Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-05
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Services will DO resumed In The
Universalist Church 10 this place
next Sunday morning, at the usual
hour.
The Old Farmers Almanac fol
1880. by Robert B. Thomas, Is out
early aud for sale at the bookstores
William Ware b Co., Publishers,
Boston, Mass,
A very little thing will make a big
fuss sometimes. Thus q mans wife
on Elm street has black hair that
doesn't curl. One morning she found
on his vest a single blonde hair, that
curled like cork.scrow. We draw
veil over tho scene that ensued.
We uust our readers will remember
the lecture by Mrs, Julia Ward Howe
which Is 10 be delivered in the Town
Hall this "wednesday evening"
This ladys reputation AZ writer and
philanthropist should insure her full
house. Add to this the fact that the
profits of the entertainment are to be
devoted to the benefit Of our public
library, and the sale Of tickets ought
to DO large.
Dr.. Boynton delivered an excellent
lecture-so it Is said by those who
heard him-at South Woodstock
Wednesday evening, on effects OF
Climate on Individuals The Doc.
tor isan excellent speaker and practi-
cal in his dealings with men and
things We hope he will be induced
to give us this lecture at the Town
Hall sometime this winter.
Prof. Bush, of Quincy, Mass, gave
two interesting lectures on Egypt and
Palestine at the NJ. Z. Church, Mon
day and Tuesday evenings Of this
week, but owing 10 the great snow
storm Or something else-they were
very SHINY attended. The Professor
is fair speaker, polished writer, and
close observer of men and things.
In his first lecture he dwelt on
irrigatian, the river Nile, how it
manures the land by its rise from
rains in Abyssinia; Pompey's pillar,
which has a twelve foot base and
runs up 100 feet, Cleopatra, the
charming Queen that captured tho
voluptuous soul Of Mark Anthony /;
the Pyramids. the wonder of the
world, the 'boss one" covering eleven
acres at its base, and rising 500 feet
in air. The last lecture was a de.
scription of ancient cities in Palestine
mosques, tonlbs Of the prophets, gar
dens, mounts, rivers and brooks, etc.
In his description of his ride to the
Jordan, he verified the words of the
song, "Jordan is a hard road to trav-
ell" He says the stream is muddy
and not inviting to bathers, although
he tried it and had to be fished out by
a native. From his remarks one is
led to infer that the natives of the
"Holy Land" are 'poor shoats," and
have degenerated fearfully since
Christ's time.
We have bad another spell of wealth
er since our last. Winter dropped
down on us Monday like tramp on a
bot dinner, and gave us twelve inches
OF snow, and Tuesday morning the
thermometer was four degrees below
zero. Some say it wont last, but the
preponderspqs Of evidence is on the
other side.
Prof Tioe says that we are to have
on the night of November 18th, the
most brilliant meteoric display ever
seen since 1888, when to all intents it
literally rained fire. The display for
this year will not commence until
about one o'clock in the morning.
''Man has the consoling thought of
feeling that just so much as he short
ems his day here he will lengthen his
eternity hereafter says an exchange;
but we don't see how some folks can
get much consolation out Of the
thought.
Those persons who were awarded
premiums ct the Windsor County
Fair will find it to their interest to
read the Treasurel's notice, found in