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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
TOLL
HAS IIs SUNNY SIDE,

Take tho sunny side Of toll, II ID
made tho inheritance Of all by a Law
that Is universal aud ineKORble, and
that feanuliy ayeRges It's violation, II
is tbs command Of dOd, aud, like all his
mandates, Is wise aud mereifni DO mol
grieye because others seem more favor
cd than yourself, for such appearances
ara often terribly deceptive, With all
the varied cares and duties and strange
inequalities Of liie, We are largely, II not
wholly, nodded NY our efforts, and sun
shine on shadows will predominate as We
may decide for ourselves, How often
the child Of toll enyies tho lot Of his
fellow, horn to fortune aud luxury but
II IL q cruel mistake, The seyefest toll
Of life Is to labor at nothing and ior
Tor nothing, II IL the one type Of toll
that has no compensation, and II IL the
most tiFesome and eHhausting Of en-
ployments,
Ofall the ordinary lives, that Of the
idler Is the saddest, II Is ordered that
labor and content shall 90 hand In
hand, and IN all the experience Of TO-
corded civilizations there has heen no
departure from toll without decay and
sorrow, There NAV he great grief,
mingled with exaeting or unreluited
labor but peace aud content are utter
strangers TO the indolent, II II not only
tho law Of individuals, but II IL also tho
law Of nations, Even the galley'alaye
enjoys tho luxury Of rest, and his coarse
diet II made grateful by tho hunger that
labor quickensi while the banquet Of
luxury pals upon the taste, and sleep
and rest flee from the miserable idler,
II was q king, IN tho midst Of all the
plenty Of wealth aud power, who cried
80 sleopl o gentle Sleep Natures
soft muse, how have I frightened thee 2"
ON great railway aud bonanza kings Of
to-day would value ut millions tho sweet
rest enjoyed by the laborer Of the
mountains, and what would they not
give for the relish Of the hod'carrier at
his frugal mcalY And all the rich
promises OF life are to the sons aud
aughtors Of toll, The shop and the
field are the cradles Of men, while the
hotbods Of idloness and luxury give only
m0ckorics Of men and women TO dawdlo
through aimloss and useless lives, and
TO leave behind thom more helpless
children than themselves,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
GOVERNING WOMEN,

In the Middle Ages wOmen must have
had q very sorry tins Of II, more
especially IN contrast 10 the amount
Of ilattery and aduiatiOa bestowed upon
them during the period when ehiyairy
had exalted them almOst 10 tbs rank Of
gOddesses, Perhaps natural reaetloh
took place At any rate, women dis
appear from the scenes Of court history
until The reign Of Francis ! Of France,
who insisted upon their presence upon
public occasions, UP 10 this time they
were kept out Of sight, and anything
seems 10 have been considered good
enough for them, despite the evidence
Of historical novels, Eleganeies were
unknown, wOolen undergarments cloth
cd tbs fair bodies, and even Ia the reign
Of Philip, the DebOnnair, restrictions
we're placed upon the enjoyment Of
luSuries, and they were forbidden 10 ride
in the two wheeled cart, which was One
Of the recent inventions Of the day,
In the time Of Henry VIII, Elizabeth,
and even at much later period, the
peers Of England carried their wives be,
hind them al horseback when they
went 10 London to pay their tdeyOirs"
to royalty, aud when the holiday was
over returned IN tho same manner,
placing hoods II waSed linen over their
heads to secure them from the lnclem'
Ont weather
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
SERMON CHEATERY.

The business of selling Autographed
sermons for lazy ministers was formerly
confined to England and Scotland. But
now house in Chicago engages in sup
plying this very peculiar class of litera-
ture. For half q dollar clergyman
who is too indolent or too ignorant to
prepare an original sermon can procure
very respectable looking one, which
if placed on his pulpit and read to his
congregation will lead them to believe
it his own composition and penmanship,
This is bonarZa to q certain class OF
preachers, and will relieve them of much
of the drudgery which makes pastoral
labor irksome, and causes early decay
among the ministry.
Certain clergymen who have acquired
a reputation for brilliancy have done SC
by picking up the published sermons Of
eminent ministers. This is attended
with great risk and is almost sure to be
followed by exposure when somebody
who has happened to read such sermons
in print discovers what the brilliant
clergymen have been doing. The bust
ness of supplying sermon manuscripts
in Autograph is speciality by itself.
The houses which do it do not litho-
graph the sermons of famous divines,
but keep in their employ several clergy
men who write sermons to order for the
purpose.
The English concerns keep a large
and well assorted variety of sermons on
hand, as Shoy have to meet all manner
of requirements, both as to subjects and
the way of treating them. The apology
of those who furnish these sermons is
that the people who hear them preached
will have the advantage Of listening to
far better sermons than if the preachers
who use them had delivered discourses
of their own manufacture.-Nem York
D1Der
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
ANCIENT SCHOOLS.
HOW ROMAN BOYS WERE TAUGHT,

