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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-09-24

Col. W. o. BRADLEY has gone to
Indiana where he will make several
speeches From thence he will 20 by
special request of his friend G. A. Ar
thur, to New York where he will also
speechiiy. We hope William will
receive better treatment at the hands
of the newspapers than he did from
those in Chicago when he seconded
the nomination of Grant.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-09-24
STANFORD, KY.

Friday Morning, September "a, 1880.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-09-24

GEN. Buffers speech at Cincinnati
on Wed nesdsy night was conceded by
the five thousand people present to be
powerful, convincing and unanswera-
BILE. He stripped the Republican
party of its false claim for perpetual
ton in power, aud showed up its
shams and rascalilies with terrible
vengeance. All of his speech was well
received, while some portions of it pro-
duced the widest enthusiasm.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-09-24

GEN. HAScocH has been presented
by a New Jersey Fair with a gold
pen which cost $50. 1t was awarded
by vote; Hancock received 375; Gar
field $3.50, and Weaver 20. The Gen
eral has also been presented with a
couple of goose quills with which to
write his inaugural address, and says
that if he is elected he will use all
three for that purpose. The pens
will be used.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
Protection Agaias, Hus'i"s'

Prof Olmstead, the author Of "olm'
sleaA's Natural Philosophy" recently
furnished TO the american Agr'eni'
turia the following application 10 pre-
vent iarm implements, or implements
of any kind having metal surfaces
from rusllagi Take any quantity ol
good lard, and TO every halt pound or
40 add Of common roSln an amount
about equal to halt the s'ze Of "a egg'
or less-.a little more or less Is OF no
consequence, Mel them slowly to-
gelher, string as they cool. Apply
this with q cloth or otherwise, Just
enough to give q thin coating TO the
metal surface to be protected, II can
be wiped of nearly clean from sur
faces where il will DO undesirable, as
In tho case Of knives and forks, etc.
The rosin prevents rancldiIy, aud the
mixture excludes tho ready access Of
air and moisture, A irosh application
may be needed when the coating is
washed or by friction Of beating
storms or otherwise, This single
recipe will be worth many dollars to
any ono 10 tho long run,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
He Meant Business.

One Of those timid young men who
can never work up sufficient courage
to even hint at marriage to girl, had
for months paid his addresses TO n
beautiful damsel in the suburbs Of
Quincy. The object of his alteration
expected the momentous proposal at
each visit, and had thoroughly re-,
hearsed her part, but visit after visit
went by and the proposal came not.
As the two sat in sparkable proximity
last Saturday night. the side door
opened and the girls father marched
iu, clad just as he was when he slid
out of bed moment before. The
girl hid her face in her hands and said {:
"Why father!" and the lover turned
pale and began to look for his hat.
Giving his hair twang the old man
said:
Tom, do you want to marry her ?
"Why, sir, I-indeed, sir"
"None o. that, coutound you-yes
or MOI roared the parent.
"Well, sir ye-ye-yes, | do"
Turning to the girl, the old man
said:
"Martha, do you want him7
"Yes. pa!'
"Thar, now! I've done in just half
a minute wat it d took you silly fools
a month to git at! Now snugs|e up
again, an 30 TO talkiu' about house
keepipg!'
And the old man went back to bed
, and was roon dreaming OF future
SON. in-law
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
WOODSTOCK VT, WEDNESDAY, Nov 3, 1880
An Incentive.

Judlcious praise Ia IN Incentive 10
effort, Praise your children II they
deserve II, and don't he afraid II will
make them eoucelted / n'erited COM
pliments serve rather 10 make persons
satisfied with themselves aud agreea'
bic. rather than yaia and overbearlng'
II your child 10 pretty let her know
you think SO, Many gin has been
made timid aud self distrusiful Tor life,
because her parents thought II their
duty to convince her that she was
rlain aud unattraetiye, A. n rule,
those who have the greatest gifts aud
talents arc not the ones who are best
satisfied with themselves, They alb
solutely need encouragement from In
feriors to buoy them up. A we'll
timed compliment does them good,
II makes sensitive people wretched to
have their detects pointed out and
commented on, with no alluslon to
their redecming virtues As for men,
they never makr IN effort which they
think will end in failure; make man
think he can do wha, he undertakes,
and he excrts all his powers aud will
come of victorious in spite
OF many obstacles, and in lace of all
discouragements. II blame is needed,
don't restrain Il; but ii you can con-
scientiously praise q well'meaning ei-
fort, do it. There is no knowing
what good you will accomplish.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

