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The Man Who Stops His Paper.

PHILIP GILBERT HAMERToN, in his ad-
mirable papers on intellectual Life" thus
talks to the man who "stoppsd his paper"
Newspapers are to the civilized world what
the daily house talk is to the members of
the famlly-they keep our daily interests
in each other, they save us from the evils
of isolation To live as q member of the
great white race that has filled Europe and
America and colonized or conquered what
ever territory it has been pleased to &C.
cupy to share from day to day its cares,
it's thoughts, its inspirations, it is neces-
sary that every man should read his paper
Why are the French peasants so bewildered
and ut sea? tits because they never read
newspaper. And why are the inhabit-
ants of the United States, though scatterd
over territory fourteen times the area Of
France, so much more capable Of quick
action, 50 much more alive and modern,
so much more interested in new discover
les of all kinds, and capable of selecting
and utilizing the best Of them 1t Is be.
cause the newspapers penetrate every
where, and even the lonely dweller on the
prairie or in the forest is not Intellectually
isolated from the great currents Of public
life which flow through the telegraph and
press.
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4 Gentle Hint.

IN our styles Of climate, with its
sudden changes Of lemperalnrc,-it IL
no wonder that our children, friends
and relatives are 80 frequently taken
from ~ by neglected colds, half the
deaths resulting directly from this
ciuAc, \ bottle ol lioschoC's German
Syrup kept about your home tor M
mediate use will prevent seri Is sick
ness, u large doctors bill, aud per-
hips death, by the use oi three or
four doses, For curing Consumption,
Hemoriages, Pnenmonii, Severe
Coughs, Group or any disease OF the
Throat or Lungs, It's success Is simply
Sonndcriul, ~ your druggist will tell
you, German Syrup iSnow sold in
every town aud village on this conlin'
cnl Sample bottles for trial. Zoe.
regular size, zoe,
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TRUST IN PROVIDENCE,

| have known q timid traveller whose
route lay across the higher Alps, on a,peth
that, no broader than q mules footho'n'
skirted adlzzy pIeeipice, where we saw tho
foamIng river far below diminished to q
silver thread, nnd II safest TO shut her
eyes; nor attempt to guide the course, or
touch the bride where touch were natal,
throwing steed and rider over to bound
from shelfto shelf. and be dashed to pieces
In the valley below, And there are times
and circumstances when TO be saved nom
falling into sinful doubts, aud even Into
blank dlspar, the believer must u We may
say 80, shut his eyes, and committing his
way to God, let the bride lie on the neck
Of Providence, and walk not by sight, but
faith. God, however things may look, has
not forgotten to be gracious, nor Is Ills
mercy clean gone forever; aud when we
are walking In darkness aud have no light
there Is nothing for II but 10 "trust In the
Lord, and stay ourselves on God"
Had Jacob done so he had not been so
utterly distracted and crushed by the loss
of Joseph; nor, as he chung to BENJAMIN,
had he turned on his other sons, like bear
on the hunter came TO bereavc her OF her
whelps, with this doleful, angry cry; me
have 80 bereaycd OF my children; Joseph
Is not, and Simon Is not, and will ye also
take Benjamin away3 All these things are
against me-" Had he done so, he had
borne himself more erect before the king OF
Egypt, n venerable and noble witness FOL
God IN u heather palace, instead OF wall
Ing out this pitiful complaint: Sew and
evil have been the days Of my pilgrimage
on earth I" lie lived to ulsay that, and
regret that he had walked so much by
sight, and not by faith; living to see, as
all Gods people shall In another world,
If not In this, that all things--the bitter
and the sweet together, losses as well as
gains, collins as much as cradles-were
not against, but for him. See him dying !!
his faith breaking out in full and bright
effulgence, like the sun ut the close OF
cloudy day. Propped up on pillows, with
one hand on Ephraim's and the other on
Manasseh's head, he raised lilo s's"tl"Ss
orbs to heaven, to breathe out this grand
confession ana prayer; ihv uou which
fed me all my life long unto this day, the
angels which redeemed me from all evil,
bless the lads!"
With that history, and many such be-
fore them, never let Gods dear children
yield-no, not in life's darkest hour-to
the thought that all thing are against
them. Even when deep answereth unto
deep at the noise of his water spouts, and
all Gods pillows and waves go over them,
and their bark, with sails torn to ribbons
and bulwarks gone by the board, is strug-
Cling through u. sea Of troubles-neyer
let them fancy that they are the sport of
winds and waves. Your Father is at the
helm The Lord reigneth, let his peo-
pie rejoice; he will make all things work
together for good to them who love him,
and are the called according to his pu r.
noca -Dy E,ltbrip
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NORTH ERN RAILROAD

