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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

GOihGm,s God Carrier.


Writing about the new gold certlh.
Gates issued by tho United States
treasury department, the New York
correspondent Of the Detroit Tree
Press 3ays: The certificates are con.
vcnicnca to the banks, bankers, brokers
and business men generally. But there
Is one man in Gotham who does not
throw up bis hat for them. His name
Is John G. Barklcy The reason why
Mr.. Barley is not enthusiastic about
the certificates Is because they break
up his business. For over thirty years
he has been engaged carting gold for
the banks and banking houses. The
certificates will almost do away with
the actual handling of gold in adjust
ing the bank clearances and in many
other large transactions as well, so
Barley like "0thello," finds his occu-
patton gono. Ever since he set up as q
gold carrier Honest John"
las had the business all to him
self. 1t would not be easy to figure up
all the gold he has handled. The
total would run into many thousand
millions. In single year, for in
stance, he has carried for the Clearing
house nearly Si00,000,0OO. A single
million in gold coin makes 3 pretty
good wagon load, so far as weight is
concerned. Barklcys strong four
wheeled truck, drawn by two stout
horses, carries $2,0O0,000 at a time, the
gold being packed in kegs. A key
holds $4,000, and twenty kegs filled
with gold will weigh nearly a ton.
Barkley's charge for carrying is one
dollar a keg; so, for a full load of
100000 he gets forty dollars. His
working force consists Of half a dozen
stout men, including himself, each
well equipped for action in case the use
Of revolvers should at any time be
necessary. 1t never has been. The
miscellaneous highwaymen who infcst
the broad ways and narrow ways OF
Gotham have always been shy of John
Barley and his well-guarded truck
leads Of gold. They know that deadly
reYolvers are alw ,ys ready and that
Barley and his men alive have a
special license to shoot. Though he
has carted thousands of millions
through the streets of New York, his
trips to the docks with gold to be
shipped abroad often taking him into
dangerous nGghborhoods, he has never
lost a dollar of the money intrusted to
him. lie will still have the foreign
shipments to attend to, and probably an
odd job for the banks and bankers, but
with the appearance of the gold GER
tifcates the bulk of his business passes
away. Honest John" has laid by
something for rainy day, however,
and would not need to fall back on the
poorhouse, even though he never car.
ried another key of gold.
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gave me to post more than a moath
ag0|

gave me TO post more than a mphth
ag0T
Yes" with a little gasp,
"Well, forgot IT,"
"Oh, Ashley |"
eYfsi II WAS IN my pocket, you
know. Was going straight 10 the
office, but something interrupted ne
lawn tenRis At tho i'OrieT,, | believe
and then ! sent ny coat 20 the wash
with tbs lelter still in II, never
found II oft till tho eORfounded thing
came back SONS days after As | put II
on | happened 10 feel IN the pocket,
and there II was-what was left OF
IT,"
itOsamoRd sat perfectly still Not a
sound came from hei lips, Ashley
waited an Instant, ~ IT In hope Of an
answet and thfn went oni
Rosa, darling you mustn't mind,
hut couldn't help seeing who the let
ter was for, and that-that-it was
s0meihing VI consequence, II Was all
blltted aud blurred, but 4 word % two
could be made nut hers and there, |
was aWtilly cut up about II, | couldn't
bear 10 tell you, and l dldn't know
what to do, At last wrote a full
explanation 10 Dwight, and I put the
scraps IN ny letter"
"Astlryw
There was ring Of hOpe and Of dis
may IN the exclamation, So ab'
aGFhed were both that neither noticed
that sOme one swung the gate Just
then,
ayes, | did. II went three weeks
ago yesterday, aud by Tomorrow you
ought To hear from Him, that Il II ho
happenod 10 be In LnadOh when tho
mail Got in, | didn't mean 10 tell you
TN his letter came, but could wait
no longer, Just say you forg- Why
what IL III" ~ i,Osam1nd Eprang
TO her foot with a cry, Dwight |
Dwight 7
"she's tainted (" exclaimed Ashley,
In an awe-slruck tone, ~ hls sisters
head dropped heavily on his arm,
lidt happiness Ia u better restorative
thar burnt feathers, and In a little
time Rogamond was able to assure
Ashley Of her forgiveness, TO smile and
AJAX questions, AMI finally DO left on
the doorstep for u long moonlight
talk with her truaRt correspondent,
When ! Jaw Mrs, Dwight Edgar AT
Newport last year, she wore on her
wrist n slender chain, % which was
attached l1ckct whose I'D was a big
InOOnalOne,
Within was q singular little wad OF
what looked like paper which had been
wet and pressed together. When !
asked what II could Gr, she answered.
ovasiyely; "Oh, paplcr machc; u bit
Of IN old letter Dwight makes mo
wear, There's quite u story about II,
but It's too long TO tell"
Her husband chuckled, and later,
seeding that | was curious, he told me
the story that | have told to you.
"And You never saw any one so re-
formed ~ Ashley is, ever since then"
added Rosamond, with laughter In her
voice, "lle's the most particular
creature you ever saw, always ndgct.
Ing and fuasing for fear hc may have
forgotten something, If he lives to
be hundred, you may depend upon 1t
he will never again forget anchor let
tor In coat pocket" Youths Com
DgIuOn.
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Ready Replies.

