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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
GARFIELp,S PROFILE,

Would it be odd to learn that even
the mountains have conspired to per,
petuate the memory of the dead Presi
dent? It is even so. Garfield's face is
as clearly and distinctly drawn against
the blue sky by the irregulaily undulat
ing boundary of the Catskills as il q
faithful artist had traced it, A cores
pondent, on his way from Albany to New
York, by the Hudson, enjoying the
matchless, ever.changing scenery, had
his attention called to the Reclining
Giant" or the "Man in the Mountains, y
near the southern beginning of the high.
er SUBMITS. His features are sharp,
and his body stretching downward in
angularity, suggest the Legendary tales
with which the Dutch have inhabited
these grand old hills Tracing the line
backward, and to the north, he was al
most startled with the sudden recog-
milton of the grave face of Gen. Garfield,
reclining in supine attitude, as the il
lustrated papers represented him during
his last days. There is this difference,
however. His broad and high forehead
is precisely as he is shown in the best
photographs taken of him in health, al
though the detail is not so well pre-
served. This latter, however, is over
come and forgotten in the surprising
proportion of each part to the whole.
There is the magnificent brain, the
splendid physical united with the grave
and thoughtful statesman, so forcibly
expressed, as to compel sadness at the
recollection of the dead, while wonder
and surprise struggle with admiration
and rich sense of possession for the
mastery. Cincinnati Commercial
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
A Noble hoy.

Five or ak mon were some time age
employed In building some houses In a
city In California, A boy Of eleven
years, son OF u widow who lived neai
by, was q close observer OF the proceed
ings when the mon commenced work.
They asked his name; johnny ",
was his reply ~ knew your father
we'll, and You look like u good boy now
II ~ dinner time, take this kettle to the
grocery yondor and get M some beer,
there IL the money and ten cents for
yourself" Johnny looked down very
thoughtiully for moment; he wanted
that ten cents very much, but no aid,
"a am very sorry You want me 10 do
that, for | would like to 40 anything
else for you, but ! cant fetch beer; |
belong TO tho temperance side"
They rallied him little, hut TO no
purpose presently he said, "I'll 90 and
get mother TO send some tea, IL You will
do without beer" Iio did so, and all
the months they were employed there,
they had warm tea every noon and no
beer and the men were 30 grateful that
q box OF tea and all the waste pieces Of
lumber for ilre-wood, in all, perhaps six
times the value OF what the widow had
expended was returned TO her. Johnny
had quite number of dimes in the long
run, and now because he is q smart boy
and can always DO depended on to tell
the truth, and has no evil habits, he gets
constant employment at good wages. II
is very noble thing to be true and
faithful and honest in everything, and
besides it is very comfortable and pays
best all along, Rescue,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
EARLY EDUCATION,

Schliemann attributes his love of anti
quarian research to the enthusiastic
admiration with which his father indoc.
trinated him for the works of Homer
In speech at Berlin he referred to this.
"My father" he says, twas a preacher,
but he had no knowledge of Greek, but
an excellent translation of the niad was
lent to us. From this he read to me
almost every evening, and fostered in
me an unspeakable admiration for the
divine poet, and I promised my father
when I became man to visit the ruins
Of Troy. Fate condemned me to a
tradesman's life for many years, but
through ell the whirl ofbnsiness never
forgot my determination but il was not
until I was 81 years Of age that 1 could
find time to learn Greek, and it was still
IL years later before found myself, my
Homer in my hand, on the plains Of
Troy"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
sNUPF-TAKING.

The use Of tobacco was capital crime
a couple of centuries ago both in Russia
and Turkey, and in Italy all persons
found guilty of taking snuff in church
were communicated by the Papal bull.
Sultan Amaruth " in the beginning of
the 18th century passed law making
snuff-taking punishable by death as well
as smoking. The punishment for the
first named offense in Russia was the
loss of the nose if convicted three
times, death was the penalty. But in
spite Of all such legislation the custom
of indulging in tobacco throve apnce.
Aubrey says that it sold for its weight
in silver in Great Britain, where it was
mainly used in the form of snuff. A
story is told of rich old snuff-taker
who in her will left with each legacy a
"pound of good Scotch snuff" which
she considered one of the grandest
cordials of nature. Napoleon Bonaparte,
Pope, Voltaire, Steele and crowd Of
other celebrities, were notorious snuff.
takers. Lord Bacon approved of smok-
ing, and the leading lights of English
literature from the time OF its introduc.
ton to the present have been enthusi-
asts in its defense.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
TEMPERANCE.