1871, SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, lSis
0n aud after July I, 1878, Passenger Train
" viii Tnn ~ fOllCws
UPWARD TRAINS,
Day Express Train leaves Concord Al 1910
AM aud Accommodation ffaln at 10 Is
A,MslOr White River Junction, connection
ilh train for Well River, ~, JOhnsbnry,
warton. Newport, WillOughby aud Mugog
lakes, stansiead, Quebec, Hath, Lllleior,
Lancaster, and tho White aud francOn
Mountains. Also, wltntralns for Mont,
peier, Mansfield Mountain, burlington, 81,
Adams, l'ouses Point, Montreal. Ogdenf.
burgh, and nc West,
AcoonAeDATIOS TRAM leaves Concord q,
$50 y, NJ for White River Junction & Bristol.
EVENING EArRERs TRAM leaves Concord
AT B.i5 T., ", for White River junction. con
Meeting with trains for Montpelier, liurllng
ton, 81. Adams. Houses Point, Montreal.
Ogdensburgh, and the West, and with Wood
stock II. II, for Quechee. Woodstock, etc,
cor on arrival OF trains from boston, WOr.
eester, Portsmouth, Portland, &c,
DOWNWARD TRAINS
tMoRSiSd EXPRESS TnAisieaves White
River Junction for Concord at 200 4. ~, or on
arrival Of trains from Ogdcn'burgh aud Mon
treal, This train IL run TO Boston on Sunday.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves White II.
Junction for Concord nj 600 4. ".
tliRIsrOL TRAIN leaves Bristol for Concord
at 7.5O 4, ". and Franklin 1t 0.05 4, ".
mail TRAIN leaves White River Junction
Tor Concord Ut 1900 w., or on arrival OF
trains over the Vermont Genital, Phssumpsie,
and White Mountains Railroads.
DAY EXPRESS TRAN leaves White River
junction at 40 y. ~, or on Arrival oftruins
from Montreal and Ogdensburgh, Bra,tle.
boro, Kcene. Bellows Falls, Windsor, &C.,
connecting at Concord with train for Man.
chester. Nashua, Lowell aad Boston.
r'rhcge trains connect Ut Concord with
trains tor Manchester, Lawrence. Ports
mouth, Portland. Nashua, Worcester, New
York, Low oil, and Boston.
GEO. l.. TODD, Supt.
Concord, y. H., July |, 1873.
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SUDDEN CHANGES.

The propiitors DowSs' ELixin frequently
here |, remarked by those not in the business
that cough medicines do not sell mnch during
the summer months. This Is n mistaken idea.
The sudden changes TO which this, climate is
subject nj all seasons Of the year, renders i
necessary TO always have some ieliblc cough
remedy at hand. DowSs ELIXIR IL sure
care for Coughs, Colds and Whooping Cough
and all ,.ung Diseases. when taken n season.
and one dose, We have no doubt, has many
Times prevented consumption and death
The best certificate that can he given for any
medicine is daily accorded to Downs ELIXIR
in the lac, that 1t has survived the storm and
tempest OF nearly half century, ana Is TO
day the most popular with those who have
known 1t longest, 1t has gained this great
f,vcr with the public entirely on its own NOR
It's. having had less advertising done for II IN
the whole time than IL done for some medi
cine in n single year. For sale everywhere.
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ST. MIC H 0 l. AS,
sCRIBNER'S ILLUSTRAIED MAG AZINE
For Girls and Boys.

