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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
Notes From Paris.

What is most worn this year IL indis.
putably black Spanish lace, not only for
trimming everything that can be trim.
med, but for making entire skirts. These
have foundation Of black summer silk,
which is closely covered with black
Spanish lace, over which is worn pol.
onaise of either plain or figured black
silk gauze, or else Of black China Grape,
overloaded with embroidery wrought
with jet beads. say polonaisc, for want
of n better word, by which to designate
this oycr.dress, which is cut away in
front, and often slaslled behind, so as
fully to display the richly trimmed skirt
with which II is worn. The polonaise is
often made with n Vatican pleat begin.
ming at the upper edge of the corsago.
For watering.place and country.house
toilettes, thore is thel same combination
in white skirt of thin white silk, cover
ed with Spanish lace this lace is made
both of black and white silk, or else
with white cotton lace, and polonaise of
white silk gauze, or else of white cot.
ton gauze or canvas grenadinc. Tho
whole dress is profusely decorated with
ribbons, the favorite colors being the
various shades of red, copper, and vel.
low. A significant feature of fashion is
the constantly increasing imitation of the
tournures. Already crinolines are talk
ed of, though they are postponed until
next winter. For the moment only the
tournure is in question, but hitherto
this has been worn inside, under the
dress. AT present it is worn both under
and over the skirt, Quite lately certain
modistes have taken the fancy to substi.
tute for poufs and draperies five huge
loops and single end all made of the
same material as the dress, and from
twenty to twenty.four inches wide;
these are lined with contrasting color
and arranged in such manner as en-
tirely to cover the back breadth of the
skirt from the belt to the hem, forming
tournure or hustle, and that of the
most voluminous kind. Small light
nantes will be worn as soon as the hot
weather sets in; these are really nothing
more than scarfs, either straight or
rounded in the middle of the back. In
the first case they are simply edged on
each end with deep fringe when the
scarf is rounded the entire edge is trim
med either with fringe or lace. 1t is
knotted once, without loops, in front,
about at the waist line; consequently it
dresses the lower part of the back alone,
while the bust is wholly uncovered, and
is held in place by the elbows. Lace
mantles will again be worn, especially
those made with foundation of black
tulle, entirely covered withas many rows
of black Spanish lace as the size of the
mantle will allow. Sometimes the rows
are separated by trellis of jet. They
are fastened at the belt by large clus-
ter of satin ribbon loops. These lace
mantles will be of all shapes, even the
visite, although the latter will be the .
least pretty of all, beside being the least
comfortable Corr. Ha,per's Basm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL MOTIFS.

There are d, 1000, 900 Of 8 per cents, at
the treasury waiting the or,ier Of their
owners, ~ they were started too late Tor
continuance,
Mr. Wes,, the present British minister
at Madrid, will probably succeed Sir
Edward Thornton,
Secretary blaine and Sir Edward
Thornton have finished the negotiation :
~ regard 10 the Outrages upon American
fishermen, The claims fOF losses by the
several fishermen amounted 10 sos, 900,
Tie agreement il that The British gov
eminent shall pay $4,000,
The secretary Of the navy has about
completed arrangements for the purchase
0f naval stations at ChlrlQul aud Colo
Dolce, two comparatively unknown liar,
b0rs, located IN the State 0i Colombia,
Central America = the former ON the
Caribbean sea aud the latter ON tho Ia,
Cilic 0cean-and destined nj no distant
day TO become very important points,
The collections Of internal revenue for
the " months Of Tho current fiscal year
have been sis1, iia,es3. The average
monthly Increase over like periods In
1850 has been about sOOO, Ii6, II this
Increase continues during the present
month the receipts Tor June will be In
ll6helghborhood Of sil,lO0,s77. which
VIII make the aggregate receipts for the
current fiscal year about sl3i $50. 100,
Upon tho invitation Of Secretary Win
dom, j, NJ, Melirew, sixth auditor Of
the heasury, and his deputy. y, II. Ill.
ley, resigned,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
FASHION NOTES
Poppies are very iashionable.

