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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-05-11
How Nutmegs Grow.

Nutmegs grow on little trees
which look like little pear trees,
and arc generally not over twenty
feet high. The flowers are very
much like the lily of the valley.
They are pale and very fragrant.
The nutmeg is the seed OF the fruit,
and mace is the thin covering over
the seed. The frnit is about as
large AS 4 peach. When ripe, it
breaks open, and shows little nut
inside. The trees grow on the is
lands "fAsia and tropical America.
They bear fruit for seventy or eigh-.
ty years, having ripe fruit upon
them all the seasons. a fine tree
in Jamaica has over four thousand
nutmegs Oh it every year. The
Dutch used to have all this nut
meg trade, as they owned the Banda
islands, and conquered IL the ether
traders, and destroyed the trees
To keep the price up, they once des-
troyod three piles of nutmegs, each
of which was as big as church. Ma
ture did not sympathize with
such meanness. The nutmeg pigeon.
found in all the Indian islands, did
for the world what tho Dutch had
determined should not be done
carried those nuts, which are their
food. into all the surrounding coun
tries, and trees grew again, and the
world had the beneft.
! GA gentleman from Candelaria,
sa Us the Carson New. appeal. ''in
fo rms us that the smallest baby II
the world was born in that camp a
neor on the Sd ult. The father i
miner in the employ of tn
! Northern Belle mine, and weigh
r 1870 pounds. The mother is a stou
s healthy woman, weighing perhaps
s 16O pouads- The child is male
IS per!e ectly formed as any huma
9 being can be, upon its birth onl
j, weighed eight ounces. Its face
D about the size of a horse chesnu
and the size Of its limbs can be i'm
a agined when We say that rim
worn OIL the little finger OF it's mot
It er was easilv slipped over its fo'
3 nearly up to the knee. Our infol
mant states that it was the opin;e
OF the attending physician that II
Is child would live and prosper
good health, notwithstanding
N diminutive proportions. I h
up midget is 80 small that three Of i
ne size could play hide AMI seek in
i ci2 ar box. This is believed to
It, the smallest baby ever born"
ly
hc WHAT HE LEARNED.--A you
r man, the son of a well kuown Aus
family, recently returned home af
rm protracted absence. A friend n
him shortly after his return and as
ed ed him: !"Whsre have yon been
long time. I haven't seen you
L
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-05-11

Waves that are harmless - the
waves of ladies handkerchief.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
An Audience OF One,

A writer for the Boston Herald went
into q matinee performance Of Pinaiore,
paid ont dollar admission, and found
himself tho only paying auditor in tho
house, "1'his made me arrogant" he
says, ~ scornfully repelled an offer
Of my dollar back, aud explained to the
manager that tho matter betwixt him
and mo was in the nature Of u contract |;
that hc wos in law aud honor, bound TO
have 'Pinaiore' performed before me,
| refused all advances towards q com
promise, A whole prosceniom box for
that evening had no temptation. My
case was founded in equity, aud ! tri-
umphcd. The orchestra, outnumber'
ing me nine to one, played an overture
conscicntiously, and when Sir Joseph
came on board with his sisters, cousins
and auuts, found myself confronted
by an asScmblngc Of thirty-iour per-
sons. | felt my dread responsibility
as IN audience, with all the applause
and misses at my command. What
could ] do If that company and orchcs-
ira should take notion to turn and
rcnd mcI ! fancy that ! gave no out
ward token of fear, however, but lean
ed back bravcly in my chair, and tried
to do my whole duty. When jose
phine cut her 'suitor lowly born song
short by two verses, l stamped, clap
ped and cried 'hi-yi' until she gave me
the rest rs an encore when Sir Joseph
and Dick Dcadeye took no pains to be
funny l brought them up to their work
with n hiss; when Little Buttercup
sang the whole of her first song with
out leaving out word or bit of the
business l applauded wildly, and when
Hebc came out into the auditorium to
sit down and cxpostulatc with me !
said, $50 back behind the footlights
and earn your salary, Miss Sinclair.
1t makes no difference to you whether
there's only one of me or five hundred.
Pm getting my dollars worth, and
you are earning your $50 a week--or
less" Thus the entertainment was con-
cluded to the auditors satisfaction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
Whole No. 2OS6.
Hunting for a Girl,

