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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE,
for February is capital number. The
name is familiar to the readers of the
AGE, as monthly notices Of it used to
appear while it was published at New
burgh n. Y. Some time ago 1t was
removed to New York, enlarged, AID
now ranks among the first-class mag
azines. Its contents are varied, inter-
esting and of a high moral standard.
s. S. Wood, publisher, Tribune build
ing n. Y. Price so year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

Two of Mr. Conklin's remarks oil
recent years have been treasured up
by the people; first, that he knew
enough uuvuv III, present adminlstra
ton, "to sink it in infamy )" second,
that it would be "political idiocy :
for the Republicans to push inves'l'
CATION into the cipher dispatchs. Just
now facts seem 10 be confirming him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

The Teller Committee got hold of one
witness who was hard nut for them
crack. He testified that the negroes
in South Carolina had no fears of the
invasion of their rights by the Demo-
Gratis, but were joining the Democratic
party daily.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

The democratic National Committee
will celebrate tho 22d Of February IN
m appropriate manner by assembling
to consider the policy of tho organic
alton with reference to the future.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

The Commissioners OF Pensions
will issue an.order at once to pension,
ers prescribing Tor the collections OF
pensions under the new law, They
are TO forward their own applications
by mail, and in no cas-" to employ
accents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

Hayes has dug up another Old
Line Wing and appointed him to
Office In Alabama, This Is the wrong
time for President Of the United
States TO set an example Of body
sna,ching,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

A steal amounting to forty or fifty
thousand dollars has been unea'thed
BY the House Committee on Agricul'
,urc, and they have Gen. Leauc, who
has the management OF statistics and
seeds, in q tight place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

OfMr. Edmunds, before he was an
United States Senator, the late Judge
Collamer remarked, that he "could see
q tly on a barn door further than any
other man in the country, but he
couldn't see the door.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

The Secretary 1.-THE Treasury has
called for tho redemption OF another
s2O,O0OOO oil the 5.2O consols oI'67'
Interest ceases May ],
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

The House coinage committee TO-
commends tho redemption OF the trade
dollar at parse lets gather oil OF the
despised coin We can NJ ninety cents
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
PIERCE BOYD'S ESTATE,

=, Inc nndes' sned. having been appointed by
the Propa's Court of the District of Hartford,
Commis ,ioners to receive, examine and adj
Just s.ll claims and demands of all persons
age .,nst the estate of Pierce Boyd late of Royal.
ION, in said District, deceased, Il the claims OF
the dec. ased exhibited in set-off to the claims
of the creditors. hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purpose of examining and
allowing said claims at the residence of Henry
A. Boyd in East Barnard, on the LIST Wednes-
day in December, A. ID. 1873. and the last
Wednesday in March A. d. 1879, from ten
o'clock A. NJ. until three o'clock p. NJ. on
each of said days, and that six months from
the I'd day of October, A. D.. 1878. is
She time limited by said Court for said credit
ors to present their claims to us for examna-
tion and allowance.
Dated at Royalton this 18th day of October,
A. ID. 1878.
CHARLES w BLACK, Commissioned
IRA p. ADAMS,
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Special Notice.

7 Would Respectfully Request those who
L have unsettled accounts with me TO call
and settle the same, either by paying up or
give their notes and balance book. L have
some notes which must be paid.
A. q. BROWN.
Woodstock, Jan. %, 1879.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

"Do not learn to play cards" says
a religious exchange. We don't we
use a pack Of "authors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-05

sec Selectmcn's notice In lais paper
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The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
Let Them Alone.

Never try to rob any one OF his good
opinion of himself. 1t il the most cruel
thing you can do. Moreover, it is by no
means doing what you would be done
by. Crush woman's self-esteem, and
you make her crosstgrained and snappish.
Do the same to man, and you only
make him morose. You may mean to
create a sweet, humble creature, but
you'llnever it. The people who think
best of themselves are apt to be best.
Women grow pretty in believing they
are so, and fine qualities often crop out
after one has been told she has them. 1t
only gratifies momentary spite to force
your own unfavorable opinion. of him
deep into anothers mind. 1t never did
any good. ALL if this world, full of
ugly people, and awkward people, of
silly people, and vain people, knew their
own deficiencies, what a sitting in
sackclOth and ashes we should have? The
greatest of all things that a man can
possess is satisfactory identity. If that
which he calls II" pleases him, tits well
with him; otherwise, he is utterly
wretched. Let your fellow4beings alone;
hold no truthful mirrors before their
eyes, unless with pure intention to up
root sin. So may a mirror without
flaw never be prepared for you In those
things which we can not help, may we
ever be blind to our own shortcomings.
We are neither ugly, nor awkward, nor
uninteresting to ourselves, if we do not
know it. A fool may have the wisdom
of Solomon in his own conceit. Let him
be, and the path to the grave will be
easier orhim to tread you will be worse,
he no better. Leave every man as,much
self-esteem as his conscience will allow
him to cherish. 1t may be pleasure to
enlighten people as to their faults of
mind and person, butit is certainly not |
a duty.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18

