in part.
Dirt or filth causes the shell to decay,
and sometimes it may affect the taste
when the egg is broken. Besides,
clean eggs look SO much better in
market, and are actually worth more
because they will keep longer. Let
the hens have good tidy place in
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A THE CHEAT CAUSE
. OF
- Human Misery.

Just Published, in a Sealed Encelope. Price Sc.
A Lecture Oh the Nature, Treat
ment and Radical cure of Seminal
Weakness, er SpermatorrhGa, induced by
Selt-Abuse, Involuntary Emissions. Impo-
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Marriage generally; Consumption, Epilepsy,
and Fits Mental and Physical Incapacity.
&c.-By ROBERT j. CULVERWELL, M
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The worldrenowned author, in this admir-
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Tuesday, but look out for a regular
ripper on Wednesday y

"A colored preacher in Alabama
puts his foot on excessive bribery at
elections, and brushes it, "Dis ting
he says, lob gittin' q hundred dollars
for vote is all wrong. Ten dollars
is as much as it's WORT"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06

Boys are much better than they
used to be. We observed one the
other day out on the back piazza sing
ing "There is rest for the weary
while his mother was wedding the
onion bed. -Nor,uich Bulletin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06

Work horses, if at all, should be
checked very low they can thus pull
to greater advantage, protect their
eyes from rain or snow, and are less
liable to stumble OF injure themselves.
City railway companies have largely
abandoned the use Of check-reins.-
Illinois Humane Society's Circular.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06
When a man leaves our side IN,

When man leaves our side and
goes over TO the other side he is a
traitor, and we always felt that there
was subtle something wrong about
him. But when IMAM leaves the
other side and comes over to us then
he is man Of great moral courage,
and we always felt that he had ster-
ling stutfin him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06

The name Of u new novel is ''The
Wrongful Heir; or, The Mystery at
the Falls" 1t must be companion
to that charming romance, entitled
"The False Heir; or, The Mysterious
Waterfall"
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Choice Flower and Garden Seeds
Strawberries, Peaches, &c.

Plants of the newest and finest improved
sorts, carefully packed. My collection of
Strawberries took the first premium for the
best Collection, az the great show of the Mass
Horticultural Society, in Boston. grow over
100 varieties the most complete collection in
the country, including all the new, large
American and imported kinds. Price de-
scriptive Catalogues, gratis, by mail. Also,
Bulbs, Fruit Trees, Roses, Evergreens,
Choice Flower, Garden, Tree, Evergreen,
Herb, or Fruit Seeds, % packets Of either for
$l,00. by mail,
n n The True Cape Cod Cranberry, best
wv sort for Upland, Lowland, or Garden,
N by mail, prepaid. sSl,0O per 100. $500
v. per 900. Wholesale Catalogue to the
Trade. Agents Wanted.
ID. vi. WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries
and Seed Warehouse, Plymouth, Mass. Els.
tablished 1912.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06

SOME Big TREEs.-A new grove OF
giant trees has recently been discov-
cred in California about one hundred
miles South Of the famous grove OF
Yosemite, 5000 feet above the level OF
the sea. Instead Of being small
cluster OF thirty or forty trees, like the
Yosemite grove, it contains over 49,
900 trees and covers 4 section Of coun-
try six miles square The ages of the
largest are estimated at between 1900
and 1000 years, while there are also
thousands of young ones from 100 TO
1000 years old. Excavations at the
roots of these trees have revealed their
buried ancestors, some of them thirty
feet in diameter, and estimated TO be
5000 years old.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06
Errors of Youth.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years
from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay,
and all the effects of youthful indiscrotion
will, for the sake Of suffering humanity, send
free to all who need it. the recipe and 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. [l79jm6l
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'Unquestlouably the best sustained
work of the kind in the World"
Harper's Magazine.
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Notices of the Press.

