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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-07

TIN PERUVIAN SYRUP has cured thou
sands who were suffering from DySpcp'
sla, Debility, Liver Complaint, Bolls,
Humors, Female Complaints, etc
Pamphlet free to any address. Seth W,
Eolcwc& Son, Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-07
HlRTI1SI
MARRIAGES..

In Rochester, Aug. al, by Rev. Moses
&atten, Chas. L. Rich, Of Morrisville, and
Luna NJ. Hodgkins, of Rochester.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-07
C. M. p. ACADEMY,
South Woodstock, Vt.

Students fitted for busidess teaching and
college. Fall term begins "Wednesday. Aug
lights and washing. 800 per week. Good
facilities for self boarding. W. f. Mack, A..
Il. and Mrs. N. p. Wood have been engaged
as teachers. For catalogue. or further
intor alton, addaess
l.. $. COOK. A. b.. Principal, -.
Woodstock, VI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-07

I'VE WOODS and DYE STUFFS Of re-
u liable quality at ~
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-07

500 a week in your own town. Terms and
IS outfit free. Address II. Hallett Co.
Portland Me.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28

THIS titled lady is winning golden
opinions for herself among the votanes of
the chase down in shropshire, England.
Whatever may be said of her taste in pur-
suing such pastime, far away from home,
and at such an enormous expense to the
tax payers of the Austro- Hungarian
monarchy, there seems to be but one
opinion as to her skill as hunter of foxes
and as a horSewoman. Her feats IN hunt
ing three days In succession Immediately
after travelling nearly l 600 miles, In clear
ing stone walls, taking stitt fences and long
water jumps, are allowed on all hands to
be unprecedented. Her riding has been
compared with that of the two acknowled-
ged greatest horsewomen in England, and
they are nowhere For elegance of style.
undaunted courage, beautiful seat and
light hands, she has no rival. And she is
said to enter into the sport with greater
enthusiasm than any old foX-huRting
squire in Leicestershire-the headquarters
of the sport. Her favorite horse is light
bay full blood, who Is said to have a
when the cry of Tally hol Tally hol Give
awayl' was heard, the bay broke away at
a tremendously through the crowd, seam
ingly overpowering its rider, but the en-
press soon proved equal TO the occasion.
She quickly pulled him together and turned
hlm around, giving hlm at the same time
such an introduction to whip and spur
that he has not attempted any similar
pranks since. Her habit is of dark blue,
with trimming of fur around the collar,
and 1t is said TO be rather 'cutty sark' In
its longitude. She has pocket in her
saddle for fan, which, after sharp spin,
she takes out and uses freely. Though of
light weight, weighing only nine stone, her
muscle and power of endurance are some
thing remarkable. One day she rode ten
hours over the most difficult county, with
out pulling up. To keep up this form she
exercises on private course, going over
five pair OF gates, water jumps, etc., every
day besides going through regular co lrse
of gymnastics. In this way she maintains
a state of health which enables her to ride
long distances without fatigue. She
brought over with her ten hunters for her
own use. Thirty-flve more are provided
for her suite and servants, as well as ten or
twelve average horses, whilst the total
number OF her suite and servants is no less,
am told, than eighty.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28

