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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20
LII--NO H. WOODSlOCK W. WEDNESDAY pENEMbEh ~ eeg,

sesa dashing up the hill, They could
not have passed us Ia the narrow path
ny any possibility,
'"Ws Ian a chance for our Liver, mas
tor" said AnthonY, "fel | am eallei 4
good driver, and liiaek Jane IS the
kindest thing I ever saw IN harness
Thank God Tor all his mefcies, Its =
strange thing we did not 80 over the
elih."
'iilt where did they goi" asked,
"Wh0 y 6aid AnihOny,
"fhe two ioyers-the pretty creatures
IN ianey dress, Tho people who were
aitsr lhem-whefe are they u"
"Where-" began Anthony, Then
he turned as pale a. death. "All good
angels watch over w |" he cried. ave
have ridden with Lady betty, It's tho
10Th OF May. might have known bot
ter than TO Try the road 10 night, Pro-
tect VI all Yes. we've ridden with
Lady Betty"
"Who IL Lady Betty'" said |, "Aa
pret y q creature 40 ever l eAw, ut all
events. Who ID SheY"
Old Anthony stood looking at me 4
shaking his head.
"it'a an old story" no said. Book.
learned folks toll II better than I, nEt
u hundred years ago and more, on this
blessed night my Lady BETTY Hope, the
pretiiest lady, ran on irom county ball
with her fathers young secretary.
"They PIT one cloak over their heads,
and an old servant drove them, knowing
II was worth his life,
"Dnt before they had gone far, he.
hind them came her kinsiOlk. armed and
ready Tor vengeance, And when thoy
reached this point they saw that all was
over,
"Bot,or do together than live apart"
ho naid, holding her close, Thon hO
called out TO tho servant How goes
itT
can IN lost, sir said tho man, Tho
horses can't hold up five minutes
longer"
"Thch drive over" said hc,
The man obcycd orders
"llut ever since that night, sir, as
turc ~ tho 10Th OF May comes round
shcro's plenty hero that will tell You
that whoever drives II coach past this
road after nighiiall won't ride alone.
"Thoro's nobody that remembered
tho night would do Il for u kingdom,
but forgot. I'm getting old, aud ]
forget things wliles; and so we've rid.
don with Lady Betty"
That's the story old Anthony told mo,
and what went before Il what ! sow and
heard. I'm solid, sensible man, but
lacls are facts, and here you have 'em.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20
HEALTH HINTS.

Three-fourths of the summer dIar-
rheas and dysenteries are attributable
to the use of animal food, together
with the unclcan habits OF body Of
those who eat 1t.
TO destroy black-hcads, wash the
face thoroughly at night with tepid
water and rub hriSkly with u Turkish
towel; then apply mixture of one
ounce of liquor of potassa and two
ounces of cologne.
In Dr.. Foote's HcolM Month,y we
find the following remedy for hoarSe-
ness: Let u lump of boraX dissolve
slowly in the mouth: or inhale mild
ammonia vapor; and puta cloth wrung
out with cold water about the throat
when retiring for the night.
Congestion of the brain most fire.
quently results from trouble and
anxiety of mind, producing sleepleSs-
ness, followed by the engagement of
the small blood vessels of the brain,
sudden loss of vital power, and almost
instant death. ApopleXy may be an
inherited disease, or it may be induced
by too free living, or its opposite, too
great abstemiousness. Paralysis may
affect only a small portion of the body,
from a finger or toe to an entire limb,
or it may disable half the body, or the
whole body, when death soon follows.
When half the body is affected by
paralysis we may be certain that the
seat Of the disease is in the opposite
side of the brain, because nerve libers
cross. Partial paralysis is often
temporary when caused by the
rupture of small blood vessel,
if the clot is got rid of by absorption
or otherwise. Although this is a dis
ease that all classes of people are liable
to, its most destructive work is among
the depraved and dissipated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

