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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-05
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AN HERB FARM.
A Unique Farm In England Where
Plants and Flowers Used for Medical
and other Purposes are Grown.

Unique Farm In England Where
Plants and Flowers Used for Medical
and other Purposes are Grown.
Near the small village Of Mitcham
in the English county of Kent, is
farm which is peculiar, and is the only
one of its peculiar kind in the world.
1t is used for the production of plants
and flowers for the manufacture Of
essential oils, scents, and medical prep
arations, as well as for their use direct
ly in medicine. There are acres of
roses for making rose-water; 7iolets,
lavender, peppermint, and other herbs
for oils and scents; licorice, grown
for its roots, which contain peculiar
kind of sugar that is found in no other
plant, and known as "glycyrrhizine,'
and appears as the common black
sweet gummy substance used as
medicine for coughs and colds; chamo-
mile, grown for its pleasantly bitter
and tonic flowers; the white-howered
poppy, whose round seed capsules are
used for making extracts and for fer
mentatiOns; lovage, whose root is used
as an aromatic stimulant; species of
cucumber from which purgative
drug, called "elaterium" is made; the
red cedar, grown for its leaves, from
which a powerful medicinal oil is dis
titled; white howered plant, "Solan-
um nigrum," SO called because it be-
longs to the family "Solanacea," to
which the potato and tomato belong,
and which has blackberries that are
yirulently poisonous; also the related
plants belonging to the same family,
and equally poisonous, "Atropa bella
donna," the fatal deadly nightshade,
which has beautiful purple flowers
formed very much like the blossoms
of the potato; the common henbane,
and our very common iimson weed,
both well known as poisonous drugs
used in medicine. Here are grown
sweet and bitter, fragrant and fetid,
wholesome and deadly, beautiful and
repulsive, and all derive their opposite
qualities from the same kindly soil,
the same warm sun, the same gentle,
sweet dew-drOps, the same benevolent
showers, and the same life-giving air.
From this garden and laboratory,
with its stills and alembcs, the whole
world is supplied in part, and the
business of this Mltcham herb farm is
world renowned. Its harvest time is
a scene of picturesque activity. Many
women and children are busy here
in the fields Of roses; there among the
white-lowered chamomilc, which is
grown much as our common sweet
herbs, the plants three or four feet
apart each way, and is planted annual
ly. Lavender and pepperment last
three years, new beds being made by
transplanting from the old beds sue
cessively. Licorice is newly planted
every spring from cuttings of the root,
which are long, and go down several
feet into the soil. The business of the
farm is rich one because it is a high
ly skilled one, and is branch of agri-
culture in which there is very little
competition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-05
How TO Judge Men.

Don't judge man by his family rela
tions, for Cain belonged to good fam.
lily,
Don't Judge him by the clothes hi
wears, God made one and the tailor
the other.
Don't Judge a man by his speech
for a parrot talks, and the tongue is
but an instrument of sound.
Don't judge man by his failure in
life, for many man fails because he
is too honest to succeed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-05
HalcyOn Days.

According to the ancients, the king
fisher, called in Greek, Halcyon (from
1.-The sea" and "brooding upon" J, was so
named from Halcyone, daughter of
.Eolus, and the wife of CeyX. The
story goes that Ceyx was drowned
while on his way to consult the oracle,
and that, in a dream that night, Hal
cyone was informed of the fate of her
husband. Next morning, as she wan
deIed disconsolately on the shore, she
found his body washed up by the
waves, and, overcome with grief, threw
herself into the sea. The gods, in adj
miration of their mutual affection,
changed them into kingfshers.
The kingfshers were supposed, at
that time to make their nests during
the seven days preceding the winter
solstice (about December 21st), and to
lay their eggs during the seven days
directly following it; and it was a pop
ular superstition that the sea remained
calm and tranquil while they reared
their young. And, therefore, these
fourteeh days were called "halcyon
days." or days of calm, pleasant wealth
er. On this account the ancients re-
garded the halcyon as the symbol of
tranquility, and because it lived near
the water it was consecrated to Thetis,
sea-nymph. The bird about whiS,
such wonderful stories were told was
probably nothing more than the COM
mon kinglisher of Europe, the habits
of which are very much like those of
the belted kingfsher.-St. Nicholas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-05