Very near us In the steamer Bristol, on
the sound sat two people. He wore the
face of man who shaves three times a
day, and that white necktie had never
seen the starlight before. There was pearl
powder on the shoulder Of his coat and O
tender, dreamy look In her lovely eyes.
They sat and looked up at the stars and
they didn't care for any solitary thing,
any nearer TO this earth. Mortimer, !"
she murmured softly, Mortimer" his
name appeared TO be Mortimer, though
couldn't learn whether Ii was his front
name or his after name, Mortimer, dear, !"
she SAID, ''if we could only live apart from
this busy and sordid, unsympathetlc
world. ia one OF yon glttering orbs of
golden radiance, living apart from all else,
only for each other, forgetting the base
things of earthly life, the coarse greed of
the world and its animal instincts, that
would be our heaven, would IL not, dearl"
And Mortimer -he said that it would.
"fhere, heart of my own" he said, and
his voice trembled with earnestness, 'my
own darling Ethel, through all the soft
ened radiance OF the day and all the shim-
mering tenderness of night, our lives would
pass away in an exalted atmosphere above
the base born wants OF earthly mortals and
far beyond the chattering crowd that lives
but for to-day, our lives, refined beyond
the common ken"
And just then the man with the gong
came ont. Mortimer, he made grab at
Etheps hand and plunge for the cabin
door. Ethel just gathered her skirts with
her other hand, jumped clear over the
back of her chair and after him, and
away they went gathering down the cabin,
upset chair, ran into good, sweet old
q Iaker lady and banged bad word out
OF Ler before she had time 10 stop it,
down the stairs they rushed, collared q
couple of chairs at the nearest table, feed q
waiter, and opened the action without
skirmishing. anna man of coarse mould
AMI an earth born appe -ite myself, and
wouldn't live In star so long as | could
find a good hotel in America, but long,
long before could get seats at the table
for my family. Mortimer and Ethel had
eaten two blue-fsh, little rare beef
steak, some corr bread, plate OF hot
cakes. two boiled eggs, and bunch of
onions, and the waiter had gone out to
toast them some cheese. We have during
olr wanderings, met several people who
wanted TO 1--we In a star, where earth
born people with animal appetites couldn't
trouble them, and we always found the
safest place for an earth-born man when
the star-born soul started for the dinner
table, was behind a rock. Dlstrust the
aspiring mortal who lives in plane 80
elevated that he requires the use Of a
telescope when he wants TO look down at
the rest of us. And If he ever wants board
at your humble table charge him $l5 a
week and feed nim lots of soup or you'll
lose money on hum.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28
Use Short Word 4

Ex-Governor Seymour advocated the use
of short words at the Utica educational con-
vention the other day. Among other
thugs he said: 81 have always thought
that, on the trial OF John K. Knapp, for
murder, that the jury found him guilty,
not because the proof was so strong, for
the Judge thought it weak, but for the rea-
son that Mr.. Webster, put before them the
scene of the old mans death in a way so
graphic that they took his speech for
proof.
William Ell. Maynard, a very able man,
who stood high in shis county and State,
once wrote out speech for the Fourth of
July In words OF one syllable. His strength
was very much due to the fact that in
thought and speech he made it a rule to
use as few words as he could, and those
that were short and clear. Ii he had lived
out his term of three-score years he would
have been known as one of the great men
of our State.
| do not mean to say, that the mere fact
simply OF the word being short. make 1t
clear, but 1t is true that most clear words
are short, that most long words we get
from other tongues, and the mass of men
do net know exactly what they mean, and
am not sure that scholars always get the
same ideas from them.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28
EsquImaux Carpentry.

The builder selects snow of the proper
consistency by sounding drift with a
cane made for the purpose of reindeer
horn, Strengthened by steaming, and worked
down TO about half an inch In diameter,
w tn ferule of walruS tusk or the tooth of
bear on the bottom. By thrusting this
into the snow he can tell whether the
layers deposited by successive winds are
separated by bands of soft snow, which
would cause the blocks to break. When
the snow is selected he digs pit to the
del tn Cf eighteen inches or two feet, or
about the length OF the snow block. He
then steps inlo the pit and proceeds TO cut
out the blocks by first cutting down at the
ends of the pit and then at the bottom
afterwards, cutting little channel about
an inch or two deep, making the thickness
of the proposed block. Now comes the
part requiring practice to accomplish sue
cessfully. The expert will, with a few
thrusts of his knife in just the right places,
split off the snowblock and lift il carefully
out TO await removal to its position on the
wall. The tyro will almost inevitably
break the block into two or t1ree pieces,
When two men are building an igloo one
cuts the blocks and the other erects the
wall. When sufficient blocks have been
cut out to commence work with the builder
marks with his eye or perhaps draws line
with his knife describing the circumference
of the building, usually circle about ten
or twelve feet in diameter. The first row
Of blocks is then arranged, the hlocks
placed so as to incline inward and res ing
against each other at the ends, thus afford
ing mutual support. When this row is
completed the builder cuts away the first
and second blocks, slanting in from the
ground upward, 80 that the second tier,
resting upon the first row, can be con-
tinued on and around spirally, and by
gradually increasing the inward slant o
perfect dome IL constructed OF such strength
that the builder can lie flat upon the out
side while chinkiug the Interstlces be-
tween the blocks. The chinking is. how
ever, usually done by women and children
as the building progresses, and additional
protection secured from the winds IN very
cold weather by banking up, with large
snow shovel, the snow at the base often
being piled &c the depth of three or four
feet. This makes the igloo, perfectly Inn
pervious TO the weather. When the house
is completed the builders are walled in.
Then small hole about two feet square is
cut in the wall on the side away from
where the entrance Is to be located and Is
used to pass in the lamps and bedding.
1t IS then walled up and the regular door
cut about two feet high and niched at the
top. 1t would bring bad luck to carry the
bedding into the igloo by the same door it
would be taken out. Before the door is
opened the bed is constructed of snow
blocks, and made from one to three or four
feet high. and occupies three-fourths of
the entire space. The higher the bed and
the lower the door the warmer the igloo
will be.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28