Dr. Hews0n asserts that the common
sparrow IL liable tohaye smallpox, and
Ii capable OF communicating tho dis
ease
II IL suggested by Herr Dueberg that
the iaOOn may be habltable on the Side
Invisible from the earth, tle water AMI
the atmosphere being drawn thi'hef
by the effects of grayllatlon,
The opinion of An eminent analyst
II quoted 10 show that potatoes pro-
duce symptoms of poisoning more ite,
luently Than va suspect, especially
among people whose diet II chiefly
these vegetables, The tubeTs Often
contain much sOlanine,
II Ia asserted on eminent medical
authority that cigarette smoking pro-
duces more marked depression 0i the
pulse than the smoking of either cigars
or pipes, and IL effects upon the HyS'
TEN are more injurious, The III effects
are especially apparent In young men
not fully grown.
II seems probable that the electric
light will be largely employed In dye
Ing works, where also electricity may
bc employed for other purposes AZ
night the light permits the matching
Of colorS aS in daylight, and In the day
time the current may bc employed lof
clcctr0-chemical purposes,
A new building material has been
discovered nj Scwa, one 0f the
Fin Islands. II Is known ~
fossil coral. and when cut lrom u
mass Is soft, hut on exposure to the
mir becomes hard like brick, II has
thus far satisfactorily stood the tc'tt
that have been applied 10 It, and largc
quantities have been ordered for build
Ing purposes,
II has been shown by Professor
LOOMS that more rain falls 0n the
eastern than on the western side ol
the continents This Il true every
where except In the higher latiludcS'
Thus the average rainfall NJ Snn
Francisco Is only from u half toathlrd
as great In quantity aS on the coast OF
Pennsylvania; and the same, OF even
more striking difference may bc found
by comparing Morocco with the Chi
nese coast, and the west with the east
coasts of South Africa, Australia and
South America, the comparison being
In each ease made between points hav'
ing the same latitude.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20
Ny Horse.


Well named, iOr lhe lIigee VI The iteJshsl
NJ Hester u horses, lhou gHi
Crave dOe,Ois and deep lheolOgiaRs
slay rank lheea q bule, and aPaH
fiGA mans passlGIs ani sympalhies eyer-'
hHl mea, " Nj lhiRkHs, are lew
Who, lhp lhee, are iailhhl lpreyeri
AZ aIlieal sad gallant and lIgel
in ~ thee, end rleaoi inrgdhl
u Iasl Rnd Of illure lQam=
Oh mcaGies vain and JegrelluL
Eai bOiIpg oi wial il 70 eolne,
Ihy npslrils win pride are dllalIng,
lhy sinews Rre slilieHed 10 sleel,
ARl cares lhal aTe here % IN waiting
Are spumei Hom lly elallehug heel'
iiy Hudson, Tie viil,lalsadedl
liy Cmrles imPeIluahle li,iei
~ many Path lpresl'slp,deiI
iiy mans q steep u nOunlaiE'iiiei
AsNao,fl and glaud as Apollo
Descending OlyHpus in mighll
liY riVeg aHd hillpek ani hollow,
1ilou ltapesl impulslye and liaht
Al, mapy heart have I leslel
1u fud Il hd hollow o. h'li
AMI nany u llhe have restoi
ouh0pe tlal too soon was oeJea'li
AID when tho White llorsemau slIall call mo
NJ billercr pang slall lind-
Whatever Ol fortune htlall me--
li,an 10 leave thee, ny lrlb ons. behind
-,Chafifs n, Lummii.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20

ness. but certain air 0i respeetabilily
which 10 rare IN q tenement house, II
should 10 mentioned that the shops IN
the block arc required to furnish good
articles at moderate price, II they do
not, their leases cannot DO renewed, A
nicer looking row Of stores II would DO
hard 10 and, The bakery Ia especially
handsome,
Such all enterprise. conducted on such
principles, illustrates what can DO done
by beneyolenee backed by brains, Tho
capitalists who put MP tho buildings
had everything done In tho hest and. at
the same time, tho cheapest way posi-
ble, They expect to got return Of b
per cent, on their investment, and tho
prices Of rent are adjusted on that basis,
The influence OF such community oi
SOBER respectable people, and Of such
good stores, cannot fail 10 be poien, In
the whole neighborhood. sneh tene'
ment 10 not stunned ~ q neighbor by
respectable people, but rather drawa
them, II makes ita own social atmoa'
phere, and that atmosphere IL good.
This one, II Ii TO DO hoped. vii serve
~ an example to practical men OF benev'
olence In this and other cities OF what
can DO done TO make life more decent
and more pleasuable for workmen OF
very small .means aud their families.
One such .eSamplo ID worth more than
any amount Of theory on the subject OF
raiaing the social status Of tho poor man,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20
ClleaO Living In SayOny,

