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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17
500 W9inipne,t.

GDbert 8iffin, berprdiibent Der 2onz
bpner ftatiitii9en @efe0f6aft, bat .na9>
geipiefen, baB bic Ser. Staaten, ipent
bic 3unabn1e Der 8eb6lferung bieielbe
bIeibt tpie bisber, am gnbe bes nd1iten
Sabrbunberts 100000, 900 ginmobner
baben miiBten. Mnfangs bes Sabr~
bunberts bebDlferteft bas 2anb 5 Milli=
pneu ginuobner unb tpu1fen auf so
Ndllipnen in 80 Sabren. 1880 batten
bic Ser. 6taaten 8 Wilipnett unb benz
nod raultipli5irte 1ie iitb in 100 Sabren
nit is. 3pei bebeute1be &riege, bic
GepolutiDn 5tpif1en 1880 unb $50 unb
bic &ebplutipn bpn 1861-'64 bielten
bic 8erlnebrung ipefentli9 a1t. Srob>
bem lit ieBt Elm &efultat gu ber3ei9neit,
tpie es bic Welt bprber iiie geieber bat.
Sollte fi6 in ben nd9ifen 100 Sabren
biefe Multiplifation fortfeben, 70 rniiB=
ten eben so NAL 16 - 800 WilliDnen
unl,s Sabr 1000 im ben Ser. 6taaten
tnobneu. Die Grage tpdre nur, oh biez
feibem plaB bdtten.
Deutf9lanb bot auf 212,091 2ua>
bratneilen gegen As MfiliDnen gintpDbz
iler ober ungefdbr 222 auf bievnglii6e
Quabratmeile. Die Ser. Staaten baz
hen Ms E Elm NreaI nnn 351a o37 Smnbrrtz
meilen unb cine Beb6lferlng BON 800
MilliDnen, tpurbe cine gr0Bere 8eb0l=
ferungs5iffer, ,ungefdbr biegelgien's, err
geben.
Rttu fontt ahcr Soa Ner E,fnofcn>
9TreoI.nidht nit Rem 9eufffhionb,s nher
WeIn;em,s omf nIsine Gf,,fe oeite1if NOR nor
Ser sic nrosen G,h;rae ,,na ys|.l,i ,ni,issn Hen
recsuIoSem @eaenbsn erIo,,hsn fe;,,e e,,s
ronS;iSbe 9;mt;nfs;t her WsnSIfsrm,,o
mn n mii6ten III, in oJiidIid,ern Men;ne
mem men Sie MSenfd5em n ~ ,,1fommsnhrSnaen
bos feim GIlsnhnoen @amn, Fir iie lIi hI;es
be Ons d,imeSiffhe 9Reid, hat unnefafr
70 f)o0 Standardization n,ehr ME h;e
ger @toafeu INN HI fomm, IN e5fon6e
1o0 gI5;ii;,,,su g9enid6sm i, ernShren
Wiel mefr miir6em Sic gser sfonfen ME
braudhen fDuuen. Oeshalb Iiese iim
feifieben, tpenn bieler 3eitpunff erreid1f
fein miiBte. 9lle rs sSahre perbobbelfe
it'd bisber Bic gepOlferunasaiffer. ynl
| sssahre 1905 hdtten mir oemnadt 1O0,s
| 000, 900 ginmpbner. 1880 200, 1916
400 N2ilIipueu. Q(lfD in ~ eeSahreu
| BON heute tpdre biefer Bunf erreid)t.
lln{ere iiinaften Gin6er f6nnten biefen
3eitpunft erleben. Damn tpiirben aber
bereits porber id)pn 9lenberunqeu elm
getreten fein. Sic ginuanbernnq pirb
6emna6 abnebmen unb ftbon au gnbe
bieies Sabrbunberts pir6 biefelbe iid)
na1 neuen 2dnbern ri9ten. Wterico
uu6 Canada tperben bep6ltert perben
unb Gabs9lmerifa, nebit 9lfrifa ibren
4ntbeiI erbalten. Die Ser. Gtaater
tpiir6en babur1 aber genDbtigt iein, iid
poIitii1 su perdnbern. -ylur ungefdbl
II Willionen Wtenfden tuerben BON Ben
Ser. Gtaaten auBer Der einbeimildlen
| 8ep6Iferunq erudhrt. @efeBf, Bic Ser.
| boppelunq Der ginman6erung binneu
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

