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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05
The Island OF Lepers!

At the end of weeks voyaging we
stood uhdefa beautiful dawn, gazing
upon an island, the first land seen
since we left San Francisco, 1t rose
from ii sea which the rosy cast and The
blue sky had painted to the tint and
luster of the interior Of ashcll. The
high hills of the island are graceful in
shape and delicately shaded. But we
give it n wide berth. No ships stop
here, for it is Molokai, island of lep-
ers. There nearly u thousand poor
creatures, separated from the congrc-
cation of their kind, carry about their
living loathsomenoss amid the tropic
glories. This is the one island Of the
world "where every prospect plcases
and only man is vile" 1t is Il pretty
general belief in this region Of the
world that Molokai, with its human
horrors, is product Of what Is CON
ventionNlly called civilization. The
fate of Captain Cook is so significant
that at an earlier period it might have
been thought myth When ne dis
covered these islands he was received
as a long expected god; soon after he
was killed. Had it been realized by
the islanders what deadly faint was to
be left in their blood by that crew, not
one of them would have escaped the
fate OF their leader, whom the anger
and injustice Of his suDordinates
changed from a god to an enemy. The
leprosy is the serpent in all this Hal
waiian paradise, and it was unknown
before the advent of civilization, San
FianciScO ChlOuirle
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LADIES' DEPARTMENT.


In the essay on "Yomen in the
Fourteenth Century," we read some
things which, in view Of the omission
OF the word "obcy' recently from the
marriage service Of the Methodist
church, may be read with interest.
Speaking of a "Book for Women" by
one Godfrey de La Tour Landry, in
the early period referred to, Prof.
Wheeler says:
Wifely obedience is pushed to ex-
IRENE Gin the book. Three mer-
chants laid a wager that each had the
most dutiful wife. The test should be
"leping" into a basin Of water. Then
they went to their homes, one after the
other The first wife refused to leap,
and her husband cup with his fust,
and gave hertwo or three graf strokes"
in the presence Of the other merchants.
The second wife also refused, and her
lord beat her with q staff. The third
lady misunderstood an order to bring
salt for a command to leap upon the
table where they were all fcasting,
and, being better bred than the other
wives, obeyed the order as she under
stood it, lcaped upon the table, and
brought it down with a crash. The
wager was declared won, without APP
peal to the basin experiment. "And
50 ought everi good woman do the
commandment of her husband, be it
evil or well; for YET he biddeh thing
that she aught not to do it is his
shame"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

and closed the whole length of the
front, is very handsome and is in favor
among those ladies who can afford it
Sealskin jackets in the jersey style
but quite short and untrimmed, are
more popular with young ladies than
the long sealskin sacque of former
years.
Round hats with both square and
conical crowns, and both rolled and
straight brims, are used by young and
middle-aged ladies for street and Wis
iting wear.
The full lace waistcoats of evening
basques are frequently studded with
silver, pearl, gilt, or colored beads, both
large and small, and in a variety Of
shapes.
Louis XIII. costumes are even more
popular this season than last, but the
surprising richness Of the new material
admits of more gorgeous and striking
effects.
Sealskin redingotes are double
breasted, Jersey backed, and closed
both bank and front. They art
trimmed with Directoire collar of sci
otter or black fox.
Large vigogne cloaks of the color Of
the dress and lined with quilted satin
of shade of the same color or checked
in the colors of the dress and bonnet
are being worn by Parisians.
When Valenciennes lace is used it i,
put on in full frills, pleated waistcoats
and wide jabots. while the nounccs and
trimmings Of DucheSse and point IL
Tenise are almost invariably quite
scant.
The French are trimming satin cir.
culars in gray with chinchilla; in gold
en- brown, with red fox; when blue OF
brown, with the light and dark shades
of natural beaver or gray lynx of the
blue-gray shades.
TUNES are made of wooden broche
fabrics, while the skirt is of plain bison
or paillasson, and the basque and short
Wpe, if there is one, are made of still
another broche, frequently of contrast,
ing color.
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Muffs are very small.