Wien you 90 to japanese house
there il no bell 70 ring, no knocker on
the door. and no person 10 receive YOU
YOU sing aloud, I" ask to be heard D
when a servant opens the door and bows
down 10 the floor, and then listens IN
you. You tell the servant what Won
want, and she leads you into the house.
There are no chairs 10 sit on, nor are
there any stools oT sofas, but you sit ON
the floor with y0Er limbs doubled up
under you as the ta5lors sit. forgot to
tell you that you have TO take off your
boots or shoes before entering. After
you sit down, the servant brings you a
pipe and some tobacco tOsmoke, also tea
and cake, and tells you that the master
is busy and cannot see you Immediately.
After awhile the master comes in and
you make a profound bow to each other.
He then asks you TO his study, which b
we'll furnished On one side is a door
which swings on hinges, or can be pushed
back to the right or left. The walls are
not white, but either gray or brown, the
same as the ceiling, which is low and
made of wood. In the corner OF the
room is a rack, covered with a silk
spread. Pictures hang on the wall, but
they are not framed but trimmed with
silk and fancy paper, which can be rolled
up and put away. The study fronts on
the garden, and you can inhale the fra
GRANGE of flowers. There is no parti-
ton between the study and the garden,
except sashes filled with transparent
paper, which appears most beautiful at
night; but in case of storm they have
a canvas which they draw over this and
make it secure. Then the master intro
duces you to his wife. He does not call
her Mrs, but simply says she is my wife.
She is dressed splendidly. Her hair is
arranged in something the same way as
the American lady dresses hers. She
asks you to sit in high seat and orders
tea and cake. She will ask you if you
are married, how many children you
have, etc. The American ladies are Just
as inquisitive. By her side sits her
daughter and son on the floor, without
cushions. The young lady is dressed
very much like her mother, and if you
ask her to play, she will get an instru-
ment something like guitar, and play
and sing. Her brother never gives his
parents any trouble, and never asks any
questions.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
SnnM.SkAieS.

A writer in Land and Water describes
the snow-skates used by the Lapps and
the Firms of Finmark, where snow
covers the ground for half the year. He
says:
The form OF snow-skates varies in the
different districts of the North; they are
long, narrow, thin pieces of wood or
bark, the foremost ends of which are
pointed and curved upwards.
"They are fastened to the feet at
about the middle of their length. In
some districts the lengths of the skates
for the right and left feet are the same,
other districts the skate for the left foot,
which y usually made of fre-wood, is
about from nine to eleven inches long,
whilst that for the right foot, which is
usually made of some tougher wood, is
about from six to seven feet.
Some skates are grooved for the pur-
pose OF assisting the skater to glide in
straight course by preventing sideways
slipping. The under sides of some skates
are partly, or wholly, covered with rein
Adeer or sealskin, the hairs, pointing heel
wards
"This is for the purpose of assisting
the skater in his diagonal uphill travel
ing by preventing him from slipping
backwards; in other movements the skin
impedes the skater.
" Skins are used chiefly in Nordland
and adjacent parts. Snow-skaters are
coated with pitch or tar. A pair may
weigh from ten to fifteen pounds.
"Oyer-shoes, with turned-up toes, and
with seams lengthways over the feet, and
CATERS, are worn by snow-skates to pro-
tect their feet and legs from the snow.
"The over-shoes also serve to keep the
feet from being chafed by the skate
fastening. These are wooden hoops,
into which the foot is put, and which
press against the instep, and the fibres Of
fr-roots or leathern thongs for binding.
g Snow-skaters carry a skating-staff,
which is about seven feet long, is rather
more than an inch in diameter, and is
shod at one end with an iron spike, near
above which is disc of wood"
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
NncleiY InI,nrIlnmnni.

