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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
New Hampshire.

II is proposed 10 celebrate the iOOli
anniversary 0f Daniel Webster's birth
In New Hampshire next january,
Manning Hand Of Portsmouth aCci'
denlally shot himself In the head with /
rusty pistol last week, and WIS found
dead In the yard,
The Portsmouth, aldermen have r.
scinded their order lOrhidding the Mu-
tual Union telegraph company 10 sol
poles In the street,
The lith New Hampshire regiment
holds u reunion nj kcehe the 18th, Capt,
Charles l., Hall will make an address,
Over iOO Of the 1917 members Of the
regiment were killed IN battle,
The Methodist Camp,meeting ut East
Epping begins the esd,
All tho additions 10 the Nashua man
uhclurlng COmpany's mill are not yet
I'M shed, The principal Improvement
Ia Increase the power, u u brick boiler,
house 100 10y II feet with l50-leet
chimney aud cOal-plls 10 hold 5000 tons
The steam Is carried underground lloo
feet toa 1850 horsepower llarrls'Cor'
las engine,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
WARRANTED FOR "a YEARS
And Never Failed,

To CURE Group Spasms, DiarrhTa, Dysentery and Sea
Sickness, taken internally, aud GUARANTEED per
iec,y harmless; also externally Cuts, Bruises, Chronic
rheumatism, Old Sores, Pains In the llnhs back and
chest. Such remedy Is Dr.. TOBIAS VENET AN
EMINENT.
~ No one once trying II will ever be without 1t;
over 600 ply sicians use II.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10

An Ohio woman owed her hired man
$500, she married him to square the
account, and then for $40 got divorce,
thus saving 500,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
sllynr Creek. y. Y. Feh. 0, M

silver Creek, ~ Y, Feb, q, 1870
Genls-l have been yerJ low, and have tried
everything 10 40 advantage, | heard your
Hon niilsis recommended By 80 many, eons
oluded 10 give them Trial, | did and now I
an around and constantly improving, and am
nearly Us strong 10 ever, W, II, WELLER
One stock raiser In Texas expects to
send 10000 head Of cattle to market
this year,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-10
Marnsr,. SAFE KIansy sna liver Cure.

At Hampton there are seventy nine
Indian students, representing sixteen
different tribes,
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
Wouldn't Call Names.

Bill Jones had been to sea, and, on his
return, he was relating to his uncle an
adventure which he met with on board a
ship. Il was one night leaning over
the taffrail, looking down into the
mighty ocean," said William, "when
my watch fell from my pocket, and i'm
mediately sunk ont of sight. The vessel
was going ten knots an hour but, moth
ing daunted, l sprang over the rail, and,
after long search, found the watch,
came up close under the stern, and
climbed back to the deck without any
one knowing 1 had been absent. )"
"WilEam," said his uncle, opening his
eyes TO their widest capacity, show fast
did you say the vessel was sailing?"
"Ten knots an hour" replied William.
"And you dived down into the sea,
William, and came up with the watch,
md climbed up the rudder chains ?"
eyes, uncle" "And you expect me to
believe your story?" "Of course" re-
Piled William, "you wouldn't dream
of calling me liar?" William" said
his uncle, gravely, "you know l never
call anybody names but if the Mayor
were to come to me and say, Josiah, l
want to find the biggest liar in town.,
would come straight to you and say,
William, the Mayor wants to see you. >"
VI. AMEDEE GUILLEMyS, in his new
work, in the French language, on comets
calls them 1.-The vagabonds of the heav
ems. He quotes the following prophetic
passages, translated from the Latin O
Seneca, written eighteen centuries ago
and fulfilled in modern times by tn,
combined efforts of many astronomers
"Some future day man will arise whe
will demonstrate in what part Of tn,
heavens the motions of comets takt
place, why they move so far distant
from the other planets, what is thei,
magnitude and what their nature"
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
The Champion Liar.

