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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
A LITTLE BARBER*S LUCK.
Talk with Theodore VOlgt. who
Drew $4,000 in The Louisiana
State LOftCry


Theodore VoIgt, little German barber,
was shaving customer IL the tonsorial
establishment of Mr. Charles Baeumler
at No. rs Avery street, when Star rep
resentative entered that place to-day
Theodore has been in the shaving and
shampeoing line for about two years now,
and Is the proprietor of the third chair"
in the shop where he WORKS. lie is SO
small that his head scarcely comes up to
the shoulder of an average sized man,
and, consequently, up to within Q few
days he has not met with that universal
respect that is to-day accorded him. Ten
days ago The ,dore thought, no doubt,
that he would always have to toll from
seven O'Clock in the morning until ten
O'Clock at night for just about enough
wages to keep his soul and body together
What Il transformation, then, from pow
erty to comparative wealth has taken
place in his CASE To-day the almost
friendess little German has balance Of
$500 to his credit in one of the city
banks. The object of the reporters visit
was to find out the particulars of Mr..
VOlgt's suddenly changed fortunes. The
lucky barber answered the scribe's ques-
tions, while he continued to scrare the
face of the man he had in hand.
$50 you have struck luck, Mr.. Volgt!"
was the first interrogation of tho Star.
eyes, sir; hit it the second time /
tried About two months ago bought
my first ticket in the Louisiana State Lot
terry, but did not draw anything. | made
up ny mind 20 try it once again, anyhow,
and so gave my boss one dollar with
which TO buy me ffth-tcket, for the
drawing of July 10. l told my boss to
buy high number, and he selected No.
95,297. That ticket drew the second
capital prize, S25, 0O0."
"When was the first time you heard of
your good fortune?'
"a week ago last Tuesday, when re-
ceived the official list. was shaving
customer while some of my friends were
looking lover the list. They found that
my ticket was the lucky one and showed
me the list. wish you would state in
the Star that did not drop nv razor and
stop work as paper said l did. went
right on with my work, and when it was
finished went down and sent my ticket
by express to M. A. Dauphin, New Or
leans, La, for collection. Five thousand
dollars in clean cash was returned to me,
and am very grateful to the gentlemen
who have acted so honorably with me-"
Mr.. Volgt is a sober, industrious and
prudent young man, who will make good
use of bis suddenly acquired wealth. He
Is not one Of the kind whose heads are
easily turned. He was born in Marklissa,
i,chlesien, Germany, is 23 years of age,
and Is the only one Of his family in this
country. He has several brothers and
sisters at home whom he will undoubted-
ly assist, and will probably open barber
shop OF his own in this city.-Boston
1fdss,) Star, July 26.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
THE FALL TERM
OF THE
:. M. Perkins Academy,
SOUTH WOODSTOCK, W.,

SOUTH WOODSTOCK, W.,
Will commence Wednesday, August 20th
1883. Thorough instruction given in any Eng
lish, Classical, or special line of study. Com
petcnt teachers in Music, Penmanship and
Drawing. will make these Departments a
marked feature of the Academy. No pains
will be lost to secure discipline of the highest
order.
For information AS to tuition, please adj
dress o. ii. PERRY, Principal,
South Woodstock, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

1t is stated that nearly 400 persons
were killed by wind in this country
last year. We had no idea that the
collie was so prevalent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

LEARN to say MOI and it will be of
more use to you than to be able to read
Latin" Ask for Wheat Bitters, If YOU
have kidney troubles, blood troubles-or,
indeed, any of the every day ills of our
age. Say "No! | want Wheat Bitters,
and not something said to be just as
good"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