Der Winter nit ieinem naBtalten
Wetter 1T ieet ba unb tam titan BET btee
ier Sahres5eit nidt pOriidtis 9enus nit
ieiner @efunbbeit umsebsn.
Trpdene 6aBe idiieen sesen Grfdl<
tuns unb bic bat titan nur. nenn man
sutes S4u9merf trdst. gaatiirli9 iinb
$. Scsfe u. SS9ne aud barin allen SdR-
iern pcraus, unb, uie in Nuem, baben
fie aud barin bic srSBte Nuswabl, 10.
uohl iar Damen, ale aud fiir Serren
unb Ginber.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17
@ine amtlihe 3eituuo oibt al

Cine amtlide 3eituns sibt aus
MnlaB Der in Mee BEL Der @emeinbeper=
waltun8 beporitebenben ginfihruns ber
beutf4en SpraAe fclsenbe Statiitit Der
Weter BepSlferuns. Die fran3Siiih
reDenbe gepSlferuns betrus 1851, bic
beutidrebenbe Grill unb MilitdrbeSSlfes
runs 24,414, Nusldnber peridiebener Mas
ticnalitdt 5146, Summa 53,131 Seelen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17
5err paifor 8riismann, War1

DpIr PUIIUr UIHB111uHlI, 1uuI1-
burg, Selln., f6reibt pie folgt: 1Dr.
Maguit &6nig's Sam ur 9 e. r
Sropfen 1T cine quite Mebi5in. Seu=
tie, Bic einmal ben NuBen 6erielben err
propt baben, tpollen ni9t mebr obne
biefeIbe iein. Gin 0err 8. 2reis mar
nit Seitenfe9en, Bruifl6mer5en unb
Dispeplia bebaftet. Ser @ebrau9 eiz
ner balben Glai6e 9amburger
Srppfen beilte ibn uno er lit iebt Elm
gefunber iunger gbemann. Sd, fiir
meinen She'll, femme bic Sropfea f6on
bur6 iabrelansen @ebrau6 unb mag
ni9t mebr pbne biefelben ieit."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

- Der aanonenfSnis Rrupp in Gfen
befddftist sesenwdrtis 19,605 grbeiter,
beren 6amifien aus 45,776 Herinnen Bee
iteben, 70 baB- i'm @an3en 65,381 Yers
iOnen Bel arupp ibren pollffdnbisen Sc.
bensunterbalt finben.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

Marum Sanep- Yreiie far Gaibmere
be3ahlen? Sosfe'S perfaufen far SO Sc.
importirten fran3Sfiden @aibmere, refine
gHoae, in Sdwar3 ooer 6arbis. llniere
@ai9meres fur Is @ents, 81, 90, Sips
unb bSher iino unabertrefflid in Site
unb Sarbe. Wir baben 1tets cine srobe
Nuspabl bapcn an 9unb, iOwobl bas
briaante 8lauidwur5. ale aud bas tiefe
3oblenidpar5, SIT Blad. Sic baben
eiaen feiten Yreis fir jeben Gunoen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

Sheets, gorreDon & gaitles,
2l7 sllamo plaaa. baben elm bollftdn=
oiges Eager bon 9errenz unb Gnabens
an5iigen unb allem @arberobes3ubez
b0r. Die Girma 1T duBerit reel unb
fir Seoen 5ufriebenitellenb. I5,94M
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17
5abrgane 10
Nnl babrll prfis
gsou,a,, ppn 6. sseraer.
(Hprtfebunal

