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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

The WHITE MoUNTAINs.-There
has been a steady gain in mountain
travel tor the last ten years. Last
season was one of the hest that the
mountain hotel landlords have Seen,
and there is net much doubt that '7S
will be at les st an average season.
The Barrons are showing their faith
by adding twenty new rooms to che
Crawford House. The last mentioned
gentlemen, who also keep the Twin
Mountain House, were applicants tor
the lease of the Fabyan House, at the
great railroad center in the mountains,
and offered $4,000 for the use of it
this year. They, however, failed to
get it and it has gone into the hands
of Captain William II. Stevens, OF
Lttleton, clerk at the FabyaD last
year, c. II Merrill will have charge
of the Crawford, and Oscar F. Barron
of Twin Mountain House, as formerly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

The Democratic National Executive
Committee met in Washington last
week. They done no important
business, kexccpt approving of the
investigation of the Presidential Elec-
toral Commission Fraud, ordered by
the House Of Representatives max
ing a few appointments, etc. They
issued no address to the Democracy
Of the country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

This is the way the money goes
Congress has passed an order tor the
printing 100000 copies OF the report
of the Commissioner of Agriculture
for 1877. BY the time these books
are printed and distributed the matter
In them will be from two to three
years old, in fact, completely gone to
seed and worthless seed at that 1t
is wastetul aud useless outlay OF
money. Three hundred thousand
copies of n last,years almanac would
be quite rs profitable reading and OF
as much practical good,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29
YOUNG CASSIUS N. CLAY

Will make the season OF 1873 at Woodstock,
Vt, and Canaan. N. H., standing at each
place three weeks alternately. AT WOOD
stock he will be kept at the:stable oil
WILLIAM ID. FOSTER,
beginning the season there on the first day oil
June. At Ca aan he will be kept
AT MY FARM IN THE VILLAGE,
BEGINNING the season there on the I'D oil
June.
Terms, $500 to Warrant;
pavablc on the first day of January 1880.
[ recommend this horse with great conn
dence both as a ,rotter and size, claim
that he is a frs, class trotter in every respect
and will so prove himself in the future IN
The following named gentlemen, own ing
his stock permit me- to give scs Them H Quantities.
as a thor orghbped stock horse Col. Gea. A.
Merrill, Rutland, " Chas; Day Esq liz
Wooster and Chas. Taylor, Canaan, IL.
CHARLES b. BALLARD, .,
Concord, N. H., Bvx IL.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

lex, Governor Young of Ohio, who
was lieutenant'go governor under Hayes,
says that Hayes has few, If any,
friends left Ia Ohio, aud could not be
elected to tho Legislature in his own
district. There Ia nobody in Ohio
who speaks well Of bin, and none OF
his friends have the slightest influence
with him."
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The NezVs.
GENERAL M VS.,