foppies arc very fashionable,
oEeyes rival daisies in popular favor,
Lace is the correct trimming for foul
ard silks
Tussore silks sell rapidly to choice
customers,
Tho high novelty Of the moment Il
japanese Grape,
Nasturtlums and wall flowers have
come into favor
He'd and yellow ombre feathers are
very fashionable,
Hue seems 10 DO the prevailing color
In scotch angham suits this season,
A new gaiter for visiting costumes Il
OF black satin and buttoned down tho
hack,
Tan color and olive green are tho
ayorite shades for summer travelling
suits,
Very little drops oiengayed silver are
used to weight the end Of ribbon bows
worn down tho front OF dresses,
Corlnthian grape-isa new shade Of
dark wine color, II combines we'll with
stripes OF pale blue and blush rose,
Fayal hats, bent into ianeiml shapes
aud trimmed with white feathers and
white Indian null lace, take the lead at
the passing moment
The old'iashloned French bareee Of
twenty years ago IN worn again, aud, M
IN tho past, white IL tho iayoHte against
all cOlora In this fabric.
Tho canonical Accomplishments Of n
simple muslin dress this summer will bo
q big bunch Of roses, gloves Of undrcss,
ed kid, parasol and fan matching each
other and a rough straw bonnet trimmed
with white satin ribbon and white
feathers,
Dresses that are made high now some,
times omit the standing collar, NO that
the woarer may turn II back In surplice
style, and wear u iichu OF lace or muslin
with II, II the hchu Ia white II " suill.
ciont finish, though q standing lace mll'
isaddcd II more becoming,
Simple black dresses for morning cos,
tunes have basque and oycr.sklt o,
camcl's'hair bunting with steel buttonsi
aud crcsccnts OF steel for the only trim.
ming, The lower skirt OF silk or of the
wool has n single deep fine plcatng
from the knees down In front, while be,
hind are two narrow knifc,plcatings, and
the black drapcry extends down TO meet
these.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN.

Through the carelcssncss Of switch-
man, train was dCrallcd on the Penn
sylvanla railroad near Trenton. n. j.,
recently, aud about 20 persons We're
killed and wounded.
A baillil went to serve wrlN ON the
property Of Mr. llutchlns, near MallOw,
county Cork, Some women gathered
round and seized him. DESTROYED the
wrlls, and then stripped him naked and
threw him into the river, They caught
him NJ lic came out and tlrashcd him
with lur2c, The unfortunate man, moro
dead than alive, was then tarrcd and
fcathcrcd and hunted through the coun.
try,
Another attempt has bccn made to kill
the ear OF Russia,
The loyalists In the Transyaal arc
disturbed, reporting many outragCs by
Beers, who, they say, recently killed 10
natives because they were working for
the English. The Swa2ics, Xulus and
Transvaal natives declare that they will
fight tho Beers II they arc left In posses
sion Of the country,
Prince Bismarck Is confined to his
bed.
There is trouble in Straitsvilc, o., In
consequence Of n miners strike.
Two men were arrested in Tcxarkana,
Mo-, last week upon whom were found
u number Of Gen. Grants trophies,
which had been stolen from his baggage
when he went to Mexico.
A hail.storm swept through Duchess
county, N. Y, and the berry region of
Ulster county; estimated damage.
800, 200.
DE I.cssaps has been granted COM
mission nj Athens for the construction
Of n canal through the isthmus of Cor
NTH, from the gulf of Corinth to the
Egean sea. The work begins in 1882
and to be done in five years.
About 1000 carpenters, bricklaycrs,
plasterers and other workmen have
struck for higher wages ut Troy, N. Y,
and the bakers have organized union
and will ask for increased pay.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
QUICK WORK,

A rapid piece of work was done lately
at Bucyrus, o., in replacing with an
iron bridge an old wooden one. A
scaitolding was first erected next the old
bridge, and the new structure put to.
gether on it. Then all being in rsadi-
ness and every part in place, the old
bridge was removed and the new placed
in position. This was accomplished in
two hours and fifteen minutes. At
1880 the last train crossed the old
bridge, which the workmen Immediately
commenced to remove. Then the new
structure was gradually drawn into
permanent position by means of two
large windlasses, one placed at each end
of the bridge, and each worked by four
men. This operation occupied eighteen
minutes. Then the connecting rails
were laid, the roadway filled in firm,
and at 2,45 the first train passed over
the new bridge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
SPURIOUS BANK.NOTES.

