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GIl ED.

In Seattle Nov. 10 lSS2, Mary Cassandra, only
daughter Of Benjamin and Isabella McFerrin,
aged eleven months, OF cerebro spinal meningi.
lis.
, 1882-11-17
Steamer ST. Paul.

FhOM OlNALAShA.
Neither the Captain nor the undersigned Agents
OF the above named vessel will be responsible for
debts contracted by the officers or crew
NJ. G. ERSkT Ne. Master
Rothschid e Co. Agents.
Port Townsend, August 30. 1882.
, 1882-11-17
@1aiyo bullion.
German bark Johan Ludwie

From Acapulco. Mexico.
Neither the Captain nor the undersigned Agents
will De responsible for debts contracted By the
crew Of the above nallcd vessel.
II. LEM, Master.
ROTHsCHILp & Co., Agents.
Port Townsend, Sept. II, 1881.
, 1882-11-17
American Ship TlGO1all.

From S. f., Bound to Shanghai, China.
NEITHER the Captain nor the undersigned
Agents uf the above named vessel will In re-
spOusi Die tor deDls con Irucied by the officers
or crew. +. r.. MAGUiRE Master.
RhTllSCHILD & Co Agents,
PorI Townsend, W. T., oct 70, 1882.
, 1882-11-17
German Bark stella,


NEITHER the Captain nor the undersigned
Agents viii DC rcSponsi lr iOr debts ScOntruct"d
by officers OF crew Ul the above named vessel.
y. T. SOhMER, Master.
ROrIlSCHILD X Co., Agents.
, 1882-11-17
Shin Haje site.

BOUND SYDNEY, NSW
Srithor the captain or the undersigned
agrnls will hc responsible tor debts con
Iractcl by the crew Ol the above named vOS
sci j \ HATFIELD, Master.
kothschild & Go. Agents
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-24
The Goldfish,

This tropical bird very seldom wings
his way so far west as Wyoming. lie
loves the sea breezes and humid atmos-
phcre of the Atlantic ocean, and when
isolated in this mountain cline pines
for his native home.
The cod fish cannot sing, but is
priced for his beautiful plumage and
seductive oder.
The Goldfish of commerce is devoid of
digestive apparatus and is more or less
permeated with salt.
Goldfish with toast is not as expen-
sive as quail on toast.
The codfsh-ball is made Of the
shattered remains of the adult Goldfish
commerce.
The Goldfish has groat wealth OF
glad, unfettered smile. When he
laughs at anything, he has that same
wide waste of mirth and back teeth
that Mr.. Talmage has. The Wyoming
Goldfish is generally dead. Death in
most cases is the resultlof exposure and
loss of appetite. No one can look at
the goldfish of commerce and not shed a
tear. Far from home, with his system
filled with salt, while his internal econ
omy is gone, there is an air of sadness
and home sickness and briny hopeless
ness about him that no one can see
unmoved.
It is in our home life that the Goldfish
makes himself felt and remembered.
When he enters our household we feel
his all-pervading presence, like the
perfume of wood-violets or the seduc-
tive odor of dead mouse in a piano.
Friends may visit us and go away to
be forgotten with the advent of q new
face but the cold, calm, silent corpse
of the Goldfish cannot be forgotten.
Its chastened influence penetrates the
entire ranch, it steals into the parlor
like an unbidden guest, and flavors the
costly curtains and high-priced lambre-
quins; it enters the dark closets and
dallies lovingly with your swallowtaii
coat; it goes into your sleeping apart
ment and makes its home in your glove
box and your handkerchief case
This is why we say that it is solemn
thing to take the life of a Goldfish. We
would not do it. We would pass him
by thousand times, no matter how
ferocious he might be, rather than take
his life and have our once happy home
haunted forever by his unholy pres
ence.-[ Nye's Boomerang.
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Whole No. 2O7O.
A NeOro's Thanks