Mutts are very small.
Black lace is very fashionable.
pulled back" skirts are no longer
worn.
Gray in ali shades grows in fashion
able favor.
Combination costumes remain in
high fashionable favor. ,.s,s.s..
C,oaks for children have the long,
high-shouldered cape, or the long
sleeve cape, as in former seasons.
Childrens dresses are still made very
short, but with these dresses very long
wool hose are worn at this season.
Brocades are not suitable for young
girls. They should wear evening
dresses Of soft Surah, yelling, or tulle.
Velveteen dresses are popular for
little girls not yet in their teens, being
warm, durable, and very rich in ap-
pearance.
There are no absolute rules in fash
ion as formerly; people nowadays fol-
low their own individual fancy within
certain limitations.
Girls in their teens wear the sailor
hat of felt with broad ribbon tied
around it with bow, and lloating
ends in the back.
Children wear wool hose this sea-
son, and in shades darker than the
dress, rather than the pale-colored or
black silk hose Of the summer.
Evening gloves are of undressed
kid, in soft, pale tints, and reach to the
elbow or to the shoulder. With the
very long glove no sleoveis worn.
For Every young ladies' evening
dresses are made of cream or white
blonde, over cream satin, and tliickly
studded with pearl and crystal, beads.
The sealskin easaque, tight fitting
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05
A Wrong Card,

AT a cafe in Paris dispute ran high
between musician and young bank
err. The musician-a music hall "star"
at last sprang up, pulled out his card
case, which the latter calmly accepted
and put in his pocket. Two days later
the musician met the financier in the
street. Rushing up TO him he exelaim-
ed: "Sir, you have not given me salts
faction" THAT J.. lave, and to the
fullest extent answered tie. Young
banker. you gave me ticket for
your concert last night; ! went and
sat out the performance IL. thecnd,
what more do you wanty'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

SrRINGTIELD, PRINCE GEORGES Co., Mp.
Mr.. Chas. G.. Addison, of the above place,
states 81 spraincd my right knee causing
intense suffering, and the Use of crutchcs for
several weeks. ! found no relief in other
remedies and finally tried tile miracle of
cure, st. Jacobs Oil. In short time
could bend my knce-which had been us still
as an iron od,-laying aside my crutches
and was able to walk as well as ever
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A Daughter's Misery.

"Eleven yca-s our daughter suffered on a
bed of misery, 3D..
"From q complexion of ki mey, liver,
rheumatic trouble and N,rYous debility,
under the care Of the lest physicians,
nWho gave her disease various names,
"Dut n relief,
AID now size is rest)red to us II good
health by as simple remedy as Hop Bitterj,
thRt We lad shpnnel for years before using
it, "--IHE iARLaTS,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

A law applicable to seven counties
in Washington Territory provides Il
penalty against throwing sawdust into
streams, as large numbers Of fish are
killed by the sawdust entering their
threats and gills.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

The young man who called on his
girl tho other night, and mistook the
cat forthe chair cushion and. sat down
on II, saysthat he had: NO idea that Il
cat could coneaete theseraSken
very short notice,
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Did She Die /?

mo!
"She fingered and suffered along, pinng
away all tie time for years."
"Tho doctors doing her no goo12'
"And at last was cured by THIS Hop b.tters
the apers say SO much about
"Inle d Indeed "
"How thankful we should lie for that med
i,iup
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Father Is Getting Well.

"My daughters sly
"Eog much bett.r father Is since Ee used Hop
Bitters,"
-" lie e getting well Qfer his long sniItrns from
disease icHrei inc If be.n .
And We are 50 glad that lie used your bitters."
4 Ian nj Iflicn N Y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

There recently died in England a
man named Lawrence who was be-
lieved after inquiry to be one hundred
and seven years old, Until last year
he worked rs a stone-breaker.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05
walnut Leaf Hair Kestorrr.

II Is entirely different from all others 1t Il
us cen. as water, and Us its name indicates, Is
nperfcct Vegetable IInir Rcstorer. 1t will i'm
med atey free the hend lrotl all aOndruif, re-
store gay hair 10 Its natural color, and produce
anew growth where il has fallen off. 1t does
not in any manner ai' ct the health, which
sulphur, slignr or lead and nitrate oil silver
preparations have done. 1t will change light
or ihdc,l hair in few days to II beautiful glossy
brown. Ask your druggist iort, Eich bottle
IL warranted. q. G. GOODWIN & Co., Whole
snlc Agents, Boston, Mass, and G. n. CRT-
TENToN, New York.
For sore feet, swollen joints, sprNins, corns
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05
A Learned Woman.