Stir blieb feline Ma1l, unb id bob
es bem 6reiberrn offen erfldrt, Dab ic
es aud gegen ieinen Willen Derlu6el
lueroe, bid md einmal gu feben unb 81
ipre9en. Sd fomlne, Dir 2ebemobl 81
ia9er biellei1t auf Sabre.
Gabrielle mar bleid geiporben, Uni
ibre Nugen bafteten nit bem Ausorut
Des Gdredens auf oem &ebenoen.
I'm Gottesuilen- mas lit gei1ebenS
Ai6ts BON meiner Geite, mas bid
beunrubigen f0nnte. gs 1T bic 6ant
beines @prmunoes, bic uns 10 lltter
bittIi1 trenrt. ST fiinbiste mir geiterl
nleiIle BerfeBung na6 Der &eiiben3 uni
an bas Mfiniiteriltnl. an. Du 5iebff
uie iueit fein GiniiuB rtibt unb tpie e
i'm gu brau6en Ueib, ipenn es gilt
tlls nDll chamber su reiben.
9ieiit, iteir, bu barfit nitbt fort, riei
@abriele angftbon unb f9miegte ii6,
Die 96ub fu9enb, an i'm. Du barfll
mid ieBt ni6t perlahen, Georg. Sur
ie tlaB mid ni6t aQein!
WesbaIb ni6t? fragte er betrohen.
QudIt man bid 10 febr um nleinettpil=
Ien2 6reili9, ib b0tte es abnen f6n=
nsal &oben 1T bart llno riidfi6tsIos
Bis 5llr @rau1amfsit, fobalo man ii6
gegen feinen WilIen auflebnt. Du
iuirff nit 8oripiirfen, NIT Qudlereien
ua6 DrDbungen Derfnlgt, ilidt iuabr,
@abrieIe2 Dian bietet Mlles auf, oeiz
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

= 9n6pfe. Beiabartitel fiir Damen=
tleioer lnb Mdf6e. iouie fiir 8ettseug,
biaigit bel Gamons.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

= Brabanoter, @alencienne, pas
riier, &ufif6e, Sd9lii9e un6 leinene
Spiben in groBer Auswabl billisit beim
Gamoiis.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17
1rsf nieses gefaHigSft
gs 1uro m as srpBe @rlparlB fir Seoerlann erlpeien
Das Sous g Sysay>r S bat fa uiaoin r 4ues uno
Sancpwaarn Gpaenlent CUR
ausieblie6licben Spcsialitat
gu MAIDEN Oferirn Dbhalb aue
Kleider-stofe, Dry Goods etc.,
nehaNu naa n 2ranhe ashErt.
erltannenslpertb berabgeiebten preilen.

B beginner abs Bic mmenben Srabn0 NIT aen anseSS
aaren Snn Stanb 9eIe meoen anr
Blan uusuaben, aud
nit beoemtemDem Opfern,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17
Summer 444.
& MARX
Madioser on u g8olH,
Gde poa GOmlnerces nno Mlamo @trabf.
Nelr Stpre g1eue gBaaren
&aida @afauf! 8leinr prpft!

r @ en@loh gsaann bs nit @baa
k1eIderstOffe.
SMd gsorfb su Gntsb
SMd Morfb il
SMd Grler au
Is Sad n0ene aare Boil fabis gafbmere 3u 40 Cents
@1warse &letnertDfe.
Infer tdn man, wi Iae ME in Gan
antnio berauft
gatn, 5etoe nno Gammet
u$1 Garbi 8roc bs go Gents Garbe Sat so @ens
Sanbtndber 9iidbtadber Gerntetten ic.
Dui9e SanStadm
Is 8oa lang "a Gents oDet So oas Dubm0
Cloaks, Newr1arkets, Wraps etc.
Sin go i'm Ye b $75 fnbt mad nm
@edmad.
SSetfe uno farbi8e Bianfets
50 8ant, bic
s. petb
1n1H0fVUaaEeK1e
Deportement bes SsIeibermad1ens.
aufS 8efe
snrniibiug @OOos fur perren.
smbn eueln sSubs mdben, sriss ansass /.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

Mlle Sorten bon Serbitz unb Minter=
aeug bel Bancroft & Spbn.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

pameoat & Sobn baben bic
mobernlten 9iite in groBer Nusmabl.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17
3weifer 9eben eS III

9atli4e Glede unb barnadise 8lutseIdmiire.
Seilt garbuntel unb 8ranbpnnben.. Slit per.
manent sesen Yaralbiis. Sa, es 1T Elm anae.
nebmeS unb geiunbeS Wlittel. 8erf0rt Gero.
feln unb Ronissiibel, bieie 3ipiainasaeldpiiter.
8efeitiat bic llrfamen zines ibeIriedlsnnen
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