Notices of the Press.
The Magazine has attained in its one quar-
ter century and more of existence to that
point where it may be said of it, in the words
of DIR. Johnson ut is vain to blame and USE
less to praise" The lustre of its long-ago-
attained reputation has increased as the years
have passed, and its future seems as bright if
not brighter than at any time since the gold
en- hue of prosperity settled around its later
and best years. Brooklyn Eagle.
Harper's Monthlyis marked by the same
characteristics which gave it circulation from
the first with the better class of readers. 1t
combines reading matter with illustrations in
a way to make clear and vivid the facts pre-
scented. Pictures merely designed to catch
the eye of the ignorant are never Inserted
CHICAGO Journal.
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:--Consolation is always soothing to
the bereaved. Here is what a west
ern journalist offers to his readers I:
Sowing to the death Of our chief edi.
tor there will be no editorial article on
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1t VII CUc CONSUMPTION,
Even after all other remedies have failed. In
the earlier stages Of this disease il will effect
L speedy and certain cure; and in many ca,
SEES of advanced Consumption its effect has
seemed almost miraculous, restoring to full
strength and perfect health those whom ply.
scans had given up as incurable. TRY IT.
1T WILL CURE cATARRH
More eifectually than any other remedy, by
simply removing the cause. TRY IT.
at will Cure Bronchitis, by allayiug all
ritation of the Throat. TRY II.
IL will Cure A.thma, afording immed-
late relief and perfect cure. TRY IT.
It Will Cure liberated Sore Throat.
TRY III.
IT WILL CURE Loss OF Voice, Night
SWcats, Hectic Fever, AND ALL Symp.
toms of Consumption. TRY IT.
For every affection OF the Throat
and Lungs it only needs rial to convince
the most skeptical of its wonderful curative
properties.
RpJnp,DIg, Mat n
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Commissioners Notice.
PATRICK DALY'S ESTATE,

OUlIIIiloSIuittTS nUUCt.
PATRICK DALY'S ESTATE.
The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Probate Court of the Distric: OF Hart
iord Commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against Patrick DAILY late Of Sharon in said
District, deceased, and the claims Of the de-
ceased exhibited in set.off to the claims of the
creditors, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purpose of examining and allow
ing said claims at the store OF Josiah Wal.
bridge in Sharon in said District, on the 23d
day Of October, A. d. 1877. from o'clock. A..
NJ, until o'clock r. NJ, on each of said days
and that six months from the Both day of A.
pri, A-D. 1877, is the time limited by said
Court tor said creditors TO present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated al Sharon this Sd day Of May, a. D..
1877.
JOEL II. MARSH, }Commis-
w. II. II. WALBRIDGE, sioners.
CHAS. NJ. LAMB, Administrator.
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Dr.. A. J. Flagg's
Tf.c Cough and lung syrup

The Cough and Lung syrup
Is the remedy that during the past fifteen
ers has won for DIR. FLAGG an extended
reputation as y SPECIALIST for THROAT
and LUNG Diseases After so many years
trial it can be truthMlly said that it has
NEVER FAILED. even in the WORST CASES.
1t is purely Vegetable, and its effect upon the
system is at once Soothing and Tonic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06

CLAREMoNT, n. H., September, 1875.
DIR. FLAGa-My Dear Sir: Your Congh
and Lung Syrup has proved great benefit to
me, giving relief from severe Coughs and
Soreness ofthe Lungs, when all other reme-
dies and physicians had failed. have never
taken medicine more pleasant to the taste
or more satisfactory in its results.
Mrs. LYDIA WILEY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06
1t Will Cure a Common Cold

In a few hours, not BY drying it up, but by re-
moving it from the system. TRY II.
II VIII CURE II Chronic Cough. by
soothing the irritated parts, and strengthen
ing the system.
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Misfellameous.
now THE SULTAN LO0K5 AND LIVES