The life of Miss Anna Sutton, re-
Gently published in England, presents
Il character which it is more easy to
admire than to initiate. She was born
in the province of Ulster, Ireland, in
1901, and died in 1881. At 90 years
of age, hayingpreviously received only
a fundamental education, she found a
Latin grammar, and forthwith at
tempted to master it. She learned the
language, and read all the chief elias.
sizes Next she took up Greek and read
the New Testament, Homer, and such
other Greek works as fell in her way.
French, Italian, Hebrew, Arabic, and
Chaldaic followed, and when passed so
years of age she aStOnished Il learned
descendant of Abraham by cOnversing
with him in Hebrew. After the age
OF 10 she lost her cyesight and learned
to read the books for the blind printed
in raised letters. She was Il devoted
member Of the Methodist communion
and a "class leader till within year
of her death. She, Of course, must
have had an extraordinary aptitude for
languages. Still, her example shows
how much more than is supposed the
average mind is capable Of doing, in
any direction to which the taste may
lead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

DR.. r y. Davis, 2OO Io'alclnon St., Brook
lyn, say: "Phy>irion- rcn";a.'y know no cure
for n cnn atism nmd BtiSht's kidney disease.
DR.. Elmofe is the first TO discover ono. lis
RhcUmNtinc-G outalinc rc1Nv CHiCS j0ii,'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05
Erazep AxIe (;vense.

One greasing lasts two weeks; all others two
or three DAYS. DO not be imposed on by the
humbug stull4 offered. Ask your dealer for Fra
Mi's, with hbe on, 4 saves yonf horse labor,
and you too. i reccycd first mbdal at the Cen
icnninl md Pniis Eyposit'nl Sold everywhere.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

a Swiss newspaper gives an ac-
count of singular case of necroman.
cy practiced in the Canton of st. Gal
len. The keeper of a cemetery at
st. Fiden was Mortified to find that
gravestones after being set up again
were repeatedly overturned; and as the
result of Investigations it was discov-
cred that three men formed society
to "exorcise" money by acting on re-
cipes found in the pages of Albertus
Magnus. The process adopted was to
enter the cemetery at midnight and
bury in the earth livc-franc pieces, re-
peating the prescribed formulas, and
performing the due antics; then two Of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

For several you7 Wa triuhlcl with
Cuianhi have tried many rrmudira iiy's
Cream Balm has prorcl tie article desired.
believe it is the only cur".-l. b, CorURN,
Hardware Mclrim' I, Tovarjn, Pa. (sccpdv'l)
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r. V, Pierre, VI. d., Buff 10, y. J.: Dcar
Sir--l must tell you what yoWr medicine ha,
done for me. Before taking your "Favoritc
Prescription could hardly stand on NV hctl,
but, By following your advice, | ain perfectly
cured. The "HnvoFr Pr, >ctiplion' i. WON
derlul medicine for dcbllitatcd aud nervous ic-
males cannot express how thankful am to
You for your advice. Yours truly
MRs CoNNNL.IN Al1iSn\ nrnsin La
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Hoods Sarsaparilla gives an appetite and
mpnrts new life and energy 10 al The functions
OF the body. Try bottle and realize it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

Fifteen millions Of horses arc owned in
America and more than a million must be
bred annually 10 keep up the supply,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05
For sore feet, swollen joints, spr0ins, corns
or bunions, use st. Patrick Salvc
m, Doctpr;sludovsenert.

Or. W. D. Wright Cincinnati, o., sends the sub
joined professional Endorsement; 81 have prescribed
DR.. VIM Halls Blsam for the Lungs in great mum
Der of cases AMI always with success One case in par
cular giSen ur by several physcana who had been
called in Tor consultation with myself The patient had
all the symptoms Of confirmed Consumption night
sweats hectic fever, Harvesting cough etc. He com
mcncoi Immediately to get better and was soon restored
to his usual health, have also found DR.. Vim. Halls
Bslstn for the Lungs the most valuable cIpectorant
for beakng up distressing coughs and colds that have
ever used" Duri)'5 u,lirh suuH cpras Gatarrh an
all affections Of the mucous membrane.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05
Could Hardly S.a,,A On Her Feet

Our little army lost 3j7S men by tcsenion
last year, and the clothing oyerlyGwn by them
amounted to $4,000
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the silly men passed eight days naked