A correspondent of the Chicago
Ne,Ds writes that while everything was
exceedingly cheap in Saxony, none of
the Americans with whom he had been
talking had been able to live on less
money per diem tEsn it cost them to
live at home, but they had all lived
more luXuriously.
81 am taking music lessons here"
said young fellow from Cincinnati,
who does not talk much. 81 take two
lessons a week. pay for the lessons
about twelve and a half cents each, or
81 per month. pay all the teacher
asked"
81 am paying fifty cents per lesson
to teacher of German" said another.
81 paid SIS for this suit Of clothes"
said another, "and l couldn't buy it in
the United States for $40. They were
made to order for me-"
II pay twelve marks, or So, per
month for my room, with coffee every
morning." said another.
81 rode in a beautiful carriage from
II o'clock until 6 o'clock yesterday. |
had splendid driver. l had beer, and
SO did he. The days amusement cost
Inc So. 1t would cost more than that
for the privilege of taking off your hat
to an American hackman."
Other adventures and experiences of
a similar character were gone over. l
have just given enough to show why
it is that people of small means in
England flock to Saxony. They can
live well here for what it would cost
them to live poorly at home. Ameri-
cans have not taken advantage of the
inducements offered by Dresden or
Leipsic as yet, because Americans do
not live like the English on annuities.
But to persons In America who have
an income from rents or invested cap
ital of say $1,000 year, the induce
ments offered by this delightful coun.
try are beyond computation.
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Slender llabltations.

During the summer, few Indians
who bring Ia tho result Of their winter,
trapping and hunting prefer to remain
in the vicinity Of MisSinNibi, building
their new canoes, ready at any tine for
an odd job, such as cutting and toring
hay for the Hudson bay company's
cattle, or assisting the carpenter OF tho
post Mt the rip.saw, or in other work re.
quiring unskilled labor. At the time of
our arrival there were about dozen of
these wigwams, containing each from
four to ten persons aud from two TO
four dogs, bat on our return, six weeks
later, oil had disappeared except two
wigwams, one Of which belonged to our
guide.
The construction of these habitations
is very simple. A few poles about ten
or twelve feet long are lashed together
near the top aud spread ont at their
lower ends, forming the skeleton of the
surface oi cone. Strips Of birch bark
are sewn together and lail on this sur.
face, with no pretense to neatncss of
joints or economy Of material A hole
is left for the entrance and exit Of the
dwellers, and an old blanket, or perhaps
piece Of the bark, supplies the place
of door. Light finds its way in only
through this opening and that at the
apex Of the cone aud through the bark,
which is slightly translucent. Smoke
from the tire-which, however, at this
season is not often found inside the
wigwam-finds its way out by the hole
at the apex of the conc, by the door
and by the spaces between the layers of
birch bark. 1t is in no great hurry to
get out, not half so much as is the in.
quisitive traveller who ashly steps in.
side. They are very unstable structures
when built, as these were, as mere
transient dwellings, and I presume the
fact that they are generally built in the
woods, where they are sheltered from
the wind by trees, renders the owners
less careful to provide against the effects
OF II gale. l saw one collapse, with the
family inside and it was amusing to see
one after another of the unkempt heads
emerge from the heaving piles of birch
bark. The baby and the dogs were
frightened, but nobody was hurt.-Ow
Continent.
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Editors.

The scene representing nm editorial
room difficulty in Milton Mobiles play
of "Interviews" is very funny, but it is
greatly exaggerated. The popular i'm.
preston that an editorial room is a
constant battle-ground, the editors are
being necessarily bounded for copy,
that indignant subscribers rush in with
complaints and horsewhips, that the
editor is a prosecuted creature-is all a
fallacy. The average editorial room is a
very quiet sort of a place-a spot where
loafers are seldom tolerated, and where
disturbances very inflequently occur.
The idea that the foreman is inveter-
ately howling for copy is an erroneous
one, invented probably by some anna
teur journalist, long aro, who did not
know that all well-regulated editors
make it one OF the most important
details of their business never to let
the printers stand around and charge
time.
The editorial room is not luxurious
spot, but it is invariably comfortably
quiet. Il is especially a rare field for
the study of character. In the course
of brief year every phase Of human
nature passes before the eye of the
editor in his sanctum, and it is there
that the cant and hypocrisy of humanity
are most frequently self-exposed. The
hollowness and rottenness of politicians
are first detected by the editor, for the
politician has contidant in the editor.
And it is so with merchants, lawyers,
preachers and every manner of man
who steps into the editorial sanctum.
Ii they are weak and hypocritical, the
editor is the first to discover it, for the
editorial room is sort of disrobing
room for the rest of the world-a cham
Der where people come and lay off their
masks and toggery, and display their
blemishes and weaknesses. To those
who are in the secrets of the sanctum it
is no wonder that editors are the most
confirmed Of cynics.-Dencer Tribune. r
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20