Something for R 4llwRy Travellers

Recent decisions of state supreme
courts contain some points of interest to
railway travellers and others. a. railway
company is liable tor injuries TO person
travelling on shippers pass" although
such pass sti9ulates that the company shall
not be liable for injuries done to the per
SON using it. The evidence or u person
injured as TO the amount of damages
Sustained by HIM LIN clearly incompetent.
He may describe his injuries, but ii ID for
a jury TO determine the question of dam
ages A rule prohibiting passengers from
riding on the platform OF railway car 10 a
reasonable regulation;and one who violates
IL without some reasonable excuse or ne
cessity, cannot be said 10 be free from
negligence If the act contributes to his in
jury. An individual is N 1 passenger af-
ter he has left moving tram and is not
entitled TO the protection OF the railway
company. When one buys a ticket of a
railroad corporation he II ordinarily pas
senger of the corporation for the time when
he reasonably and properly starts from the
ticket Office or waiting room La the station
to take his seat in the car of the train, un-
I'll he has reached the station to which he
In entitled to be carried, and has had an
opportunity by safe and convenient means
To leave the train at the station. It Ia the
duty of the corporation TO furnish oil the
means and necessary employees to GU ard
passengers against all injuries which hu-
man foresight may prevent. A passenger
leaving moving train ceases to be a
passenger, and to have the rights of
passenger, whe her he leaves 1t when at full
speed between stations, or has been car
riod past the platform of the station. He
must wait until the train comes co a full
stop. A custom in the management OF a
depot yard of q raj rad company tn c
Is switching cars therein it is
nos the company's duty to have brake
man or other persons on elch car or group
i)f cars, separately In motion, to give warn
ing 10 men at work ia the yard, but that
the men in such cases must look out for
themselves, would not relieve brakeman
actually in charge of q moving Car, who
should see it approaching workman upon
the track, from the duty of stopping or
warning him OF its approach; and, there
fore, the company would not be relieved
from liability to such workman for any In
jury thus caused.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28

The delights of solitude have been fer-
vldly extolled by writers who took good
care TO keep themselves within hail of the
busy hum of men but its fancled charms
have soon palled upon unfortunates of a
silent life, either by their own whim, the
tyranny of others, or circumstances over
which nobody had any control.
Three weeks experience of Crusoeing
sutficed to bring an unwilling solitarian to
death door, but he was mere lad, wait
ing three years to be out OF his teens. The
Youths name was Lord. Getting separated
from his messmates while seeking wood
and water on one of the Galapagos Islands,
he lost himself in the forest. After passing
an uncomfortable night there, daylight
saw Lord rowing In quest OF what he might
devour, and finding nothing save big
snake, unavailable for staying his appetite,
and when night came around again, he was
still wandering in maze of trees, weary
with walking, and faint for lack of food,
fearing to sleep on TIE gronnd lest he shou d
intrude on the privacy of some deadly
serpent. This difficulty he surmoanted by
climbing very tall tree, and rooSting in
it's branches, unaware that he had fellow
lodger in big owl, until, on leaving his
airy chamber in the morning, he knocked
The bird down, and turned the accident by
breakfasting upon the owl, without any
further preparation than stripping Ii of its
feathers.
That night Lord was out of the wood,
but was not much better of, for, sleeping
at the feet of a mountain, he was drenched
with rain, and when morning broke was
in anything but condition for climbing.
Climb the mountain, however, he did;
from the summit beholding the bay in
which his whaler had beer, but was lot.
He saw a brig there, but sne was making
her way out. Madly he dashed down the
mountain side to gain the beach all too
late. and becoming oblivious Of his disap-
pointment by going off into dead faint
When he recovered his senses hunger got
the better of despair, its pangs being none
the less bitter from the knowledge that
there was abundance of food in the waters
washing his prison, and that he had neither
hook to bait nor bait TO hook, and must
perforce, live as best he might upon
berries and seal flesh.
So the dismal days dragged on, the only
event breaking their monotonous misery
being Lords nearly coming TO grief alto
gether In graphing with great seal, roll
ing into the sea with it, and scramLLing
out alone as quickly as his weakness al
lowed. After this bout he contrived tc
crawl up the mountain again, and to his
joy deserted large ship making for the
island. The sight gave him new strength,
and he managed to get down to the beach
just as the ship entered the harbor. Soon
a boat was lowered, and he knew no more
until his eyes opened upon crowd of
friendly faces. He cried out for water, and
he drank till he swooned again, when
kindly arms carried him to the boat, and
he was soon safe in the care of the famous
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28
A Pacific Coast Bandit.

