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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28
The Mourning Gmb.

An interesting address was recently
delivered in Chicago before the ass0c.-
alton for the advancement of women,
upon Mourning garb.' DR.. Julia
Holmes Smith, of Chicago, was the au-
thor of the paper, which was wei re-
eived and applauded. The eNpr' .'on
of grief is common to all peop!2t, he
said; the more primitive and bati2-
rous the people, the more barbarous
their customs-agony fasting, wiring
ing the hands, gashing the body, cut
ting off the ears, knocking out the
teeth, etc. But this is almost immedi-
ately succeeded by fran ic Joy and
discarding of the symbols of mourning.
The Chinese wear white as a mark of
hope, for short time only the South
Sea islanders, black and white; the
Persians, withered leaf color, while
blue as an emblem of the sky and con-
sequently of hope, is worn in Syria,
Armenia and neighboring countries.
The Egyptians wear yellow Jews
and Christians black, 1.-THE midnight
gloom of sorrow for the loss sustain
ed" In the opinion of the speaker,
mourning should not be WORD, because
if the grief is real the influence on the
mourner is bad: children should not
be subjected to its influence it is Of
ten an extravaganza and frequent
ly expresses sham sentiment or is
merely concession to fashion. The
wearing of the mourning garb has the
effect of keeping the attention fixed
upon bereavement, and 50 delaying the
healthy reaction which is essential to
life's duties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28
A japanese ScliOOlhOuse.

Beside, the clear, crystal waters Of a
running stream and surrounded with
lilies, says a correspondent, writing
from Japan, we noticed on our way up
Tuii- anna, the japanese sand noun
tain, what we thought to be school
house and our curiosity prompted us to
ask admittance. There were some tif
teen children in the room, which was
furnished with long, plain tables
There appeared to be no check upon
the children, who were moving about
and conversing with each other. The
master was teaching the smaller ones
the characters of the written language
by writing them on blackboard and
requiring them to repeat the sounds
indicated by them. Some were engag-
ed in writing upon their states, Others
in arithmetical calculations and Others
in reading or committing to memory
from textbooks. There seemed to be
an entire freedom from restraint, and
we were surprised at the happy and
contented manner in which they pur-
sued their studies. Bright and intelli-
gent little. fellows they looked, and
from what we have seen of the youth
of Japan we are convinced there is
much to be expected from them,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28

| must say that I much doubt
whether the faculty which enables
dogs and other animals to find their
way home is rightly called intelligence,
although intelligence, no doubt fre-
quently has some share in the result.
Human beings are much more lntelli-
gent than dogs, and yet how few of
thcm,if placed Unexpectedly in the same
circumstances as poor "JacOb' that is,
carried off in the dark along streets
and roads altogether unknown to them,
to place miles away, where they had
never been before. and to the position
and bearings of which they had not
the very slightest clue-how few of
them, say would within a reasonable
time find their way back again, at least
if they trusted to their intelligence
alone, and did not ask questions or con-
suit maps. Cats. on the other hand,
are rightly regarded as less intelligent
than dogs, and yet they enjoy the rep
utation of being more skilful in finding
their home again. A calf, too, is COM
monty supposed to be a type rather of
stupidity than intelligence, and yet l
know of one instance which seems to
show that this "homing' faculty is, or
may be, at least as strong in calf as
in the most intelligent of dogs. Some
fifteen years ago l was staying at
friends house at Linton, a small mar
ket town about ten miles from Cam
bridge. On the morning after my ar
rival | perceived that something un-
usual was going on outside the house,
and on making inquiry | was told that
a calf six weeks old, which had be-
longed to my friend, but had been sold
the previous afternoon and carried
away in a cart to farmhouse some
five miles distant, had come back home
to its mother. Now, had the calf
come back along the road by which the
cart had conveyed it to its new hon ;,
much surprise would, no doubt, haze
been felt at such a signal instance f
sagacity in so young an animal: stil,
there would not have been anythil {
particularly extraordinary in the ma
ter. But the calf had not followed tn }
/ road, which was circutous, in cons,
quence of the hilly character of th,
country. A boy had seen it start o&
from the farm, and had followed it tn I,
whole of the way, vainly attempting
to catch it, and so the route it hal
taken was known. 1t had gone at {,
quick pace in the most direct line pof
sible from its new home to its old ont,
and in doing so it had climbed a hi
and passed through wood whice
crowned the summit of that hill
Here, surely, the faculty which guide Il
the calf was not intelligence alone
London Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28
Old Russian Sayings.