The success Of quick Willei men ia q
matter Of hisiOB' This readiness Il
81 fiGed 10 40 nuk Of life, Horace
MalpGlG gives 81 iHs.l4ee NJ Il IN a Pa
ils fshWOmln, The dsnpLin having 70
covered if1m g serious illness, The
"dampa do % Halle" waited On the
Ling M7uis wv 10 offer their con
gaiulaiIons, "What would have he,
enms OF 10 lad our dauphin died = said
the spOkesWOnlan tive would have
lost our ALL" Yes" put Ia q second
fishWoman, who observed tho kings
brow daIkah al this somewhat eQniyG-
cal compliment TO himself I've should
indeed, have Lost our all, iOr ORr good
king would never have survived HE
sons DEATH" II Was ready wit that en-
ablei William tho ColqieT6r 10 psF
suade his followers that lils fall, en- step
ping ashore IN England, was an Omea Of
good instead Nf evil fortune, III have
taken 'seiain Of this land" hs ey'
o aimel, Halng with his hands full oil
earth and tho ready Turn ditpellei the
tNlNlHlllipH1 lfhlH NHlNH WV hpplN'H
had oosahiouel, Few retoFts afe better
than than that Of the paylor TO byden
han, tie great seventeenth century
physician, qhb doctor was complaining
OF tho bad manner iu which the pave
ment was laid In 'front.' Of his house, al
ding, "And now yOn throw down eaftl
t0kidA your bad work" well, doctor
sail the man quietly. "mine n not
the only bad work that tho earth hides,
Old biogaphers arc fond Of Including
"ready Wit" among the virtues OF tie
subject Of their momolra indeed, dull
folks appear to have been looked upol
In former days with ox,reme contempt,
DR., Johnson was very uuispolen IN III,
opinion regarding stupid people, In
Weighing against worthy but extreme
~ foolish female acquaintance, q LADY
present reminded him tia, slie was 0
very good woman, adding, "Aud irusl
wa shall meet hor In paadiae' INA
lam." reared the syasperated doctor
~ never desire to meet toolsanywhere,'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

The seed OF the kola mt is the pro-
duce of the Sterculia acnminata, native
OF West Africa, where the negroes use
il to flavor water, which is more or less
dirty or putrid. Travellers have sur
missed that it contains cafiein, the active
principle of coffee, and recent analyses
bv two German chemists have shown
that il contains more caffein than coffee
itself. Moreover the caffein is free and
nncombined, not as in the coffee berry,
united with an organic base. The nut
also contains glycose, which is not pres
ent in cacao. and thrice as much starch
as is contained in theobroma. 1t has
no fatty matter like cocos. The nuts
are. therefore, ikey to become the
source OF grateful beverage. They
have hitherto been employed in the cure
of liver diseases among the dweller.
in the Soudan and Western Africa, al d
il in expected that they will occupy a
prominent place by the side Of coca.
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Heal.


Rs, will be sweet IN The sysAiHs' vhsa the
days laHs labaT is eeHs=
Nov mus hs ~ sAd delns' ~ my -ess
Is scsFes bsgaa
Peace msY 10 dear 70 lhs 's's'aA' s'sSh
wear Of vars slafia,=
Bat nov Ia longing TO- psssls' We e'ss''
snd tie elsHg Of sFias'
Death b, and BY will 30 welcome u ! have
been fsiitfll and .'Hs=
Nov, there is life 70 30 lived ana nave 80
mueh 70 90
Oues, ia the early moninl' when u's asw'
weFs Hol Iel dV'
In ,hs misty sammsy morning, OF ever tie
sun VS. hiah,
A. Looked slsng No road whereby ! must
presently 80, , 49,,
And saw how .,sat was tho Journey how
hsreely tic AeoH would glow
Life fsl, TOO hssyy q burden, and l SO weary
and worn, ,
Weary before had lsborei, and longing Tor
nighI u uipfa'
wsary before hsi laboFsii but labor has
brought pls resi- .,
And nov am 0alT sassT 10 do my WORK
with tie bess,
What right have 10 10 wssy, when my work
is scarce bsguH'
What right have 10 10 weary Wills Aughs
remains 10 DO done
Ishall DO weary Vt even, and rest will the
sweater bei
And blessed will peace 10 to them that have
won ll,e victory
Bat nov il tho time for ballle--now would
strive with Dis besIi
Nov Is tho time fer labofI hereafter To-
niaiRelh Teil,
Mary 4. Hpppus,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