At seven years OF age the Roman boys
studied Greek and Latin grammar to-.
gether. The sons Of conturions went to
school at B am, with their satchels and
counting tables slung over their Shout
ders, and studied in schoolrooms on tho
ground floor, where they were 30 well
and thoroughly logged that the howls
aroused the ncighbors at very unreason-
able hours, almost as great pest to
late riscrs rs our street cries, in fact.
Tho masters were great disciplinari-
ans, and esteemed corporal punishment
one of the chief means Of Inducing that
precious boon, knowledge, into dull
heads. II boy pronounced q single
syllable wrong he was beaten black and
blue, and his body so covered with
weals and welts that it resembled q
patchwork coyerlet or coat Of many
colors. The ancients believed that boys
were naturally vicious and required
tanning. So great n teacher as Plato
laid down the axiom that "a boy was
the most ferocious OF animals. Others,
lie Quintillian, protested against undue
flogging.
Pictures found in Herculaneum show
ed that the English system of hogging
was likewise in vogue also, that in
some schools, both sexes were together,
although the education of girls was
comparatively neglected. In the higher
social circles girls were taught music
and dancing and other fashionable
branches, as nowadays. At fourteen
they were put into high schools, where
they studied rhetoric, poetry and belle
lettres generally, their previous efforts
having been confined to reading, writing
and arithmetic, with Greek and Latin
grammar and verses. The pay of q
teacher was thirty dollars year, about
one hundred times less than that of
ballet dancer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
Among the curiosities of Paris is tn,

Among the curiosities Of Paris is the
market for cigar stumps in the Place
Maubert. Every morning from to
10 o'clock this scene of business ia
full of life. A kilogram of stumps from
Londres cigars is worth one franc fifty
confines to two francs fifty confines,
according to the length Of the stump.
The ends Of cigars at five and ten cen.
times each only bring from seventy-fve
centimes to one franc fifty centimes the
kilogram. Therea are four or five whole.
sale dealers in cigar stumps who have
their headquarters in the wine saloons
of the vicinity, and there deal with
their furnishers, who are mostly poor
old men and women and ragged gamins.
Much of the tobacco thus scraped to.
gether is sold to workmen, and much ii
also said to be exported under the title
Tabac de Paris. There was an old fel.
low in the Manbert quarter formerly
who became 10 rich ut this humble
business OF selling cigar stumps that he
had an annual income Of fifteen thou.
sand francs.-PUisian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

Apparently tho Egyptians excluded
women irOll any expectation Of the Joys
Of Immortality, for the funeral ritual
was omitted at the burial u wife,
although In family tombs lacea we're
prepared both for the father and mother,
DiOdous asserts that the father only
was considered tho parent oi tho child,
the mother being looked upon ~ merely
q necessary element In III production,
aud ~ destined for IT, nurse, MARI
ages between brother aud sister were
considered fortunatei and ono last
glimpse Of Egyptian history, after tho
pinnacle Of glory had been reached,
shows us Cleopatra welded to brother
whom she hated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
MASSACRE OF INNOCHNTs,

The Fiji Times of April 30 says hor.
rible massacre has been perpetrated at
Tapitawa, one of the line islands. The
natives we're recently proselytized by a
Kanaka missionary named Kubu, who
induced them to give up their weapons.
Latterly the people of the southern por-
ton of the island became dissatisfied
by the constant acquisitions made on
them for cobra. The apostolic Kubu
then instituted crusade against them,
and armed his followers and led them
in person. An indiscriminate slaughter
ensued. Over 1000 women and children
were massacred, and the bodies collect
ed in q pile and burned. Kubu was
taken to Honolulu to answer for the
crime
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
P0UND A WIFE,

A short time ago a dealer in butter
and eggs in Brooklyn, N. Y, received a
consignment of eggs from Tennessee.
A young woman employed in the store
in removing the eggs from one barrel
found one on which was written re-
quest that the young woman in whose
hands the egg came would open cores
pondence with the writer, who gave his
address. The Young woman at once sat
down and began to correspond with a
Tennessee farmer. Photographs, and
hearts soon after, were exchanged by
mail. Next week the enterprising far
mer will seek bride in Brooklyn to
care for him and his chickens in his
southern home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
Feeding Horses.