III dhuI, living OH DTeUu anu WATER, uli''
muttering their magic phrases! They
were convinced that such absurd be-
hayior would propititiate a dark spirit
named llisis, who, for their benefit,
would transmute the total sum buried,
lGO francs, into i've millions. The
poor wretches, it seems, were discov-
cred by the authorities in state of
extreme excitement, shuddering, quak-
ing, and half or wholly insane. The
third confederate, evidently a bust
ness man, finding by observation that
lIisis worked no miracle, quietly dug
up the silver, and, quite in the ordi-
nary way, vanished from the ken of
the st. Gallen police.
In report to the secretary of the
navy on the recent trials with his tor.
pedo boat, the Destroyer, Captain
Ericsson says that both the boat and
the torpedo gun now work perfectly,
and the experiments were satisfactory.
The torpedo projectile, twenty-five
feet long, shaped like cigar, carrying
at its head an enormous torpedo of
dynamite, the whole weighing 1850
pounds, is shot from the torpedo gun
under water distance of three hun
dred feet in three seconds, driven by q
charge of twelve pounds of prismatic
powder, The Destroyer is intended to
approach an enemy bows on, in which
position she is invulnerable to any
gun yet made, not excepting the one
hundred-ton steel gun of the italian
navy. This because the bows of the
Destroyer are heavily plated, and a
shot must strike them so obliquely as
to glance off, and because her deck is al
so protected by an inclined plane which
may be made two feet thick of solid
steel, backed by five feet of solid oak
She is made expressly for speed and
buoyancy, can live in any sea, can be
made to spin around on her axis with
out either going ahead or backing, or
can suddenly turn her bows in any
direction while going at full speed.
\ statistical report issued by the
French minister of finance gives an in
teresting account of the past and pre-
sent condition of land property in
France. The whole territory of that
country contains 528,512 square kilo-
metres, or 52,S57,l99 hectares, equal in
English measurement to 1872, 1897
acres. About five per cent Of this
space is taken up by roads, towns,
rivers and streams. OF the land re-
after deducting this five per
cent, one and one half per cent con-
sists of land of the highest quality,
such as gardens, orchards, hemp fields,
etc; cultivable lands constitute fifty
per cent, grass lands nearly ten per
cent, vineyards five per cent, woods a
a little over sixteen per cent, and
"landes" and waste ground somewhat
more than thirteen per cent. The
large extent of waste ground is due in
part to thenumber of mountain chains
which traverse the interior. Since the
of the land survey in 1850
2 great advance has been made in the
disposition and value Of the land
waste lands having been reclaimed to
the extent of 100000 hectares. The
vineyards show an increase of over ten
per cent, Notwithstanding the rayages
of the phylloXera. The selling value
Of land in France has increased in all
the departments but five per cent since
the survey Of 1850.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

The Duty of n Woman to be a Lady.
Witness is thing girls cannot af.
ford. Delicacy is thing which can
not be lost and found. No art can
restore to the grape its bloom. Famil-
iarity without love, without confidence,
without regard, is destructive to all
that makes woman ennobling.
"'rhe world is wide, these things are small;
They may be nothing, but they are ALL"
Nothing? 1t is the first duty of u
woman to be lady. Good breeding is
good morality. Awkwardness may be
neradicable. Bashfuness is constitu-
tional. Ignorance of etiquette is the
result Of circumstances All can be
condoned, and do not Danish man or
woman from the amenities of their
kind. But self-poS5essed. unshrinking
and aggressive cOarscness Of ,lenlcanor
may be reckoncd as state prison Of
fence, and certainly merits that mild
form Of restraint called imprisonment
for life. 1t is Il shame for won en- to
be lccturcd on their manners. 1T is Il
bitter shame that they necdit. Women
are the umpires of society. 1t is they
to whom all mooted points should be
referred. TO be a lady is more than
to be prince. A lady is always, in
her rights, ina'ienablyworhy Of respect.
To lady, prince and peasant alike
bow. The natural sentiment of man
toward women is reverence A mans
ideal is not wounded when a woman
falls in worldly wisdom; but if in
grace, in tact, in sentiment, in delica-
cy, il Kindness, she should he found
wanting. he receives an inward hurt.
tut HamiltOn
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Within the Inst eighty years Congress has
spent more than $4,000, GOO on Tie city OF
Washington,
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"THE REMEDY 50 favorably noticed in all

the papers,
"R;igious and secular, is
Having large sole, and Is supplanting
all other medicines.
"The,e is 10 denying the virtues Of the
Hop pant and the propretors Of Hop Bitters
have shown great shrewdne2s
"And ability
ain compoundng medicine whose vir-
tues ore 50 polpabe to every ones observa-
tionr
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Dancer from Catarrh