irhiladpirhla rtasl ssH @
Another incidental feature of tho
House, which Immediately strikes an
American, is the number Of dress suits
scg tered over the room--the men who
haW been 10 dinner Or are going, for
"soieiy" here is always distinctly rep.
Teseited Ia Parliament. suppose we
nigh say that in our country il is not
only represented in Congress, but posi-
lively WOluded aud distinguished. Hero,
howeyey, politics are really fashionable.
Under TIC English system not only has
" the individual" certain representa-.
ton, but als'all that. ho has been able
TO add to,himNlf Of moral or intellectual
worth or eve material wealth The
American geneman in politics, on the
contrary, has ofy tho same quality md
force as the hn'ycau blackguard-one
vote Tue AmerAn scholar in politics
has only the samenalisy and force as
the American hood'm-one vote. The
American millionairSn notifies has onlv
the same quality and Nrce IA the Amer.
lean oommunist-one No
The bottom reason VI, ,ha American
gentleman, the Americ. scholar thc
4 4 T.
American properly no'u does not 60
into po,itlc' ahu Is 80 UNI UNI, pently seen
IN washington u pceaus' Education,
cultivation ana properly Us h are not
represented in our suffrage sAcmg and
there is no constituency, th6sorc 10
send these men. We represent y tho
"indiyidual," and consequently
rule, individuals so into PoltNond
ssindividuals" are sent to WashingE
The drcss-coats, may say conclR 10
this paragraph, are thisyeat mainlS
the government side, although the At
mis OF Harrington, the leader OF the o
position frequently addresses the Hou
Ia fuH dinner costume. stu, Liberals
in aomc way seems 20 tend strongly
sact coats and felt hat, and ready mat
clolhiur
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
HON n Hotel Was Opened.

The fremont House, Boston, the
oldest Of the great hotels Ia the country
has at completed ~ frs, half century.
When II was cOmmcteis ~ M nagerl
were afraid 10 run The risk 81 opening 80
expensive an institution. The Boston
JOVDia thus tells the curious way in
which the problem was solved.
Why don't yon open the house -
That question occupied Boston, and the
answer was: We will soon" There
Was fear Of going overheard IN that late
season Every day since the grand din
neB were served, the anxiety Ia regard
to opening the hotel increased, the fear
growing gradually irss every day. On
the 10th Of October Mr.. Stels0n was busy
drilling and wondering why the doors
could not he flung wide open. In
obedience 10 orders visitors Of al. sorts
were refused admission, the time ha ling
been occupied with curious people. AZ
~ clock trunk was flung d0wn on The
Moor Of The rotunda The owner was in
formed that he could not be allowed TO
remain. You must go somewhere
els" The fay porter looked grimly At
The tHtuder then at the officer with
quiet wrinkle on his face but the order
wa PeremptOry and did not allow enter
tinmcnt So the visitor begged TO lie
permitted tGwait un w rested after his
long ride. When rested he would take
up h,a baggage and seek place TO tarry
al. HIS manner and inviting words,
rather won the attention Of the officer,
and secured finally the privilege Of going |
70 room 10 WISH and dress" That !
done, Then, If you haSe,h cook, Why 4
can an old lawyer like myself get some |
thing 20 ealY' A repnst lf1lowed, after |
which he came 10 the frouaof the office,
paid the bill. and wondered why the
doors were shut TO travel. He looked
at The vine list, andaftor running IL over,
said How much Of this splendid en-
umeniiOn haYe you sold" None, yet.
The house il not open" Well sir,
take = memorandum from the half bot.
Gle of porter TO the end OF the summing
up even to Monteyus at 81 per bottle"
1t was done. "Charge it to mel" II
don't know you, sir.'Ss" Well, where is
your book d afrivalsY' Here" He
dipped his pen into the ink and wrote:
" Nathaniel Scarlo, Providence, II. l."
The officer had heard Of the lawyer, and
thought the iucidcptrncouraging for the
Mr. Searle then said "I,et
me sleep here tonight" "Nes yes"
said Stetson, and then calling for Abbot,
the head porter gave the order, ." Fling
the door open we begin business now"
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
A rTslrle Fire.