We know Of q young married man,
who has recently had his first expert
ence Ia getting u girl to do housework,
lie has no trouble In hearing Of them,
somehow no cant llll the bill when he
meets them, iIe Is willing to pay all
tho house expenses aud give them NJ
much pay as his board would amount
TO, One girl would not come because
his house was::loo far from her church,
His offer to have tho church moved
had no weight with her, Another one
would 10 delighted 10 come, only II
was too Far from her "friend." lie
offered 10 furnish good. capable hand
to set her up three nights Ia q week if
she would come, but Il was no good.
And hc had interviews with several
others, who were all very anxious TO
come aud very sorry they couldt. One
agreed 10 come Ut certain time, aud
when he went to ascertain why she
did't was informed that she had COM
mcnccl 70 stake lessons" Aud then
ho heard Of another girl just spelling
for n chance to do housework, aud the
girl came up one evening to see about
it, The negotiations progressed favor.
ably, and finally the girl wanted to
know If she could bring her organ, as
she "took lessons" lie thought he
didn't need any girl with an organ &C.
compartment, aud was also afraid he
could not afford to hire such talent,
and no engagement was made, lie is
still on the war path, aud swears he
will hire every girl he can find, until
possibly he may get one that will come
to time. The only consolation We can
offer him is that many are great deal
better off while hunting Tor q girl than
after they get one.--[Gardner Home
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
Bob Burdett on Clothes.

Don't judge II man by his clothes.
Can you tell what circus is going to
be like, by looking at the Italian sun
set pictures on the fence? Do you
value turkey for its plumage? And
isn't the skin OF the mink the most,
and, indeed, the only valuable part
about him? There be men, fair to look
upon, who wander up and down this
country, and sit in the coolest places
on the hotel piazzas, who are arrayed
in fine linens and cardinal socks, and
who hold their hand over their scarf
pin when they want to see the moon
light, who unassisted and unprompted.
do not possess the discretion to come in
when it rains, and don't know enough
to punch hole in the snow with an
umbrella-new, soft snow at that,
without any crust on it. Now and
then, son, before you are as old us
Methuselah, you will meet a man who
wears IL hat that is worth twice as
much as the head that it covers. On
the other hand, don't fall into the error
of believing that all the goodness, and
honesty and intelligence in the world
goes about in shreds and patches. We
have seen a tramp dressed in more
rags than you could rake out of the
family rag-bag, and more dirt and hair
OH him than would suffice to protect u
horse, who would step up to the front
door and demand three kinds of cake,
half pie, and then steal every move
able thing in the yard, kill the dog,
choke up the pump with sand, tramp
on the pansy bed and girdle the cherry
trees because he couldn't carry them
away. Good clothes or bad are never
an infallible index to the man that is in
them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

Had I no other proof Of the immor.
tality of the soul than the oppression Of
the just and the triumph of the wicked
in this world, this alone would prevent
my having the least doubt Of It. So
shocking u discord amidst q general
harmony of things would make me
naturally look for n cause; l should
say to myself we do not cease to exist
with this life; everything resumes its
order after death. Rousseau.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
WHAT THEY MIssED.-There was

WHAT THEY MIssED.-Therc was
one woman, young and very demure,
among the passengers in an Arizona
stage coach, and when gang of mask
ed robbers appeared, she told the five
men in the vehicle to hand their watches
and money to her. They did so and
she hastily hid the articles under her
clothing. When the highwaymen came
to her in their search, she blushingly
begged them to be content with exma.
ining her pockets, vowing with upturn-
ed eyes and solemn tones that she
had nothing concealed. They gallant
ly complied, and went away with only
Il few stray dollars missing ta'ngs
worth abo,t $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

An Irish woman entered one Of the
National banks in Providence the other
day, and presented check at the cash
ier's desk. The cashier looked at her
and said, politely: "Madame you must
get identified" Faith, an what's
that?" '"Why, you see, you are a
stranger to me. don't know YOU"
"Will thin, Pm proud to INTRODUCE me-
silf to yez. My names Sary Mac
Finn, an I'm not ashamed of it'll"
swell, but you see l cannot tell wheth.
err you are the person whose name is on
the check" said the cashier, too polite
to toll her that perhaps she was lying
about it. can what did ye say l
must do?' Identify yourself. Bring
some one here that knows you." SIN
dade An who knows me better than
know mesilf?" The cashier paid
the check without another word.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT, SEPT. 20. 1882.
OLD FRIENDS.