More horses are annually killed or
injured by feeding and by inju-
diciou feeding than by starving or most
other causes. In horses We can detect
rs many different temperaments and
dispositions rs in man, though but few
horse owners take this fact into consid-
Grafton in the management of their
horses, particularly in that part of it
relating to food and feeding. Some
horses are natural gluttons, and they
must be seen to carefully or they will at
times he apt to seriously iniure them
selves by feeding too fast, while much
of the food they consume will pass
through them undigcsted, for the simple
reason that it has not been properly
masticatcd. We like to see what is
termed n good feeder" Tone who does
not mince or pick over his food), but,
then, we are not at all partial to the
ravenous one. Such horse as the
latter will dive into his feed with mouth
wide open, and invariably take more at
a mouthful than he can either hold in
his mouth or properly masticate. There
are several ways to fix such fellows
one way being to mix fine hay with his
oats, while moistenng the oats or feed
ing cut food prevents him from pander-
ing to his greedy propensity. A horse
with a delicate appetite is usually ten
der, delicate animal, not at all desirable.
The trouble with most persons who
keep horses, no matter whether on farm
for farm work or for driving purposes,
is they feed too much hay, and to this
cause can be attributed the general
sluggishness often manifested by the
horses until they have been working a
couple of hours, while the wind is also
much impaired. Night is the only time
when hay should be fed, especially for
animals used for quick work. Even
the slow pillow team should have but
little hay at the morning and noon
feeds, but give them generous supply
at the evening meal. By doing this
your horse will keep in better spirits
and condition, and be free from any
tendency to "pot-belly" which horsemen
so much dislike to see.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

In avery full report recently published
In the Philadelphia Ledger, reference II
made TO the case Of Mr., Geo, |, Graham,
u prominent politician mud active Jour
nallst CONNECTED with the Philadelphia
Sunday Mirror, who, by using the great
German remedy, st, Jacobs OH, wins
cured OF II troublesome ease Of rheumn-
tism. contracted during the war, lie
closes his statement wlth-"to those who
are afflicted with that complaint II Is
worth lts weight In gold"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
National Capital Notes.

Secretary Hunt will organize sub-com.
missions in each of the navy yards of the
country, to ascer' ain the amount of worn
out material which has accumulated
during and since the war, and which
is of no use to the service. This will be
done with the view of asking the author
ity of Congress to sell the old material
The new building for the war and
navy departments is progressing salts.
lactorily and will probably be finished
in 1883.
Special inspectors who have been in.
vestigating, report that the missing mai!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

MEssRs, WHITE & liuRploE, druggists
Ithaca, n, VI | recommend To those sullcr
ing (as | have bccn) with lIay Fever, ELy's
CREAM BALM. Have tried nearly nll tho
remedies could find, and give this decided
preference over thom pll, I, has given me
immediate rclicl, &. 4, STEVENS. hardware
merchant. Ithaca, n, Y, Sept q, 1880"
"Mossrs, VIM, Rust & Sons, druggists, New
Brunswick, y, b. Since boyhood have beer
troubled with Catarrh and Hay Fever, and
have been unable to obtain permanent rcllc
until | used Elys Cream Balm, which hns
cured me, Ahcr few days use could sYtcl
MI night, which could not do before, H. l.,
Clickcncr, New Brunswick, n, j." Sold by
MI druggists Price 50 cents. On receipt oil
so cents will mail package free, Send for
circular with full information,
ELY CREAM BAN Co, Owego, n. y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
Pa, IA, Gala. bIi.a....,