II you feel dul, drowsy, dcbilitn,cd, have
-alow color Of rkn, or yclowlsh.brown spots
on inco or badly, frequent, headache or dIs'i.
ness, lNi taste IN mouth, internal hcm ~
81 ILL., n0tcrnulCd with hot iliShos, low spirits
and guomW inrcbudngs, Irregular nppc'e,
and tongue coated, You arc suffering nom
torpid liver" or 'biou,ncss y In many
ras's ol diver complaint only part Of these
symptoms axe experienced. Asa remedy Tor
MI such cNac4 DE-, Picic"s "Goucn Medical
Discovery has no EQUAL, us II cllc'ts peIicc,
and lad cal cures. At all drug.slorcs,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29
A IInlf Dollar Trial.

Mr.. Emest King, editor Of tho Fall
River, Mass. Sm, thus dlseonrses upon
the merits OF st, JaoObs OH : "suiier'
Ing with rheumatic pains was Dldymna
w to remedies l read OF 81. Jacobs
OIL and said hero goes for halt dollar
rial, bought q bottle and before II
was half used tho screw'wreneh paina
had gone AMI troubled mo no longer
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

A Philadelphia butcher saya no sells
almost all his tainted al d poor bcei to
beef tea manufacturer, This, perhaps,
throws light upon the vast supplies Of
extract OF beef, wine, and iron now to be
gaon in drug,StCrcs, People who buy
snch things should be wary as to tho
brand, or their lpst state may DO worse
than tho Grst.
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I'M A COAT POCKET.

Ashley cowper, hat In hand, was
lust turning the handle OF Tho street
door, when soft call from the stair
top madt lin pause
"Are you going to the poStol'ee'
"No, not expclly but near II. Il
there anything You want doneY'
"Only this letter u post" and q
pIrllsh shape lifted down tho stNlra'
Ashley watched her az she descended
and with suddrnly shaFpcncd rccogni'
ton of the fact, saldtu himself, "what
aprc,ty girl Rosamond lSV
Brothers are not always 80 alive to
their sisters charms, but the fact was
that rarely In her life had EoramOnd
Cowpcr bpn No near to q perfect
beauty "a that moment when SHE came
down tho old stair case, letter In hand;
her cheeks flushed with tho deepest
pink; her eyes shining, aud her red
lips parted with ] know not what
happy stir Of emotion and expectancy,
Two long bralis Of pale brown hair,
thick and glossy rs those OF German
Gretchen, hung down her back On
the fair forehead clustered fringe OF
light waving rings, not cut and trained
alter the manner Of tho conventional
bang, but happy f'eaS of nature and
accident.
The slender figure III Its "hito dress
had all the rounded grace OF youth
and perfect health over all was an
air of virginia. freshness, indescribable
but charming, II was one OF those
bel momenti which comes at times to
most young creatures,
But Rosamond was too much pro-
occupied to be conscious Of her looks
as she handed the ltttcrt to her brother,
with fingers that trcmblcd a little, and
said, anXiouSly, "you won't lose IT.,
will you, Astley?"
Certainly not" with n superior
smile. He stuffed II carclossly into 4
sldc-pocket Of his coat, II coat made
like the rest of his suit, Of that i'm.
maculate white duck in which young
swells delight to array themselves in
hot July weather.
Forth he went, clean, alert, hand
some--the very picture Of a luxurious
young fellow enjoying Il summer holi-
day. No thought of betraying Rosa
mond's trust was in his mind, and his
steps had already t,rncd toward the
postollce when a dog-cart drew up
suddenly and a CHEEKY hail reused his
attention.
"Well met, old fellow. ] was just
going round to ask If you felt like a
game of tennis. The Porters sent a
note early in tho morning, to ask me
to come down to the Croft to luncheon
and game, and to bring YOU"
Alright. Twill" Ashley jumped
into the cart and \ another moment
was bowling down tho road toward the
Croft a pretty country lace some
three miles distant. ROsamond's COM
mission was clean forgotte.
Tennis was followed Wy luncheon,
then bv more tennis and u conversa-
ton under the shade of the branching
cedars, which Gankcd tn ground.
Then pretty Mabel Porter proposed Il
walk and led tho way through a
grassy valley to the Jorge beyond,
where a little brook tore ia wild way
from HIGHER levels 10 tho water me;l-
dows below.
The rocks over which the party
climbed we're yerv slippery here and
there and SAVING Wahpl from a fall
Astley himself had a tumble, tritling in
itself but damayinr to tho luck silt ;
SO damaging in Fact that the suit went
to the ltundresynext Iav
Before its return the weather had
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