The production of "a spurious bank
note was first accomplished in the year
l75s, and the daring genius who first
conceived this royal road to fortune was
one Richard Vaughan, lincndmper in
Stafford. The bank had been going for
sixty four years without ever experience
ing the slightest trouble or apprchen-
sion in the matter, and would probably
have gone on for many years more, but
for the i'll starred ambition of this
worthy to impress his iiancee with n
show of his wealth, He handed over to
this lady considerable sum in bank
note', all of which turned out to DO his
own manufacture. So novel and origi-
nal method of making fortune would
certainly have been eminently successful
but for the awkward interference OF one
of the cngravers whose services had been
engaged upon one part of the note. He
communicated with the authorities, and
Mr. Vaughn's enterprise came to tragic
end,
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RAISING FISH.

Seth Green, Of Rochester, N. Y, writes
OF the value of fish-producing waters:
We have in this State CAT inland lakes,
covering an area of 466, 457 acres. Every
acre OF this water area is equal in value
as food-producing element to the land
when properly stocked with the inhabi-
tants of the water, without which this
vast amount Of surface is valueless so
far as the production Of food is con-
cerned. Estimating the value Of water
surface, acre for acre, as equal to that of
the land, it is found to reach the sum of
s35, 8s9,i 200 in round numbers. This
does not include the creeks, rivers and
bays, which would undoubtedly double
the sum. Through the efforts of the
New York State fish commissioners the
barren or nearly depleted waters of our
State are fast being restocked with the
best varieti Of fish; and if they are al
lowed to continue their work for few
years longer, the value of our water area
will far exceed that of the land. Until
the organization of the fish commission,
in the year 1868, the destruction Of fish
was carried on with scarcely thonght
as to how Ion the supply woull last.
The people finally became alarmed at
the rapid diminution OF fish in our
waters and saw that unless something
was done to increase the supply, fish
must eventually become unknown as an
article Of food.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
EVILS or mfRNPRRAN0R.

There is no greater evil ia all Christ
endOm than iltemperanee, There are
no stemer reasons for any reform IN tho
world than for the temperance reform,
There Is no evil producing such dread
ful RESULTS there is no cause that can
be espoused IN behalf 81 which SO much
can Do said in It's favor, 30 mueh IN the
way Of fact and statistic and argument
appealing 10 the mind, You have heard
say thai one hundred thousand lives are
lost BY iRlempeTanee, That may be o
high eslimatel they used TO talk about
sixty thousand % being the number Of
deaths Oeasipnel Wy liquor, hiEty
thousand annually destroyed Have
you any idea Of What that meansg hup
pose that al earthquake should have
swallowed up four cities Ike Auburn
in this blalei that would have made
sixty thousand, Alppose another earth
quake should swallow NJ another city
Ia Pennsylvania, then another Ia some
other State, and 20 II should 30 on year
after year. how long would We DO living
IN this lanlg Would we not leave II
as We would hy from the pestIleneei
And yet sixty thousand lives are de-
stTOyed every year by alcoholic drinks,
You have heard Of the terrible accident
that occurred on the Hudson River rail-
road, when the express train ran into an
oil train and twenty lives were lost, As
the morning paper was taken up horror
ran through the community every
body felt thrilled with excite
ment In view Of tho awful
havoc In connection with that railroad
accident, Suppose that the next month
similar Geographic dispatch was senl
that another accident had happened on
the same road, and next month another,
throughout the year, that would have
amounted TO about 900 lives lost Oh the
Hudson River railroad for year, By
the end OF the year, there IL not q man
or woman In this city, who, II they heard
OF friend ofthoirs talking about going
TO Albany on the Hudson River railroad,
but would 60 TO that person, and
endcayor, by all the influences they
could command, 10 persuade that
individual to keep of that road. Suppose
these accidents occurred every week
instead OF monthly, or every day instead
Of every week, then you would have
only 1000 liycl lost annually on that
road, II tidings had come to you every
morning Of Rn accident OF similar
nature, And then what would have
been done? Why, that railroad would
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
BI0Y0LRs AND fRIOYOLRs.