An Irish beggar'woman, having
received the loan Of q shilling, express
ed her thanks by saying May YOU
live till ! return II to YOU We think,
however, that the thanks Of tho negro
Of this story as told In tho New York
World, better yeti
Some years ago, one OF Arkansas
most widely known statesmen, who IL
now dead, was passing along street
Ia Little Rock, when an old colored
man, who had once belonged TO him,
approached, took off his hat, aud pass
cd hand over his white wool, as he
asked
'Marstcr, gin tho ole man iliiy
cents.
dan, you are robbcrH
'Iow asked the astonished darkey,
opening his eyes, around which rough
shod age had walked.
Didn't you soc mo put my hand into
my pocket
'Yas, sab.
Well, you old rascal, YOU rob me of
the pleasure of giving you money with
out being asked.
The old gentleman received one dol.
lar. Bowing almost to the ground,
while tears came from his eyes, he re-
plied'
'Marster, wid sich a heart Ns you
hab, and wild Abraham, and Isaac, and
dc Lord on your side, ] don't see what
can keep you out Of hcabcn.
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He happened to press the foot OF a
young lady who was sitting next to the
door, in getting out of a street car
The damsel, compressing her brows in an
awe-inspiring frown, calculated, "1ou
clumsy wretch !" Most men would
have looked foolish and apologized, but
our hero was equal to the occasion.-
"My dear young lady," he exclaimed,
"you should have feet large enough to
be seen, and then they wouldn't be
trodden upon" Her brow relaxed,
her eyes sparkled, her lips smiled and
the injury was forgotten.
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ssThere is no use of talking" said a
New Haven woman. every time l
move l VOW I'll never move again ;
but such neighbors as get in with
Seems though they grow worse and
worse" "Iudeed," replied a friend,
"Perhaps you take the worst neigh
bors with you when you move" An
oppressive atmosphere prevails in that
vicinity.
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0h,MyBack!

That's a common express
sion and has a world OF
meaning, How much sui-
iering Is summed up in It,
The singular thing about
it Is, that pain in the back
is occasioned by so many
things, May be caused by
kidney disease. liver COM
plant, consumption, cold.
rheumatism, dyspepsia, over
work, nervous debility, &c.
Whatever the cause, don't
neglect it. Something is
wrong and needs prompt
attention, No medicine has
yet been discovered that
will so quickly and surely
cure such diseases as
BRowN's IRON BITrERs, and
it does this by commencing
at the foundation, and max
ing the blood pure and rich,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-24

The Colorado style of marriage bene-
diction is as follows: Them as this
court has joined together let no man
put asunder, but suffer little children to
come unto them, so help you God"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-24

There is difference between happi-
ness and wisdom: he that thinks him.
self the happiest man is really so; but
he that thinks himself the wisest is
generally the greatest fool.-[Bacon.
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4 ROMANCE,

4 ROMANCE,
One chair,
Apair
Ait there
And swear,
None love
A he
Does she,
Or she
Does hei
Sweet low,
Iut sad,
Too bad.
Her dad
Ro mad
Appears
iisfore
The door,
ilia roar
Comea oer
Their cara
'iiere. you two two's too many on one ehalr'
It's hyip. un the farnaeher,'
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the old man, gleefdlly, 'she has
changed for the better Hasn't she,
Grant,
Certainly answered Grant, blush
Ing fearfully, as he put up a mental
petition to be forgiven for lying,
And she loves the old man just as
WE'LL continued, Mr.. Ludwick, joy
fully. How lucky that she came home
this morning by the early train What
made her run away so soon, Grant,
your daughter Is here answered
the young man, pointing to the blusl'ing
face encircled by the dark curlS.
You don't mean to say, Grant, that
you thought that was Amyr And the
old man burst into an uproarous shout
laughter. That's Alice Ludwick,
Amy's cousin, Don't you remember
how much they looked alikeI Amy
has changed more than she. ! war;
rant she is in the bower, Let's sur
prise her.
Grant Burchard gave great sigh Of
relief, and the whole party went into
the garden. There was the cglantinc
bower, carefully kept; and even now a
fair woman with II dress Of the purcst
white was on step ladder pruning the
ovcrhanging branches, singing, mean
while, in sweetest strains, Ever of
thee I'm Fondy Dreaming
Ralph Emory listened and cyclaim-
cd:-
1T is the voice we heard last night.
Grant Burchard stepped hastily for
ward. All unconscious Amy continu-
ed her pruning, only stopped when the
gardener spoke.
Miss Amy, you had better let me
do that
NO, no, John, she answered, laugh
ing. 1T frightens me to see you cut
away these beautiful branches. 1t
grievcs me to sever n single twig, and
you lop off great punches without
pang ofrcmorsc.
well, Miss Amy, it is as l say
Your sweet ladyship is stingy of moth
ing but sweet brier.
'Stingy, eh!' and Amy laughed mer-
rily. mo, John; not stingy, only
economical with something that always
gave me pleasure. Now, come, take
those branches
extended arm received the weight OF
the sweet brier. He did not move,
and Amy said, without looking:
That will do, John; now CO.
Still he moved not. She looked
around with surprise, and started ut
the tableau-a handsome stranger gaz-
ING at her with his extended arms full
Of sweet brier.
Il am waiting for the rest, Amy
waiting for the little woman who used
to tease and please until l learned to
call her Sweet Brier.'
She knew, then, it was Grant, and,
with a glad cry, came bounding down
the steps and was received into his
arms.
Amy Ludwick was study that day.
Grant Burchard watched her with a
loving pride. There was nothing in
her dress, manner or conversation to
She was an educated and
cultivated woman. At the close OF the
day he said to his friend:
Emory, you have lost your wager.
Was 1 not wise to cling to my old
love?'
BE generous, now, and don't cling
any longer replied Ralph Emory. i
will try to compensate her for her loss.'
Grant Burchard's black eyes twink
led as he answered:
Pardon me but in the language OF
anothar II don't soc IL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-24