"A clothing dealer ~ Bristol
Conn, recently found among his
goods coat and vest, in which were
discovered hol,s, the lining Inside be
ing stained with blood, aud the coat
marked James Fisk, j." Major
Newton, the proprietor OF the Bristol
Hotel, purchased the clothes, It Ia
Supposed that they arc tho Identical
garments worn by Fisk At the time
he was shot by Stokes,
Charles wilkinson, q noted
American forger who escaped from
Sing Sing Prison two years ago. has
lust been sentenced TO ten years IN
prisonment In England for extensive
forgeries In London,
There Is q rumorin Washington
that the Texas Pacific managers con
templated a charge Of their program
mo 10 rs to make the City OF Mexico
the terminus Of their road
1t Il estimated that 10000 people
have cmIgralcd from Pennsylvania
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois 10 kans1s,
taking with them sG,ooO'Ooo in cap
ital,
Hoods Texas Brigade will hold
lis annual reanion in the city OF llou'
ton on the 10Th day of July next
General Wade Hampton aud General
DAn Toorhees are expected to BE-
present
Ohio has voted by q large majori'!
against taxing church property
Texas has commenced 10 ship new
wheat 10 ST. Louis Wis the Texas
Central road from Dallas, The yield
Is large, and the clone Star" Is CORES
pondingy brightly in hopes and happy
in anticipation OF good times,
The trial Of the negro Ton EyeR
for the murder Of the StlllmanS' al'
aged coupel, was concluded at PITS
field, Mass, Saturday, with n vlrle;'
of guilty of murder in the first degfee'
The Court then sentenced the prisoner
John Ton Eyck, TO be hanged Friday
Aug 10th next
Reports to day from nearly every
county in West Virginia show the
crops, and frit to 10 in splendid con-
d,;ou, the last frost having done no
damage.
Meditation on the cost OF war;
the st. Louis Journal says "liow
much better it would have been tor
Russia if she'd let war alone aud put
her money into some tirst'cla's news
paper" ,,
The Chicago land'scrip has been
pronounced legal, and the city, it IS
believed, will soon be relieved OF Its
financial embarrassments
"A party of fifteen Esquimaux and
five white men, headed by Lieutenant
Schwatka, will leave New York in the
Eotnen IN about ten days, in search OF
Sir John Franklin,
The total value of American silk
dressgoods, ribbons, thread, hose dress
trimmings, etc, cct., consumed the
past year, is put down at sl2,lo5'os5
-Ecquador has adopted new con
stitution which gives the country ove'
to priestly rules, religious toIera'lor
being denied.
Minister Seward sends to Wash
| ington distressing accounts OF the
| famine in China. He says tiiteer
millions of peop'e are actually starving
to death, and that sixty millions more
are suffering more or less from lack
of food.
Western Massachusetts reports
season from one to three weeks earlier
than usal, though more marked II
grass, grain and fruit than IN t'llag'
crops, northern Worcester County
however, being less forward than othe'
sections. The damage by the recent
Geld snap is probably mostly conhneo
to strawberries, grapes and tine earlles
planted corn and potatoes
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

Heavy showers, accompanied by
hail and lightning, astonished South
ern Vermont and New Hampshire
and Northern Massachusetts, Satur-
day. AT Exeter the storm was the
severest. Glass was broken, the
trees were slipped of their leaves, and
the ground covered with hailstones
as large as robins eggs.
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Often Asserted

The highest compliment that can
be paid to Mr., Tildrn, the Utica Oh.
server think, Is conveyed in the sim
pie statement OF fac. that the Repub
lican managers feared him more than
they feared the party which elected
him. They knew that with Mr.. Tilden
in the White Iouse, their schemes Of
plumber were at an end. More than
that they feared the exposure and
punishment Of their past offences -
fraudulent naval contract, treasury
deficit, cus,om.house stealings, reven
ua defalcatlous, quartermaster's &C.
counts Indian ring rsscalites--
these would all come to light under
the searching gaze OF the Chief Mag.
istrate who was honest, fearless end
shrcwd. It has been often asserted
that if any casy.going man mad been
elected by the Democrats in place of
Mr.. Tilden, be would have been in
augura;ed without serious opposition,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

Secretary Sherman has no doubt Of
his ability to resume specie payment
on the let of January, 1870, lilo does
not anticipate that he will be called
upon TO redeem more than 100000
900 of greenbacks, but he will be pre-
pared to meet any emergency
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

When the Democrats gerrymander
Ohio it is base political trick, an
outrage on the people. When Nor
ton so parcelled out Indiana that,
though the Democrats carried the
State, the Republicans had the Con.
gressional and Legislative districts, it
was patriotism.
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EDR age.
Wednesday, May 20, 1879.

California will elect, June 10th, l5s
delegates 10 q constitutional oonyen
ton,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

making 6t " g
assessment for the year ending March 81,
1878. Net surplus above all liabilities,
March 81, 1878, 1884 SO.
The assessments for thirty-eight years
have been one hundred and twelve per
cent, averaging less than 3 per cent. Il
year.
IN case Of ire assessments stop at ttme'ot
loss, and no person is authorized to collect
them for this Company without present.
ing its printed receipt.
Il. S. SOUTHGATE, Treasurer.
Woodstock, VT, April 20, 1873.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

The famine continues in China, and
the roadsides are strewed with the
bodies Of those who died Of Starva-
tion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

TO the American boy there is an
awful, ama,jpstic difference in weight
between the butt. end of Il fish pole
and hoe handle. Syracuse Sunday
Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-29