~ Senator Edmunds is home from
the Pacific coast, and is very enthusi-
astic about the Puget Sound scenery.
He says the glaciers at Mount Rail-
er are grander than anything he ever
saw in Switzerland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
A. G. A r D.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and ndiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay loss OF manhood, &C., will send
a recipe that will cure YOU. FREE OF CHARGE
This great RENE dy was discovered by a mission.
AIRY in South America. Send self addressed
envelope to tho REy. JOSEPH 7. INMAN
Station ID. NeU York Guy. &
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Twelve persons answering to tho
name of Brown are rusticating at the
Dover Point house.
The new summer hotel in process of
construction in Hancock, is 90x45,
three stories high, and provided with
fire escapes and all modern improve
ments.
A Lcmpstcr man who, it is alleged,
attempted to abscond with 81 800 be-
longing to his wife was intercepted
Thursday and the money was rccov-
cred from The hotel clerk with whom
he lodged it for safe keeping.
The Boston and Northern telephone
company has this week extended its
lines from Springfield, VT, to Clare
mont, Newport and Sunapce.
A heavy frost Tell in the neighbour
hood Of the Crawford house, Wodnes.
day night, and caused a good deal of
surprise to early risers next morning
John l.. Farewell, Esq, president
of the Clarcmont National bank, Clar-
emont, starts for Germany On Mon.
day. On his return he will bring lis
family, who have been there for two
years.
One of the sights during the burning
OF the Gibson house at Portsmouth,
the other night, was Boston drum
mer fleeing from the Inflated hotel
clad only in Il broad brimmed straw
hat and merino undershirt cut bias.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

70 The Hendricks boom for Gov
ernor in Indiana wakes rapidly. Of
course he declines, but destinations do
not count when duty calls.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

Work Given Out. On receipt of your
address we will make an offer by which
yon can earn So to 81 evenings, at your
home, Men, Women. Boys or Girls can
do it. II, G. WILKINSON ( Co., 1876 and
1877 Fulton ST., New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

"Turn the rascals out is a
phrase as distasteful to the Republican
leaders as the eighth commandment
"Thou shalt not steal"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

Beccher has made new confession
Of disbelief. He says he does not be.
lieve the story of Adams fall or in the
inheritance of guilt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

A democratic paper at Alton, ILL.,,
anxious for harmony, suggests Tilden
and Kelly as ticket for 1884.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

The BROOKLYN BRIDGE is the wonder
OF the day. 1t is Il complete success be.
cause only the best materials were put
into 1t and every detail carefully attended
to-Just SO with the Hanover Crackers;
they are the best; be sure and buy them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
BIRTIIS.

In Brdgcwater, July %, twin daughters to
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Vaughn.
In Ludlow, July 20, a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Norris G.. Hammond.
In Plymouth, July 81, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. A. Il. Sanders
In Barnard; July o., son to Mr.. and Mrs.
L. H. Gnmbrll
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

S66 a week in your own town. Terms nnd
IS outfit free. Address II. ..HALLETT \ Co.,
cortland, Maine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
NJ A IsEsIAG EsS.

Jane NJ. Jaquith of West Windsor.
In Weston, July II, Rev. NJ. Adams, Jcrc-
miah NJ. Foster and Mrs. Mary A. Carey.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
Notice to Tax PAYERS

The Town, Highway and state school taxes
on the grand list of the town of Woodstock
for A. d. 1883, are now in my hands for col
lection. Tayss paid within ninety days will
secure the discount which the law provides.
shall receive" at my Office during business
hours the next ninety days
GEORGE MELLISH,
Town Treasurer.
Woodstock. July 8, 1888.
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DEATIIS;.

In Tunbridge, July q, Sally IIutchins, aged
90 years.
In Chelsea, July 20, Nancy, widow of the
late Joseph EMERSON, aged Is years, II mos.
In Ludlow, July 81, Zachariah Parker, aged
50 years and 10 months.
In Pomfret, June o, Sarah widow of the
late Van Ness Perkins, Of IIartland aged -
years.
In Markcsan, Wis, July %, Laura wife of
Hon. William Paddock, and daughter Of Mr..
Cephas Harding of Pomfret, VT, aged A yrs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

STATE OF VERMONT, At Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD S. Court held at
Woodstock, within and for said District. on
the nineteenth day Of July, A. d. 1888.
Present, Hon, John Porter. Judge.
Naomi Raymond'> estate. Woodstock, tcstatc.
William ID. McMa.tcr, Administrator, with
tn" will annexed of said estate, proposes to
render IN account of his administration and
to present his account against said estate for
examination and allowance ut a Probate
Court to he held at Woodstock aforesaid on
the first Wednesday (tifth day. of September
next. The Court therefore orders that notice
of the same he given to all persons interested
in said estate, by publishing a Copy of the
record Of this order three weeks successfully
in the Spirit If TIE Age, Il newspaper printed
at Woodstock aforesaid, that they may up-
pear before said Court and contest the al
lowancc of said account, if they see cause.
\ true record.
HENRY $. DANA, Register
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