The elergymsn ia the vicinity Of lloK
bury, Mass, have commenced work IN
the interest OF temperance, which do
serves to DO inilated 10 all our large
cities, II ia very simple, They have
employeia man Tor the last three months
to attend the court which las charge Of
cases Of drunkenness, aud 10 offer Ger
tain sort Of assistance 10 thOse who are
brought up for trial the first time, Tie
man on the woman who 10 confronted
with the danger OF condemnation foi
this crime for the frst time, Is usually
uRaeeusiOmed 10 the terrOrs 0f tbs law,
and unhardened by the practice 81 the
darkest deeds, hIneere peniienee il
often felt, and determination to TO-
form is expressed, Such resolutions
are often, perhaps " uaily, broken, And
the reasons for such general failure are
simple, Imprisonment with others ~
wicked and ~ weak dsgrades, When
the Imprisonment ends, had company ID
all that the released prisoner can get IN
to, helfrespeet Is lost, work Is hard to
find, aud drinking IL resolted to as \
means Of drowning thought and feeling,
II the drink habit could no suppress
ed, the twenty-five million dollars now
annually spent Ia Massachusetts for al,
cOhOlie beverages would 10 distributed
through the various channels Of legiti
mate trade, and every business man
would DO cOrrespondingly benefited by
increased sales, When the appetite IL
we'll fixed upon liquor drlnker, and
his means become contracted, honest
dealers IN tho necessarles Of life are tho
first TO feel tho loss Of his custom, II
ID cash down at tho saloon, and, ~ drink
must be had, tho liquor dealer gets the
cash, while tho butcher baker, clothier,
halter, shoe-dealer, and other legitimate
RhOp'keepers must give credit for their
commodities, or not sell NJ all, 10 once
good customer For Years temperance
lecturers and writer's have been trying
TO impress business mon with tho mag,
nitude Of the loss they sustain through
tn, drlnk habit, aud wc hope the time
Ia Jot far distant when q new force will
appear In the temperance field In the
shape OF business Mems Temperance
reform Associations"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26

An address was receU1ly delivered by
William Clark, A. NJ, bl the university
Of Cambridge England, at the Colum-
bus avenue Univemlist church, in Bos-
ton, before largo congregation. The
speaker explained his reason for his in
terest in the temperance cause by his
belief that it is at the bottom of all So
cial reform. His observation in this
country led to the conclusion that Am
erica is greatly in advance of England
in the reform work. The cause had
been carried into every town in Eng
land, village and hamlet by the church.
es, the Established church alone want.
ing in enthusiasm. 1t was first taken
up by the Methodist church, which now
is the mainstay of the cause. But there
is lax license law, and the sale of
liquor is open and public, and the
drinking shops are crowded with men,
women and children. English society
las become thoroughly imbued with
the custom of drinking, and the whole
country seems saturated with liquor.
The year 1853 saw the first important
temperance Legislation in Great Britain,
when the liquor shops in Scotland We're
closed on Sunday by u law which has
continued in force since, and to which is
largely due the fact that temperance
reformation is further advanced in Scot
land than in any other portion of the
kingdom. A similar law was passed in
1878 for Ireland, and applied to Wales
at the last session of Parliament. Such
law, in the opinion of the speaker,
would be impracticable in London, but
would be enforced in a great portion of
England, and in the large cities and
towns the sale on that day could be re-
stricted to certain hours. An effort is
being made by the temperance advo-
Gates to secure legislation which will
permit districts to regulate the sale in
their own limits, q resolution favoring
the passage of such measure of local
opinion having been carried at the last
session Of Parliament. 1t may not come
for several years, but Mr.. Clark predict
ed that it would not be o great while
in coming. He saw great reasons
for hope, on the whole, and felt conf.
dent of the success of the cause in Eng
land,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
National Capital Notes.