Tng kLEGTuRM INVESTIGATING
ConnTTRR Speaker Randall has ap
poinled the following as q select com
mIltee Of eleven on Mr., Peters reso'
lulionsl CIarkson n, Potter Of New
York, William II, Morris m Of Illinois,
RppA lIuntoon Of Virginia, John A.,
McMahan of Ohio, j. >, q Blackburn
Of Kentucky, W, 5, silenger OF Peun'
sylyania, Thomas II, Cobb Of Indiana,
DemoCrals), Il u, Butler Of Masaa'
ehusells, Frauk lllseoek Ut New York,
j, ID. Cox Of Ohio aud Thomas u,
Reed Of Maine (liepubllcaOsl,
The Illinois Democrats aro 10 meet
IN convention at Chicago, Wednesday,
June 2Gth, Our Democratic brethren
there think that they can carry tho
state In November, \ United States
senator Il 10 be chosen by tho next
legislature Of that state IN place Of
II, j, 0glcsby Qiepubllcon), whose
term expires next March, 4 Demo-
cratic Legislature will just fix that
matter all right,
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d 7 Il D..

d 7 T. d.
In No Bridgewater May &c Ercebia NJ. En-
erson age II years.
In Attleboro Mass. May 20 Miss Lucy w.
Gould age 76 years.
In Woodstock, May ~ Alice infant daughter
of Marion A. and Azella Smith, aged year and
months and15 days.
In Cavendsh. May IA ofcancer, Mrs. Mahala
Gowan, age 62 years.
In Springfield, May Edward Fairbanks
aged 90 years.
In South Reading, May u OF consumption,
Mrs Jauettc, wife of Wallace W. Wilkins,
aged AZ years.
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WOODSTOCK PRICE CURRENT
MARRIED..

In Rochester, May 90. at his home, by Rev.
Geo. S. Guernsey, Mr.. Seryl w. Summon and
Miss Ida NJ. Parish, both of Brookheld
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-23
the pretty flowers, looking down into my
face with world of tender inquiry as TO

the pretty flowers, looking down into ny
face with world of tender inquiry as to
its forlorn and woe-begone condition.
"These blossoms will serve to garnish
your Sunday dinner" he said, in which
/ have become strangely interested, and
could not frbear bringing you the
thyme which yon left behind yon,"
at is useless" | said smiling dole
fully; "the green eyed monster has
spoiled all"
"Ah," he said, his face suddenly
frightening, " is that the trouble? Bless
your wOmanly little soul, how | love
your frank generosity How sweet II Is
to hear something straight from the
heart, without atiectation or sham All,
believe me, you have nothing to dread
from the green'eyed monster
knew from the tenderness of his
voice and manner he thought | meant
that | was jealous of Susan, and | felt
tie hot blood rush up to the frill of my
dusting cap. wanted to tell him it was
only green eyed cat, and faltered out
that he had made mistake; but he
broke in again, eagerly:
" Yes, | know there il some little
mistake about the relationship. Jane
has told me that instead of being some-
thing or other, that you are the other
thing but the main thing is that you
are the one woman in the world for
me. | never saw anybody in my life -
at least, that isl mean since
And here the poor fellow grew silent,
thinking, doubtless, OF Belinda. | was
sorry 50 sensitive and loyal nature
should be thrown away upon Susan,
whom knew to be cold and calculating,
thinking more OF her mortgage than the
human heart, but could not be treacher
Gus and base.
al am sorry" | said-ior irankncs,
was part Of my nature, and HEAVIER
knows was sorry TO my hearts core
--" but | cannot interfere with the plans
OF your sister Jane, | know that she il
only my brother,n'law's brother
wife"
"Oh," cried James brother John
won't you please make the relationship
a simple one? See what mischief IL has
done a ready shall love nobody but
you-shall marry nobody but you"
And all at once, while my hand was
still close in his own, and the violets
were dropping from the warmth of both,
who should burst in upon us but his
sister Jane
Her tace was hustered, but not very
wrathiul, and she seemed rather pleased
than otherwise at the tableau before her.
"For goodness sake, John" she said
"when you come back to the house don't
say word to Susan; she's engaged tc
the Baptist minister. never liked the
looks OF the man myself, and wouldn'
want to marry anybody with such al
ugly 'Quint in his eye; but he hold
Susans mortgage and il he looked sever
ways to the moon, she wouldn't care. ;,
perhaps it's better AZ it is
"Pm sure it's ever SO much better a
it H." said James brother john llar
per's Weekly.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