1867 Prizes, amounting to S2Gj ,j0C
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company in New
Orleans.
ing full address. Address =. q. Money
Orders or Registered LettnrS to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
Ordinary letters by Mail or Express to
NJ. A. DAUPIIlN,
New Orleans, La,
or NJ. A. DAUPIIIN,
co. Seventh St., Washington, ID. {.
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Don't you do it F.!
WHAT q!

Pau 10 or % cents for Family Dye whe
you can get Diamond Dye for 10 cents aud
every color warranted. At
O. VI. FREEMAN'S
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

Incorporated in 1868 for % years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposcs-with II capital of $1,000 OOO-to
which reserve fund of over $5jO,OOO has
since been added.
by an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chlSe was made part of the present State
Constitution adopted Dee. ID, A., d., 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and en-
dor'cd by the people of any State.
II mecer scales or pOStpOnce.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings
will take place monthly.
4 SrEMyDa0 OPPORTUNITY SO
WAY \ FORTUNE. EIGHTH GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS 81. AT NEW Or
LEANS, TUESDAY, August Ilih.
lSS3-l59th Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
100000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, IN Fifths in proportion.
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Frcm the Registrar of Deeds for Midd|esex
County. Northern District,
Hoods SarSapariIIa,

Sold by all druggists. Price 81 bottle,
or six bottles for IS. G. l. HOOD & co.,
Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-20

the community were startled one
morning by the suicide of Oswin who
had hanged himself in his cell, thus
ridding the world of one who, had it
not been for drink, might have been
an ornament to society.
He had joined that army of out
casts who are lost to all sense of
shame, whose one object in life is to
seek degradation and become worth
less, be a burden to civilization and
fill untimely graves.
Fleta returned to that home, where
a loving mother was ever ready to re-
ceive her, and though years have
passed, she cannot forget what ruin
she brought to herself by her willful-
ness. There is an emblem of that
union, chubby-faced, golden-haired
youngster, and as he wildly prances
through the house, he little dreams,
and may he never know why papa
don't come home.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-20
FREE BATHS.
Scenes at u Free Swimming Bath-How .
Municipal Expert Detects the Sub
marine Rounders-CO1d Noses.

"Your nose is cold and ye can't
come in" was the answer that the
nose sampler of the municipal swim
ming bath gave to q half-bleached
boy at the Battery recently. Ten
minutes later a squad of new faces
appeared. As the procession filed
down the gang plank dozen urchins
who had been lying in wait sand
wiched themselves among the new
comers and marched boldly to the
entrance of the bath. Every one Of
them seemed about to be admitted,
when the doorkeeper suddenly thrust
his cane into the crowd and called
out the intruders. With the uner-
ring precision of a Persian javelin
singer bis thumb and finger alighted
on the boys noses, and with new ex.
hibitions of terrifying accuracy, the
man yelled, "Your noses is cold; get
back wild yees," and with q twist, a
pull and a slap, he sent the young
ster reeling up the straight and mar
row path that leads from the bathing
paradise to the park. "You see," he
explained to visitor, I'VE are merely
the servant of 1.-THE city. The law in
tends the public shall have fair
shade at this washing business with
out favor to anyone. We are here
by order of the city to see that no
jobs is put up agin the majesty of the
law. A gang of these ere fellers
lays around here from mornin' till
night hopin' to get more than their
share of the water. To tell the truth
without lynn, they are morally Ger
tain to roost in the bath all day, 80
that the hard workin' taxpayers who
has but a moment for bodily refresh
ment wouldn't have no chance to rem
ovate their skins in the cooling tides
which the law has provided. Do you
see that pancake colored chap mp
there? He goes out and rolls in the
dirt and comes back looking as If he
had just come from Jersey. He's bin
playing sneaking game here for q
week, but his nose is pullin' proof,
or would have had it on ice three
days ago. Watch'em! See how in
nocent and kinder injured like they
appears, hopin' to git sympathy. But
their cold noses gives 'em away. They
can't get their smelling machines
warm after they have once been in
the1 water, under four or five hours,
no matter what they does-red pep
per, hot gin, nor snuff makes it any
better. feels Of their noses when
there is any doubt. If it is cold my
experienced hand can tell it better
than one of them ERE signal byrome-
ters, and I gives 'em the grand
bounce. If their noses is warm we
pass 'em right in to stay half an hour.
IN. Y. Tribune.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-20
PREPARED FOR THE CHOLERA