Throughout his arraignment nuileau
maintained outward pOlnpOsIlre, i,ressr
81 IN q wei rwOrn suit d black aud a
brown glngllam SHIT, without q collar,
with white face and siubby hair aud
heard, he Looked Us though he hadn'l =
friend IN tho world, lle stood NJ, 81
course, WHEN he was asked whether
his name was Charles j nuileau, hG
answered YES" and remained standing
uni the long indictment had been read
10 lin, The clerk, n young man, liille
experienced, was quite nervous aud The
heat and eiiinyia did mol tend 10 aid
him, 81 he read lhe several counts rather
slnmbllngly, .prOnOunelng Hulteal's
name dllierenlly every lime he read u,
and never correctly, When he llnislN,
Tie court room had become packed, every
loot Of space Ia tho Vicinity Of ihe bench
WIS occupied, aud young lawyers stood
On CHAIRS, desks, and ralllngs, hnlleau
stood with his right hand on the table
beiOre lin and his head Inclined 10 tie
rlghl, Asile clerk said, "Wlat say you
~ tbs indiClmenlf Are you guilty ~
moi gnlltyP" he answered nothing, but
lumbled IN the breast pocket Of his coat
lor u paper, and began 10 explain thai lie
had u paper which he would llkel0 read,
A scene seemed immlnenl, When Cork
hill said In n low hut decided tone, You
must plead now guilty Or mol guilty"
and Judge Cox said This II mol he
appropriate lime Tor u statement, You
must plead 10 the indictment, Are you
guilty o. not guilty." mot guilty"
said Guileau. with n sigh, and sank
back into his chair, Ito will be tried
Nov, 7,
Mr., Morgan offered n resolution 10
print for tho Use Of the Senate 1900
copies Of the report III the Secretary 81
State, Just prepared, ON Tie cotton trade
NJ the world. Mr.. Morgan eulOglaea
this report ~ the most Important puhll'
cation on this subject that had ever
come nom the press, md also spoke u
tho great value VI tho reports which
Ind recently been made by cOnsnls To
the State Department on commercial
subjects,
The Senate recently adopted the res0'
luton offered by Mr., Lamar relative 10
tho lnler0ceanlG canal. and y resolution
offered by MIR, Edmunda, directing llo
judiciary committee 10 lnaulre whether
the cxtTadlllon of Rlbello, the alleged
bandit, had bccn proper.
Jawss CIlGlIa, ,roas,,e, NJ ,ho Cor.
GeiJ msn "iI ,,o'ni,aI G ,,I ,"ceIw"d
/" ic,,sr ,"cen,iv , rI'n ceor"o ~ i.cn'
dove. al I,rIiscnnr N nl,erIne IA
,iacss -, ,he aIsnosI,,o, oSiLe oJ,,cers of
,h liz G,nd liz aryc n,,"r ~ ~" mcar nriJge.
port and allow then, 10 take out FREQ Of
charge ns much gray granite ~ may be
needed for The erection Of the proposed
Garfield memorial hospital building.
Ono scnso,Ionol dlvorcc case IN cour,
and "no,pcr In "rosnoc, cacI, InvolyIng
/" mcmhcr If cnms rcss an one ada and y
,r"as,,rv clcrk nm ,hc other rcconcIIcs
WosIiSc,on ia n ,cmnornry mil In polI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
LIFE IN NEW MExrCo,

Charles Keiser and Win Whitson were
young men of Chama, New Mexico, and
bosom friends. Whitson, who was
known as "Tex," held the Office of town
marshal, and, seeing Keiser carrying u
pistol in violation of local ordinances,
deemed it his duty, notwithstanding
their friendship, to disarm him. Kei-
ser resented this and refused to surren.
der his pistol, a quarrel ensued, and Tex
proposed that they should fight duel
then and there. 1t was II o'clock at
night, but clear. Keiser accepted the
challenge, and, separating ten PAGES,
they began to fire at each other. In half
an hour both were dead. The manner
in which they received their injuries
was in itself singular. At the first fire
Keiser shot Tex almost through the
heart. AS Tex stumbled and fell he
fred four times in quick succession, and
one of the balls passed completely
through Keiser's body just above the
navel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
VIXENS.

The term shrew is supposed to he de-
rived from the German schrein- to
clamor - but, perhaps, the peculiar
feminine characteristic to which it al
ludes is less obvious among the women
of Germany than anywhere else. The
thrifty housewife OF that nation is rare
ly seen like the English Or Irish woman
OF the lower orders with arms akimbo
and volley of untranslatable epithets
issuing from her mouth. The vixen
proper must be sought in London, Dub
lin or Paris. In the latter city she I'M
fortunately develops into fury, and as
often as not supplements wordy war
fare with an energetic bufletmg. The
'virago of the coal fields in the north of
England might claim sisterhood with
her, neither of them possessing the keen
sense of humer which often underlies
the fiercest outburst of rage in the in
furiated Irishwoman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
SYMPATHETIC BONDB,

