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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
HERE AND THERE.

The count Of Uncle Sans cash has
been completed, and it is found that
the government owes Mr.. Gilfllan, the
retiring treasurer, exactly three cents.
Mr.. Gladstone astsnished the House
of Commons the other evening by
making his appearance in a fashion
ably cut evening suit, high-heeled shoes
and sky-blue silk stockings with gold
clocks.
There is in the southeast part of
Dooly, Geo, fifteen or twenty mics
from Vienna. a peculiar pond, which
periodically loses its entire water
through an orifce in the bottom of the
pond. This pond covers three or four
acres, and every year in May, within a
few days of the same time, a peculiar
noise is heard and few days after the
water begins to escape below and con-
tinues till all is gone. There is a
quantity of fish in the pond, and many
are caught during this escape, and the
people in that section have fish feast,
President Arthur is pretty apt to
know when any of the families de-
pendent upon his household are in
trouble. Last winter the wife of one
of the aolored men at the White House
was previously i'll. The President
heard of it, and saw that she had all
the comforts she required. He went
further. He saw that she had some
flowers every day as soon as he learned
that she had the southern passion for
flowers. One day when he was press
ed for time by more congressman than
usual he forgot all about the flowers.
Evening came and with it a state
dinner party. AS he sat at the head
of the table in the middle of the dinner
the President remembered the sick wo'
man and his own forgetfulness. Quiet
ly gathering out Of IA mass OF sweet
| flowers before him on the table some
of the finest he called a servant, in
structed him, and the poor woman
soon had the flowers she was longing
! for.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
Troubled.

"Dearest, sweetest, what is 1t? Arr
you sick? What ais my preciou!
pet?" and the young husband bent
tenderly over the graceful form
Of his blushing bride.
"Oh, Adolphus Edward, its too
dreadful for anything"
"Bad news from home|
"Worse, worse Oh, what shall
lo?"
"Tell your own darling hubby"
"It's that awful Selma Tarbox
she's"
"She's what, my precious?'
"She's got bonnet trimmed exact
ly like mine, and to-morrow's Sun
lay !"
Then the afflicted beauty buried hel
face in her husbands breast and trick
led her pearly tears all over his three
dollar shirt Chicago Eye.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
Killing Tenderly.

Science is about 70 take some of the
pain and terror of death away from
animals which it is necessary Tor man
to slaughter. MIR. st. George Lane
Fox, a well known English electrician
has devised an apparatus for killing
animals which is absolutely painless,
WORKOUT horses which are TO be de
prived of life under this process, have
their heads and feet wetted with salt
water; they are then led into stall
and made to stand on an iron plate
connected with negative pole of a
condenser of capacity of about 100
microfarads. The animals head is
then touched with the top of the pole,
whereupon it falls dead There is no
pain, for there is no sensation, or pos
sibility of any. 1t requires one-litth OF
a second after the inhiction of the in
jury before pain can be felt; but in
this case the animal is killed in about
the thousandth part of second. I'm
fortunately, animals slaughtered for
food cannot be treated in this way, as
the flesh is UNBEATABLE. This new pro-
cess, therefore, can only be used for
horses, dogs, and cats, not intended for
food supply. 1t is well-known that an
finals killed by lightning cannot be eaten
and must be burned or buried. But
here again science has taken step
forward. An English society for pro-
viding a sanitary and humane method
of killing animals for food have raised
fund for erecting a model abattoir in
London. Everything that skill and
experience can suggest for minimizing
the pain of the intliction will be EN-
ployed. For sheep the arrangement
includes Supplying chamber, through
which each animal will pass on its
way to the knife. The anesthetic
used can be produced for trifling
cost. The quality of the flesh is by nc
means deteriorated by these humane
devices. In view of the revolving
scenes which take place at our public
executions, why should not capita
punishment be inflicted by an electric
machine, such as that used by Mr.. st
George Lane-Fox for making away
with useless and disabled animals p
De,noyest
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
Sowing and Reaping,
Sow with generous hand,