Roguery is the last of trades.
Every fox praises his own tail.
A debt is adorned by payment.
A good beginning is half the work,
An old friend is better than two new
ones.
When fish are rare, even a crab is Il
fish.
Every little frog is great in his own
Dog,
Trust in God, but do not stumble
yourself.
Money is not God, but it shows great
mercy.
Go after two wolves, and you will
not even catch one.
The deeper you hide anything the
sooner you find it.
Ask a pig to dinner and he will put
his feet on the table.
BE praised not for your ancestors.
but for your virtues.
Never take crooked path while you
can see straight one.
Disease comes in by hundred weights
and goes out by ounces.
Fear not the threats of the great,
but rather the tears of the poor.
A fathers blessing cannot be drowned
in water nor consumed by fire.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28
Origin of the Reclining Chair,

Mr.. Henry Havard, in his recent,
published work, "L'Art dams lie Sar
lon," attributes the invention of thu
reclining chair to curious piece OF
etiquette scrupulously observed is
France during the period of the OLD
French monarchy. Whenever the king
visited an invalid whose illnea,I
was Of such character as to force HIM
to keep his bed, a second bed was inva
riably placed in the room close to tho
sufferers couch. His majesty reclined
on the spare bed, and lay in recum-.
bent posture during the entire TINA
occupied by the visit. When Louis
XIII visited Cardinal Richeleu durina
his illness, this cmmbrous etiquette Win
rigidly adhered to- as it was likewiLe
when Louis XIV went to see Marsh 4
Villars after he received his wouni.
TIL second bed, by successive modili
cations, became eventually the. mod
ern reclining chair. st, James Gazette
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28

we had do2ed for awhile, when we
were awakened by the noise of tearing
of flesh.
Peeping over our leafy panoply,
there was a tiger, or tigress, making
meal off either the snake, its own kind
or the dead man. The moon was un-
der cloud so ! waited patiently until
it shOne again, and then aiming as
well as | could for the shoulder, | fired
both barrels, and the tigress, for such
she proved, rolled over and over, growl-
ing and roaring, and at last crawled
into the raVine, whence we could hear
her until close upon daylight, when it
ceased and, with it, | knew either
that she had crawled away or died.
Waiting until full daylight, we de-
scended from our perch. We first
sought the tigress, She lay dead. We
then examined the three bodies, which
presented much the appearance of La
cocoon in the embrace of the serpents.
Although life had been extinct for
several hours, when we tried to unrav-
ell the coils from the tigers body they
resisted 50 stoutly that l had to send
to the village for assistance With the
aid of over twenty men, and by cut
ting open the jaws, we released the
body Of the wood-cutter and stretched
out the body of the python it meas
ured % II feet long. The tiger had
bitten clean through the vertebrp Just
behind the junction of The head and
body. The tiger, one of the largest l
ever saw, as he measured 10 feet 2
inches in length, was as if he had been
beaten into jelly; his bones were
crushed to powder. The poor wood
cutter was creinated the same after
noon; the two tigers and snake were
despoiled Of their skins, and l never
afterwara sat up at night over any
ki!l-nor do | wish ever to do so again.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28
What His Mother Did.

"a wish" remarked Mr.. Blinks, in
querulous tone, "that you would learn
to do things the way mother did. Now
these tea cakes are not sweet enough,
they have a little too much spice, and
besides are little mite heavy. Now,
my mother always
"Mr. Blinks." asked Mrs. B.. with
dangerous light in her eyes, "what did
your mother use to do when you used
to come home from school and grumble
at everything after she had shaved her
self nearly to death all day trying to
get things in some sort of shape for
supper?"
"She-she-boxed my ears" mur-
INJURED Mr.. b
81 shall endeavor to do things as
your mother did," said Mrs. b., quietly
Mr.. B. concluded that the cakes were
pretty good.-Philadelphia CaH
More than twenty different langna-
ges are spoken in the New Hebrides
group, and on ono island alone six
tongues are in use,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28
THE MONEY TRAIN.
Why Passenger Was Not ABOVE" !"
Take a Seat in a Certain Car.