A middle-aged negro who seemed
to be laboring under considerable ex-
citement halted policeman on
Larned street yesterday, and asked
"Say, boss, what bout dat 'Gyp-
shum cholera de papers am maxim
sich fuss ober3"
"Why, they have the cholera over
there" was the reply.
"An' she's gwins to spred to dis
kentry?"
1T may"
"An' dey say it's powerful hard on
de Guild population. Man up Wood
ward ave told dat it jumped right
over white people to get at a black
one"
II believe that's So"
"Wall, Pze gettin' ready for it. Pze
carryin' an onion in each breeches
pocket. Women on de market told
me dat was sure stand Off"
81 shouldn't wonder"
"An' I'ze drinkin' cup full O.
vinegar wild kyann pepper sprinkled
in. Hardware man told me dat was
boss thing"
Eyes"
"An' I'ze soakin' my feet in sour
milk free nights in week an rubbin'
my spine wild kerosine lie. Butcher
up Michigan Avenue told me dat was
sartin preventive"
SAN Tze got tarred paper and cut
out soles to wear in my butes. One
OF de aldermen tole me dat de chol-
era allus strikes de feet fust thing. l
reckon it won't git frew dat tarred
paper. An I'ze been chewin' gum Of
beeswax an taller, wild leetle cham
phor- gum rolled in. An Pze been
bled twice in dc last month, an had
tooth pulled. an my har cut, an my
photograph taken, an / reckon il de
cholera comes friskin' around Detroit
needn't be oneasy."-[Detroit Free
Press.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-20
HAWTHORNE.
HawthOrne's Birthplace-How the House
Looks in Which the Great Novelist
First Saw Light.

Salem cherishes the memory of its
martyred witches with singular ven
Grafton, boarding canes and trinkets
down to their very shoe -latchets be-
hind glass cases in its Historical So
ciety Museum, but the birth place of
Americas greatest novelist is un-
marked and put to the most menial
uses. 1t is down a side street, or
rather, lane, in the least tidy part of
the town. The threshold almost
overhangs the curb. A blind man
walking in the middle of the street
and swinging his cane would touch
the houses on either side.
Three peremptory attacks upon the
brazen knocker failed to bring any
response, and we were on the point of
turning away when head was thrust
out of an upper window, and al un-
gracious voice inquired: "Phwat dye
wants" ''To see Hawthorne's house."
"Well, look at it then," and the win
dow was run down with slam. After
inspecting its square ugliness, from
the base board to the caves, until our
eyes were tired, lady in the party,
remarking that ''she was going in,"
gave the yellow nose of the gripper
another twist and stood back to await
developments. They came in the
form of belligerent Milesian wom-
an, who stood in the doorway with
her sleeves rolled up and her arms
making triangles with irregular base
lines on each side, an attitude full Of
indigdant menace. "Could we see
the room in which Harthorne was
born?" the lady who had Knocked
asked depreciatingly.
"Well, I'm washing, and the chill
dren are to school, but since ye are so
generous, ye may" (Slipping the
silver into her pocket, and leading us
into tiny hall, from which acrooked
stairway climbed to the next story.)
"The room on the right with the square
paper. Excuse the looks O. things.
for I'm that Worried wild my work
and the children, and niver get a
chance to clean nothing"
We believed her, and also when she
said that the room had not been al
tered since it was built. The bed
might have seen service in the eight
eenth century, and its mahogany
frame was still whole, though much
scratched and tarnished about the
foot-board. The ceiling was low, the
paper hung in moldy patches from
the walls, and where it was stripped
off entirely and the plaster gaped and
crumblcd, the baroness was rendered
more conspicuous by an attempt to
conceal it with chromos of the Mother
and Child. While we were making
our way downstairs again our guide
grew loquacious. There's a good
many visitors comes here in the sum
mer, drives up in their carriages, and
goes away with their noses in their
hankerchers without leaving a cent
to help a poor widow and her chill
dren. 1t used to be tenement with
four families. The owner offered it
to the town, then, for $1,000. But
the town had Harthorne's (she pro-
nounced Hay 'thorn's) chair and writ
ing desk, and couldn't be bothered
with house, so 1 stepped in and
took it off their hands.-IChicago
Inter Ocean.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-20
FASHION NOTES.