Great Britain has 1900 registered
chemists and druggists and $4,000 re.
gisted medical practitioners. Patent
medicine tax realized in 1881 100000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20

uov Fave, Unequalled for colds tn the
head & Ace to use. Apply BY tho little
U@ s"nar ;nt9ostri's. Will deliver by mail
5oc a mar postage stamps. Sold by
wholesale tail druggists.
ELY'S CT BALM CO., owego, N. Y,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-20
CATAlH pihM nA1'S sfrseiHaiiS SaEAN

BALM 9Tectually
cleanses the nasnal
passages of Catarr-
hal virus, causing
healthy secretions,
allays sinhamtionma,
protects the mem
brane from addi
t!onal colds, COM
pletely heals the
sores and restores
the sense of taste
and smell. Bene-
fetal results are
realized by a few
applications. A
thorough treatment
will cure Catarrh,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
PERSONAL.

1t is said that Mr.. Jay Gould is ne
gotiating for an entire block OF
ground in New York, east of Contra
Park, and between Madison and Fifth
avenues, with view of erecting upon
it the finest dwelling house and con.
servatory in that city.
A Washington letter says: "The
Rev. Hicks, pastor of the Tabernacle
and spiritual adviser of Guiteau, has
caused considerable excitement by his
last sermon, in which he said: III
there is hell / am willing to be
damned for believing there is not such
Il place, and say it here in this tenn
pie of worship and under the mantle
of minister of Cod"
Oliver Doud Byron, the actor, who
secured the railroad ties of the tempo
rary track laid at ElberoD, New .Jer-
sey, to convey President Garfield to
the Francklyn cottage, has completed
the log cabin which he constructed out
of the ties at North Long Branch.
The cottage contains a handsome
mantel, made of slabs from the rail-
road ties, having in its centre an open
ing in which is picture of the dead
president.
A story from New York is that
Madame Nilsson was assigned to
rooms in the Windsor hotel above
those of Madame Patti. She consid-
cred herself snubbed and refused to
occupy them, though they had been
specially prepared for her, and chose
Others on the opposite side of the
house, but on the same floor as Patti.
She could not get them and went to
the Victoria the same day. When
these two donnas meet they exchange
cold bows-nothing more.
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The Man Who Abused Riddleberger.

D.
Page McCarty, the gentleman who
was reported as having ON hand an
''atfair of honor" with Riddleberger,
has returned to the city from Rich
mond. McCarty is a quiet, gentle
manly-appearing man. He is of me-
dunn height, and rather stout. He
dresses trinity and neatly, and wears
a Derby hat low over his pale blue
eyes. He wears a small reddiSh-brown
muStache. iiercely twisted at the ends.
Mr.. McCarty is not the quarrelsome
person that he has been represented.
He is very quiet, very good-natured.
and about the last man on earth to
seek a quarrel. The fact that he was
in his younger days the principal in an
unfortunate affair in which his oppo-
nent fell, has given him a terrible
reputation as fire-eater. Il do
not see what all the talk
has been about" said Mr.. Nc
Carly to-day. "Riddleberger attacked
me personally in the newspapers.
answered in the same vein, and then.
Obeying the custom of my section, l
went home SO that Mr.. Riddleberger
could find me if he cared for more
than newspaper talk. Mr.. Riddle
berger has announced himself as one
who believes in the code, and, as he
had made certain threats, went home
so as to satisfy the prejudice of my
section, but l never heard a word
from Riddleberger. / do not believe
in the code, but while l never seek
quarrel, l could not afford, living in
the section l do, to avoid one if it
were forced upon me-" 1t is possible
that Mr.. Riddleberger thought before
seeking to bring about a duel that
McCarty is crack shot, who could
not miss hitting him inside of rea-
sOnable distance, and that term of
six years in the senate should not be
lightly jeopardized.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Italian Bees.