Not long ago Governor Perkins, on Cali
fornia, issued warrant upon a reQuisition
from the Government Of Lower California,
for the arrest OF Clodimero Gotta, and his
incarceration upon the Mexican man-of-
war Democratic, TO await departure afor
Mexico. Gotta was once an ambitious
man of great influence In Lower California,
and has had an adventurous career. Heis
q nephew of General Emanuel Markes, OF
the Mexican army, is about 90 years OF
age. tall and well built and OF handsome
and intelligent appearance. His career as
a bandit 10 perhaps due manly to circum-
stances which defeated his ambitious pro-
jects In affairs of State. lie aspired 20 be
Governor of California, which he proposed
TO govern as province OF his own. With
this scheme In view he was faithful fol.
lower OF Lerdo and an uncompromisinR
enemy of Diaz. Upon the accession OF
the latter to the Presidency OF the Repub-
lie he lost most OF his followers and all
hopes of success as rev0lutionist, He
refused TO surrender, however, and became
an outlaw. From this it was but m step to
the life of baHdit, and he became terror
TO the merchants and peaceable and
wealthy people all over Lower California.
He frequently kidnapped wealthy persons
and held them for ransom, after the man
ner of the Italian brigands, and plllaged
great many small towns along the coast
retreating 10 the mountains when the oppo-
sition became too strong for him. bis
band, winch six years ago numbered about
200 men, by losses In his various predatory
lncurslons and desertlons became reduced,
until about q month and half ago, he
disbanded this remnant and with two of
his trusty heutenants fed to San Francisco.
A published sensational story which
charges him with stealing and carrying
away wealthy Spanish lady TO the noun
tains is said by Well-info-med men to be
untrue His operations have been directed
principally against the wealthy and he has
many friends among the poor people Al
though he made great deal OF money i'm
his raids he always scattered it with a
lavish hand and among the criminal
classes was the beau ideal of q bandit
chief. However, the reigning powers in
Mexico and the business portion or the
State are very bitter against him. People
who are familiar with his standing in
Lower California express the opinion thAt
IL he reaches there he will be speedily tried
convicted and shot. Upon being trans
ferred to the Mexican man-of-War Gotta
was recognized by the officers as the
leader of what was known as the MARQUEE
revolution in Lower California In his
bandit career, at tine head of about 200
tilibusters and guerlllas, fourishing towns,
villages and haciendas were burned and
destroyed. During one raid on the town
of Loretto they tied an old man to a tree
and some of the gang are said TO have out
ragged the three daughters of the helpless
victim. The gang was finally broken IN,
what was left of ii, by strong force of
government troops ani some OF the sur
vIvors are said 10 have fed into Arizona
prior to the departure Of their leader for
San Francisco.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28

A Novel, aROAs@.