Canvas woven stuffs are all the
rage.
Shirred yokes and full waists will
be mnch worn.
Cloth bonnets will be worn with
cloth dresses.
Silver white is the new shade for
bridal dresses.
Arcadia velveteen is fine impor-
tation for fall suits.
Cream white will not be worn any
longer by brides.
Galloon is revived for dress and
bonnet trimmings
Denning's importation of velveteen
is the Louise brand.
Plaids, blocks, checks and stripes
are features in fall fabrics.
Silver and gilt crops out in the new
dress and bonnet galloons.
Bison hair cloth is the fabric des-
tined to supercede camel's hair.
Carved wood ornaments are used
to decorate dresses and bonnets.
Felt corduroy bonnets are a pretty
novelty for morning and travelling
wear.
Plated camels' hair bonnets will
be worn with cloth and cheviot cos
tunes.
Large balls and spots are the new
est designs for Oriental and Spanish
lacas.
Velvet spots are introduced into
Spanish laces intended for dresses
and bonnets.
White silk gauze with large velvet
figures is the newest fabric for brides
dresses.
Round hats of felt have large, high,
square crowns and stiff brims faced
with velvet.
Dark blue wool dresses will be
elaborately trimmed with red braid,
or combined with red wool.
Plain pleated and gathered skirts
will be more worn by fashionable
women than any other.
Muscovite velvets have large fig
ures of cut velvet in high relief on
the plain uncut velvet ground.
Brides dresses are trimmed with
silver cords, silver galloon and an
embroidery of silver threads and
beads.
The Gallo cock in metals of all
colors, gilt, steel, bronze or silver,
and also in.feathers, is very fashion
able ornament.
Gray cloth bonnets, trimmed with
silver braid, gray velvet and gray
sea swallows accompany dress suits
of gray cloth.
Moscow green, Russian gray, czar
brown and Cossack blue, which is
almost gray, are the preferred colors
for Muscovite velvet.
Russian Pschutt and elephant gray,
czar brown, royal French blue, Mos
COW green and violet purple are very
fashionable colors.
Arcadia velveteen is imported in
all the new shades of Russian and
French fashionable colors-green,
gray, brown, blue, purple and black.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-20
AN ARABIC POEM.

Beside desert spring where travellers meet,
A Hadji halted once athirst with heat;
Halted, and, making of his hand a cup:
Drank from the spring and found the water
sweet.
Anon another came, of the like mind,
Eager to drink all springs that he might
find;
He drank the water from an earthen bowl.
Then went his way, and left the bowl be-
hind.
The Hadji filled it (thirsting still, poor soul!)
But, tasting it, he threw away the whole;
For 10. the draught that from his hand
was sweet,
He found was bitter tasted from the bowl.
"Hadji." a voice cried (whence he could not
"rhe bowl was nodded out of men like
The dust of man. which loses in no shape
The bitter flavor of mortality"
From whom of all that in the days of yore
(Numberless as the sands upon the shore },
Have taken the long, long journey shall
ask
Tidings thereof, since they return no more?
HOLD fast on what thou knowest. What is
before,
And not behind the closed seraglio door
Thou knowest, and hast; but once the
threshold crossed,
Good-by to thee. Thou wilt return no more!
There is an end to all-the wise mans lore
And the FOOLS laughter. Neither faster,
slower;
But steadily, surely, darkly, to the end
We come and go; and we return no more!