ScRIBSER for November is out IN
good season as usual, and is a capitol
number Among the contents are
Frontispiece The Sowcr Peter tho
Great rs Ruler mud Rciormer Bord'
cntown and the Bonapartes; 30
Silver River Flowing TO the Sea !
Walt Whitman The Secret OF Sec.
end Sight, Two Singers; Tiger
Lily; A Chapter on Tableaux jean
Francois Milet-Peasant and Painter ;
Elihu Vcdder; On Two Pictures by
Vedder /; Mr.. Gladstone, with Por-
trait st. Martins Summer Aremus
Ward. The five Departments are
well filed with interesting matter
The magazine is beautifully illustrated,
and ably edited. Scribner d Co.,
Publishers, 74S Broadway, N. Y
Terms, S4,00 a year.
Sr. NICHOLAS, for November, by
the above Publishers, is an excellent
magazine for young folks, and old
folks too. 1t is the best magazine in
the world--that's enough to say,
ain'tlt3 The above publications are
for lsale here at Whites Bookstore
by the number or year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
"Yts,"
"Have, CHI Now where did you
put ltr Where did You find it''
"In your oyereoat pocket
Western Journalism.

A WesterN editor, whose style o.
writing was calculated to aroase peo
pie to deeds Of gore, being himsel
not much on bis mu'ole, found II nec
essary to keep fighting editor, and
he had speaking tube connected
with the heeler's room TO call him
when danger required, One day q
gentleman whom the editor had re-
fencd to as a ''cross,eyed dromedary'
came In TO reqqest q correction and as
the fighting editor was out he didu't
respond to the signal Of distress, aud
while the editor and his visitor were
on the floor under the desk the former
agreed to correct the mistake and the
irate man left, Pretty soon n gentle
man from the rural districts came in
to give the edi,ora big squash and
get a notice, and about that time the
fighting editor returned, and boy in
his room told him that the boss want
cd help. The man Of war was quick
to respond, aud dashng into the
chiefs room and seeing the latter in
n somewhat disordered condition, tho
result Of bis previous visit, he thought
the couu!ryman was tho cause Of il,
and clinched him, aud, after staving
up some furniture, ran the victim
across the street 10 where m empty
hearse was standing in front Of an nn-
dcrtaker's shop. Into the vehicle he
iammed the farmer and Chut the door.
The c0mmotion he had created scared
the horses attached TO the hearse, and
they started off on the dead run. Peo-
pie soon noticed the runaway, and
ran after it, and were shocked at be.
holding the hearse collide with post
and become complete wreck and
their horror at seeing human body
prccipitated to'the sidewalk was only
equalled by their amazement ot seeing
1t spring nimbly to its feet and take
of across the country, yelling murder.
They thought it was an attempt to
bury man alive, and part Of them
went and got the undertaken to lynch
him, while the rest pursued the farm.
er, who was found hidden in swamp.
After he was brought in it took over
three hours to get matters explained,
and then the farmer went before q
Justice of the Peace and made an affi-
davit that he hoped to be struck by
If he ever enters n news.
paper Office again.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

An EpIGRAM.-The ensuing epi-
gram was suggested by the oratorical
exploits of tongue without a counter
poise of brain, ane, as consequence,
uttered more than he knew or the
court could understand. Some one
who listened to his ambitious eloquence
in behalv of his client and witnessed
the nervous gymnastic with which he
scratched his back as he proceeded,
wrote as follows:
"When Nature formed simpkins she called
for her ahears.
1--WE must shorten this fellow" she said, "in
the ears"
But added at last I'VE will let the ears
Pass;
What is long for man is just right for an
ass"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

Never make fun of anybody who is
sick or nervous in thunder storm.
1t is not cownrdice, but temporary
result of the influence sustained by
the nerves from the electricity in the
air. A woman who is spoken of as
zone of the most dauntless ever
known was sick in bed for hours
after the great storm at Springfield,
Mass, last year. She had received a
shock from lightning years before, and
never since fails to be i'll in q thunder
storm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
Two Smiles From Paris.