In the house, on the 9th, under call
of the states the following bills were referred: {:
By Mr.. Collins For establishing a district
and circuit court for the United States in the
northern district of Pennsylvania. By Mr..
Scales Giving to all religious denominations
equal rights and privileges in the Indian
reservations. By Mr.. Jones: For the ap.
pointment of commission, to be called the
farmers and stock.breeders, commission, and
to consist OF one veterinary surgeon and
two practical stock-breeders, at an annual
salary of twenty-five hundred dollars each,
to have charge OF the investigation of con.
tagiOus diseases oil farm stock, their causes,
means of prevention, cure, ETC., and who are
to report from time to time measures to
prevent the Importation of such diseases
from abroad and the spread of contagion.
BY Mr.. Ewing Establishing new judicial
district in Ohio. By Mr.. Fort: To indemnify
III nois and other states in regard to swamp
lands. By Mr. Phillips; To enable soldiers
Of the late war to pre.empt land to the
extent OF one hundred and sixty acres. By
Mr.. Morrison: To amend the law in relation
10 the tax on native Wines. The house
then proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill establishing permanent form of
government for the district OF Columbia.
Without disposing Of the question, the
house adjourned.
In the house, on the 7tb, the bill for
the government Of the district Of Columbia
was tsken up. The bill having been gone
through by sections, the main question wss
ordered on the passage OF the bull, and it
WAS plssed vithout the yeas and nays......
Mr.. wood then moved to go into commit.
t,. Of the whole on the tariff bill
- :. standing vote, the speaker an.
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Irrigation by Artesian Wells.

The uncertainty attending the annua
rainfall in many sections OF the countr,
suggests the employment OF artesiar
wells for the purposes of irrigation.
Largo tracts OF land are practically use
les, from lack OF moisture, much OF
which could be rendered fertile at q
comparatively trihing cost ifthis method
of procuring water wss resorted to-.
Experience has shown that abundance OF
water can be readily procured from
subterranean sources. There is reason
10 suppose that the great western plains
might he easily reclsimed by this means
In Utah artesian wells are numsrous and
yield water abundantly. On the line of
the Pacific railroad, at Rock Springs,
situated G,2S0 feet above the surface, r
we'll discharges 960 gallons of water per
hour. Another at Bitter Creek, 696 feet
deep, gives l.000 gallons per hour, at m
elevation of 6,6Ss feet above the level.
At Grantsville well iurni-hes the
enormous quantity of 4, 200 gallons per
hour Thee iac's are sufficient to show
that the enormous losses annually in.
Cured by farmers and others are capable
Of being prevented by means easily
available.
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Those Silver Dollars.

The treasury has now commenced to
pay out the new silver dollars, and in the
ordinary course OF business 81 10000
will be disbursed during the current
month. There is, we are informed, some
complaint of the redundancy Of small
silver coin aud appreheneiOns that this
superabuudance may lead to inconveni.
ence. il is TO be regretted that the gov~
ernment has not provided means for the
exchange of small coin for bills or for
coin certificates. Thia, however, it has
done in the case OF the silver dollars, and
hereafter whoever finds himself burdened
with Il superfIuity Of these shining discs
can without difficulty exchange them for
the new .ilvtr coin certificates in demon
nations ranging from ten to one thousand
dollars Thus Il supelilrity Of tilver
dollars can always be prevented, So tar,
at least, a. any Inconvenience may arise
from the mere handling or storing OF the
coins. We can but believe, however,
that the provision OF the silver law,
which compels the secretary o! the
treasury to coin two millions month.
and fOrbIdI him TO coin more than four
millions, is not wholly wise, and that it
would have been better had silver not
only been made an unlimited tender for
all payments, public and private, but
that its supply also had been made to
depend upon the demand Tor it, by
permitting any one to have silver bullion
coined on payment of the seignorage.
This is what is done with gold; and
perfect equality between the two metals
cannot be reached as long as the govern.
ment arbitrarily fixes the supply OF one
of these by Il cast.iron rule, and leaves it
open for any one to increase the supply
of the other by sending ton or two OF
gold bricks to the mint. We are not
asking any fresh legislative action in the
premises at present; we can afford to
wait and see how affairs move under tht
existing regulations. But we point out
what we consider TO be an imperfection
in the law and invite to the subject the
consideration OF the thoughtful
Graphic.
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The Progress of the Phonograph.