The present queen of the harem is
new, and new love is strong; but it nev-
er retains the Sultan in his harem beyond
the hour OF his habtual appearance in the
imperial study. By 10 o'clock in the
morning, clad in fur-lned anteri, the
Sultan takes his place in the cheerful lit
tie room in the right wing of the palace
which he has made his own--a little gem
IN its way, furnished in ebony and green
velvet, its only ornaments, select libra
ry, number of maps hung on the walls,
the busts of his father and uncle, and the
portraits of his father and grandfather.
the first person he sends for in the morn
ing is Said Pasha, Grand Marshal of
the palace, with whom he draws out the
programme of his day then he calls for
the other Said Pasha, his first secretary,
with whose assistance he carefully exam
ines all the papers sent to him from the
Porte. Occasionally. while still in his
dressing-gown, he receives ministers on
pressing business otherwise he works at
his papers till noon, when he breakfasts,
aud shortly after reappears at his study.
dressed in the Quaker-cut black frock-coat,
called Stambuue Then commence the Off
cial receptions, generally followed by
second Interview with his Grand Marshal,
alter which he either takes walk in the
palace grounds or a trip on the Bospho-
rous in his yacht. He dislikes driving,
but on sunday he drove over TO Stamboul,
where l saw him, to inspect the arrange
ments of the new Chamber of Deputies
lie dimes shortly after sunset, takes no
raki before his dinner and no wine with
the meal. Once or twice a week he in
vites some member of the Cabinet to spend
the evening with him and talks to them
upon public affairs, other evenings are de-
voted to music; he has a special pianist.
an Italian, attached TO the palace, and
sometimes the palace troupe performs
pantomme Tor his amusement. About H.,
or earlier, he retires to his harem. which,
expressed prosaically, means goes to bed
He is perfectly conscious that his constitu-
ton is not robust, and his physicians say
that he adheres most faithfully to their
advice Tor the preservation OF his health.
No one who saw the Sultan on Sunday
examining with interest every detail of
the new chamber, visiting the imperial
loge, mounting the tribune, noticing the
silk stutfs which cover the benches, jaunt-
lily descending the broad staircase OF the
Ddra ef tdnoaDt with Said Pasha, could
conscienliously conclude that the mems
sand was wanting in that slender frame,
although the frame is undeniably slender
and the expression of the face anxious
and sorrowtul. So much for the Sultan.
London Truth
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CATARRH.
TWELVE YEARS
OF SUFFERING.

Gentlemen About twelve years ago, while trav-
cling with Father Kemp's Old Folks Concert
Troupe as tenor sing r, took severe cold and
severe attack oi Catarrh, which baltled with
every known remedy Tor four weeks without avail,
and was hnally obliged to give up most desirable
position ana return home unable TO sing r note.
For three vears afterwards was unable to sing at
all. The fir attack of Catarrh had left my nasal
organs and throat so sensitive that the slightest
cold would bring on fresh attack leaving me
prostraicd In this way | cominued 10 suffer. The
last attack, the severest | ever had, terrible.
suffered the most excruciatng pain in my head,
was SO hoarse As to be scarcely able to speak and
coukLed necessarily. / tnoukh was going into
quick consumption, and firmly believe tn at had
these symptoms continued withot relief they
W. uld have rendered me easv victim. When in
This distressing condition, commenced the use of
>anioids Radical Cure fur CatdrI h. very reluctant.
ly, confess as had Il led all the adver ised r. m
edes without benefit. The first Cose of this won.
derful medicine gave me the greatest relief. /. is
hardly possible Tor one whose head acn-s, eyes
ache, who can scarcely artlcuAte distinctly on ac.
count of the choking arcumulations in his throat.
TO realize how much relief obtained from the fret
application OF sanford s dical Cure Under IL.
influence, both internal and external, rapidly re.
cover, d; and by an occasional use of the remedy
since have been entirely free from Caarrh. for the
first time in twe've Yeas. Respectful yours,
GkO. w. HOLBROOK.
Waltham, Mass. Jan. 2, 1875.
p. S--I pui chased the Radical Cure of George
II. Rogers, Druggist. kumford Building.
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SANFORD'S
RADICAL CURE
For CATARRH.

AS worked revolution in the treatment Of
- Catarrh. 1t has demonstrated beyond all doubt
that this disease ia its severest forms, is cur
able, and that comfort and happiness may be made
to follow years oi misery. years of suffering, by
persistent oft. The method OF treatment orig
mated by DR.. Sanford. viz. the LEGAL and constitu
tiona by remedy prepared by distillatlon. is the
only one ever offered to the pubic that will bear
the test Of time
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Farm for Sale.

aAsp A Situated in Manchester, miles from
Augusta and miles from Manches ter
eSN1VSs Cross Roads, on the road leading from
Ia1L=.S6 Augusta to Mt. Vernon, co, taining
a.out ~ res Of excellent land of which Is are il
WOOD o superior quality cuts (, ON I5 to 20 tons
good hay has an orchard OF 100 trees in bearing
producing from 30 TO lt0 bbls. Also 100 yeung
trees which will soon come in bearing. A good
house. Ia stories, with Fix rooms all well finished,
also good cellar. barn 4ONO; well Of nice
soit water, which never fails, convenient TO house
and barn. school Oi ehalf the year within "a oi
mile. This farm will be sold at a bargain as The
owner has changed his busln. So ann il determined
to sell. Inquire oil +. N. LOWERING, AmesDury,
Mass; or, LORENZO DUNH, Manchester, Me.
2ml9t