The most abletl.bodied liar on this
continent is now on the staff of the San
Francisco HrOnicic. and that paper Is
Justly proud of his brilliant mendacity.
Gifted as others have been in this line.
the Frisco man discounts them all and
gives them as many points as they wish
at the beginning of the game. His gen
ius in this respect is probably the result
of the "glorious climate of California,
ably seconded by that training which
o,lv Chicago or San Francisco can give.
His most imposing and massive false
hoods are always in the medical line. A
while ago he gave an accOut Of physl-
clan who removed condemned criminals
brain. piece by piece The top of the
unfortunate culprit's head would lift off
like a lid, SO that any inqnisitive person
could gaze at the empty shell. To do
the doctor justice it must be admitted
that he kept the scooped-out head filled
with cotton. SO that the brainless man
could not catch cold No doubt Califor-
MIA is SO accustomed to see men without
brains that this story passed current
there. This man, We presume, Is now
an estimable citizen of San Francisco,
going around with lump Of cotton in
stead Of brains. Again, this chronicler
wrote of physician who fixed up bath
that would freeze solid in an instant, by
touching an electric knob. By mistake
the physician got into the bath, some
one touched the knob, and in moment
the doctor was ready to be loaded on an
ice wagon. The latest yarn appeared
last week. Barney McGee, probably
descendant of the Bouncing Barney
McCee" celebrated in an old Irish song,
drove a street car till he got a disease
that softened all his bones. Barney was
about to collapse when Dr. Bishop took
him in hand and ossified Mr.. Mc(iee or
the outside. He procured bone material
at the stock yards and covered Barney
with shell-in fact, made human Oys
ter Of him. Barney has no bones inside
hut his outside shell prevents COLLAPSE
and although he is a little stiff in hi.
manner he gets along all right.
Free Press.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

The uneiucated mind does not 500
through those forms by which business
Is transacted. There Is wcll-knOwn
story Of two honest Dutch neighbors.
Onc of them. Hans. borrowed twenty
dollars from tie other. Jacob.
Mustn't | give you writing for dis,
Jacob?" said honest Hans, rs he pocketed
the money.
"Yah. dat is what they do, dinks"
Hans scrawlcd something which meant
that he had borrowed twenty dollars
from Jacob, and would repay him as
soon rs he could He handed it to
jacob.
''No. ! don't keep this" answered
Jacob. scratching his head. as if in doubt.
You must keep so dat yonll know You
owe me de money"
A similar pcrplexity as to a written
promise To- paw. once sent an honest but
ignorant hosier out of IA court room, III
hot haste. lest he should he cheated. In
the early days of Indiana, the lawyer
used to follow the courts in the different
countics. Riding the circuit" it was
called, and demanded horses that could
struggle through mud-roads and swim
over deep. rapid streams.
During n court session, lawyer bar
gained for a pony for twenty-five dollars.
on n credit of six months. The next day
the owner brought the pony, but required
security for the payment Of the price.
Tho lawyer drew a note at the top Of u
sheet Of fools-cap, and signed it. His
brother lawyers, some twenty III number,
.,,r,aJ ~ op1 tban fln cO,,rt-fhraa
iudgcs-wrote down their names
The lawyer presented the thoroughly
signed note to the man and was surprised
to hear him say: DO you think | am a
fool, to let you get the court and all the
lawyers on your side? l see you mean
to cheat me ont of my pony"
Up jumped the alarmed man, ran out
of court, mounted the pony and galloped
for home as fast as the horse conld carry
him.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

"Ah, sir" she says, sadly, handing
Cling, "somc day you will be sorry
ior this. You do not trust me.
Certainly am a brute. The accent
of rrlroach i'll her Voice haunts me; the
sorrowful glance Of her eye-how pretty
sh" is. ! sit down to my breakfast i'll
the morning. half inclined to call at the
address given, and apologize for my
hcathenish di,trust.
How delightful To- see her in her own
peculiar atmosphere, ministering to the
sick brother who is all she has i'll the
world; to look upon, if one cannot en-
ioy. the beautiful tenderness Of gentle
sister to an afflicted brother.
But nv letters wait, and i toy with
them. This is hand / know. What
does Fred want, | wonder? l tear it
open, ! read:
DEAR JACK: What a queer chance if You
have stumbled upon my ring. l was obliged
to uIn down Ia i;umfurd late last evening. and
never missed it till We slackened at Ilford. 4
pretty taking I've been III. Ii It's mine, the
cr,,i i inside. You know it-a mailed hand
hu''iiic = lance, and the motto: Armed at
all POINTS" Verify. truth i stranger than iic
tion. Keep 1t for me. FRED EYNINd.
Idiot. Gull! 1t is quite useless to
call myself names. il is almost super
iluous to add that when | called at IA GER
tain address i'll Easton Square, to in
quire for Miss Lucy Hamilton, the lady
was not to be found. Probably the
"lear Alfred" had required speedy
change Of air; probably brother and Sis
ter were even embracing i'll rapturous
gratitude over the relic Of one lost to
them so lately Was that dear one not
lost, but transformed? Had the silver
haired patriarch of the first visit
changed to the dashing huck of the
third? And was the virtuous teacher of
youth only tine fender sister III masquer-
ade? On my word, | believe so l dare
say they are enjoying TIE joke. Possi-
llv it is a dodge often repeated. But
what am to say to Fred?
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
Actresses Arts.