Depends upon the amount and extent # the scrofuous
infection. UngucstlUnsbly ma y deaths from cor.
SUMPTION be traced to neglected cltarth. There ~
a violent distress. pgo'rlctet cor7hny spells tho
eyes weep. the nose a. ,harge5 copioCsy, and tho
head seems about to sui'.
In such cnsss 10 DIS Sa's parilla cnrr,cs tho cl
tarrh by its direct action in dscharEing tho poi.
the blood through nlurrs great gu letl, that
healthy, sound blood roich2s the membranes and IL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05

A shrewd writer says Dull times
are saving times. There is never
more money in the community than
when men are keeping it; there
is never less than when men are spend
ing it. The margin of expenditure is
never wider than when low prices re-
duce fixed charges. Fortunes, big and
little, are made, not in the booms, but
in the Gibbs. The man who buys on
the flood is stranded some day; the
man who invests on the ebb is noated
to fortune, Any man can sell goods in
flush years; the man who sells them in
lean years ends a millionaire. 1t is not
what we make, but what we save
that makes us rich. Those who make
money in farming are those who have
the greatest faith in the farm. A
thousand dollars invested in improving
a good farm will return better interest
than the same investment in the say
ings bank.
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Advertising Cheats !! !!

at has become so common to write the be-,
ginning of an article, in an elegant interest
ing manner,
we avoid all such,
"And simply call attention to the merits Of
Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as pos
sible,
$40 induce people
"Togive them one trial, which so proves
their value that they will never use nything
else"
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VYTtSTED ,Nperenced Book an Bb,e Asent In
w every County. LIBERIA, S(ai,S Paid. Atircs,
stating cNprrtcnr,, F. o, H,Ng. - Put.a e'pAia, Pa
ego WEEK. Sl!a day at home easily mall Costly
y e Quilt Zee Aiirrs, iRUEa Co, Augusta, Main.
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HAD suffered from Cntnrrh for ten years;
the rNin would he so severe that ] was obliged
to send for n doctor. h.d entirely lost sense
Of smell. Eiy's Cieum Balm has worked Il
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CatarRh In the Head

Is more prevalent th-n many are aware of, and how
readily relief may 10 obtain by tine use OF Hoods
Sarsaparilla, lstt n to the following;
have been sufferer with catarh N tho head Tor y
known remedies. Iresovei to Try bottle OF lload's
Sarsaparilla for my cltnrl. l would mt take any
moned confederation for the good tint one bottle did
mel. w. Lillis. Chicago, H., Postal Clerk.
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The immense wealth which Russia
possesses in turf beds is bnt little ap-
preciatcd. It's exploitation is only de-
veloped in a few provinces, and by
some of the railway companies turf is
used as a combustible Considering,
however, th,t beds of turf exist in
Russia covering 10000 square miles,
which would furnish sufficient materi-
al to provide all Russia with light for
10000 years, this seems indeed to be
hiding their light under Il buShel,
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More than fifty patents for the max
ing Of ammonia have been taken out
within the last two years in England,
America, Belgium, France, Austria,
and Germany. Many of the schemes
have been patented in all the countries
at once. The patents apply to gas
works, oil works, blast furnaces, alkali
works and sewage works. Ammonia
seems to share with electricity the
present attention Of the patentee
world.
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Unlike the other Western states,
Colorado is not only shipper of agri-
cultural products, but is actually COM
PEELED to rely on its neighboring states
for its supply. Weld, Laramie, and
Boulder are about the only agricultu-
raj counties, but it is hoped that,
with the system of irrigation which
has been inaugurated, farming will be
made more profitable and the state at
least self-suStaining in this respect.
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AN OPTICAL WONDER sSs s s1saso.

Gee week in your own town. Terms asd . ontit
CSO free. Address II. ILIIrr Co, P'rtlant, Maine