An Ideal ChiIdrcn's Magazine.
Messrs ScRIBNER & CO.. in 1873, began the
publication of ST. NICHOLAS, an illustrated
Magazine for Girls and Boys, with Mrs
MARI Mapes Dodge as editor. Five years
sued, and the magazine has won the highest
position. II has a monthly circulation of
Over $4,000 Copies.
1t is published simultaneously in London
and New York, and the transatlantic recog
nition is almost rs general and hearty as the
American. To day 81. Nicholas stands
ALONE IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS. :
The leading papers in this country speak
highly of it. The London Literary World
says "There is no magazine for the young
that can be said to equal this production OF
Scribners press"
Good things for 1850.
The arrangements for literary and art con-
tributions for the new volume-the sixth
are compile, drawing from already favorite
sources, as well az from promising new enes
Nr. Frank X. Stockton's new serial story
for boys,
"a JOLLY FELLOWSHIP"
Will run through the twelve monthly parts
beginning with the number for November,
lS7S-ill1strated. For the girls, II continued
tale, "Half A Dozen Housekeepers," illustra-
ted, begins in the same number; and q fresh
serial, entitled "Eyebright,' with plenty OF
pictures, will be commenced early in the
volume. There will also be continued
fairy-tale called
"RUMPTY BUDGETS TOWER"
Illustrated. The Editorial and othEr De-
partments will be kept up to their high
standard as usual. Terms, $500 year; %
cents a number. Address,
SCRIBNER& CO., 743 Broadway, N. Y.
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II hope ] shsat die Just yet" said
Mr., Mnllein, u. he came out from
seeing the phonogrOph, "Why not 2"
queried ore who deemed the remark
very singular H. view Of the general
readiness to 60, "liecause," replied
the old man, ~ should like 10 see
what ,hey'll DO next"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-01-01

Not long ago an elderly couple were
out walking, a lady on the opposite
side of the street tripped aud fell
down. The old gentleman rushed A.
cross the street, raised his hat. and
offered to assist her in any possible
way. His wife followed him across
at a slow pace, and witnessing his de-
votion to the stranger, she got mad and
shook her fist a. him. "It's all right,
-"It's all right" he whispered. "Yes,
l know it u.s." she holly exclaimed /;
"here an unknown woman stubs her
toe, and you pillow across the street to
eat her up with kindness. The other
day, when fell down stairs, you stood
and laughed, and chuck,ed and tickled
your ribs, and wanted to know if l
was practicing for circus"
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THE HEATED TERN.

Ma vpRAEFs BlTrrGs are Just the Medicine TO
use during the heated term, They reeliiy
torpidlty Of the Liver, gives tone tolhc stom
aeh they ret without gripping upon the
bowels; ,hcy.rcmovc bile hom the blood /;
they purify regulate aud nvigorate the body
thereby preventing many diseases incident
To hot summer weather, The public, the
medical profession, anu the press, have borne
ample tcstlm ony OF the sterling qualities OF
the MANDRAKE BirTEns made by HENRY
Johnson 4 LoRp. Burlington W., who are the
only proprc,ors Of the genuine. Price 20
ccuts NOR hoitlc.
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What man in his right senses, that
has wherewithal to live free, would
make himself a slave for superhui,ies :!
What does that man want that has
enough? Or what is he the letter
for abundance that can never he salts
fed?
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Poetry.
The Carpenters Wooing.