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-24

The world will never be in any man.
ner of order or tranquility until men
are firmly convinced that conscience,
honor and credit are all 10 one interest.
Steele.
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A. THOMAS, st. Cloud
uANU Building, Washington. D. g |,
Practices before the United States General
Land Office. Contested cafes, private land
CLAIMS, mining, presumption and homestead
cases prosecuted before the Department OF
the Interior and Supreme Court {; and al
classes Of claims before the Executive Depart
ments. Special attention given to town site
cases. Land Warrants, homestead floats and
ell kinds Of land scrip bought and sold.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-05-24
Rutland Business Cards.
BERWICK HOTEL.

g + RICHARDSON, PrOp'r,
RUTLAND VERMONT.
Heated Throughout by Senm'
Good Sample Rooms. Billiard Room aud
Livery Stable connected with tho Hotol'
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disagreeable emergency. Strangely
enough, the startling revelation which
had come upon her SO unexpectedly
seemed to have subdued both her tenn
per and her strong-mindedness She
thought more of her wretchedness than
OF venting her righteous anger or indig-
nation upon her offending spouse. To
add TO her trsbulation she was troubled
by self-upbraid thoughts, which ac-
cused her of having habitually pre-
sumed upon her husbands easy good
nature, and of having probably by that
means alienated his affections from her.
This bitter reflection materially in
creased her unhappiness, though it in
clined her to foS'bearance and forgive
ness.
When her husband returned in the
evening he found her in tears, the pict-
ure of misery and despair. He looked
startled and uneasy at the sight Of her
distress, and nervorsly inquired what
allied her.
"Oh Matthew, how can you ask %
she exclaimed, shrinking from his en-
brace. Il know the truth about yes
terday. You have been deceiving me
for long time"
My love- L acted with the best in
tentions," he answered eagerly. II
only wished to spare you your brothers
disgrace. Heaven knows! L have been
worried ont of my life over that wretch
ed business, and was afraid | should
not he able to avert criminal prosecu-
ton. However, l shipped him off to
America yesterday, and hoped you
would never know anything of the mat
ter"
WHAT my brother Hubert?" ex-
claimed Mrs. Finlayson, with start.
"Yes. Ever since put him into our
Liverpool house | have been uneasy
about him, and there is no doubt, I'm
afraid, that he forged that acceptance
However, he has escaped the serious
consequences of his indiscretion, and LET
us hope that in n new country he will
amend his ways" said Mr.. Finlayson
seating himself on the sofa and kissing
his wife, sympathetically.
Mrs. Finlayson was silent for mo-
ment, rendered speechless by the in.
tensity of her emotion. A humiliating
sense of her own meanness and ingrati.
tude caused flush of shame to mount
TO her cheek. She could not, however,
restrain herself from saying:
Il had an idea, Matthew, until now,
that you might. have gone to Doncaster
yesterday"
Not L, replied her husband, in evil
dent surprise. But, by Jove!" he
added, rising and ringing the bell vio-
lently, that reminds mel man L met
to-day swears positively that he saw
Simmonds there. The rascal must have
bolted off directly my back was turned
without asking permission. '-London
TJ3Ifh
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LIFE'S ESSENCE.
BY RICHARD REALLY.