The attitude OF the American people
during tho protactod season OF the
Presidents prostmtion has been admir-.
able, and such as only u strong aud ster
ling community could exhibit. They
have shown how tightly knit IL tho ma.
tional and patriotic tic among them. by
the suspense they have, silently and
without any combination or agreement,
imposed upon political rancor Perhaps
wo are not wrong in thinking that they
have in some small degree been aided
In this digniiled course by the perpetual
current Of sympathy that has gone out
toward them from this side Of the ocean,
Here in England We know what il is for
tho nation to wait for hourly news from
tho bedside of great citizens. The ono
touch OF nature required to make the
whole world kin has been present. at
might have been 30 with u.s. is the basis
Of that imaginative sympathy which on.
ables one English.speaking community
to tlrob and thrill with tho emotions
that shake the other. Undoubtedly,
for no other ruler, no crowned head, or
other president of n republic, could the
English people have felt as they felt in
tho case of Mr.. Garfield.
Blood is thicker than water, and all
the breadth of the Atlantic leaves Eng.
lishmen and Americans one people in
such moment, and under such terribly
trying circumstances. II there be yet
another ciNmb of consolation to gather
from one of the most painful incidents
of modern times, it is therehection that
in emergencies such as the people of
the United States have had to face, free
dom is justified by her children. No.
where save in community nerved by
the habitual exercise of liberty and the
traditional assertion Of that self.control
which is fostered in tho Absence of OK.
ternal compulsion, could feelings so
deep and anSietios so acute have ex.
pressed themselves in so apparently
passionless q manner.-LonRon Stand
ard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
OHILpHOODIs fRRRORs.

The tribes which make up the woes Of
the average child are, 10 the terror
they occasion, equal 10 the trials Of the
fpll-grown man, II Is 10 be wondered
that parents do not enter more deeply
into sympathy with the sorrows Of their
offspring because OF ihe recollection Of
the griefs Of their own childhood, The
disappearance Of the lb'yeas-old girl,
CLARA Clark, three weeks ago, from the
h0me Of her mother and step father ia
North Moore street, New York, appears
ineEplieable TO tho latter, The girl had
been out Of school part Of last springs
term, and so she was compelled TO drop
back class when she resumed her
studies In September, Being tall, she
was ridieuied and called q Ounce by her
new classmates, No keenly did she feel
these taunts that she told her mother on
the Friday before her disappearance
that she should never gobaek 10 school,
Nothing was thought OF this declaration,
and when Monday morning came hei
mother told her to prepare Tor school,
and tried to encourage her to study with
such zeal ~ would soon restore her 10
her former class, she said she would
feed the chickens before making ready
for school, She fan down stairs toward
the back yard, aud her mother has never
seen her since, A neighbours hoy says
that he saw her standing on tho stairs rs
II In doubt for some time, aud then she
went ont into the street,
II IL evident that her dread Of the
tannta OF her schoolmates was no great
that she had not courage TO face them
again, She may not have intended 10
leave home permanently, but being
attractive In appearance, she was prob
ably not long In the street before she
was met and led away by some ono Of
the thousands OF creatures who make q
prey OF similar victims In every great
city, Through her childish terror q
great misfortune has befallen family
represented TO he thoroughly respect
able,
The incident IL worth presentation
eonspicuously before the public. because
II may induce many parcnts to exercise
greater care In dealing with what appears
to be tho triiling grievances OF child
hood,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
SLEEPING AT SEA.

Dickens said that his mattress and
berth on an ocean steamer reminded
him of "a surgical plaster on most in.
accessible shelf" The smile is az good
ms his were always wont to be. There
is n want of PRESERVE force" about ship
mattress that is distressing, and it is
wonderful in how many things one finds
the same. The "reserve force is too
often conspicuous by its absence. How
few speakers there are whose words
suggest IN unlimited supply of thought
at the back of them. How few writers
whose pens are dipped into deep well
of knowledge whence they bring out
living truths Half the productions
one has to read remind one of a pan
cake, the batter thinly covering the
bottom of the pan; very good thing
in its way, like the mattress at sea, but
for satisfaction give us Loaf at which
we can cut and come again, or n mat
tress as little like II plaster as may be.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26

Earl Cowper, lord lieutenant Of Ire,
land, has Issued q proclamation against
lie land league, II warns all persons
that tie Irish national land league, on by
what other name Il may be called, 10 40
unlawful and criminal association, and
that all the meetings 10 carry 0ul or pro-
mote ~ designs % Purposes are unlAw,,
ful and criminal, and will be prevented
aud dispersed by fpree,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
up,C,ipD r,,,ju mann.