Here are two anecdotes that recent.
Iy drtted past on the stream OF chit.
cha, at a dinner party. An American
gentleman, while taking a walk in
London one day, chance to behold in
grocer's window an immease pile OF
hams stamped with the name and ad-
dress OF a dealer in Chicago, while
overhead hung placard inscribed /:
"Best Canadian hams-one shilling
six pence per pounu," The proprie-
tor OF the establishment CHANGED to
come to the door and the gentleman
called Ms attention to the incongruity
OF selling Chicago hams as Canadi-
an product. "Ah, yes, yes!' cxclaim-
ed the grocer with an air Of convlc'
ton, "Chicago is one of the United
States; l had forgotten that" Next
comes the story Of an illiterate dame
who possessed a very fine gallery OF
pictures, including specimens of the
old masters as we'll as of the modern
school. She was one day engaged in
showing off her art treasures to a
visitor, seasoning her discourse with
sma facts relative to the artists whose
works she possessed. "Now, that
picture" she SAID, pointing to a large
mythologlcsl scene, that's Rubens,
He's dead"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

CHEERFuLNEss.-It is great mis-
fortune to have fretful disposition.
1t takes the fragrance out Of ones life,
and leaves only weeds where cheer
fnl disposition would cause flowers to
bloom. The habit of fretting is one
that grows rapidly unless 1t is sternly
and the best way to over
come it is to try always to look on the
cheerful side of things.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

A young man with an umbrella
overlook an unprotected lady &C
quaintance in rain storm, and extend.
ing his umbrella over ber requested
the pleasure Of acting as her rainbow.
"Oh !" exclaimed the young lady, TAX
ing his arm, "you wish me to be your
raindear." Tive souls with but a
single umbrella, two forms that stepp-
ed as one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

An Englishman at hotel in New
York asked ifthere were oysters in
the hotel. Oh, yes, was the answer;
step right in the restaurant, we don't
keep them in the Office. Egad said
Mr.. John Bull, l think you misunder-
stand me, you know I mean a oyster,
don't you know, a lift-a hellevater,
maybe you call it in this country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
Girls in China.

Moung Edwin, a Burmese, who
has been educated in this country
with the view Of sending him as a
Baptist missionary to Burmah, lectur-
ed in Baltimore. Speaking of the
dep,orable condition Of woman in the
East, owing mainly to peculiar relig
ious teachings, he said:
Girls in China are believed to have
no souls, and to kill them is no MUIR
der, and therefore not to be punished
Where parents are too poor to sup
port the girl children they are dispos'
ed Of in the following manner: At
regular intervals an appointed officer
goes through villages and collF from
poor parents all the girl children can
not be cared for, when they are about
eight days old. He has two large
baskets attached to the ends OF BAN
boo poles and slung over his shonl-
ders:: Six infants are placed in each
basket, and he carries them to some
nelghboring village and exposes them
for sale. Mothers who desire to raise
wives for their sons buy such as they
may select. The others are taken to
the government asylum, Of (which
there are many all through the
country. If there is room there they
are taken in if not they are drowned.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

There are several ways of calling a
man puppy, but a Galvestonian did
it about as neat as any the other day.
A fashionable appeared at the studio
with a genuine Newfoundland puppy
and wanted hs picture taken, for
which 80 were asked. "How much
do YOU ask il I am taken on the same
picture T. mo extra charge. l
don't charge any more for one than l
do for both Of you."-[Galveston
News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
A Trlnlng Inconvenience.