An extremely Interesting H0yeliy n eGlGrei
eaTis sHlillei "a ltsl inT C0iOr hllndhess,"
has jusl been issued By Weeks s iNller, Hos,
Ton, lOr graluiloas distribution, lhis week,
every druggist and GOuRlrY merchant 10 New
Englani recorded ~ the iiusiness Address Go,
will receive q supIlY, which will, 90 dluM,
be eagerly demanded w Those u lheir custom
Go Interested 10 e0lOT biudRess, az in search
ii decided novelties IL iAnei cards II any u
our friends are unable 10 obtain them Of their
local dealer, they have only 10 lnel0sa a three
cent slamp 20 Mess, Weeks = Potter, wh0
will pTGmIlly forward them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
Tns aasttle Isiee

When yilialei, a. i slssYs 4 70 dyspepsia
IDlsons, Instead 81 acting ~ q solvent ~ lhe
le0ii which ieoGmpGses 10 tho Stomach glvlEg
birth " az aGi thai rising Ia tho threat sllngs
lhe palate ald causes The exceeding unPless.
anl sensation Caiiei heaHhan. Carbonate d
soda ani oiher meaRs are Oiten Ies1Hed "a ipI
the pan0sa u TenedyiRg this, but wilh 40
ps'nansnl gosd effect, lhe wiser way d "
eradicate tbs alTpelOus disease which OrigsRAles
this and huhhred GlheT harvesting sFmIaOns
raiPllallDHs Oi tho hsaH, giHd OR The sl1Inael
ia that 0rgan alter eating, and .
stalking sensation n i ~ OtheT lima, b short
oil the iRdieia ~ ehDnie Indigestion are 20,
moved by iiOsieiiers stomach biisIs, fire
mO.t Of siomaehies sad iRyigoraRls. AII,eiils
and nerve tranquility aIe Impaired by 10 use,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
TELEaRAPHIC SURPRISE.

Mons. PrudEomme went to look at a
country-house which he had just bought
near Paris. He had some hours to
wait for the train, and, finding the place
damp, he tried to light fire; but it
was useless. After an hours labor,
there remained three logs still intact,
and only little singed. Disguised, he
gave it up, and, when the train came,
started for Paris. On his arrival there,
he found the following despatch :
"Come back. House on fire." He has
tened back. There was nothing left
nothing. that il, except the chimney
and the three logs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

SKILL ~ THE WoRKsnor--fo do good work
the mechanic must have good health, II long
hours of confinement in close rooms have On.
icoblcd his hand or dimmcd his sight, lat him
n, once, aud before some organic trouble np'
pears, take plenty Of Hop Biltcrs, llis system
will he rcjuycna,cd his nerves strengthened,
his sight become clear, aud the whole oonstitu.
ton be built up TO higher working condition,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, nervous prostia.
ton and MI forms of general debility relieved
by taking MESsMAS's PEpToSIzED BEEF
TOXIC, tho only preparation of beef contain.
ing its entire nutritious properties. II con.
tains bood-muking, forcc.genonting and life.
sustaining properties; is Invaluable in Nil
cniccblcd conditions, whether the result OF
exhaustion, nervous prostitution, overwork,
or acute disease. particularly il resulting from
pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard 4
Co., proprictors, New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
FARM NOTES,