Sow with a generous hand,
Pause not for toll or paint
Weary not through the heat oil summer,
Weary not through the cold spring rain;
But wait till the autumn comes
For the sheaves Of golden grain,
Scatter the seed and tear not,
A table will DO spread;
What matter il you are too weary
To eat your hard.earned bread;
Sow while the earth is broken,
For the hungry must be fed,
Sow while the seeds are lying
In the warm earth's bosom deep,
Aud your warm tears hall upon it
They will stir in quiet sleep;
And the green blades rise the quicker
Perchance for the tears you weep,
Then SOW Tor the hours ere Neetne,
And tho seed must fall to-day;
And care not what hands shall reap IT.,
Or If you shall have pass'd away
Before the waving corn-felds
Shall gladden. tho sunny day,
Sow, and look onward, upward,
Were the starry light rppears-
Where, in spite OF the towards doubling,
Or your own hearts trembling fears,
You shall reap in joy the harvest
You have sown to-day in tears,
--Adeldide A. Proctor
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
A fine fellow--The judge.

A fine fellow-.-The judge.
Ar itural item-Never cultivate
an ,.uquaintance with "rake."
A man in the hands of a drunken
barber should be glad when he gets
out of the tight scrape.
A new song is entitled, I'VE Never
Speak AS We Pass By" Probably
they are both counting the same girl.
"Let every man add good name to
his other capital" quoted the forger
when he fixed up ten-thousand-dollar
check.
1t is said that inhaling the fumes OF
sulphur cures catarrh. The course
that many people pursue in this life
gives promise that they won't be
afflicted with catarrh in the next.
a gentleman had his boots BACKED
by one of two boys and gave the
sinner a two-dollar bill to get changed
After waiting some time he said to
the other boy, "Where's your partner?
"Oh," said the youth with grin,
she's bust up, and I'm his assignee
Travellers in Canada have not failed
of noticing the number of shop
keepers, from chow-chow builders to
undertakes, that are purveyors to the
royal family; but it remained for q
Dundas barber to fling to the breeze q
gayly-bedizened banner with the awful
device: "The Queens Barber Shop.
There are siXty-siX thousand lOcomO'
tives in the world. And yet, when
you have waited for a train at some
desolate way station for five hours you
wouldn't believe there were half Sc
many. SiXty-siy thousand! And still.
a man can miss train as easily as
though there was only one engine or
the whole continent.
(Which is the deepest, the longest
the broadcast and the smallest grave iT
this church-yard?' said pedestrian
to his companions, while meditatine
among the tombs in cemetery
"Why," was the answer, "it is that il
which Miles Button is buried, for it is
Miles below the sod, Miles in length
Miles in breadth, and yet after all it is
but Button-hole."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
An Accurate Time.plece,

4 While on the subject OF
Waltham watches, we may mention
that we have seen a letter from the
Commander of the Gordon Castle Cas-
tie line of Steam Packets), who was
fortunate enough to save life at sea,
and who for his gallant conduct was
presented in September last with a
Gold Keyless Waltham Watch Ivy the
Pre- .ident of the United States. on be-
halfof the London Local Marine Board.
Referring to this Presentation Watch,
he says "When l left London the
watch was six seconds fast, and on my
arrival at Singapore it was only three
seconds slow, most extraordinary
performance for watch, as l carried
it on my person che whole time.
compared it every day with my
chronometers on the passage out, and
it seldom or ever differed one second
from them in fact, l found it almost
If not as good as my chronometers
which is a great deal to say for Z
watch carried about and subject to al
kinds of JOLT" -London, England
The Matchmaker. Je,celer and Stlcer
smith. February 8. 1883.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
For the COmpleXIOM.

Whatever the internal application Of
hot water may effect, girls DESTROYS Of
having q good complexion would dc
well to apply it to their faces. They
should either dip their faces into q
basin of very hot water or apply the
water with a sponge AT first they
are like Holsters, but in q few moments
this is replaced by TIE tints Of peaches
and lilies, --LoG,,on Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

PlupLEs AND HUMoRs on THE FAcE,-m
this condition OF the skin, the VEGETISE is the
great remedy, as it acts directly upon the
cause 1t cleanses and purifes the blood,
thereby causing humors Of all kinds to disap-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

The Indian of falcon glance and non bear
ing, the theme of the touching ballad Is
gone: but the petroleum they dlscoYeTeo,
now made into Carbolne, the natural mar
Restorer, will live forever.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

As reliable remedy for indigestion ana {.
certain cure for dyspepsia, GAsTnlNE without
doubt stands first. GAsrRINE Is u hQuio
form Sold by druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
Remedies !