" sIhNHIu INCONVENIENCE
"My DEAR said Mr., Spoonpepdykc
feeling up the chimney, shave yo'
seen my gold collar buitonT"
~ saw 1t the day you thought II,
answered Mrs, Spoonpendykc, cheer"
lily, "and I thought it very pretty
Why do you ask 7"
"Causc I've lost the measly thing
responded Mr.. Spoonpendykc, run
ming the broom handle up into the
cornicc and shaking it no II It were a
carpet.
"You don't suppose it is up there,
do you;" asked Mrs. Spoonpendykc,
"Whcrc did you leave =
Tci. it in my shirt. Where do
you suppose I'd leave it-in the
hash :" and Mr.. Spoonpendyke tossed
over the things in his .wiie's writing
desk aud looked out OF tho window
after il.
"Whcre did you leave your shirt 7"
asked Mrs. Spoonpendyke.
"Where did I leave my shirt 7
Where do you suppose l lett it .
Where does q man generally leave his
shirt, Mrs, Spoonpendykc' Think l
left il in the ferryboati Got on idea
| left it at the prayer meeting, have
MT You? Well, I didn't. ] left it
of, Mrs. Spoonpcndyke, that's where
I left it. left it off, Hear met"
And Mr.. Spoonpendyke pulled the
winter clothing out OF the cedar chest
that hadn't been unlocked for month.
"Where do you suppose it isl
Where do you imagine it is r. "1'll
tell you where it is, Mrs. Spoonpen-
dyke, its gone 10 BriGport as wit
ness in land suit. Idea Ask a
man where bis shirt is! You know l
haven't been out of the room since I
came home last night and took it off )"
and Mr.. Spoonpendyke sailed down
stairs and raked the fire out of the
kitchen range, but didn't find the but
ton.
"Maybe you lost it on the way
home," suggested Mrs. Spoonpendyke,
as her husband came up, hot and an
cry, and began to pull a stuffed cana
ry TO pieces, to see If the button had
got inside.
"Oh, yes! Very likely! l stood up
against a tree and lost it. Then /
hid behind fence so l wouldn't see
it. That's the way it was. If l only
had your head, Mrs. Spoonpendyke,
Id turn loose as razor strop. 81
don't know anything sharper than you
are )" and Mr.. Spoonpendyke clutched
a handful of dust on top Of the ward
robe.
"It must have fallen out" unused
Mrs. spoonpendyke.
"Oh 1t must, eh 1t must have
fallen out! Well, l declare, never
thought of that. My impression was
that it took a buggy and drove out, or
a balloon aud hoisted out" and Mr..
Spoonpendyke crawled behind the bu-
reau and commenced tearing up the
carpet.
"Aud if it fell out, 1t must be some
where near where he left his shirt.
Now he always throws his shirt on
the lounge and the button is under
that"
A moments search soon established
the infalibilty of Mrs. Spoonpen-
dykes logic.
"Oh, yes! Found it, didn't you?'
painted Mr.. Spoonpendyke, as he
bumped his head against the bureau
and finally climbed to a perpendicular.
perhaps you'll fix my shirts SO that
it won't fall out any more, and maybe
you'll have sense enough to mend
that lounge, now it has made so much
trouble. If you only tended to the
house as do to my business, there'd
never be any difficulty about losing a
collar button"
at wasn't my fault" began Mrs.
Spoonpendyke.
"Wasn't, eh! Have you found
n
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

A Minnesota exchange says that
"Peter Butler, of Canon Falls, aged
80 years, shocked eleven acres OF
grain one day last week. Some of
these old farmers use pretty hald Ian.
guage, when they once get started
(Peck's Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
Tho Pocket Blow Pipe.

Dthhh e'SSt "''' WV N"'' '"'"
little up, Draw through tho nose oil
the air you can, I'LL the chest Is brlm'
ful, Now place In the mouth a piece
Of clay pipe stem, say an inch long,
and blow through II rs long aud hard
as yon can, as II you were trying to
blow out flame.
Well, what does that dol Try 0
few whitf., and sec. Il not used TO
1t, at first II may make yoa feel dull,
perhaps dizzy. But this soon wears
Of, and you find tha. iew minutes Of
this lung,6lling now and then through
tho day IL working wonders. The
chest seems TO DO actually growing
larger, aud It really Ia, for You are
stretching out every corner OF II, But
the heart and stomach indeed, about
all the vital organs feel the new pres
sure, and better digestion, brlsker cir
culation, and q warmer and very com.
Portable feeling over the whole body
are among the results. M, an
old broker 10 New York, says that at
thirty-six ho had weak voice, stood
sloucbed over and indirect, ives troub'
led with catarrh, and knew very well
what IL was to have the stomach and
bowels work imperiectly. Most per.
sons cannot initiate the chest so as to
increase its girth over two inches,
BY steady practice at this little pipe,
he in about a year got so that he
could initiate five whole inches. But
now his chest is round and full, aud
he is US straight man as any in
dozen. His weak voice is gone, in
deed, he says he has the strongest
voice Of any in choir in which no
row sings. The catarrah has left,
while his stomach is simply doing
nobly. Tho fuller veins in bis hands.
and tho swiller reaction when he
batbes tells that the circulation is also
stronger and quicker than formerly,
while no has a general health and
buoyancy to which he had long been
a stranger These are surely wonder
fal changes in man of his age, and
in that brief time, and each change is
plainly for the better. Not only do
his friends remark it, but he delights
in telling all who will listen. A lady
friend following lis example, found
her angular shoulders and Indifferent
chest fast improving in q way most
gratifying. A friend, a: our sugges-
lion-one Of the fastest halt.mile
runners in America, by.the'way-tlied
the pipe. In five weeks Of faithful
practice he so enlarged his chest that
when his lungs were full he could
scarcely button his vest. He says
that in severe running he finds his
hroat aud bronchial tubes do not tire
as easily as before, but are tough and
equal to their work, and so help him
10 more sustained effort.
Though all the results Of this deep
breathing are not known, it can hard
" fail TO bring great good to many OF
us indoor people, who most of the day
never half fill our lungs, and al all
events it is very easy to try. ANY
ivory. worker will for a dime turn you
q pipe Of bone or ivory an inch long,
three. eighths thick, and with q hole
through 1t sixteenth of an inch in
With the sides luted so that
your teeth may hold it, and prevent
you from swallowing 1t. This, too.
can readily be carried IN the pocket.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
windsor Photograph Rooms.