Sas eiuaise betannte ipeaififde MitteI aeaen
eptieptiide 3ufdle. gbenio geaen GauIudbt.
serpeni9pade iuirb ausenblidiid) beIeitiat uno
aebeilt. Sieinist bas 8Iut unb beforbert bic
Circulation. steutralifir bic aeime bon sfranf.
heiten un6 berhiitet Iettere baourA. @eieitiat.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-17

mi Nadebcbe it, unere 8aaen bic ben besu8n
Nria nnHari kaaaLa ;Iaua.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
Damascus Steel,

The term Damascus steel" or as it
is frequently called, Damascus blades,
is applied to kind of steel which
shows variegated watery appearance
on the surface. 1t came originally
from Asia, and the cimeters or swords
chiefly from Damascus, where the art
of manufacturing blades appears to
have been best understood. The eX-
cellent quality of this cutlery, particu-
larly the cimeters, has long been pro-
verbal; no other steel has been found
to equal it in tenacity and hardness.
The process by which this steel is
worked is not known; it is secret
faithfully kept by those who are en-
gagged in its manufacture. European
artisans and scientific men have en-
deavored toimitate the Asiatic damaSk,
but with ill success; the form and ap-
pearance of the steel have been coun-
terfeited, but its quality has never been
equaled. French manufacturers par
ticularly, have wasted a great deal OF
time and means in such attempts.
The probable cause of the superior
quality of this steel is in the raw mate
rial, the ore; and it may in some
measure be attributable to the skill of
the artisan who manufactures the
blades 1t has been ascertained that
the ingots of wootz of which the orr
entail Damascus is made come from
Golconda, and it is, therefore, probable
that it is manufactured in the same
manner as the Indian wootz. This
supposition is strengthened by the
great value of the blades and the pecu-
liarities of the wootz.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
How to Tell a Good Potato.

To distinguish a good from a poor
potato, take a sound one, pay no atten'
tion to its outward appearance, but
divide it into two parts with a sharp
knife and examine the exposed inner
surfaces. If there is so much water
or "juice" that slight pressure would
seemingly cause it to fall off in drops,
you may be assured it will be "soggy"
after it is boiled. That is evidence of
poor potato, and don't you buy it.
The following are the requisite quail
tiles of a good potato: When cut into,
the color should be yellowish white;
if it is a deep yellow it will not cook
well. There must be considerable
amount of moisture, though not
enough to collect in drops and fall off,
even with moderate pressure. Rub
the two pieces together, and, if it is
good, a white froth will appear around
the edges and also upon the two sur
faces after they are separated This
signifies the presence of a proper guam
tity of starch. The more froth the
more starch, and consequently the
better the potato; while the less there
is the poorer it will cook The guam
tity of the starchy element may also
be judged by the more or less ready
adherence of the two parts. If the ad-
herence is sufficient for one piece to
hold the other up, the fact is evidence
of a good article. These are the eX-
periments usually made by experts
when buying potatoes, and are the
best tests that can be given short of
boiling; but even they are by no means
infallihIp
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
A Good Word for the Mule.

1t seems little strange that SO few
mules are used in this place and in
New England, as compared with other
parts of the country. In fact people
have little idea of the mules capacity.
A Market street liveryman in Spring
field is attracting considerable atten-
tion by driving fancy matched pair
attached to his family carriage, a COM
mon custom in Southern cities. These
came from Minnesota, and are rated
there at $500, more than any except
the very best horses. At the South
$1,000 is not regarded as very high for
a pair of the right kind. These are
good for their ten miles an hour on the
road, and they seem to have no idea of
what it is to misbehave. A Springfield
man, who formerly had charge Of the
repairs on a long California telegraph
line, says that he drove mule that
could make his mile in three minutes
without any trouble. The horse-rail-
road company have worked pair of
the little fellows for seven years, and
during that time there have been only
two days when both were not able to
do full duty. The superintendent says
that they can make two or three more
trips a day than pair of horses, and
they eat only half as much. Their dis
position is warranted as A No. l, ex-
cept that green driver will ruflle their
serenity now and then. The company
owns one other mule, which proudly
helps the Watershops car up the Cen
tral street hill, and is rather a gorgeous
spectacle with his white fly netting and
his stalwart negro driver. Aside from
these there is a plebeian pair of mules
which are condemned to draw an ice
cart about the city.-Sprinafeld Re
publican
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
Catching q Prairie Dog.