Is uu?ail;@g ana tnraf.
liable in caring Epil'
Crtic FITS, Sp4Sns,
Commissions, 81. Wins
Dance, Alcoholism,
Opium Eating. Ner'
vUus debility, Scro!ula
and all Nervous and
Blood diseases. To
Clergymen, Lawyers,
Literary men, Mer-
chants. Bankers, La
dies and all whose Sc
dcHtary employment
4 causes Nervous Pros
; tration, Irregularities
Of the blood, stomach,
bowels or kindeys. or
A who require a nerve
!. tonic. nppetiSer or
J st!mu.ant, Samaritan
> Eetyiuei, Invaluable.
Thousands proclaim IL
the most wonderful IN
the sinking system. For
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

Five boys under twenty years of age,
are in Jail in Portland, Oregon, charg-
ed with murder
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

No medicine has eveEbeen known SO effectual in
the cure OF all those diseases arising from an i'm
pure condition Of the blood as Scoyils Sarsaparilla
or Blood and Liver syrup the Universal Remedy for
the Cure OF Scroilla, White Swcllings, Rheumatism
piupes BlJtches. Eruptons, Ncnoreal Sores and
Disease, Consumption, GJrc, B)ils. Cancers. and
all kindred diseases, 1t purdcs the system brings
Golor to the cheeks and restores the sufferer to
normal condition OF health amt vgor Seoyili's SNr
saparilll or Blood and Liver Syrup clcaiSes the
blood and gives permanent beauty to the skin.
apply 10 the publisher Nt'S
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
through on Rats"

"ROugh on RATS
Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, bedbugs
ants, siunks, chipmunks gophers. l5c. D'g'sts
H.. q. Loot. 4 Shnn. nnn moi
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
Nothing Like 1t.

Mother swans Worm syrup.
Iniallible ,tlsteless, harmless, cathartic ;tevel
tshness, restlessness, worms, constipation. pc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

Chrolthion collars and cuffs will not turn
yGbow nor grow stiff like other waterproof
tns,ndG
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

'ibcro Is no pst log tho wicked" NOR for
those who cough In the hitter case bottle
II Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam viii
work sure cure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

"Isuchu- Patbn."
The qlAGk, comt4ete cure, annoying Kidney,
H0Sder, Urinary Diseases. ST. Druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02

Ladies' 4 childrens boots K shoe, cannotrur
over il Lyons Patent Heel Stticner5 are used
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-05-02
EEnsllsllss.Ip / Holm,

u!e shou1rnds 81 cases n tho vcr kind and Of long
in its efficacy That WIN send IwO l0rTLES FREE, 70.
rothrr th V ALI ABLE TREAT ~ ~ us dseLset 70
cuy sufferer. Give EzITrss E"t T. o cG iTr. Be,
'' m n a SioUl Ii >. Tea. IT.; New ToT,.
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THE slim y NEW i : spAPs .

There /, no N sery about its loves and hates II y
for the honest man ~ tins til, r1IleS every time 1t
is Tor the lion 81 Democrat atliuSt the dlSholet
ReuubNrta.lnl iortNr huac.- republican q against
plgrst hy ta d. DOC. q mouth or $500 ear
SuSpN y gtr.s, st.3j per year; WEEKLY IS
l. " ENiLlSD. Publisher, New York City.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10
THANKSGIVING.
A Proclamation.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. ~.
The President has issued the following
Thanksgiving Proclamation:
BIZ the President Of the United States Of AmericG-
a Proclamation: 81
In furtherance of the custom of this people
ct the closing of each year to engage upon
day set apart for that purpose in a special fes-
tival Of praise to the Oliver of all good, I. Ches-
ter A. Arthur, President of the United States,
do hereby designate Thursday. the 10Th day
of November next as a day of Ma
tional THANKSGIVING. The year which is
drawing to an end has been replete with evil
dence of Divine goodness. The prevalence OF
health, the fullness Of harvest, the stability of
peace and order, growth of fraternal feeling.
spread of intelligence and learning, continued
enjoyment of civil and religious lberty-all
these and countless other blessings are cause
for reverent rejoicing do therefore recon-
mend that on the day abeve appointed tho
people rest from their accustomed lnbors, and.
meeting in their several places OF worship, ex-
press their deyout gratitude to God that he
hath dealt so bountifully with this nation. and
pray that His grace and favor abide with us
forever.
ISigned1 CHESTER a. ARTHUR.
BY the President;
FREDERICK T. FRELINGHUYsEN, Secretary of
State. -
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10
APPLE GATHERING.