The old old friends
Aoms changed some buried some gone ou'
Of sight
soms euemiss, and In this worlds swift hish
No time to make amends,
Tho old old friends
Where arc thsyi Three ara lying IN on
gaye
And one from tho lar.oa w,rld on the daily
wave
No loving message seuds,
lha old dear friends
ons passes dal'y aud ono wtarsa mask
Another. long eslrapged cares not 10 aak
Who eause'ess anger enda
Tho dear old friend,,
10 many and 70 fond In days Of youth
Alas that Faith can be divorced from Truth,
When love IN severance onda
The old old friopda
1heJ hover round ms still In evening sha dea
Surely they shalt return whoa sunlight fades
Aud life on dad depends,
NV. J, Linton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

Desmond knew that the sunshine had
gone ont from his life, The shadow
from her eyes had fallen upon his
Well-he had guarded hls secret thus
long, he would guard II to tho end
Surely his experiment had been a grand
success, yet over his own lie II had
written failure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
e l. z A N o r
Saturday Night.

Saturday Night.
She had been but street singer
when Jack Desmond first had seen aud
heard her, this dark eyed beauty, who
now held the world Of Rome at her
feet.
The meeting between them had taken
place some four years previously, and
had been sufficiently romantic even for
an Italian story.
lie was an Englishman, rich and
cultured, making II tour of Europe for
the third or fourth time, when, one
evening, sitting on the little balcony
jutting out from his room at quiet
inu in a small Italian town, suddenly a
delicious voice had broken into de-
licious music. 1t was u voice without
cultivation, but of rare aud marvellous
quality.
lie leaned forward to catch Il
glimpse of the songstrcss. She stood
on the pavement beneath, II tall, slim
girl, whose dark eyes were upraised to
the place where he sat.
Music was jack Dcsmond's passion.
As yet, it had been the one abiding
love his lie had ever known.
by Jove! Such voice and street
singer!' he thought to himself, as he
listened. Are the ears deaf which
hear and do not heed?
When the girl paused, he add@ssed
her in her own liquid tongue.
'Will you come up here moment,
my child! he said, kindly. Your
music plcases me. / wish to reward
you
She bowed her head in assent; and
soon timid knock at the door an
nounced her presence. Ho threw it
open, and started back, amazed.
The girl was possessed Of wonderful
beauty. Her face, oval in shape, was
entirely colorless save for the rich
crimson of her curved lips +; her hair
swept back in low ripping waves of
raven blackness from the low brow ;
her eyes were not black, as he had
fancied, but perfectly blue, large and
liquid, and full of an infinite sadness.
lie took her hand drew it across the
threshold.
will you answer me few ques-
tions?' he asked, 'and believe them
not prompted by an idle curiosity!
The signor is very good, she an
swered. what does he wish to know?
why with such voice and such a
face, you sing in the public streets"
Il have no money, signor, l sing to
live
But your parents!'
Dead J!
Your relations?
Dead =
you are alone?'
'All alone, signor.'
'How and where do you live?
You have seen the how :! Where !
In tiny room, in poor place one
must know well to find"
cit should not be-" said the man.
"It must not be !" he added to himself.
But Jack Desmond was not one to
act on impulse alone.
He now put his hand into his pocket,
and drew therefrom gold piece.
Take this he said, thrusting it in
to the slim, brown fingers, 'and to-
morrow night come again. l may
have plan to propose to you.
The girls face slightly flushed
With gesture, almost like pride, she
offered back the gold.
1T is generous, signor, but it is
charity. My song did not deserve so
much
Desmond laughed as be put back
her hand.
'Why, child. the day will come, he
said, 'when men would pay fortune
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

Six young southern girls are taking
a tramp across the mountains of North
Carolina, on. foot a distance Of six or
seven hundred miles, much of it
through wild and uninhabited regions.
They carry hammocks in their KNAPP
sacks and are ready to camp out at
night. Three are Virginians and three
are Marylanders; the oldest is twenty
and the youngest seventeen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