Twas assured that l might as well
try to dip the creek dry, as each dog
had passage from his residence to the
level of the creek, that all the water
that could be emptied in would not
raise an inch above the river bed. |
didn't take much stock in this water
passage idea, however, so, after secur-
ing box for the game and half a
dozen water buckets, took three or
four men and ran the engine up to the
water tank, filled up the engine tank,
and then ran down to call on the deni-
zens of prairie dog park. The old
pioneer was at his post as usual, but
disappeared like a flash when the en-
gine stopped opposite his door. l dis
connected the hose on the engine tank,
and the bucket brigade went at it live
ly. Dozens of buckets of water were
used, and the tank was getting low,
when at last the hole was filled to the
mouth, and shortly the old fellow put
his nose out for little fresh air. He
was put in the box, and in less than
an hour he had q dozen more to keep
him company.--American Field,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
WHOLE NO. 2l30.
Why COchineal and Carmlne are SO
E0Silv.

The T'onmonger, of London, explains
why the beautiful cochineal and car
mine colors are so expensive. 1t says:
One Of the best and most powerful
animal dyes used in the arts and man
ufactures is the body of the female
cochineal insect, dried. This insect
exists on species of cactus, and when
alive is about the size of ladybird, or
perhaps trihe smaller. 1t is wing
less, rather long, equally broad all over,
and is marked behind with deep Incl
siOns and wrinkles. 1t has six feet
which, curiously enough, are only of
use directly after birth, and secures
itself to the plant by means of trunk
which is found between the fore feet
and derives its nourishment from the
sap The male cochineal is like the
female only during the larva period.
1t changes into chrysalis, and even
tually appears as red flies. The female
deposits some thousands of eggs,
which she protects under her body un-
til they are Matched, and on the ap-
pearance of the young ones the parent
dies. While the young are in their
larva state their sex cannot be deter
mined. They lose their skins several
times, and while the female fixes her
self on the plant, the male, after get
ting over the pupa state, is winged.
Two or three months is the extent Of
the life of these little insec.'. They
are gathered before they lay eggs, and
are then rich in coloring matter.
Carmine is prepared from the cochi-
neal insect, the COcc,Ls acti, which is
collected by brushing the branches of
the cactus with the tail of squirrel or
other animal; this is very tedious work.
They are killed by immersing them in
boiling water, and this has to be done
at once or they would lay their eggs,
and thereby lose much of their value.
There are many processes for prepar-
ing the carmine. The French process
may be taken as an example: one
pound of the powdered cochineal in
sects is boiled for fifteen minutes in
three gallons of water; one ounce of
cream of tartar is then added, and the
boiling continued ten minutes longer !;
then one ounce and half of powdered
alum is thrown in, and the boiling con-
tinued for two minutes longer. The
liquid is then poured off, and set aside
for the carmine to settle down. In
other processes, carbonate of soda or
potash is used.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

M. Schlumberger recopmends that
bottle of ammonia should be placed in
each barrel of petroleum. On ignition,
by accident or otherwise, the bottle
would break and the ammoniacal vapors
would at once extinguish the fire.
DR.. Pietra Santa proposes to apply this
method to collieries liable to fire-damp.
Tanks filled with ammonia, would, it
is said, stop the combustion, as it could
not continue in an ammoniaCal atmos-
phere.
How do earth-wolms increase the
fertility Of the soil? is question
which may well be asked, since it is
plain that these creatures can add no
new material to the soil. Herr Hensen
has answed by proving that the worms
greatly aid plant-growth by making
burrows through which the delicate
roots reach the moist subsoil. They
also draw into their burrows vegeta
BILE matter from the surface (where its
fertilizing ingredients would be wasted)
hasten its decomposition and distribute
it through the various layers of the
soil.
Besides the conspicuous displays of
aurora borealis so frequent in Arctic
regions, several observers have reported
the presence at times of peculiar dlf-
fused light after the total disappear
ance of daylight. The phenomenon
was witnessed last winter by Prof.
Lemstrom from his observatory in
Lapland. He describes it as a phOs-
phorescent shine or diffused luminosity,
of a yellowish white color, rendering the
night as light as when the moon shines
through thick hazy air. He is dis
posed to believe that the appearance
has an auroral nature, and that it is
present in Northern Lapland during
most winter nights.
Dr. Goetan Delaunay has just com
municated an interesting paper to the
French Anthropological society, in
which he seeks to establish that right
handedneSs is not an acquired habit,
but is a natural attribute, characteris-
tic of the superior races. Savage
tribes, he states, and communities in
an inferior state of civilization, show
much larger proportion of left
handedness than highly-civilized peo-
pie do. Idiots and epileptics offer Il
very large percentage of left-handed
individuals, and there are more left
handed women than men. His gener
al conclusion is that in the evolution
of the species there has been steady
tendency to the development of the
right side of the body at the expense
of the other, and that the examples
of left-handedness still to be met with
in the superior race are mere "survi-
walls"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
American Landed Principalities.