Just such another blowy day,
With grand capTciOus sky.
And IN the orchard, glad and gay,
Were Cousin Joan aud /;
tSoth mounted on a ladder long, the apples all
among
sdy seat the top, her dainty feet upon lower
rung.
And oh, how sweet the hazel eyes
That there look up at mel
The trllest, sOftest deepest eyes
That ever shall see.
Then what perfect mouth thought it
would be simple bliss
VII from those rosy lips might but steal one
For was not her cousin, too?
And half bent my head;
But not the dreadful thing to do
No, no! I've ever said.
But she, perchancc, had fancied 80, and
sudden sidewalks bent,
sAnd, from the movement, TO the ground the
ladder staggering went.
My graceful. darling. lovely Joan
Fell lightly, without harm;
And |. as She arose alone,
Scarce felt my broken arm.
But when, without q glance and looking
scornful. cold and proud,
She turned away. then, with the twofold pain,
groaned aloud.
She started. and her face grew white;
But then fell to my share
Such gentle ministries that light
Seemed all the pain to bear.
20 fingers deft and tender, once in mine held
And, humbly craving, got the kiss longed so
for at last.
And with it. too my sweetheart Joan,
Whose pity grew to love:
Still who had never been my own
But for that day above
Then, at the apple-gathering in the dear old
apple tree,
when not single fruit was plucked by my
70 ir Spif ar mo II n
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10
The Teller Diamond Robbery.

BISMARCK, d. T., Oct. 80.
The five parties arrested for the robbery
of the trunks and diamonds belonging to
the daughter of Secretary Teller, were
broughtup for examination to-day. Staples,
Adams, McGraw, Shannon and the woman.
Lottie Adsit, alias Scarface Charlie, waived
examination and were held, the two former
in bonds Of $4,000, and the three latter iii
$1,000 each. Staples, Adams and. the wona-
an gave bonds and were released. Nc.
Graw failed to secure bondsmen and raa
remanded to jail. Shannon's examination
VAS continued till Wednesday next.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10
zURA BURNS.
A New Development in the Mysterious
Tragedy.

A New Development in the Mysterious
Tragedy.
RICHMOND, IND, Oct. 30.
J. A. German, Sheriff, returned from
Cambridge City last night with finger
ring in which the name of Zura Burns had
been engraved, but was nearly erased by
wear. It was bought last Friday by q
Cambridge City jeweler named Charles NJ
Bailey, together with one or two others and
some coin relics, including quarter which
had been made into breastpin, with three
links engraved on its face. The ring was
fiat and thin, and had been cut, and the
name was so indistinct that the jeweler
did not notice it for day or so, when he
was furnishing it. So little was thought
of the transaction that the jeweler took no
particular notice of the seller, yet he re-
members him as about five feet eight inches
high, with dark hair and mustache, well
dressed and fine locking, aged probably
thirty-three He Yves accompanied by an
other of like age, wearing light overcoat,
but of him the jeweler took no notice at all.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10

Few have just idea OF the amount
of grain ofttimes wasted in thrashing.
Where machine is fed by inexperienced
feeders, or when there is undue haste
to finish the job, and amid the rush and
hustle which always accompanies
thrashing-t'm me, much of the grain Is
left in the straw Chicago Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10

Sentiment and poetry are really not
necessary in conducting love affair.
A Brooklyn young man tired of a pro-
tracted courtship wrote: Darling
Alice-It seems to me that we will not
have much comfort in this world un-
! til we can spit on our own stove. We
viii see that day yet with Gods help.
I want you to come to ten o'clock
church on Sunday, for / would like to
spend the afternoon with you. Ever,
with thousand kisses, WILLIE Alice
understood his feelings just as well as
If he had said:
:" Do / love you? Do love you2
Ask the heavens that bend above you
If they love the loving sum-"
They are married now, and have set up
their stoves. Brooklyn Eagle.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10