FIRsr.cLAss WORK GUARANTEED,
OLD PICTURES copied and enlarged ana
finished in Ink, Water Colors, Cn' f S.eIso
.conic Views taken of Residences Horses,
Or Groups, and in fact, oil kinds OF Photo
oraph Work done satisfactory or no charge.
Albums, Picture Frames. Stereoscopes.
stsreoscopic Views Of Windsor and vicinity,
Pssseportouts, &c., &C.. al~sy: on band band.
Also, Agent for the celebrated E,ty Organ.
Having had sxperience in the business n
We trust We shsll merit moS,s' puone
pasrunsgs. ..z lso2SShE44r At.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
Where Ignorance IL bliss.

IL LOVE contagious i-i don't know
hut this am prepared to say,
That l have felt, for many day,
A great desire to make II 10,
Does she youehsafe q thought TO mef
Sometimes ] think she does and then
I'm forced to grope In doubt again,
Which seems my normal state TO be.
Why don't J ask, and asking know I
grant perhaps II might be wisei
hut when look into her eyes,
And hear her voice which thrills me so
I think that on the whole wont
I'd rather doubt Than know she don't,
--[Bhc.a.Brac IN seribner for Nov,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

UERUNE TNEINB,tHut IOIIVWj U1NEIEH INkIHus
sequence of Self. as Loss OF Mem.
ory, Universal Lassitude, Pam in the Back,
Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age, and
many other Diseases that lead to insanity o,
Consumption, and Premature Grave.
pFull particulars in our pamphlet. which
we desire to send free by mail TO every ore
pThe Specific Medicine is sold by oil drug.
gists at 81 Per package, or Fix packages for
SIS, or will be sent free by mail on receipt oi
the money by addressing
THE GRAY MEDICINE CO.,
Merchants' Block, Detroit, Mich.
OF Sold by Druggists evewhere.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
Freddy Miles, of Cleveland aged

Freddy Miles, of Cleveland aged
four. accompanied his pareuts to
church. On entering which, in com.
pliance with devout Episcopaliau Gus
tom, they kneeled and bowed low.
As they resumed their seats, thus said
Master Frd: "Is you, fraid cause
God is here J.. "Why no, childr
"Then what makes you hide 7"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

A smile is a light in the window Of
the face by which the heart signifies
10 friend that it is at home and
waiting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

A lady writes: 81 think girls do
quite as much toward supporting
themselves and others as boys do, if
they are not paid for it equally. ]
have seen them display even more
courage than their brothers when
wealth was swept away. and then
found employment from home, and |
am tired ofhearing girls (ns class)
advised to do more. How many lazy,
worthless boys can you count who are
ready to borrow money for dissipation,
and what kind Of husbands do they
make But do not mention it If
women could fill positions that divi-
ded their attention less they might
hope TO win more, for this is true to
ALL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
4O,OOG Feet

OF SEASONED SPRUCE FLOOR
BOARDS for sale D. cheap. In
quire of F. B. Merrill, or Chas. E.
Woodruff, Woodstock, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

QUAKER BITTERs, further sup
" ply Just received and sellingst
CHAp1fANH DRp0 STORE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

The battle ID over-couut up, but
don't ',couut" wroufully.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03

Next to clear conscience, for solid
comfort, give US an easy boot.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-03
f P. KENDALL l.,
n arhle and Granite Worker.

aaye-stones, Monuments. Tablets. etc.,
stc. msnufact ured to order, and at satisfactory
price, / am determined not TO be undersotd.
Shop on Main ST.. Gust South OF ,eey ,ne ne"
Dantist Ourch, Windsor. vt. ,6O.