1t is astonishing, says the Troy
Times, what large farms in the United
States are owned by titled Englishmen.
OF individual owners there are Sir
George Reed, 100000 acres; Earl of
Dunmore, 100000 acres; Earl of
Dunraven, 10000 acres; Duke of Suth-
erland, 100000 acres; the next largest
farms are owned by Phillips, Marshall
& Co., 100000 acres; heirs of Col.
Murphy, 4,100 600 acres; II. Distory,
100000 acres; Standard oil company
100000 acres; and scores of others.
Nine men own a territory equal to
that of New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island combined.
Then there are great railroad corpora
tions, whose free gifts of land from
congress amount to upward of 2OO.-
100000 acres. Eleven of these corpo-
rations have been giving 12O,OOO,OOO
acres. The Northern Pacific road has
received the biggest slice, 47,OOO,OOO,
and the grants have ranged all the
way from 100000 and upwards.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
Prince and Princess of Wales.

The London correspondent OF the
New York Commercial, having seen
the Prince and Princess of Wales at
the opera, draws this picture of the
royal pair: 1.-The Prince of Wales,
who was looking uncommonly well,
studied his libretto with his usual dill
gence. | have remarked this fact,
that the royalty scarcely take their
eyes from their books. The prince has
probably seen 'Lohengrin' fifty times.
| will venture to say that during as
many evenings he has held Il libretto
in his hands from the commencement
almost to the close of the perform
ance. The Princess of Wales, by the
way, usually-in fact, a.ways-does
the same. How much she is loved by
everybody. Her eldest son sat beside
ner, and she looked young enough to
be his sister. She was dressed in a
dinner gown of pale blue silk, high in
the back, and trimmed with magnif-
cent Valenciennes lace. Her hair was
dressed high, and several diamond Or
naments glittered among her tresses.
She is to my mind the most distin-
guished and lovely woman in England.
Her face is sweet beyond words, but
very sad. have never seen her smile
more than good breeding would sug-
gest. Is it etiquette or melancholy
which imposes such quietness upon
the features of so charming a woman
have often wondered"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01
Trip Lightly.

Trip lightly over trouble
Trip lightly over wrong;
We only make grief double
BY dwelling omit long.
Why clasp woes hand 20 tightly'
Why sing o'cr blossoms dead2
Why cling to oforms unsightly2
Why not seek joy instead?
Trip lightly over sorrow,
Though all the ways be dark,
The sun may shine tomorrow
Aud gaily sing The lark.
Fair hopes have not departed,
Though roses may have fed,
Then never be down-hearteI,
But look for joy instead.
Trip lightly over sadness,
Stop not to rail at loom.
We've pearls to sting of gladness
On this side OF the tomb;
Whilst stars are nightly shining,
And the heaven is overhead,
Encourage not replning-
But look for joy instead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

A proud father has been question
ing his son, who has just returned
from an expensive school, and says
the boy answers four questions out of
five correctly in every branch of his
studies. To four questions out ofthe
five the boy says, al don't know"
and this answer is always the true one.
When he hazards any other it is apt
to be wrong.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-01

There are $4,000 acres of water
melons in Burke county, Georgia,