Fair are the flowers and the children, hut their
subtle suggestion is fairer,
Rare Is the rosoburst of dawn, but the secret
that clasps IL is rarer;
Sweet the eXultance of song, but the strain that
precades il il sweetcr;
And never was poem vet writ, but the meaning
ogtmasters the meter
Never a daisy that grows, but mystery guideth
Never a river that flows, but a majesty scepters
the flowing;
Never s N xsp are that scared, but a stronger
tnau he did cufOd him,
Nor ever "a prophet foroteis, but a mightier seer
has fOlct III him
Back of the canvas that throbs, the painter is
limited and hidden;
Into "A statue that breathes, the soul OF the
sculptor is bidden;
Under the Joy that is felt, lie the infinite issues
of feeling;
Or wning the glory reveal d is the glory that
crowns the revealing.
Great are the symbols of being, but that which
is symboled is greater
Vast the create and beh Id, but vaster the in
ward creator;
Back of On sound broods the silence, back or
the Gift stands the giving;
Back OF the hand that receives thrill the Sensi-
tive nerves of receiving.
Space is as nothing to spirit, the deed is outdone
by the doing;
The heart of the wooer il warm, but warmer the
heart of the wooing;
And up from the pits where these shiver, d up
from the heights where those shine,
Twin voices and shadows swim starward, and
the essence of life is divine
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The Sum.

In any reference to the physical his
tory of the sun, the stupendous magni-
tude OF its sphere must be kept wildly
present to the mind. With a diameter
105 times longer than that of the earth s,
the solar orb looks out into space from
n surface that is twelve thousand times
larger than the one which the earth en-
joys. The bulk of the sun is one mil
lion three hundred thousand times that
of the earth. If the surface of the sun
were a thin external rind, or shell, and
the earth were placed in the middle of
this hollow sphere not OILY would the
moon have space to circle in its usual
orbit without ever getting outside of
the solar shell, but there would be
room also for second satellite, nearly
~ far again rs the moon, to accomplish
a similar course The weight Of the
sun is three hundred thousand times
the weight of the earth, or, in round
numbers, two thousand millions of mil
lions of millions of millions of tons
The mean distance of the sun from the
earth is now so well ascertained,
through investigations which have been
made in several distinct ways, that there
can scarcely be in the estimate an error
of 100000 miles. The distance, at the
present time given, is %, 1856, 900 miles.
This measure is in itself so vast that, if
any traveller were to move at the rate
of four miles an hour for ten hours q
day, it would take him $500 years to
reach the sun. Sound would traverse
the interval if there were anything in
space capable of transmitting sonorous
vibrations, in fourteen years, and n can
non ball sustaining its initial velocity
throughout, would do the same thing in
nine years. A curious illustration, at
tributed to Prof Mendenhall is to the
effect that an infant, with an arm long
enough when stretched out from the
earth to reach the sun, would die of old
age before it could be conscious, through
the transmission of the nervous impress
sion from the hand TO the brain. that it
had burned its fingers. In order that
the earth, thus moving round the sun
with chasm of 93000,000 miles Of in
tervening space between them, may not
be drawn to the sun bv the preponder-
ant attraction of 100000 times larger
mass, it has to shoot forward ~ its path
with a momental velocity fifty times
more rapid than that of the swiftest
rifle ball. But, in moving through TWEEN
ty miles of this onward path, the earth
is drawn out f n straight line by some
thing less than the eighth part of an
inch This deviation is properly the
source from which the amount of the
solar attraction has been ascertained.
If the earth we're suddenly arrested in
its onward flight, and its momentum
was in that way destroyed, it would be
drawn to the sun. by an irresistible
force of its attraction, in four months,
or in the twenty-seventh part of the
time which cannon ball would take to
complete the same journey.-Edira-
burgh Recie,C.
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Gen. Alex. Ogle's Use Of 81"