THE MONEY TRAIN.
Why n Passenger Was Not Allowed to
Take Seat in a Certain Car
"You can't 60 in that car"
"Why?"
because you can't"
"Well, want to-"
"Well, don't care whether you 10
or not, you can't go in"
"What is your number?'
"Find out"
II will, and report you"
"All right, now 60 in the ether car
and take things easy"
ut was a few minutes after 1.3O a.
H., a Truth reporter had just boarded
an up train on the Third Avenue Ele-
waited Railroad at Fulton street. The
train consisted of three cars, and the
above conversation was carried on be-
tween passenger, who wished to get
in the third and last car, and the brake
man.
"Will you tell me why | can't ride in
the rear carr" asked the passenger OF
the reporter as both seated themselves
in the center car
Certainly" replied the reporter.
"Well, why?"
because this is the money train
"The money train" said the pas
senger in surprise, What is that?"
"Watch," answered Truth.
On the rear platform Of the rear car
man paced to and fro, and kept up
sharp watch. At the door of the for
ward end of the Car another man
peered on the platforms of the second
and third cars. He also kept up a
sharp watch,
In the third car were three or four
men, who were industriously handling
white canvas bags of various sizes.
One of the windows on the side of the
car was open, and extending from the
side of a car was a lantern. 1t showed
red and white light
AS the train approached each station
the man at the ticket box, with a
white bag in his hand, wentto the open
window and passed it in to the men,
who, if tho reporter is not mistaken,
handed back slip of paper, probably
a receipt.
The newspaper man noticed that at
the down town stations the white bags
were of quite large size, but they
continued to grow smaller and smaller
as the train proceeded further and fur
ther up town. Very few Of the pas
sengers paid any attention to what was
going on about them, and did not Won
der at not being admitted to the rear
car.
The hands on the train would not
speak about the third car. They had
nothing to say-only, You cant go
in the rear car" AS general rule the
train was under headway before the
agents handed in the bags. The men
in the money car kept up an unceasing
vigil. Suspicious-looking persons stand
ing on the platforms of the Car or sta
tions were given hasty glance. AS
each bag was taken in it was quickly
placed out of sight under the seat.
Truth left the train at an uptown
station, and does not know what be-
came of the money car when it reached
129th street.
An employe of the road informed
the reporter that the bags contained
the receipts of each station for the day,
and that when the whole amount was
collected it ran up into thousa IDS Of
dollars The men aboard of the mon
ey train were well armed, and prepared
to give any one with bad intentions a
warm reception. York IrUth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28

There are us boot and shoe facto-
ries in Lynn, Mass, giving employ
ment to $4,000 operatives-S,000 males
and 1900 females. The shoe operatives
receive 100000 week in wages,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28
The Long, Long Days.

The wind has found its dream
In grasses deep and cool,
The lilies their still pool,
The willow its fair stream;
The rose its crown of flowers,
The leaves their silver showers,
In the long, long days.
The bird has found its mate,
The bee its clover bloom,
The wildwood its perfume,
The brook the rivers gate;
And peace Nnl drowsy sleep
Their charmed watches keep,
Ger the lolg, long days.
The sea has found its rest,
The rver its white sails,
The hills their purple wells,
The heart its eager quest.
And now life standing g
Has neither wish nor will,
In the long long days.
Starlight and sunset meet,
Above the dreaming hJwers
Time dare not speed his hours,
The stiffness is so sweet,
But bids them hush and wait,
For fear OF waking Fate,
In the long, long day!
Susan Huriicy, in The Continent,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-11-28
Rutland Business Cards.
BERWICK HOTEL,

G F RICHARDSON, Prop'r,
RUTLAND VERMONT
Heated Throughout by Seam.
Good Sample Rooms, Billiard Room and
Livery Stable connected with the Hotel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-28
DIED.