II necessity DO the mother Of inyen,
ton, - philosophers declare, the neees'
sity Of living must DO its very grand
mother, for not only does II preside over
invention itself, hut over every preju-
dice and objection raised by time and
custom against its admission, Aud 10
what q multitude Of trades ani profess
sions does not this necessity Of living
give riseY Who would have thought,
Tor instance, that . professor Of bicycling
would prove 10 be ono Of the most Ia
efatiye Tor tbs moment, bringing IN q
guinea q lesson, when poor miserable
professors Of languages, Of arithmetic, Of
Latin and Greek, Of music or painting,
are obliged to toll their weary hour ior
half, nay sometimes Tor less than quar-
tor Of that sum- hut 80 II IL,
bicycling has beeOme the fashionable
pursuit Of the young men, and a. the Ia
dies never fail 10 follow in the wake Oi
fashion when set by their admirers, the
tricycle. has been adopted by them with
tho greatest eagenesa, AT first II was
considered rather FAST aud looked upon
with shyness. hut ever since the news'
paper account Of the ride taken by her
majesty and the Princess Beatrice, each
royal lady mounted on her iron horse,
and careerlng gaily on tho high road and
through the green lanes round Osborne,
all scfuplp las vanished,
II Is urged that no danger can exist,
~ the queen (hy no means light aud
active iigurel, was able to nit her steed
with quite as much ease aud confidence
~ when In former days she used 10
pRnce 30 proudly on her high mettled
sieed before tho troops At review Aud
80 professors Of the bicycle aud tricycle.
abound, and the racing and chasing
along the suburban roads NJ twilight,
aud tho laughing aud chatting ~ the
iron courserS shoot hy, gives quite anew
aspect to the solitary walks round Lon.
don, and makes the simplc'hcarted, old
fashioned coekney pause IN amazement
while Watering the daisies and lilies Of
tho valley Of the front garden Of his VII,
In, and declare that the world must be
surely going mad.-Lomioa Telegraph,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
VERY STRANGE SUICIDE,

An autopsy in the case of Charles
Belsky, the Bohemian who was found
unconscious recently on the grave of his
wife. in Cypress Hills cemetery, and
who died in the Brooklyn city hospital,
showed that he had taken large dose
of arsenic. Hewas employed as ladies'
dress maker in New York. His first wife
died Oct. %, 1880, and he married again
soon afterward. In fit of dependency,
which seemed to be without cause, he
went to his first wife's grave, dressed in
a new suit of clothes, took off his silk
hat, placed his collar and necktie in it,
stuck his umbrella in the ground, so
that it would shield him from the suns
rays, and after making himself comfort
able beneath it, swallowed arsenic. His
daughter Clementina testified that he
was prosperous in business, and that she
knew of no cause for his suicide.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
ARRESTS IN PARIS.

The Paris police force consists of the
chief, the assistant-chief, the chef de
bureau, "a clerks, 5 inspectors of di-
visions, % principal inspectors, 700
brigadiers, 700 sub-brigadiers, $500
policemen, and 10 medical men. Be-
tween 1874 and the end of 1879 the
arrests amounted to $50, 765, of which
l95, 935 consisted of men. The list of
those who fell into the clutches of the
police is rather curious one, and COM
prises among others 1902 young girls,
1919 fower-sellers, 1O41 engravers,
1914 printers, 23l journalists and liter
airy men, 567 teachers, 1889 walters, 43
doctors, 16 lawyers, 1877 chemists, 4
veterinary surgeons, III street-cleaners,
GIG owners of house-property, and 26
bailiffs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-08
MATHEMATICAL MACHINE,

Mr.. Ramon Ncrea, n Spanish resident
of New York, las been deyo,ing his
leisure hours for several years IN de-
velopinG q machine that will multiply
and divide and has finally succeeded
1t will produce q product having fifteen
figures, and the ia, .crs may be Of nine
or less than s.y figures, A turn of a
small crank onca for each figure in The
multiplicr displays tive product on Il
disk. The work l. almost instantaneous
and the accuracy OF II unimpcachable.
The machine consists of ten circular
plates placed vertically, and on the edge
Of each are figures from to 0 inclusive
and zero. On the sides Of these plates
are points which form in substance n
multiplication table. Suppose 0 is to
be multiplied by 6. The first plate is
turned so that 0 shows on top; the
other factor is then shown on wheel
belonging to a similar set as those on
which nine is shown. When the crank
is turned the multiplication plate turns
six-ninths of revolution and point on
the fourth concentric circle of points on
the side Of the plate is presented on one
side and point on the fifth concentric
circle on the other. These two points
meet each a small tongue which OPP
crates upon the product box, where the
result is directly shown. The mecban-
ism by which the product is recorded
is too complicated to admit of descrip-
tion except al great length. There are
a series Of wheels worked upon each of
them, graduated as to size and shape
with the concentric circles on the
plates. 1t might be said that in the
multiplication the additions necessary
are made simultaneously with the null
tiplication. For example, multiplying
So by the process is times are
AZ, Z times 5 are 35 and are
39-product 800. With the machine the
work is instantaneous. When the wheels
turned the record is first made of AZ
and then of 30. The figure in the last
OF 30, that is the 5, is at once added to
the figure in the place of the tens of
the other number, and the entire pro-
duct "bobs up serenely" as the crank
completes the revolution. If the null
tiplier were double number, say Sc by
~, another turn of the crank would
make the multiplication and addition
complete. To prove the operation press
ing button throws into gear new set
of wheels, and a turn of the crank re-
duces all the numbers in the product
box to zero. Should the zerJ not at
once appear it would prove the original
operation was wrong.
Mr.. Verea explains that he did not
make the machine either to sell its
patent or to put it into use, but simply to
show that it was possible that Spaniard
can invent as well as an American. A num-
Der Of tests that were made in the pres
ence of reporter and other visitors
were conducted with facility and accur-
acy. The operation of multiplying
100000 by 5000 was correctly perform
ed by the machine while the reporter
and an accountant were trying to write
out the product which they had already
arrived at by a mental process.
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NEW ENGLAND NEWS,