LIE Trees
oh, what should she do! Wouldn't
she get out Of the woods soon and find
some house with good, kind people in
it, who would take her home to grand
map she said to herself.
But it was whole mile through the
woods, and that is q good way for a
little girl to run on a wild winter
night; and just before she reached the
end of it, she sank down quite ex-
hausted in the snow. She was horribly
cold at first, but this sensation soon
passed away, a sense of drowsiness
stole over her, and she was soon quite
unconscious. Poor little Bessie!
At home no one but old Carlo missed
her for q long time. He did not see
her go out, for he had been eating his
supper in the woodshed at the time;
but when, notvery long after she had
gone, he scratched at the kitchen door
and Joe let him in, he looked in at the
sitting-room door, anu not finding her
there, he came back to the kitchen,
meditated for a moment, and then sig
nifed his desire to go out of doors.
s.Come here and lie down, Carlo: you
don't want to go out tonight. X you
do so, it won't be two minutes before
you'll want to get back again. remon-
strated Joe.
But Carlo persisted that he did want
to 70, and that he wanted to
go at once, too. and finally Joe
dropped his work and opened the door
for him. If it had not been bolted,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10


morning everything came back to her,
and she shuddered when she told Of the
horrible face that looked over the gate
at her.
"Iknew that it was naughty to- run
away so, and I thought he was an aw-
full giant. or something, that was going
to eat me up, she said, sobbing.
But no one even suggested that it
was naughty to run away, for grandma
felt little conscience-stticken herself
on the subject. It had been dreadfully
dull at the farmhouse in the evening,
and after that she took care that she
always had something to amuse her.
Bessie did not go out again for some
time. She was weak and feverish, and
escaped long, serious illness only by
the greatest care being exercised.
As for Carlo, he became the hero OF
the town. Bessie's papa brought him
beautiful silver collar when he re-
turned from Europe, and he wears it
proudly to this day, learning to under
stand that it is badge OF honor. He is
a very old dog now, and Bessie is grow
ing to bea young lady, but the strongest
friendship exists between them.--Louiss
Dupee, IN Baltou's Monthly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-28

OBITUARY.-James G. Bronson, whose
death at the residence OF his father in-law e.
S. c. Crane, was noted in last weeks FREE
TRADER, was born at Utica, y. Y, in 1871,
and came TO Illinois when IL years old. At
the breaking out Of the rebellion he enlisted
in Col. T. Lyle Dickey's cavalry, in which he
served three years. At one time his CON-
pany was detailed as a body guard to Gen.
Grant, Mr.. Bronson himself being one of the
Generals orderles. IL was during his ser
vice in the army that he contracted the
disease which has finally terminated so sad
ly. January Is, 1874, the deceased was mar.
ricd TO Miss Charlotte f. Crane, and the two
al once removed to Crawford county, Iowa,
where they accumulated considerable prop
erty; later, about four years ago, they resided
for year on farm near Hickory Point,
Brookneld township, In this county, subse-
quently returning to Iowa. Mr. Bronson
was the father Of three children, two OF
whom. boy and girl, and his wife survive
him.
The funeral services were held ON Sunday
afternoon, Rev. F. VI. Gregg, Of Christ
church, officiating. and a large number Of
friends followed the remains to the place Of
lnterment at the South Ottawa cemetery,
where he was laid by the side OF his child.
The mourning relatives have the heart fel;
OF all.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-28
Large Land Sales In the Platte Valley.

The Union Pacific Railway Company sold
in the month of June 1883, 7TOi7.5+ acres of
land for $500, 696Ol. Average price per acre,
$500 The land sales OF the company for
first six months Of 1883 were 2S3 SS6. O5 acres
for l,056, 1883. The sales of these lands
were largely in Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper,
Custer and Lincoln counties in the famous
Platte Valley and on the line OF the L. p.
Railroad. The company has yet for sale /,
SOC, 600 in these counties, at 81 80 TO 81 per
acre, on ten years time ut per cent. interest.
10 per cent. discount for cash Good home
stead lands yet to be had in Lincoln county
Immigration large. Crop prospects very
good Go ard see these lands and secure
home Of your own. Excursions to see these
lands, Tuesday, July 3lst ard every second
Tuesday thereafter. Whole cost of tickets
refunded on purchase of L. P. lands, giving
land purchasers free ride to and from Ne.
braska. For full particulars maps, pamph-
lets, prices of tickets, call on or address S. NJ.
Knox ,E Son, Princeton, H., Agts. Land
Dept L. p. Ry. Co.