Next 20 calamitics ike that the home
ItcadeTs wife told Of. the great besettin,
fear Of the settlers on The bOrder--in al
the new and thinly peopIed portions Il
Kansas, in fact-is the coming OF tie
autumn prairie fire, which 80 frequently
meanaces their stacks and cribs, Their
helpless stock, their stables and cabirs,
and even their lives Were IL not fer
its known danger and power of havoc,
this tempest and scourge Of fire would
be a spectacle Of commanding force AID
beauty. First, you will catch glimJse
Of what you take 10 be gray wisps'of
haze away off on the horizon; and watch
ing, you will see these Yagrant particles
deepen gradually, and gather into a Ce-
finite volume OF smoke, black like q
rain-cl0ud, and bronze about the edges.
Then the strange, sOmber bulk STATS
forward across the prairie, and you hold
your breath at the sight of the ripid
progress Of II. "A mile in two Minutes
is not an exceptional rate OF speed for q
fire once fairly under way.) II halt an
instant, you note, over a broad syale
where there is standing water; butt is
for an instant only. The next m0melt il
reaches the upland again and the dry
grass; and directly it grasps a bet OF
tall, thick blue-stem, and the flame caps
suddenly and madly out above tie
smoke, then subsidies again, and the
black mass grows blacker than evei, and
rolls higher and higher, and yot can
scent the burning grass, and har the
distant roar Of the fire--an aw roar,
resembling the sound Of. artHNy in
heavy timber. And it is 80 cal imme-
diately around you thatGou not 20
much as miss the ticking " ypst VA tch !
in your pocket; there is no breath of air |
stirring, and the sun Is shining, and the |
heavens above you are blue and placid. |
But tho stiffness will be broken soon.
The oncoming cloud is only few miles
away now, and you can easily trace the
scarlet and terrific energy at its base;
the smoke begins to hurt your eyes, too,
and the heat becomes heavily oppressive.
And then, all at once, the wind smites
and staggers you, that appalling roar
deafens you, and the sun Is blotted out,
and you are in a darkness as of q mid
night without moon or star 1t Is an ex-
perience of but dozen seconds or so,
this sudden plunge into darkness, though
it seems an hour and when you look out
again, you find that the fire has passed
you q mile or more to your right, and
still rolling desperately onward and
there ID its track are charred andtmold-
ering stacks of hay, and an occasional
house ahame and tottering to its fall,
and group of men and boys beating
back the outer line of the FIRE with brush
and old clothes, and sending forward
little counter-fres to meet IL and il pos
sible to keep it at safe distance. The
creek may stop it and smother it when it
gets there, though such a hope has mere
chance for warrant; sometimes these
mighty confagrations vault across
streams twenty or thirty yards in width,
50 swift and resistless is the momentum;
and as a rule they are efectually stayed
only when they reach wide extent Of
plowed land, and have to yield, sullenly,
Tor lack of anything more to feed theiI
memorable fury.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
The Dreary Dark Ages.

fBlackwood's Maeazine.l
The fathers of the printing trade &C
cepted grave responsibility in exciting
a world that was intellectually tranquil.
To US, looking back upon tfbfW 5ut of
the light, those so.called "dsfk ages
seem sufficiently dreary. In the inter
walls of those active occupations which
are scarcely suited to our qhieter
modern tastes-feuds, fighting, fiIe-rais-
ing, rapine, rapes, etc.-it appears to us
that time must have dragged along very
heavily. In reality, to the mass Of those
who knew no better, those times of uni
versal ignorance and torpidity must have
been at least negatively agreeable With
the rare exception of some solitary stu
dent of some scheming churchman, or
some statesman in advance of his age,
we may take it for granted that nobody
thought very deeply, There Vas no
wear and tear of the mental fbers, and,
consequently, there were none Of those
painful brain and nerve diseases that
fill our asylums, and are transmitted by
descent. So the stomach had asimilar
immunity from strain, and the unim-
paired digestion was never troubled by
abstruse thought or far-fetched ankle
ties which, by the way, was b most
beneficent provision of Providence,
when We remember the medieval cuisine,
and the habits of feasting among the rich
and idle. What passed for thought with
society generally was the mechanical
action Of a languid brain working in the
narrowCst circles'of its immediate inter-
est and cares. Concern with a future
state was the special care of Clergy; the
church had settled the dogmas which
the dcyout had only to receive 1t is
next to impossible nowadays to realize
the condition of the noblemen orcounty
squire, unable to read or TO write, who
CROPPED his way from the cradle 20 the
grave in the profoundest mental dark
ness. He never troubled his head about
foreign politics, unless he were person
ally summoned to serve beyond thc seas;
or when some strolling waylaer, like
Wiltrid of lvanhoc, breaet4e -lssSsss 50 she J
wars in France or Palestine Nor did
he concern himself much more about
domestic broils, unless they seemed
likely to cost him his head, or bHDg him
some addition 10 his domainsI Such !
as there was over tie heavy
banQueting, beyond remarks on the
cooking of the joints and the quality Of |
the heady liquors, turned generally on
matters immortal or parochisl The |
guests grew excited over the eneroach- |
ment of some neighbor on the rights Of |
free-forestry, the latest deed of audacity |
of the nearest band of outlaws, mid on |
the droyes of swine, or a murrain in the |
herds Of cattle. Men were forced to
drink hard and long after supper, since
there was nothing else to be done, and
so the heavy brains became slowly sod /
den, and still more insensible 70 intel
lectual stimuiants. -