Those who have become interested III
Edi-on's curious invention OF machine
that talks will be glad to learn that he
has doubled its capacity within the last
month. The cylinder machiuc, as first
made, dissipatsd most of the voice of the
speaker, so that it returned only faint
and feeble falsetto in response to the
loudest speech, and even then it was
necessary for the speaker to apply his
mouth directly to the mouth-plece. In
March, Edison increased the capacity of
the photograph 50 that it would record
his speech at n distance of thee feet; by
April 90, he had increased its sensitive.
ness 50 that he could speak to it at a
distance of nine feet and receive an
audible and Ineligible response; aud
yesterday he reported to this office that
he had talked to the machine and been
heard and received q repetition OF the
speech at distance OF thirteen feet.
This increased power is obtained, we
understand, not by any radical chang
in the form or the general materials OF
the phonograph, but merely by supply
ing steel bearings, so that the cylinder
will run with unvsrying uniformity.
Id this remarkable improvement hss
been made in a month, il il not too much
to hope that the anticlpations which
experts have considered mos; extrsys
CANT may yet come true, and the p1opo'
graph be actually used in pubic meet
ings and court = to catch and record lm'
perishsbly all the answers OF with'sses
and sll the .loquence OF orators And
il would chronicle all the applause sni
laughter in the right Plsces--which
would be awkard for those congressional
ieclsime,s who put in the "applau.e
md " Laughter thenely-" ggs Hhic.
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THINE ALWAYS.

The autumn wind Is nloaning In the leaves,
And the long grass isTustling on my grave
Ah,would you have me think your heart now greve
For her YOU would not saver
For am dead know you not am dead
Why will you haunt inc In my grave tonight,
StNnding above ana listening overhead,
Where am buricl deep and out OF sight
Have you not wue and music in your home
And her fair form, and eyes so pure and proud
With love OF YOU And wherefore do you come
10 vcx me, lying silent In my shroud2
Seek your new love She calls you, and the tears
are wa,m on her pale fac, and her young breast
Is full OF doubt and SORROW for she hears
Low whispered words that her ftom rest.
In from the night the storm begins to stir.
lwll be near and ghostly eyes shall see
How you viii kiss her lips and say to her,
Chime always, love-" as once YOU said to me
- William Winter,
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MoTT, the spirit materializer of Men,
phis, Missouri, whom thousands have
aocked to see, was exposed on Monday,
by J. H. Pattec, of Monmouth, ILL.,,
who attended the seance ana squirted
aniline through ring he had prepared
for that purpose, into the face of one of
the spirits which appeared at the apert.
ure of the cabinet. The face al once
disappeared. Lights were brought in,
and Mott was found with his face cover>
ed with aniline stains.
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but 5,S792S2, The profits have in.
creased over half million dollars per
annum. The average cost of transmits
sion per message then was sixty.three
cents, whereas it is now but twenty>nine
oanta
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T&& Alexandria, Temcrare, and Mons
arch, ironclads of the British navy,
have been provided with electric lights
which brilliantly illuminate the sea
arouad them. BY this means the ap.
praa'Jh OF torpedoes may be detected,
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THE Western Union telegraph COM
pany now own over 100000 miles of
wire, whereas, wien the late William
Often became president it owned but
1921 miles. They had then 2,25O
Offices, now over 5000. This year the
number Of messages forwarded will
exceed 80 0O0,OV0, while then they Y"se
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-23

The New York Herald says of Morris,
sey; at may seem paradoxical to men
tion honesty as the strongest attribute
'ofsuch man; but VIC think it would be
the general verdict of those who knew
him best that confidence in his honesty
was the chief ground of his political
gUpcpasp
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THE Berlin Housewives Union seems
TO have been great success. 1t supports
"A newspaper for the discussion of all
housekeeping questions, q cooperative
store, which supplies 1000 families, and
an agency for servants, which in the past
four years has supplied 10000 persons
with places
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KATE SOUTHERN, who fatally stabbed
Miss Cowart in ballroom in Pickens
county, Ga, in fit of jealousy, a year
or two ago, has been found guilty of
murder, and sentenced to be hanged on
June 81. Miss Cowart danced with
Mrs. Southern's husband, and was killed
while at his side, by his wife, from
jealousy. The trial was intensely eY-
citing. Mrs. Southern had her baby in
her arms when she wassentenced. Her
husbands case was continued.
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a BAD msu with some good qualities
keeps the devil happy mon'h a' :"
time.