A great many tricks Of stage costume
spring from personal defects. In what
ever cut of waist Modjeska appears. there
is always bunch of flowers or bow
placed at the left of her open corsage.
When this device Is not resOrted To,
little strap Of silk will he trailcd across
diagonallv, or a little fan Of lace will sud-
denly spring from the left corner, in or
der to hide scar on the breast that
looks rs if it might be the result of q
wound from poniard, souvenir Of
romance.
Poor Lucille Western was afflicted by
birth mark She was regular female
E.sau. About her waist there was thick
growth of silky brown hair, which ran up
To n point III front Where il came above
the tops Of her dresses it was carefully
shaved. but the skin always remained
blue. So Lucille wore huge cross
dangling Just above that portion OF her
anatomy.
Parepa Rosa had deep vaccination
scar far down her robust arm, and when
her sleeves were very short q knot of
ribbon or trail Of flowers used tO cover
il. Before she grew SO extremely stout,
she wore golden band above the elbow
to hide it, but when her armlet got to he
as big rs a waistcoat she abandoned tho
oddity. One night, speaking of the scar
to an American girl who sat in her dress
ing groom, the Yankee offered Parepa an
immediate and effectual concealment OF
the offending spot. She took one Of the
candles off the toilet table, and holding
it above the arm let one drop of the
melted wax fall upon the place, and
there was no further need Of concealing
devices. A dash of Hesh-tinted powder
completed the cure, and Parepa's make
up-box forever after contained bit OF
wax an1le.-.NeC York Mirror.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
Our Breakfasts.

The Americans breakfast bill of fare
is varied but little: beefsteak, fried or
baked potatoes, griddle cakes with syrup,
or hot mullins and biscuit, are the arti-
clcs he sighs for and will have, despite the
threatcnings OF dyspepsia. Across the
water. they shudder at the American
breakfast, while they discuss their
chocolate. delicate rolls. soft-boilcd
eggs and fruit, with appetite. To those
accustomed to more hearty food, II seems
Mt first sight ~ If it would be impossible
to accomplish the work or half the day
upon breakfast of rolls. eggs, and
chocolate: vet after one has become ac
customed to the habit. it is difficult to
partake of q more substantial meal early
i'll the day without discomfort. And
surely breakfast Of chocolate. rolls
fresh baked, but not hot-oatmcal, eggs
and fruit, is fit for n king. II Is varied,
nutritious. delicate, and easy TO digest,
and it contains nothing fried. Ii we
could only banish the saurepan's CON
tents from our breakfast table, and bring
up our children equally to dread Satan
and shun that which is fried, How many
little ones i'll this free land, after cheer
fully munching their crisp, greasy pota-
toes. and ho! fried pork or beefsteak,
enter the schOol-room to fall into all kinds
Of trouhlc Their brains are disorgan-
lied 10y the indigestible food they have
eaten. Ii wa should feed them upon
milk. oatmeal. and such nolrishing
things in the morning. with plenty Of
rare. broiled bcefsteak at noon, they
might not develop immediatelyin To little
angels perhaps. but they certainly would
have roster cheeks and brighter minds.
The question of what one shall eat is in-
cxhauStible. however, and every one has
different opinion concerning it. 1t Is
the business of the housewife to know
something about the subject from q
chemical standpoint, and to regulate the
dinners of her family SO that they may
not only he palatable but healthful.
Pies, puddings, rich pastry Of all kinds,
IN fact, should always he tabooed in a
family where there are no children; but
after these are denied n diet may bo pre-
scribed which is at once wholesome and
nppetizing There is a great deal in the
manner Of preparing food to render 1t
harmless. For instance. the oyster,
either broiled, steweI, or raw. is the
most easily digested of edibles; but fried,
il stands revealed as the father of night
mares. Yet, such is the contrariness OF
human nature, most people prefer il
fried Few of us can resist dish OF
crisp. smoking oysters thus prepared,
even at breakfast time, though it be
/ much more virtuOus to eat n buttered
roll An unruly appetite leads us into
all manner of troubles.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

The Newburyport Mass Herald re-
lates the following incident: A short
time since an elderly lady of this city
startled the household with q piercing
shrek and the information that there was
a mouse in her pocket. Some one rushed
to her rescue, hastily assisted her TO divest
herself Of her wrapper, firmly grasping
the mouth of the pocket to prevent the
escape of the dangerous animal The
garment was then turned over to the man
Of the house, and he, armed with club.
proceeded to the back yard to dispatch
the offender. The pocket was opened
gradually, but no mouse appeared Final
ly, gaining courage, he ventured to in
vestigate, and found the cause of all the
excitement to be pocket tape measure,
from which the spring had become de-
tached and had unwound with a whirr.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
On TIE EVE OF THE WEDDING.