"Oh, beam Of my life, my swi 10 me !"
lie cried, his isms addressing
III adze such love Al yours,
IA ask no other blessing"
~ sm rejoist to hear you speak"
The maiden said With laughter
"Por tho hammer guileless giTlr
It's pisne what you arc rsfter'
"Sow, II nle love you just BIT,
What further will you al me
Cap=will you DO content with that,
Or will you further tar mo y
Ito looked handsaw her words we're square
$50 rival can displaes ne
Yes, ono more favor imploFe,
Aud that 10, dear Em, brace me y
81, LOuis Journal
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The worst dose of hop bit,ers ev-
er had, said young man, was the
other night, when | took girl to a
hop, and some other fellow danced
with her every set.
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The hiding places of men are dis
covered by affection. As one has
apt'y said sour refugees are like the
nests Of birds; in summer they are hid
den among the green leaves, but in
winter they are seen among the naked
branches. - Alexander.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-01-01

Paul aud sllas prayed themselves
out Of Jail, but H. by preylne, now'a'
days, that most people get lu,-
Someryillc journal,
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A clergyman was recently telling a
marvellous story, when his little girl
said, "Now, pa, is that really true, or
is it just preachlngs"
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Errors of Outh.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years
from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay,
and all the effects of youthful indiscretiOn
will, for the sake of suffering humanity, send
free To all who need it. the recipe and direc-
ton Tor 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. l795m6l
JOHN b. OGDEN. - Cedar st., New York
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To remove freckles, use kerosene
when building the fire, or peek down
the muzzle of a gun that you are sure
isn't loaded,
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l have a theory about the dead
languages, said Il new student. What
is it asked the professor That they
were Tiled by being studied too hand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-01-01

Whoever considers the weakness
both of himself and others, will not
long want persuasives to forgiveness.
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RULES FOR Spelling A CHILD.-l.
Begin young by giving him whatever
he cries for.
2. Talk freely before the child
about his smartness as Incompatible
3. Tell him that he is too much
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4. Have divided oounsels rs be-
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Decay IN the Relief In wi,ehsra,,

A doctrine, the denial Of which two
centuries ago 10 New England would
have been considered proof positive Of
in6del tendencies and u long stride
towards atheism q docloIine which
the most reyered divines identified
with o standing or falling Bible !
when was commended 10 favor by
the almost concurrent voices Of the
learned Of preceding Christian ages !
which bishops aud councils had
stamped with n solemn approval On
the groand Of which death had been
inflicted On thousands upon thousands
Of men aud women, especially from
The thirteenth century onwarls--lhis
doctrine has now disappeared, 1t Is
alien 10 our conaclences " II no
longer included IN The stock Of relig-
ious beliefs. The first skepticlsm re-
speeding II was resented aud de
ploled by good men M an evidence
OF the dcgcneaey 'of the present
age,--lhat bad "preseni age" which
good men IN every generation have
pronounced worse than any either be-
fore IL, The first signs ui the obso-'
leseencv oi this ancient bslipi we're
observed with dsmay by sincerely
pi0us men, who rallied for the defence
OF the faith, aud eraspcd the NIX the
more tcnaciously the more they IN" 1t
10 be IN danger, They hurled their
proof tcyts-"Thou shalt not suffer n
witch To lives" they spnrncd the nov
el interpretations which made the
"witch' 10 he q mere juggcri they
shouted, "Sadducee they scattered
their sarcaSms on the cilronlcry ol the
new lights who ianclcd themselves On
n lotlicr pianaclc than the generations
before them. All was in vain, The
ohsolcscent belief soon became obso-
letc. The eighteenth century smiled
at the credulity Of the seventeenth F.;
aud the nineteenth century does tho
same. Witchcrait, along with II, has
vanished The devils who helped
their human allies 10 pinch aud prick
sleeping children. sometimes to poison
cattle, and upset milk pals have taken
their flight Salem Is quiet from the
incursions out of Tartarus it is actu
ally, rs well as nominally, city Of
peace. Gradually, and yet rapidly,
men came to disbelieve what they had
before believed. Emantipated from
the old tenet, they began 10 deri6c it.
as weak superstition. Spasmodic
efforts to save the decaying doctrine
proved useless. Even the potent voice
OF Wesley fell on ls,less cars Pref.
Geo. p. Fisher in Sunday Afternoon
for January.
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y 4 rcss in q
which is ut once
a agree Il b | c,
healthy, and et=
fectual for pre-
sewing tho
hair. Faael or
gray lair is soon
restored h It's