One of the most interesting objects Of
fered to public inspection at the Sydney
International Exhibition was dwelling
house exclusively made of paper and fur
nished throughout with articles manu-
factured from the same material. Wallis
roof, flooring, and stair-cases alike con-
sisted of carton pierre; the carpets and
curtains, bed steads, lamps, sheets and
counterpanes, towels, boot jacks, baths,
kitchen utensils, etc.. were one and all
preparations of paper mache, as were the
very stoves used for heating the rooms, in
which large fires were kept burning daily
throughout the duration or the exhibition.
Several banquets were given in the paper
house by its owners to the commissioners,
members of the press and foreigners OF
distinction. All the plates and dishes,
knifes and forks, bottles and drinking
vessels, used at the entertainments werC
fabricated entirely and solely Of paper.
Should these paper buildings come into
vogue they may be expected to superlnduce
some striking changes in the rates OF fire
insurance, at present calculated upon q
basis of bricks and mortar,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28
SLIPPING AWAY.
They are slipping away-those sweet swift
years

They are slipping away-those sweet swift
years.
Like leaf ON the current cast
With never break In their rapid flow,
We watch them az one by one they go
Into the beautiful past.
As silent and swift as weaver'a thread
Or on arrows flying gleam;
AS soft ss the languorous breeges hid.
That lift the willows long golden lid,
And ripple the CLASSY stream.
As light as the breath OF the thistle down,
AS fond "a IN lovers dream:
As pure as the flush on the sea-shells throat,
AS sweet as the wood-birds wooing note,
So tender and sweet they seem.
One after another we see them. pass
Down the dim lighted stair;
We hear the sound OF their steady tread
In the steps OF the centuries long since dead,
As beautiful and as fair,
There are only a few years left TO Loves
Shall we waste them IN idle str feI
Shall we trample the II under our own ruthless
feet
Those beautiful blossoms rare and sweet,
BY the dusty way OF life?
There are only few sweet years--Ah, let
No envious taunts be heard
Make life's fair pattern OF rare design,
And I'LL up the measure w tn loves sweet
wlne
But never an angry wordt
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-28

I'm 1880 Corn ana wheat exported,
1888 ,037 900; beef and pork, exported,
1927, ,943, ,242 cotton in bales, exported,
$2l2, ,0UO 900; geld and silver, product
OF 1880, $50, ,000,0 900; tobacco and its
manufacture, exported, $lS, ,422 ,273
petroleum, exported ,for fiscal year,
$36, ,208, Gas.
The mattoek will make deeper hole
In the ground than ightning.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05
How the Snake Gets a New Sui.

"Some people think that snakes only
shed their skins at certain seasons of
the year. said the keeper. THAT'S
a mistake. If they are well fed and
kept right warm they change their coats
about every eight weeks through the
year Does it pain them'" Not
a bit of it. You see the skin of a snake
does not increase in size a, the reptile
grows, As with US. While the old skin
is getting smaller by degrees, new
one is forming underneath. and the
other gradually gets dry. When it is
ready TO she'd, it looseEs around the
lips. and the reptile rubs itself against
the earth or the rock in the cage, and
turns the upper part over the eye and
the lower part over the throat. Then
it commences to glide around the glass
case, all the time rubbing itself against
something until the entire skin is
worked of. Sometimes this takes three
days; occasionally they get rid of the
circumference in few hours. don
believe they have bit of intelligence
For all | feed them and care for them,
they would as lief bite me a. any
stranger. can handle a good many of
them safely. but it's only the knack of
the thing-not that they won bite, but
that they can't get the chance"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05
inexpensive Happiness.

The most perfect home l ever saw
was in a little house, into the sweet in
cense of whose fires went no costly
things. \ thousand dollars served for
a years living of father, mother and
three children. But the mother was
the creator of a home; her relation with
her children was the most beautiful |
have ever seen: even a dull and COM
monplace man was lifted up and en-
abled TO do good work for souls by
the atmosphere which this woman
created; every inmate of the house
involuntarily looked into her face
for the keynote of the day: and it al
WAYS rang clear For. from the rose
bud or clover leaf which. in spite of her
hard homework. she always found time
TO put by our plates at breakfast. dcwn
TO the story she had on hand to be read
in the evening. there was no intermis-
sion of her influence. She has always
been my ideal of mother. wife and
homemaker. If to her quick brain.
loving heart and exquisite face had
been added the appliances of wealth
and the enlargements of wider culture,
hers would have been the ideal home.
As it was ii was the best l have ever
seen. --4Itdnce.