Marriage resembles a pair of
shears" says the Somerville Journal
so joined that they cannot be separat-
ed; often moving in opposite directions
yet always Furnishing anyone who
comes between them" But very often
they meet only to sever. Statesmen,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-05
The New.Old Story.
Across tho valley, from hill to hill,

Across tho valley, from hill to hill,
A bird is flying to meet his mate:
Across the summers from will to will
Young Love is shooting the threads of Fate,
The miler's girl and the farmers boy
In the village church give glances shy;
And each to each is glowing joy,
AS the ruddy years sweep waltzing by.
To the home tree bring each happy bird
A lock of hair or a bit of clay;
So build the lovers, by look and word,
A cosy nest for coming day.
In branching willows beside the rill,
The young birds mimic the old birds notes.
And children are shouting above the MILL
As they run to launch their tiny boats.
Oh, ever the stream runs sweet and clear
Outpoured anew from the springs above;
And ever the world keeps young and fair,
Since love is its life and its life is love.
- The Continent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-05
WOODSTOCK.

ADO nothing of the Sort" said the
commodore. "Buy a plane, a hammer
and pound of nails, and do it your
self"
my dear uncle, I'm not q carpen-
ter"
"But you should be-" shouted the
old gentleman. Every nan ought to
understand practically the details of
his own establishment"
'NIr. Morrison glanced up quickly;
but Commodore Chesson preserved inn
perturbable gravity of manner.
"But, don't you see, uncle Chesson,''
said Mr. Morrison, impatiently, "that
that sort of thing would make per
feet slave of me? Here | shall be all
this glorious summer evening, rubbing
down the horses and patching up the
garden fence"
"rhere's nothing like being practi-
CAL" remarked the commodore. "a
stout young man like you should not
be afraid of work.
But this time a truant twinkle in
his eye betrayed him.
"Uncle,' cried Vincent, "this is a
plot You and Polly are in league to-
gether against me-"
Not in the least" said Commodore
ChesSon. "She simply told me what
your mother said. Now, | think it's
hard if your uncle can't also have fin
ger in the family pie. If she has got
to be practical in her kitchen, why
shouldn't you be practical in your
stables and garden? / don't suppose
she likes to drudge any better than you
do"
Vincent Morrison pulled his
moustache thoughtfully.
"No," said he, "to-be-sure not But
isn't it strange, uncle, that | never
thought of the matter in this light
before?"
"Yes," said the commodore, half
smiling, "it is strange what selfish
world this is. But now listen to me
my lad. Take my advice not to take
other peoples advice. Owen has only
gone to Penncassett, to bring Bridget
back again. Your wife is your COM
panion, not your drudge. Don't try to
mould her fresh young bloom after the
dried-up pattern of hundred years
ago. She's simply perfect, as she is
noww
81 think 50, too, sir" said Vincent,
with enthusiasm.
Bridget came back before it was dark
Owen resumed his old place in the
stables, and not a word was said about
the mysterious changes in the house
hold machinery Except that Vincent
Morrison stopped just long enough tc
kiss his wife as he went up stairs that
evening.
Forgive me, dearest" he whisper
ed. 81 see that | have been wrong
Hereafter, my wife is too precious tc
be made a slave of"
Polly kissed him back again, with
true, wifely tenderness.
"Its all right, | see," said Uncle
Chesson, when his nephew was gone.
"Yes, said Polly, brightly, "it is al
|
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-05
Rutland Business Cards.
BERWICK HOTEL,

G r RICHARDSON, Prop'r,
RUTLAND VERNON 7
Heated Throughout by Seam.
Good Sample Rooms, Billiard Room and
Livery Stable connected with the Hotel,
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-26