q. love. before We part tonight,
Bforc the last " viii - u spoken
Before the ring has touched rny hand,
OF pure, true, eudless love the token
Before the church with holy rto
Her blessing on our love has given,
Look straigh. into my eyes with yours,
And answer nIe in sight Of Heaven.
l. there within your heart Of hearts
one lingering shadow Of regret
one thought that ycu have chosen ill3
Oh sIrak-tis not too late even yet.
J. there in all this world If ours
One you have ever known or seen.
Whom, II You had earlier seen or known,
ioa would have crowned your chosen queen?
i there" I Ipray YOU tell ne now,
And will hold you bound no moro.
] will no; finch to hear the truth.
II G ud not Lee So lad. sore,
T" know II ROW, a. II would lie
II lay and hy a shadow tell
Upon the sunshine Of our home;
81, II yOu ever loved nie-tell.
Ia hold you pure from blame, dear love;
And would leave You free es air,
To WOO and win that happier one;
All this for your dear sake Id bear.
viii ~, Say how wou.d pray
That God NIGH; have YOU in IFS care;
That would be easy-when think
Of you, my heart i, all one prayer.
But cou'd join her name with yours,
Aud cal down blessing from above
On her who had robbed me II my all
My life-my Lighting only love:
Ye- B.. even that IL Try Ia do:
Although my LONELY heart should break,
III try b. say, "G0d bless her. too,
Through binding tears for your sweet sake
I'm looking M into your eyes:
But. though lay own with tears are dim,
read :,at in the true, clear depths,
Which te!'s ,ue. "Iou may trust III him."
Twill Wilt needs no words,
Though yours are flowing warm and fast,
hnl e.oJu"nt with truth and love;
FORGIVE my doubts-th.y arc the last!
rLr3ug.rS' Eurugy
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
).
Ye Olden DAYS.


thirty years ago MlchiSah PeoP'e"e
frank and trlIthfui SET. O'r"iHc,'
could come here and trade horses "ith
their eyes shut, AMI hreach oi Proin'Se
eases We're unknown. Folks meant wha'
they said, and when they gave then
word. stuck to It,
Thirty years ago widowcr from New
York State appeared III Lansing on nhS''
ness. That same business carried MN
over To Dewitt, eight miles away. WINE
cn route he stopped at log farm house
to warm his cold fingers. He was warm
~ welcomed by the pioneer ana ms wite.
both of whom were well along III years.
and after some general talk, the wolnap
qlcrcd: -,
Am | right III thinking you "ld'
over:
Yes.
'ihd you come ON mere I" niid
wllr:
Partly.
"Dld anybody tell You i our susie!
No.
We'll. we nave got rs bouncing Sni
OF twenty-five rs Ioil ever set eyes on.
Shes go"d-looklng. healthy ana good
tempered, anu tllhk sic IL hhe your
looks.
Nv mere Is she'
"Ovrr III the woods: here. ch"prng
down coon tree. shall dow the norm
Tor her?
No: II yonil keep an eye on my
horNc IL nut her.
"Wcll. there nothing stuck mp or
a'i"ct"d ah"nt Sn'lr She II say yes OF
II" aS soon as she looks you over. IL
You want her. don he AFRAID I" say SO.
ii" Stranger heard IN" sound on hef
~ 'ndi"'l"Wrd II. ne i"'ihd her l'ist AZ
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
True HerOism.

An act of distinguished bravery was
nerformed in one Of the principal mines
n the district of Linares, In Spain.
Three miners were engaged in sinking
shaft. and, after charging the borehole
With dynamite, two Of them climbed to
the gallery above, the third, as is Gus
tomary. remaining behind to light the
fnses attached to the charges. Having
1bne SO. he signaled to his comrades,
and was in the act of being hoisted up
nth a windlass and rope when, on near
inc the mouth of the shaft, he by some
occ;dcnt lost his hold and fell distance
of f;fty feet to the bottom OF the shaft,
where he lay stunned and disabled, IN
c,ose proximity to the burning fuses. A
chain ladder fortunately communicated
18th the bottom of the shaft. and, on Oh
serving the fall, one of the miners at the
~;ndlsss. placing his drawn knife be-
teen his teeth, went down without a
moment's hesitation to the rescue OF his
;n;ured comrade. and severed the fuses
90 thew were on the point Of igniting the
cbaroes. and thus saving him from an
.wfu1 and instantaneous death.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