Few persons arc aware Of the extent
10 which tbs ny tree is beginning 10 be
cultivated ~ some Of our southern
states, 90 Of the important COmmsr-
eial results to which the culture may
lead
Tho blue grass region Of Kentucky
and the adjoining states Of Tennessee
and Virginia possess the soil, air, water,
and climate that combine 10 contribute
all that is most necessary for tho pro
duelion OF q perfect type Of race horse,
Muck is o valuable addition 10 poor,
sandy land II gives o better color and
substance to tho soil, absOrbs aud 70,
talns warmth and moisture, fOr which
both raspberry and blackberry roots
show q great Partially by following the
muck depOsit aud making a more yigOr-
ous growth there than elsewhere,
II seems to 10 q characteristics falling
Of most eoaehmen TO lay the lash upon
q horse that exhibits fear at an object Ia
the street or beside tho road, Mr.,
liergh, president Of our society for tho
prevention Of cruelty TO animals, says Ia
the organ Of that society, what every
reasoning being ought 10 know, aud
that II TO never whip your horse for
becoming frightened ut any object by
tho roadside, Tor II 10 sees stump, u
log, or q heap Of ian-bark IN the road,
and, while he Il cycling II carefully, and
about 10 pass II, You strike him with
tho whip, It II tho log, or stump, or the
tan-bark that Is hurting him IN his way
Of reasoning, and the next time he will
be more frightened, Give him time 10
smell all OF these objects, and Use tho
brldle 10 assist you In bringing him
carefully to those objects Of fear, Sol
eHiiRc AmTicn,
The Russian mulberry q valuable
and ornamental tree, was first brought
10 this country by the Russian
MennOnites, and trees, tho seed
Of which was planted five years ago, are
twenty feet In hight and six inches In
diameter and have borne full crops Of
fruit since they were two years old.
Color OF fruit red and black, flavor sub
WNlNs ~ hNHhN lHuN Wo NhtN w W.
use aspbenios and blackbenies, Large
quantities OF this fruit are sold annually
In tho markets Of Russia, The tree Il,
~ near ~ We can learn, cross between
the morus niga or black mulberry, and
the native Russian variety, Tho trees
grow very large, frequently reaching
hight OF fifty feet The timber Is hard
aud durable and the fence posts made
from II have the lasting qualities Of
ca,alpa or rcd cedar. A part OF the
trees have beautiful cul leaves, aud
some OF them have IN many ~ twelve
lobos Some of tho trees were shipped
TO n man in Central New York last
autumn, who speaks Of the beauty Of
the leaves, The bark is grayish white,
branches dropping, The Russians also
use II Os u hedge plant, and IL stands
shcOring rs we'll rs any tree on the list
II also grows as readily from cuttingsas
cotton wood or willow. Last year
cuttings made trees from three to five
feet in hight, The tree is perfectly
hardy. Mercury thirty degrees below
zero and not even the twigs injured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

Tasso, the great poet had q warm
heart some one having urged him to
revenge some injuries he had received,
his reply was 81 wish to take from
him neither his property nor his life,
nor yet his honor, but only his ill-will
toward me-"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
Tho pistol pocket must 60.

FANCY CARps,-Card collectors will 10 dc.
lighted with m interesting novelty. entitled
"a Test for Color Blindness 10 he had Tree
of our local dealers, and which Is moro fully
hrscrheh In nnOlhor column.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
Mon Of tho timoi wOtchmakcS
IEynnaylllr nnlly Cnnrler. |

TTfNNN7NIITN I7NTY NUWTI'IiT
A comforting conclusion Is that which
always leads US to choose the best Mr.,
Andrew Ulmcr, Bluilton. Ind, says; 81
have thoroughly tested st. jacobs OIL,
and find Tor rheumatism and neuralgia u,
has no Callnl,n
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

VEGEtISE,-it extends liz influence into
every pafi Of the human organism, eommonc.
Ing with lts foundalloni correcting diseased
action, and restoring vital powers, creating u
healthy formation aud publication OF tho
blood, driving out disease, aud leaving nature
To poIiOrm H. allotted task
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
HOW TO SECURE HEALTH.

II is strange any one will suffer from arrangement,
bought on by impure blood. when SC0vII.L'S SARSA.
PARlLLA AND sTILLINGIA, or BLOOD AND
LIVER SYRUP will restore health 10 the physical
organization. II IL strengthening syrup pleasant 10
take and the BEST BLOOD PURIFIER ever discovered,
curing Scrofnla Syphliuc disorders Weakness OF the
kdney., Hryspelas Malaria, Nervous disorders. De-
billy. Bilious complaints and D seases OF the Blood
Liver, Kidneys, Stomach, Skin, etc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

Sitting Bull is first rate French
scholar, and speaks several of the In.
dian tongues quite huently, but he could
never be induced to learn the English
language.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

Thirty-three popes have suffered
martyrdom, and their names are to be
read in the Basilica of st. Paul in
Rome.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
New England News,
Maine.

A, X, AbbOll and Charles smith d
iiOsl1n have bGughl an island called
Petite Menan Point, nine miles frOm
Milbridge, They mean 70 stack II with
sSlO sheep, which can ind plenty pf feed
on The Island ~ summer, and Ia winter
eat the kelp along the shore,
ZebulOR bryant Of Hebron Is % years
old, bul can see liSe a hawk, and prIdes
himself on lpeing away nom all the
boys,
The Maine Central railroad company
are 10 survey q route between Dexter
and fresque Isle, by way Of lloullon,
The migratory 1uails from MessIna,
Italy, 1T loose NJ Portland last year, are
said 10 have returned and Matched large
brOOds, Hundreds were brought TO Yer
mont, too, but have not been seen again,