wharf, and carted to the laundry. He
happened to be sick on one occasion,
aud his assistant, who was ignorant of
the contraband trade, handled the linen
in such way that the opium can fell
out. A great number of sewing ma
chimes were sent to Honolulu, and by
accident it was discovered that the legs
were hollow and packed with opium.
Opium has been delivered in the islands
in fruit cans, the can being divided into
three compartments, the two outside
ones filled with fruit and the larger ones
with opium. Large quantities have
also been shipped to the islands in stove
wood, each piece of the wood being
bored. Masses of coal have done SER
vice in the same way.
THAT IS LURID picture of criminal
life in New York that is unveiled in the
story Of the killing of two thieves in a
terrible fight in a Sixth avenue resort
kept by a criminal for criminals 1t is
startling to think, says the San, that such
desperate men come and go at will,
mingling by day with the throngs of
honest men and women in the busy thor
oughfares, and at night gathering to plot
crimes against society. The report that
detectives kept nightly watch on their
meeting place affords some assurance of
protection, but it would seem as though
men of such character might by some
means be driven from the city.
A VERY BEAUTIFUL and touching story
was telegraphed the other day from
some far Western town, which told how
white dove flew in at church window
and lit upon the shoulder of fair young
bride who was just being given away at
the altar. The poetic thrill which was
caused by the incident has been turned
into grief by the discovery that the fair
young bride spent over six months train
ing the dove for this matrimonial act
with the one blessed purpose of getting
her name in all the papers.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-26
Our Exports.

The Bureau Of statistics reports the
total value of the exports of domestic
breadstuffs for the month of December,
1888, to be SIG, 1872, $50; for the CORE
spending month of 1882, $24, 662, ,OO1; for
the three months ended December,
1888, $40, ,2s1, sol; for the corresponding
period in 1882, 7O,O81. $50; for nine
months ending September 80, 1883,
$3.50, 43O, 436 for the corresponding
period last year, $134 937, ,S09.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-26
Declines 1t.

General Sherman, having learned that
a number of prominent army officers and
Government officials in Washington in
tended to celebrate his retirement to
civil life by banquet, said that he was
in hopes that no such action would be
taken, as he was desirous of slipping
into private life as quietly as possible.
With this object, he said, he had de-
clined all receptions and banquets ten
dered him in New York and Philadel-
phia, and the only reception he had con-
sented to was that of the old soldiers in
st. Louis, in welcoming him back to his
former home.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-26
CATARRH Ely'S cream Balm

Good Pay for Agents. 500 60 5000 per
mo-. made selling fine Books and Bibles.
Write to j. c. AICCUEDY * Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-26
A Child's Prayer Quickly Answered.

Something stayed his feet; there was
a fire in the CRATE within-for the night
was chill-and it lit up the little parlol
and brought out in startling effects the
pictures on the wall. But these were as
nothing to the picture on the hearth.
There, by the soft glow of the freight,
knelt his little childat her mothers feet,
its fair head bowed, and as its rosy lips
uttered each word with childish distinct
ness the father listened, spell-bound to
the spot.
''Now lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
II I should die before 1 wake,
pray the Lord my soul to take"
Sweet innocence. The man himself
who stood there with bearded lips shut
tightly together had said that prayer
once at his mothers knee. Where was
that mother now? The sunset gates
had long ago unbarred to let her pass
through. But the child had not finished;
he heard her say:-"God bless mamma.
papa and my own self"-then there was
a pause, and she lifted troubled blue
eyes to her mothers face.
"God bless papa" prompted the
mother, softly.
"God bless papa" lisped the little
one.
'And-please send him home sober
He could not hear the mother as she said
this, but the child followed in a clear,
tone:-
"God-bless papa-and please-send
im-home-sOber. Amen"
Mother and child sprang to their feet
in alarm when the door opened so sud
denly, but they were not afraid when
they saw who it was, returned so soon;
but that night, when little Mamie was
being tucked up in bed after such
romp with papa she said in the sleepiest
and most contented of voices:
Mamma, God answers most as quick
as the telephone, doesn't He ?"
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-26
NEw. BEAUrIFUL ANp EAsY cANrArAs /.

In chronic dys-
pepsia and liver
complaint, and in
chronic constipa-
tion and other OBJ
stinate diseases
Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is beyOndall
comparison the best
remedy that can be
taken. As a means
Of restoring the
strength and vital
energy Of persons
who are sinking un-
der the debilitating
effects Of PAINFUL
disorders, this stan
dard vegetable in
vigorant is confess
edly unoqualed.
For sale by all
Druggists and Deal
ers generally.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22

A new theory in favor OF 4
diet of meat is advanced by
Professor Feser, Of Munich, who
has made some experiments
upon animals with a view of es-
tablishing the connection be-
lieved to exist between diet
and liability to infection. He
found that animals fed upon
vegetables were quickly attacked
BY the disease with which they
we're inoculated, while those
which bad been fed exclusively
upon meat resisted the effects OF
the incubation. Thus, he thinks,
the fact is clearly proven that
men whose food is largely COM
posed Of flesh are much less
liable to Infection than those
who are absternious in this re-
sPect.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22
A Third Line.