After having tested the Italian bees
for ten years, we can say very truly
that they are far superior to the black
or native bees. First, they are more
energetic and resist the attack of rob-
bers and the bee-moth; never has a
strong colony of italian bees been rob
bed or destroyed by the bee-moth. Sec
ond, they are better honey gatherers
and can gather honey from flowers
that the black bees cannot. Our Ital-
ians, during u dry spell, the fall of
1881, were busy working on red clover
while there could not be black bee
seen. Third, they will gather at least
one-third more honey than the black
bees, to take one year with another.
Fourth, and last, they are more quiet
and better to handle, the bees stick
close to the combs.
y pure Italian should have three
distinct, yellow bands or rings across
the lower part of the abdomen, and
bright yellow hair over the body. The
so-called Albino bees are a strain of
Italians, having white. bands and hair;
they are the finest workers of the two
and very nice to handle; they are of
American origin, and are distinguish
ed in scientific bee culture as Apis
America. We got our first queen of
this strain of Italians. October, 1879.
The next year, 1880, this colony gave
us two swarms and 10 pounds of one
pound sections of honey, and last year
the same queens colony gave us sixty
three pounds of one-pOund sections of
honey. The honey of 1880 brought
us $3.50, while that of 1881 brought
us S12.60.
Our average last year was forty-two
pounds per colony Qtalians), when the
average per colony of black bees, last
year, fell below par.
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able, but the poison generated by their
heat is fruitful cause of disease and
death. We have no doubt but that
impure, bad water has often had the
same effect. Keeping hogs night and
day in filthy pens is the worst kind of
treatment for such stock, though we
have seen hogs treated in this way
where the owners seemed to think
that it was natural enough way to
treat this kind of stock. 1t is
pretty certain that in general way
hogs need a good deal better treatment
than they get at the hands of those
that have the care of them. In the
winter season, hogs. like most other
kinds of live stock. are often seriously
injured by being improperly watered.
Cutting a hole in the ice to obtain
water is bad way to water any kind
of stock. 1t is especially so with hogs
as where they are being fed corn they
naturally require good dealOf water
and where they are made to drink a
full supply of ice cold water, they art
invariably injured by it to a greater
OF less extent. Hogs should at al
times have pure well or spring water
at temperature of about sixty de
/ 0reeS,
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SORGHUM.
The Commissioner of Agriculture
Tells What he Knows of il.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14.-At the morn
ing session of the Mississippi Valley
Cane Growers association, Hon. Geo.
b. Loring, United States commits
sioner of Agriculture, delivered a.
lengthy and exhaustive address upon
the subject of Sorghum Industry"
Before beginning the address Commits
Sloner LOring took occasion to DENY
statements in the Farmers RevieU.
OF Chicago. to the effect that he was
erroneous in statistical information
prepared by his department concern
ing the corn crop, and that the infor-
nation was obtained by Loring during
a Junketing tour which he made
| through the northwest for the purpose
OF meeting certain aspiring politicians
during the fair season last fall. He
pronounced these statements untrue.
Loring began the address by abiding
to his desire to lay before the conven-
ton the exact condition Of the sor-
ghum industry at the present day ana
the interesting development it had
made thus far. He then gave at
length the varying opinions of many
OF those who had made study OF the
| plant and speciality relative to its
| economic value. Coming down to
work of the department, he
stated the results of experiments
made there by a chemist especially
employed for the purpose, and conclu-
Sions which were reached by the ma
tiOnal academy of sciences, all of
which were given to the press Novem-
Der 10 last. He referred to the opera
tiOns at Rio Grande, New jersey. and
at Campaign, Illinois. Experiments
ut the department of agriculture last
year showed that one hundred and
ninety-tive pounds of sugar and 2977
gallons of syrup cost the government
[ SS257. Reports from twenty-siX states
showed the production of sugar from
sorghum during the year was 425, $50
pounds, of sugar. and S,525,397 gallons
Of syrup. In conclusion LOring eX-
horted the sorghum cultivators to per-
severe in their work. He referred to
the west as that portion Of the coun-
try which supplied the worlds neces-
stiles. The convention adopted res
olution thanking Loring for the adj
dress. Professor Wiley, of Lafayette,
Indiana, exhibited samples of paper
made from sorghum bagaSse.