sixty thousand young salmon have
been put 10 the hae0, and another large
lot IN the fenobscot,
The Maine historical society has been
given two canes by Gen James u, fes,
sender, once It at Mount Vernon In ihei,
and tbs other made from a piece OF the
frigate Constitution,
A womans hand and arm were found
IN . pile Of rubbish on Merchants wharf
At Portland recently,
Gen James A, Hall has resigned the
eOlleCtOrship NJ the port Of WaldObOro,
and u succeeded by Henry A, Kennedy,
The lumber business bids fair TO be
very large this year, owing 10 the logs
liOsing freely ~ the b0Oms, Four thou
sand men are employed on the fenobseOt,
half Of them French Canadians, The
mining craze, which emptied 50 many
purses u year or two ago, has subsidized,
and pU0r people are no longer jOsi ling
each other IN their attempts TO buy
stocks,
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POORLY REPORTED.

Lawyer Bcnham, Of tho old Cincin.
natl lar, was an orator aud very fond Of
showing OIL his classical learning before
q jury, In murder trial. In defending
the prisoner, hc warned the jury not TO
allow public opinion, which was against
his client, to influence their verdict,
Gentlemen Of the jury" ho said, in
concluding his appeal, "giyo up, drop
entirely all feeling in this important
matter and be like the ancient Roman
in his adherence to the truth, who, in
its defense, most cloquontly declared /;
Anxious Cato, amicus Plato, amicus
Cicero Sod major ycritas," ("I am q
friend to Cato, friend to Plato, n friend
to Cicero, but n greater friend to truth, y
The next morning the lawyer found
himself reported in the newspapers rs
follows: advocate Benham, the great
orator, closed his great speech TO the
jury by cloqucntly disclaiming: Il may
cuss Cato, may cuss Plato, / may
cuss Cicero, said Maj. Veritas, "-Cm.
G,IspIlp
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SNAKE VS., HORSE,

A recent issue of the Pottsville
Miners journal says: A terrific run
away of horse attached to spring
wagon and driven by a man named
Coons, occurred on the turnpike near
Mine Hill Gap yesterday. The horse,
generally well-disposed animal, was
jogging along quietly, when one Of his
fore feet grazed black snake which
was crossing the road. The snake at
once reared its head and sank its fangs
into the horses leg above the. knee, at
the same time coiling itself around the
limb. The horse snorted with terror
and dashed off at terrific pace. The
driver was almost thrown from his seat,
bnt managed to retain it and held
firm grip on the reins. The road was
rough, and the wagon was thrown first
to one side and then to the other of the
thoroughfare as the maddened horse
tried to shake off the snake in its wild
race. The snake chung to his hold, but
the race was brought to sudden termi-
nation by a sharp cnrye in the road. The
driver was unable to make the turn, and
horse and wagon cashed into a brush
fence The driver was thrown over the
fence but fortunately alighted in safety
on his feet. The horse made desperate
efforts to extricate itself, and showed
such extreme terror that Coons con-
cluded something uncommon must have
caused his fright and subsequent run
away. Catching the horse by the bride
he endeavored to calm the animal.
While engaged in the task he noticed
tho snake, which was still coiled around
the animals leg. Suddenly catching
the reptile by the tail he pulled with
all his strength. The tip of the tail
come off in his grasp and fell to the
ground. The horse was finally extri-
Gated from his unpleasant position and
securely tied until he became somewhat
quiet. The snake was killed. II meas
ured four feet six inches in length.