SOME fellow has figured ont that Van
derbilt's income would allow him to visit
5000 circusses, eat 10000 pints of pea
nuts, and drink 5000 glasses of lemon
ade every dav in the year.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS,

A. Fl. Lewis, of Culpepcr County, was indicted
yesterday in the Circuit Court for refusing TO regis
ter voters.
The best talent of Washington and this city has
been engaged for the Cantata to be given on the
18th and 18th instant for the benefit of the AlexaI-
dria Light Infantry.
The preliminary steps have been taken to organ
ize Land League in this city for the purpose of
collecting funds weekly and contributing them 70
assist the Lea que in Ireland.
The schooner E R. EmmersOn, bound to Wash
ingtOn with load OF lumber, is reported i'll the
river off Piney Point and it is more than probable
the vessel will remain there for some time to come
yet.
, The Alexandria Marine Railway and Ship Build
ing Company has contracted for the building of q
new steam tug for Captain Matthew kerSey- The
tug will be of modern style, and will run on this
river.
rested last Monday on the charge of obtaining $40
from 5. F. Merrill under false pretenSes and taken
before Justice May. He gave bond in the sum of
$500 for his appearance this afternoon for trial.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rabba of jefferson District Alex
andria County who was before Justices Mills and
Green last week for selling liquor on Sunday has
been sent on to the grand Jury term of the county
court by Justice Mills for keeping and operating
gaming table ut her house of entertainment i'll the
said district.
Mrs Butts wife of z. 4. Butts, United States in
Spcctor and gaugcr, while on her way To the Wash
ington and Alexandria depot yesterday morning,
the corner of King and Patrick streets and badly
Sprained her left ankle. She was removed to
her home on Pitt street
The grand jury of the United States Circuit Court
has found an Indictment against James Cole for
hlnderlng and ObStructing voters ut the polls in
the third ward on the last election for men,
Der of Congress in this district II viii be rcmcm-
bered that the impeding of voters at that time lost
the Republicans several hundred votes and ma
terially affected the result of the election. The
trial has been fixed for the Sd pTOXimO
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-12
THE HIGH SCHOOL MOVEMENT.
THINKING ABOUT US,
District Matters sra Co.sGress-The Tram
EsiIl and iEid:Ycl.'s EIa:s.


RiII and iEid;clss EIass.
The daily discussion OF the tramp bill in the
Senate yesterday resulted in the adoption of an
amendment offered by Mr.. Whyte. to insert the
words not insane" 50 to relieve insane persons
of the prescribed penalties. Senator Morgan made
a speech OH the bill in which he remarked that he
hoped the Senators from the South would not
legSlate 20 continue the distranchiSement of the
people of the District. He arraigned the Republi
can party for inconsistency in depriving the people
of the District of suffrage Will" they criticised md
condemned the Southern States for having, as they
charged, denied the negro full and fair suffrage
At the expiration of the morning hour the bill
went over.
Mr. Herman yesterday presented to the Senate
memorial from the trustees Of st. ynceuts Asylum
praying for exempt II from the special improve
ment assessment against the asylum, amounting to
S2,I7i.29.
The District Commissioners have sent letter to
of church parSonageS in Washington in 1850 was
Sill ,95S, rpon which since 1850 only S,7l4 has
been paid for taxes and Sl6,1G6 remains unpaid
In Georgetown the assessed value Of parsonage
property during the same year was So, 1913, on
which Sl7952 has been paid and s, l53.2i remains
unpaid.
The House Committee on Commerce yesterday
discussed for short time the question of title to
the section fthe flats on the river front known
" KidWclls Bottoms" Kidwcll, it appears. got out
q patent for the bottoms, and has never Telin-
pushed it.
The Senate District Committee has completed
the consideration of the District code, and will re-
port Il in day or two.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-12
The Expansc. fine Coi.eetor's Once.
SPORTING NOTES

HAlian and Ross have Issued a challenge to any
two men in the world for Il double-Scull race for
S5G) 20 5000 side the race 70 take place early in
the ensuing season. They will allow a fair portion
Of the stakes for expense. III coming 10 America to
row.
Edward Trckett who went from Australia to
England to Hanian and was beaten, had
benefit at the South London Palace recently at
which there was a remarkable gathering of boating
men, including Hanlan and LaycOck. The fnan-
cial result was about Si,710, which was presented
to TTickett by Alr. Bush
The Providence base ball Club viii play the fol-
lowing team next season: Ward, pitcher; Gross
catcher; Start, first base; Farrell, second base:
left field; Hines centre field; Baker, right field and
change catcher, and Mathews and Gillgan,
substitutes. Mcclellan and Baker, it will be re-
membered played with the Nationals last season.
The salary list, including a manager, will be