It does not seem to be gener-
ally known, says the Hawthorne
Bulletin, that third line OF
railroad to the East is now nearly
finished. 1t leaves the South
ern Pacific at Mojave, connect
ing with the Atlantic and Pa
cific on the Colorado River, at
the Needles. This line makes
the distance to st. Louis $50
miles shorter than by any other
route, and while lessening the
time on through freight, will, it
is expected, do considerable to-
ward advancing the interests OF
Nevada. There are immense
berax fields in this section which
will doubtless send their pro-
ducts east over this rout as soon
aa the c. & G.. is complete to
Mejave.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nay q - Jnli

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nay q - Jnlia
R-nachere, beautiful young WOMB,
was married on her dying bed l {
Wednesday to c. W. 8 SEYMOUR. o.
Friday she died. On Sunday she MAS
buried. To-''ay h-r b'my was ex-
humed by cr,lcr Of 'e Coroner and an
4utnp-y held. Evidence of abnrsi""
was disco, cred, aud Seymour aud t r.
midwife, named s. Liza l.. Webster, are
under arrest, charged with conpl,clty
la her death.
NEw YORK, May q. The Sons Of
Liberty, It a meeting yesterday. de
nnuuceh III Brooklyn bridge autlori.
ses for holding t opening rsm'nie>
IN the Qa-e..'s b 1T day. Il was ,hr
in.enti,.u of The meeting to hurn the
Queen Ia .fhsy. hut the presence Of
p,i CO prevented such a .iemonstral ION.
CASTELAR,, Ireland, May 81 The
badly Of steward named Oman, VIII"
has been missing for four months, was
f.und in the k near here with q
heavy chain around his neck.
New YORK. MAY q Report of the
New York Commissioners of Accoui t
snow tn the frauds comm j uioA
t 10 City Treasury iy Crr..l, ! cnpon
clerk, amount t" $4,000.
MONTPELIER, Vt. Ny 81. - The
mos t disastrous frres tire hat ever &c.
Cured 10 Verm"ns, start 4 yesterday
III tho vicini'y of Grn,o". An im"e"s-
tract was burned ovrr aud l.rre
amount of property DE- tr yed. The
l,ss is estimated a, $3.50 QUO.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22
MORNING. APPEAL
Belle Wife.


A writer in the Cleveland
Leader says: "Mr. Bell, the
telephone man, is worth Sc, 000,-
600 and he has the most elegant
residence in Washington. A man
told mo to-day that his wife is
very beautiful, and that she is
deaf and dumb. Bell became
infatuated with her beauty and
married her. In experimenting
ON an audiphone that she might
be able to hear, he discovered
the principle Of the telephone.
In this way his wife indirectly
made his fortune. Her hus-
hands fortune is not the only
one Mrs. Bell has made. Andrews
the portrait painter, owes his
start to his picture Of her face.
Before that he had been I'M
known. He came here from
Cincinnati, and had but little to
do. Mrs. Bell gave him a sit
ting and he had the luck to catch
enc of her most beautiful express
sions. The picture was shown
at Corcoran's gallery and crowds
went to see it. The unknown
artist was unknown no longer.
Orders poured in and he is now
the portrait painter Of the Capt.
tai.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22

Director of the Mint, Bur-
chard, estimates that the value
of the gold product of California
last year amounted to $l7,0oO,-
coo in round numbers.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22

U. 8. Indian Agent McMas-
tiers has appointed Mr.. Matt
Rheim and wife as Farmer and
Teacher of the Walker Lake In
dian Reservation, and they will
enter upon their duties July LIST.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22

Talmage compliments Father
Barry for the latter's efforts to
break up opium dens in New
York. He says he halls the
movement as one Of the health
est of the times.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22

Yesterdays rise in Hale &
NOrcross was hailed with Joy in
stock circles. But a few years
ago an advance of that kind
would have been regarded as a
mere '6agGtelle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22

John w. Mackiy and family
left Paris in their own Palace
car to attend the coronation at
Moscow, a piece Of extravaganza
which is creating some comment
in Europe, so the telegraph says.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-22