'Just look at that horrible mud out
there" she lisped. "Well, that is the
proper place for it, is it not? Where
would you have it, on your boots or
down your neck?" Another fellow
pays for her caramcls now Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

The women's cause makes steady
progress in England, spite of the Irish
and Egyptian questions. 1.-The Mar
ried Woman's Property Bill" has pass.
ed both Houses of Parliament.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
NeWL Life

Is given by using BRows's
Iron BlTfERs, In the
Winter 1t strengthens and
warns the system; in the
Spring it enriches the blood
and conquers disease in the
Summer It gives tone to the
nerves and digestive organs;
in the Fall Il enables the
system to stand the shock
Of sudden changes,
In no way can disease be
so surely prevented as by
keeping the system in per-
feet condition. BRowS's
Iron BITTERs ensures per-
feet health through the
changing seasons, it disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasmatic air,
and it prevents Consump-
ton, Kidney and Liver Dis
case, sc.
H. S. Bnliu, Esq, Of the
well-known firm Of II, S,
Berlin & Co., Attorneys, lie
Droit Building, Washing
ton, d, c, writes, Dec, sth,
1881;
Geatirmcni ! take pleas,
ure in stating that ! have ased
Browns Iron Bittes for ma.
laria and nervous troubles,
caused by overwork, with
excellent results.
Beware Of limitations.
Ask for BRowN's IRON BIT-
TIERS, and insist on having
it. Don't be imposed on
with something recon-
mended as "mSt as good."
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Md.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

What is mind? No matter. What
is matter? Never mind. What is the
soul? 1t is immaterial.-[Hood
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

Riches endless is as poor as Winter,
to him that ever fears he shall be
poor.-CShakespeare.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
COltOn's Shoulder Braces,
NHI: BEST MAKE, selling at
/ CHAPMAN'S DRUG STORE.
PATENTS.

f. A. Lehman, Solicitor of American and
Foreign Patents. Washington, d. G. A.,
business connected with Patents, whether
before the Patent Office or the Courts,
promptly attended to. No charge made un.
less a patent is secured. Send for circular.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
KIDNEY !

A. THOMAS, st. Cloud
uHND Building, Washington. D. G {,
Practices before the United States General
Land Office. Contested cases, private land
claims, mining, presumption and homestead
cases prosecuted before the Department OF
the Interior and Supreme Court; ana al
classes of claims before the Executive Depart
ments. Special attention given tOtown site
cases. Land Warrants. homestead floats and
all kinds of land scrip bought and sold
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
BERWICK HOTEL,

q r. RICHARDSON, PrOpr,
RUTLAND VERMONT.
Heated Throughout by Seam.
Good sample Rooms, Billiard Room and
Livery Stable connected with the Hotel
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

i leAo uoG p!p-ls,u!Id sq, 1sd
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20

Early English words: A baby's
prattle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-20
Rutland Business Cards.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-21
Army LegisI atIOn.

Washington, 20.-New legislation is
recommended in the army appropriation
bill by the House appropriation commit
tee, as follows: In addition to the pay
in the linei provides for Is dSds-de-cGmp
instead Of 81, after January next. The
general Of the army may have them Sc
lected from the field line of officers below
the rank of colonel, with fifty dollars ad-
ditionAl pay; the acknowledgement two
aides below the rank Of lieutenant
colonel, with forty dollars extra pay !;
maior-general, two captains or frst lieu
tenants, with thirty-five dollars addi-
GiOnal; brigsdier-geDerAl, one first lieu
tenant of The line, thirty dollars sadi-
tionAl. Officers mileage is reduced from
City cents to ten cents, to be computed
over the shortest route, the necessity OF
such travel to be certified to By the off,
Ger assigned to the duty, according to
brevet rank, during actual hostilitles;
that land grant loan railroads shall re-
ceiye not more than one-half the amount
allowed to private individuals for trans-
porting troops and supplies. The total
amount Of estimates for 'S4, is $28, 644,-
14S; total amount Of appropriation for
1873, exclusive OF S572, $50 for the signal
service, and S249, 800 for general service
men in the war department, making
S842,545 S26, 4lo, 454, amount recon
meuded IN this bill for '64, S24, 6S2, 2Ot
decrease under '93. 81, 7S3 .254; deer ease
under the estimates, So, 962, 4A3,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-21
.DInlng Prince.