BEERs-At hi. late residence Sunday, May ~ John G.
Funeral services at No 800 Pacincst. Brooklyn. at IN
Intefmcnt on Wednesday May 80, at NewtOwn. Conn.
CLARKE-In Brooklyn sunday, May 81. 1888. IN tho
18th year her Kate Lee. daughter of Byron W.
Funeral the residences parents, No. FOG st Marks
Friends reHi are invited i to attend.
Cocoon Saturday May 26 1885, julia coe widow OF Henry
FnHe Al services al No 22s West iGthst Tuesday, May
FIends areinvliea to attend.
CoFFlNTn this city, the 25h inst OF maaria fever IN
TIC 3oh year OF his age julien Rose COMA son Of the as
Nlonday. the 18th inst. at II O'Clock 4.
Charleston = C.. papers please copy.
DRESS ER-on SUNDAY. MAYA at Nevrort u, H. Mayor
Gorge srfsn Dre'ses son OF George a pre- S5 Esq from
Trinity Church. Newport on Wednesday. May 80. ut IL
FIELD-In Brooklyn the Goth inst. after lingering III
Anna Havand Field Youngest child of Aaron and
LYDIA ; IL Field in The 9lh year Of her age. . ,,.n,
her funeral second dag Afternoon 2Sth INST at O'clock
from Friends Meeting House on schermehornst BrooA'
GoLD-o meningitis, sun lay morning May q Lincoln s.
cld OF Cornelius i. and Margaret oLedd cod aso
YEA nd Il months
UTEEET-Early on Sunday morning. COrnelis Elizabeth,
w q Philip Ge9g;mDre uset cnnro o., s. Jobn RI.
baptist Lexington ave- aud 3Jthst On Iuesiay morning
a . 30 O'Clock.
liant r .as o. E a aHd LOUISE B. moore
F services at the parents Prospects,
gcsday the 18th insta at IL O'Clock IL w.
dphtherla. Elizabeth daughter OF element -
Laura VI Moore, aged years and months
FuncIa private.
sunday MAY 81 OF brain fever Jessie Capenter.
second laughter Of Albert Roe and Amy ~ Chamberlain
the I'm Of her
Funeral services OF her parents No 33I
West jSths Tucsiay the 2th inst ar II o'clock M
WOodlAw at the snience OF the family
SrN NTON-At Brooklyn May 2j 1888. Robert stark aged
years eldest Edwin b. and the late Emma W.
StllOn.
NJ. - Third. place AT o'clock y.
sWAKrwOUT-At stanford Conn. Friday May 2j 1888.
Robert swartwou Of tho late captain HenIy Swar1
won't L. : A., N the SSth OF MS
( Furera a. ~ Johns church. Monday. at p
FRAN leaves Grand Contra! Depot a. IL and O'Clock.
VAN VOORHIS saturday morning, May 26, Elizabeth.
widow of Richard :. Van WORMS. =,
Funeral residence Of Robert NJ Bruce No. ID
E.st L2d ST.. on Monday. at D. III.
WAED-In West Haven Conn. Friday the 18th Inst,
l. ward. cashier OF the second National Bank. New
Haven. the OF his
hi. late residence WcS Haven, on Mon
18th inst, at p. m.
WII~ON-On saturday. May %. Hugh D.. only child OK
Hugh Carter and Mary ID. wilson age 4 months
Funeral private.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-28
FASHION NOTES.

Brocades in several shades of one color are
stu fashionable II small designs
The panier or basket bonnet is trimmed with cock
ade bows ruche Of satin ribbon around the crown ana
inside the brlm.
Arrow OF silver beads dog collar Of silver IS worn
very high around the neck Win stylish dark costumes Of
elk wool.
Danter patterns like the blocks On acheckerboard are
the fashionable caprice for kilt skirts and ovorlresses,
whether Of wool Of gngham TO be worn with basque
OF the plain color.
SILK gloves in the popular Jersey shape will be worn
during the GUNNER and embroidered along the back
OF the hand and across the arms
Black brocaded grenadine with large velvet flowers
makes graceful basque and draperics for plain grcna-
dine skirts that have lace iounces.
Tucks IN lunches the skirt In iOunces, and In
lcnethwise rows front brcadths, are stu IN favor.
Canvas shoes low for the house and high around the
ankles for walking boots viii be worn IN the country
Bsques are made rather short, disclosing the hips and
obcs are no longer strained and drawn back tightly.
but sre put with considerable lness gVns an easy
appcarance to the folds and drapcrlcs.
TN and slender women stiM wear the English plated
Jackets with wide wastband OF the material ending IN
TWO opgloops that fall the pulled back drapery 2s
Nav braidne and embroidery designs done In tho
o,,,r or cncckerboard pattern OF blocks for trimming
muslin dresses
To insert vest is one Of the best plans Of renoyang
a basque or other waist
Gloves are stll very long and the new English
STYLES arc gathered at intervals around the wrist and
arm, forming luls
Kate Greenaway handkcrchiefs Of white silk, with
avv coored cures OF old fashioned children the hem.
e knotted as cray for little boys 10 wear with hei'
kilt suits
Watered silks and satns are employed for combining
with other materials such camcs' hair and brocades,
but are not used for the entire dress
Corded hats Ia basin and poke-shape are made OF
white linen and OF coored Bingham 10 match the sum-
mer dresses o. little girls box plating OF lawn ana
lace is placed around the crown Tor trimming
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-28
STATE TAXES INCREASED.
TWO MILLIONS MORE IMPOSED.