William J, Cpughlin Of homeTyiile hss ,Afsl "iH
hs fl u lsIs was taken with bleeding " NO "hs'
followed VI ssysIe ogush, ! Loaf NJ sH.ll'e sh'
hssh, AMI was CiIaRsi 10 NY bed, IL 1911 vas al
mfi ~ lhe hospital, The doctors said hal q hole W
ny iuRrsaillg ashifa dellH, A. one time . Ifi"'
wenl sIeubi that was dead, I save w hoe, bul .
iHfBi tod me u DE WiriIa Iluts hAlAis ToA Iat
ivSGs, I gai bottle, Wien 70 M sHHflss' eeiA'
WeHfl Ia fesl Lller aui iosI feel better Than W.
three Yeau past wTile lhis hoping even oHs anldel
viii diseased ulzs will Iake In, Wlitia hAlit h.i'
fAH, AMI he CDHfuCsd That C0ssvarIt0H cas- 10 tVAtb
can positively siY u has daRs mels sooi than al
The other InsiCihss have taken since nv sickness"
y ;.,.. go tl ,, nv s.s a. I'' Z"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
DISCOVERIES.
INVENTIONS OF TEN YEARS PAST.

The last ten years in the history Of
American inventions have been wonder
fully prolific in important results. To
say nothing of the telephone, the phono-
graph, the electric light and the system
of automatic and quadruplex telegraphy,
all of which have been SO fully des-
cribed that their principles are perfectly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26

TGH BYsPEPsIAi IFDIGg iflnF, depression
~ sldrll8 anh general debility il Ihelr various
priis, also rs q Frei6nl agiiHfl lrVer and
atqld sad other iuiennllioHl itNhlr. lhe fEHho
pIosfH0ilifbb Elisih ~ Cius,TA BiHK,
mada hy C.pwhl, iiiam s 60, New YOrk,
and sid bT IN druggists, Il mo irsl lonei
AMI FIR lalieHls recovering from lever 81
,tLar .ieluess IA I,u, un e,ti.l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26

PREsESTs YOR Tim li1IDATs. ihe new
catalogue Of faneY aid Ifeees d furniluIs,
sniabla ~ presents, N PAnEsI will eenlain
0yer 1000 articles ~ tlnny, Mahegany, blael
Wslnut, AmaIanlh, Cpeobola and Spanish
cedar, Ringing IL prices SO " 500,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
An Only Daughter Cured Of
Consumption.

BY the accidental preparation of an
East Indian herb, DR.. H. James, while
experimenting, accidentally cured lis
only child Of CONSUMPTION, aud now
gives to the afflicted this recipe free,
for two stamps 10 pay expenses. Adj
dress CRADDocK & Co., 1892 Race st.,
Philadelphia, Pa, naming this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
Only Half Alive.

There are hosts of men and women who, to
coin II phrase, nre only half alive, that Is TO
say, they have seldom if ever any appetite,
are nervous. weak, iidgcty and troubled by
numberless small pains and aches. In the
presence of vigorous, exuberant vitality they
seem mere pigmics Such persons are usually
fond OF frequently dosing themselves, swal-
lowing in the course OF the year enough drugs
to stock any apolhecalys shop of average di-
mensions. This, of course, defeats instead OF
furthpring the end in view, viz, the recovery
of health and vigor. Were they to seek it
from an unfailing source OF vitality, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, how different would be
their case. Then vgor would return to their
debililated frames, the glow of health to their
wan cheeks, their trembling and uncertain
gait would grow firm and elastic; appetite,
that grundest of all sauces, would give relish
for the daily TODD, were it ever so coarse, and
refreshing sleep would crown the tasks OF the
day.
Note this, young man "A grass Wild
ou, 10 onythinO Inf Green
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-26
WARRANTED For "a fisAits
And Never Istisd,

10 OCHR CfIup, Apasins, DlAIhra, Dlfnitfl sni Ael
RfkRfts, iskeH Internally, and ulANANl rnn ri
IeCtlY hAUnless alsn externally, Culs lfu-ts tlfWIi
Nheimatitn, Oli k0fes, Fans IN TIC llIle ltl an
dle.E hpCh q remedy 10 DH, fOliiAh' NsNsilNN
81, No obs once tying II will ever 10 wllhoN Il
9yff bU IhytigiAns tsf H.