When Gen. Alex. Ogle served Somer-
sets FROSTY sons of thunder" in the
Pennsylvania Legislature, it fell to him
to write in behalf of the Democratic
members, letter to Gen. Jackson. then
stepping across the Presidential thresh-
hold. Such work of the scribe was
labor of love, and in submitting to the
caucus what he bad written, Gen Ogle
said: "Gentlemen and members of the
Democratic party, hold in my hand
letter addressed by Gen. Alex. Ogle
to Gen. Andrew jackson, and / have
no hesitation in saying that it is o
- able paper" The members gath
cred around, agreed that the letter was
just the thing to make Old Hickory's
heart thump with satisfaction, and ex-
cept one dapper little Philadelphia,
spoke words of praise. The dandy of
the House, fixing his glasses and scan
ming the page with the critics smirk,
ventured to remark: Pardon me,
General; / do not wish to assume to
make suggestion to SO distinguished q
gentleman as yourself, but / cannot re-
frain from saying it is customary in the
East, and L may say in almost all the
civilized countries of Europe, to write
with the capital 1 instead of the little
"i'' in using the personal pronoun in
epistolary correspondence" Gen Ogle
drew down his heavy brows, piercing
the dandy's marrow with the fierce
shaft of scorn that shot from his eye.
"Sir," he said, beginning with a hiss
and ending with roar, when write
to such great, such towerin' man as
Gen. Andrew Jackson, Democratic
President of the United States, I abase
myself, sir. / use rs small an K as /
can put on paper; but, sir, if should
ever get to such a low-down pitch as to
have TO write to such a - little snlpe
as you, I'd use an T. sir, that would
fill two sheets of foolscap, so help me,
God"
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Mrs. Jones was down town making
some purchases, and among other thin vs.
bought luminous match safe, which
could be seen in the gloom of the dark
est night, the manufacturers announced.
1t represented face with open eyes
and mouth, and looked simply like a
china mask in the broad light of day.
Mrs. Jones took it home, hung il up on
the wall at the foot of the bed and for
got all about it. That night Jones
came home late; he had keen kept out
on business by customer who wanted
his goods invoiced, and he had told
Maria not to sit up for him. About
midnight he came in, remarked with
chattermg teeth thai it was turning
cold, or he had the ague, turned down
the light which had been left burning
for him, and tumbled into bed. The
next moment he would have been snor-
ing but he happened to open his eyes
and he sat up IN bed with one terrific
whoop of Good Lord !" care you say
ing your prayers, Jeptha?" asked Mrs.
Jones sleepily; "you needn't be so
emphatic. Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h-h gracious
g-o-o-d-ness It's ghost!" she scream
ed as her eyes opened on the CHASTITY
face at the foot of the bed
Never did two people make such
time getting out of any place as they
did in vacating that room. Then they
sat down on the top of tho stairs to
consult as to the next course of pro-
cedure.
at was the ghost of my father" said
Jones, shaking life leaf. 81 recogniz-
ed the features instantly. Oh, Maria,
what can it mean? 1t must be some
awful warning. II don't feel well,
Maria; II really don't"
At this moment Bridget the valiant
appeared:
schramin'?" she exclaimed, as she ex-
plored her way with kerosene lamp.
"Phats got yees now?"
They told Bridget as well as they
could, and that female answered COM
posedly:
1.-THE divil will fly away wild yees yet
if it's ghoost me own two eyes wad
like to see it," and she marched into
the bedroom, gave q wide yell, and
came out in triumph with the illuminat-
ed match safe in her hand; Mrs. Jones
laughed Historically, but Jones was
downright mad
women are such FOOLS" he exclaim-
ed savagely; "bought the thing herself
and hung it mp, and then took it for n
ghost I'm thankful I'm not woman !"
Detroit Post.
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A FRENCH widow was very indignant
because the railroad company did not
pay her any more than they did the
widow of another man who had also
been killed by railroad train. The
railroad officials said that the two men
came to their death under similar cir
cumstances. "Oh, that's all very well
as a matter of talk" said the widow,
but. as a matter of fact, my husband
was killed by the lightning express,
while her man was run over by a way
freight train"
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comfort and health of his animals, and
the profit which comes with such
thoughtfulness.- Agricatlt-
1ITiSf
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THE city council of Bangor, Me-, has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the use
of the toy pistol within the corporation
limits.
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SUNFLowER seed given TO horse at
each morning and night feed will keep
him in good spirits and give his hair a
sleek appearance. So says the National
Farmer ratt u
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FARM NOTES.

In Shipping poultry to the city mar
ket be sure to mark the box or package
plainly with name of consignor and con-
signee. Also send invoice by mail.
SOME florists recommend the placing
of layer of oats under the sand m
VIII ,ch slips are planted They act as a
stimulant and feeder to the young