TWO MILLIONS NUKE lMfOSED.
RESULT OF A DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION IN
NETWORK sTATE-TAXEs INCREASED TWO MILL
ION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS-THE
INCREASE IN EACH OF THE SIXTY COUNTIES.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY May 27.-In the fall of 1876 the farmers
of this State upon awakening one morning found
posted on the cross-road fences singular appear
ing advertisement. 1t was printed upon small
square of paper and contained only two lines of let
ters and figures The most notable thing about the
placard was the peculiar backness of the figures.
1t seemed as if their backness had been intensified
in order to describe adequately some ones deprav-
ity. closer examination of the advertisement
showed that this had indeed been the design of its
author Samuel j. Tilden. He then candidate
for President of the United States, and as such 1t
was necessary for him to show that lie would ad-
minister the affairs of the country economi-
cally than the Republican candidate for the same
Office. No comparison of this kind could be made /;
but the thought that Mr.. Tlden would at least be a
very economical President was suggested by the
advertisement referred to above. In that it was
shown that during Mr. Tilden's term as
Governor of New-Yorl the State taxes
had been far lower than under his Republican
predecessor Governor Dix. These were the figures
emphasized on the advertisement. The statement
was clear that the duest voter could understand
it. There was the OF the county in which
they resdcd-say Otsego-and the amount of taxes
that that county paid into the State Treasury dur
ing Governor Dix's administration, and the amount
it had paid during Governor 1ildens administration.
1t could be seen at a glance that the latter had
drawn less money from the purse Of the taxpayer
than the former. UnQuestonably the Influence Of
these statements was very great. Posted ~
as they were in every county IN the
State, in the cities on bill boards and
in the country on village stores and at the eros
roads, they must have influenced thousands o.
voters tn give :heir votes for Mr. llden for PTtS-
dent. II Is to be suspected that the advertisement
carried the State for him.
A similar advertisement contrasting the taxeS
levied By Governor Cleveland and Governor COrnel
in each county OF the State should carry the STAT"
for the Republican candidates for Sta;"
Offices the coming fall, In 1852, the la,'
year of the Republican administration Of GOyernof
Cornell the taxes levied amounted 20 $50 OBJ -
II estimated the equalized valuations Of last
year the Democratic Governor and Legislature hayt
levied taxes this year which will wiring 5000
9G- o. from the pockets of the taxpayers. Inns L.
an increase of 81 22G.9l5 X IN taxation. be AK
rate has advanced from > - mills to 3.25 mills. In
order that voters in each county of the State may
know the amount of increase of taxation in their
respective counties the table given below Is printed
showing the increase in each county:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-28
MUSICAL NOTES.

The London Musical World reports that at the
express desire OF Ponchielli "Mlle. Ida" yount
American pupil of Nine. viardot, has been engaged fol
tue part of Ciecd in his "Gioconda at Brescia.
The London ST. JdmeS'S Gazette, of May D
says:
At SgnOr Zuccardis concert successful FIRST appear
ance was made by a young American artst, MIS-
Romans who possesses very beautiful neZZO-sopran
voice. good expression. and rennea styLc. ~ 49,
Good by is becoming familiar that' on nearing tnt
oftrepeated farewell. audiences may soon ieel ucIcS
TO ''say ditto" the composer IL must pc alioWeu
however that Miss Romans sings WIN aumiaoie eneo'
This is the cast of Mr.. Rowes farce o.
SPop" produced at the Bijou Theatre
Admins pom a dramatic author. whose works have
not met with the recognition they deserve: ,,.
Anthony Belsiz. from Alabama. a wealthy south
erper, who is never in hurry who used 10
masquerade in female attire in his youth, ,,...o
Charles Page a rising young English attorney very
much love with Belle FRANK Nflght
Jern smart alias Asa Jebb. alias Colonel tlamnei;
Dramatic Agent A doubtful character, VINO wOuiu
% oe''e' 4" CIV u'''''"''' "''' "''' W. T. DOYLE
Knous. a German servant who wrestles With tho
vernacular IN most remarkable manner ', con
spriggins model oficebOy, or attorneys clerk; IN
the employ of sharp Lewis; ADert huiuo
Bill Bishop, a common fellow, who DeIlefeS eeu-
preserv alton the first OF nature. Ed Taylor
Justice Barlow, of the New-ioik Police C9aTo. MN.
Dare thu Ds-active II. G. RattenbeTy
SOPHIA Belsize. of Anthony Belsze perfect
s9Gtaean daughter Of Roisiie by his st wife
an actress at the Theatre Royal a.: Irene Ferny
Adele Pop sister to AdOlpbus. ballet CANCER anu
vocalist at the Royal Alhambra. May SiemDier
Jeanette a French waiting maid who loves when she
- loves Ida smith
Telegraph Boy. .-.--.-........'..loa on'n