Col. O. W. Herbert, Of tho Forest
Park Restaurant, 81. Louis, Mo-, was
Jntirely cured OF rheumatism by 81.
Jacobs Oil, says the st. Louis Pos!'
DLsDaich,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE, in great variety q
styles and finish ut manufacturers prcrs
whole sale and retail at Painc's, Ill Friend ant
As Cural SIS, Boston, opposite Maine depot
Send tor new rrice.list. Don't tdl to visi
this immense collection Of curious and usciu
,i.cas nj Furnt,nre
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

Young or midde.Gged men suffering from
nervous debility, loss OF memory, premature
old nge, us the lc.ul, OF bad habits should send
three stamps for Part VII Of Dime Series
.nmphlels Address WORLDS DIsPENsARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

The adultcration in drugs that is
said to be going on is matter Of
serious import, and the London SGtur-
day Review discusses it as follows:
at is astonishing how little suspicious
even suspicious people are of the drugs
they take when they are ill. They are
quite alive to the prevalence Of adul-
teration in other trades, but they will
swallow medicines hastily fetched
from the nearest CHEMISTS without so
much as a misgiving that they are not
in all respects what they profess to be.
Yet in nothing is adulteration so easy
and so profitable as in drugs. The
taste will some times do something
toward detecting it in articles of food,
but in medicines the taste is almost
powerless. The patient classes the
remedies he is condemned to take
under the general heads OF nauseous
and not nauseous, and he does not care
to draw any finer distinctions. Genu-
inc drugs are often extremely costly,
80 that the gains which can
be made by substituting other
substances for them may easily be
very large. Yet in no trade are the
effects of adulteration so disastrous as
in that Of the druggist. Adulterated
food or drink may sometimes provoke
disease, but adulterated drugs are use
less to cure it. 1t is impossible to say
in how many cases deaths have been
set to the violence of the malady or to
want Of skill on the part of the doctor
which have really been caused by
worthless medicines. The doctor Or
dered the medicines he thought appro-
pirate, and if actually administered
these remedies would probably have
been sufficient to check the course of
the disease. But what was admins
tered was not these remedies, but a
counterfeit of them, and. though the
patient did not detect tho difference,
the disease did, and the patient died.
How to insure that drugs shall be
what they profess to he is one of the
most important problems in practical
medicine, and one to the solution of
which very few contributions have
yet been made.
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PACTs AND COMMENTS.

II Is reported that the wheat crop Of
the British Isles will probably be uae
VI iO,UD0,OOD quarters, ~ kD,OD1,lDO
bushels, leaving 100000 quarters, ~
ll2,OOO,000 bushels, u bs supplied
from foreign sources, ihe crop,
though the best IN seven years, Il not
half large enough 70 supply the home
want,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

Bni TEMPER olo proceeds from those pain
nul disorders to which women are subj ct, IN
lcinulr complaints d. r. V, Hrrce's "Fnvorte
Prescription" ia certain cure. by 0ll drug.
nrts,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29
FRA Ter ANle (sreRse.

One greasing laststw weeks; all others two
or three days. DO not be imposed on by the
humbug stufis offered. Ask your deaerior Fra
zcrs, with lubc on. II saves your horse labor
and you too. Itrcccived first medal at the Cen.
terminals and Paris Eypositns. Sold everywhere
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

Tho market is flooded with vile compounds
for the rejuvenation of the hair, but Carboline,
the great petroleum hair ienewer and dressing,
rs now improved and perfected, takes tho front
rank as the best nrennlNtiOn ever offered.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression ofspir-
It's and general debility, in their various 'orms;
also as q preventive against fever and ague aud
ether Intermittent fevers, tie "Ferro-P nosphor-
ated Elixir of Caiisaya," mado by Caswell,
Hazard & Co., New York, and sold by all Drug
gsts, is the best tonic; and forpatients recover
ug from fever or other sickness II has no equal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