%. An Atlanta e.. d'spstch says
Mrs Dr. RI ley, daughter Of III. J: te
Senator H Il, jumped firm a runaway
buggy on S..urd ~ and received i"ju :
les that were at frat considered l 1T
She is now n t exp ell t., recover.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-29
THE SOUTH.
Virginia,

A Statue to Jackson-A Confederate Fri
 bute to the Brave Old Warrior.
 LEXINGTON, June 2S.-Considerable regret was expressed at the absence of General Jo- seph E. Johnston, who was to have presided, and General John B. Gordon, who had been announced as chief marshal. The former was detained at home by sickness and the lat ter wrote that business engagements pre- vented his presence. Several members of the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States, including General George H. Stewart of Maryland, arrived here this morning bringing with them a handsome bronze tablet three feet high inscribed ''Stonewall-from his surviving comrades in Maryland which was placed at the foot of General Jackson's tomb, whose remains were inferred here years ago. The idea of statue to General Robert E. Lee was first broached among those confederate soldiers who attend ed his funeral obsequies at Lexington in Oct, 1870. From among their number Memo rial association having for it's object the car rying out of this conception was formed. Mrs. Lee when waited upon by committee of the association for an expression of her wishes in connection with the subject re- quested that the figure of the general be represented in an attitude of recumbency. Mrs. Lee also recommended MT. Edward K. Valentine, a sculptor of Richmond. as an artist eminently qualified for the work. Her wishes were religiously respected and the work was forth with inaugurated. The figure cut from block of Vermont marble is of over-life size and rests upon heavily draped comet in an attitude of repose. The recumbent figure rests on a sarcophagus which in turn rests upon solid granite tomb and beneath this lie the remains of the ilIuatrious soldier
Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-29

APrObabIe Consolidation Of Railroads.
 NEW YORK, June 28.-At meeting of the board of directors of the Highland Junction and Storm King Bridge railroad company to- day, Samuel M. Schank, vice president of the Pennsylvania, Slatington and New En- land railroad company, was elected a direc- tor. This is said to mean consolidation of the roads, which would give the Philadelphia and Reading and the Baltimore and Ohio roads connection with the New York and New England road at Fishkill. The Penn sylvania and Slatington is nearly completed and prepared to connect with the Storm King Bridge route
Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-29
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THR ISSUE MADE UP In the Case of Collector
 Horton. FEARS OF THE CHOLERA PLAGUE. Expected in Europe Inside
 of Two Months. A YOUNG LADY'S TEETH DRAWN For Refusing to Abandon
 Her Love.
A YOUNG LADY'S TEETH DRAWN
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Revenue ScandaI-The Charges
 Brought Against Collector Horton -
 Commissioner EvGns Turns The Case
 Over to The District AttOrney-Other
 Matters.
 WASHINGTON, June 28.-Internal Revenue Commissioner Evans to day wrote to Collect or Slack, of Boston, enclosing copy of Solo mon Carter's letter to President Arthur charging Revenue Agent Horton with brib- cry MT. Slack is directed to investigate and report upon the matter and if he finds that either Horton or Carter have violated the law he is to request the district attorney to prosecute them. Commissioner Evans also addressed letter to MT. Horton in which he says: sT have received your letter of the 26th inst with reference to the letter ad- dressed to the President by Mir. Solomon Carter of Boston. Your letter fully makes up the issue and have to-day referred the matter to Collector Slack of Boston for i'm mediate investigation and report. You will report to Collector Slack your readiness to proceed with the investigation. The very bottom of the affair must be reached before you go on duty"
 The official order promulgating the decis- ion of the Wasson court martial was issued to day. It designates Lansing jail, Kansas, as the place of confinement during the eighteen months of imprisonment.
 Colonel D. B. Parker, chief of tho post office inspectors, to day declined the position of city postmaster here.
 According to information received at the Postofice department an inter colonial postal conference recently held at SydneY,N S. w., decided to apply for the admission of the Australian colonies Gncluding New Zealand as understood) to the universal postal union. Should these colonies be admitted in the union the republic of Bolivia, South Ameri- ca, will be the only country of the world having an organized postal service net en- braced in the postal union.
 Postmaster General Gresham says that there is no truth in the published report that Postmaster Pearsen, of New York, is to be removed. He has the complaints which have been forwarded to him under consideration, but has as yet taken no action.
 John H. Vernon, who had delirium tremens while serving on the Star route jury, was to. day fined for abusive language to neighbor. He made & wild speech.