New York, 2O.-Prince Tornhits was
entertained at elmer this evening by
General Grant ct the Union League Club.
Among those present were Gen. u s
Grant, Prince Tornhits, Hyssinda Nessi,
chamberlain to the Emperor of Japan;
Yamamoto, commandsnt, msjor and
aid de camp to the Prince; M Kate, pri-
vste secretsry to the Prince: 3. Z. Ia
hsssi, japanese consul at New York.
Col. Frederick D. Grant, J. R. Grant,
Ex-Governor Leland SsndfCrd, jay
Gould, D O. Mills, @. K. Garrison and
Jesse Seligmsn. The room was hand
somely decorated with American and
Japanese flags, growing trees with fruit,
flowers and evergreeDs. Upon the table
were representations of Fort Jeddoo
and Port Mangaraki in sugar. After
coffee the health of the Prince was drank
and also of General Grant. There were
no formal speeches exchanged. It WAS
late when the Prince and party returned
to their hotel. The Prince goes to Mia
CARA to morrow evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-21
He Peae,ea.

Philadelphis, 10 Benjamin Green
valid diamond dealer, of this city, held
upon the charge of conspiring to defrsud
certain dealers in precious stones in New
York, made q confession that q con-
spirAcy existed between himself, Morris
Rosenberg, and Jacob Meyers, Of Rosen-
berg s. Co., which obtained judgment
against Greenwald. Rosenberg aud
Meyers were arrested. The firms said 10
have been defrauded are Green berg,
Goodman & Pollock; Kuhn, Doerhing
s. Co.; N. Van Mappe, Max s. Co. !;
Hess & Schleesen, and L. Strassberger &
Co., all of New York, whose claims ag-
gregsge $2S. 600. Greenwald's affidavit
is to the effect that he entered into an ar
rangement with Rosenberg & Myers to
buy goods, dispose OF them, snnoun ce
his failure, and offer settlement at 10
Per cent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-21
Masquerade.

The Racquet Club INDUCED in a
masquerade at st. Marks school
house last evening. The affair was
extremely orderly and everybody
and everything well-behaved. 1t
was not too crowded, yet there were
enough persons present to make the
affair fully enjoyable. Every one
seemed to have a fine time-the
music was excellent and the charac-
tiers and costumes varied and well
presented. The prize for the lady
sustaining the best character was
awarded to Miss Clayton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-21
Walker Brothers.

One of the largest, one of the
most reliable, one of the most
prominent and one of the most
popular firms in the city, is that of
Walker Brothers. 1t was estab-
lished In the early days when Salt
Lake was veritable village and
when thee was little if any bust
ness. Under the united energy
OF the Walker Brothers, and
with skilful management the
business of the firm has grown
III proportion with the develop
ment OF the city and territory. To-
day 1t is a colossal institution, en-
braclng in its various banches,
everything that can be found in a
dry goods, clothing, grocery or
hardware store. The front part of
the building is occupied by the dry
goods-dress goods and notions
departments, in which everything
can be found that goes to constitute
the wearing apparel of a lady, and
that IN every known style, quality
and variety. In the disply win
dows are exhibited the most
extravagant and lovely pieces
Of dress good and other articles;
and these are changed from time to
time in order that the public may
have some idea, however slight, of
the immense stock they carry. While
beautiful and costly exhibits are
made, the supply of plain, simple
and durable goods is even better,
and these are sold at the lowest
prices. The notions department
contains so many articles, in
such varieties. that it would almost
take a life time to enumerate them.
The clothing and gents furnishing
goods department is equally
well supplied. So also are
the grocery ana hardware de-
partments-the former particu-
larly being filed with the most pal
atable edibles and goodies without
end. In addition to the retail trade
conducted, the wholesale depart
ment is fully as well, if not actually
better, supplied than the retail. In
regard to Walker Bros. no words or
recommendation from us could add
to their popularity, or their success.
They are thoroughly established,
and the public is bound to bestcw a
most generous patronage on them.