II Egyptian troops refuse 10 march against
the False Propf Of, Englifh soldiers may have
chance 10 win more lnurels in North Africa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

EllwoOd Cooper, Of santa barbara,
tho leading olive grower Ut California,
says he las trees eight years old that
have produced 1000 gallons of olives
TO the acre, This would be eaulyalmt
To ESQ gallons VI oil 10 the acre aad
the oil finds q ready market At o.
a gallon, The Yield Ut one acre would
thus DO 81 $50, which fur l0O-aTe
ranch would be u pretty fair lncOmo
hut THESIS figures arc not represented
70 apply 10 any except che very
choicest trees, and IN uneOmmonlyg good
year Int even computing profits Of
olive culture VI a. low q figure ~ ORe'
tenth, a twenty'acfe ranch would sup,
port 4 family very comfortably after
ak OF seven years Vt waiting,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

We sucoi at the Sinmcso for porshiping the
elephant, bni think Of tho money that is paid
hero annually .iu-t TO 20, It!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

Wells Health Reviewer. Absolute cure for
aervous debility, dyspepsia, mental or physical
lecline. gil druggists. Prepaid by express,
81 %, 6for IS. T. s. WELLS, Jersey City, N. j.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

Why Is u railroad 30 patriotic Give
II upS Because It Is bound TO the
country with the s,rongost ties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

He that wou understand the ih'schood and
deceit OF sin, must compare It's promises and
't- payments together.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

The Worlds greatest remedy Tor coughs ana
,olds -. A'nnson's Botanic Cough Balsain.
rriul siZe 10 cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

The average number OF swine in tho
United kingdom is a5out 2,25O,0OO.
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Half ofsilfs of sixty years spent

Half ola life OF sixty years spent
In the Eastern penItenliary II fhlla'
delphia by Jack Cantcr, ono Of tho
most expert forgcFS In the county,
has come 10 an cnd, Having brushed
his thin gray hair and his uuNaohe,
he called for hin shoes and hroadrluth
suit, The insutiate moth, however,
had rlddlcd tho oyergaIt0ys aud toasted
royalty on The garments, lie had %
buy u new outfit. which ho was well
able TO do. ~ no hal credit Of several
thousand dollars with tho warden,
When the now clothes and carriage
came no shook hands with the gate
keepers, stepped into the carriage and
drove away TO prominent hotel,
Some say he has 10000, and some say
more. with which 10 sustain his new
station ~ u private gentleman, lie Is
well educated, writes aud speaks
several languages, aud has Travelled a
great deal and mingled In good society,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29

The United States cxpcnd $4,000.
600 year upon education, Tho
figures from all the States and Terri
tories have been cOl'atad from ollclal
sources by tho bureau Of education at
Washington, and various other inter
osting items ire included IN the great
statement, In pa cities, each with
more than 1900 inhabitants, there IL
u school population OF 2GGl,i0S, with
MI average daily attendance Of l,lO5,.
763, and IN aggregate annual cXpend.
iture Of more than s25,000,000. Tho
city Of New York heads the list, with
$4,000 children Of school ace, Of
whom 270,l7G are enrolled in l27
schools; the annual expenditure being
In round numbers S3,i00.0OO. There
are In the different States 220 normal
schools, lG2 business colleges, 233
kindcrgartens, 227 colleges in which
women are received, 50 scientific
schools, l42 schools Of theology and
100 medical colleges and schools.
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The French tobacco monopoly, if

The French tobacco monopoly, if
not renewed, will expire next January.
AS it has been profitable source Of
revenue the authorities are likely to
do everything in their power to ex-
tend it. Minister Fish, at Brussels,
who gives in the consular reports
some interesting information about
the monopoly, points out that this fact
is shown in the request made in the
French budget for 1888, that credit
of 62,227, 100 francs is asked for to
pay the expenses of working the to-
bacco monopoly. At present the mo-
nopoly gives employment to 22,225
persons, 1,G49 men and 20,576 women,
who receive about 100000 per an
nun in wages. The consumption of
tobacco has increased from 33,5t5,459
Kilograms in 1880 to S4,lS1 ,9l7 kilo-
grams in 1881, or 636, 458 Kilograms in
one year. The value OF the consump-
ton has increased from $65, 04O.341 in
1880 to sos, 640,939 in 1881, or $3,7lO,-
$50 in single year. The estimated
net revenue in 1888 Is placed at $685.
100000.