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LADIES' GOODS.
ScHooL FOR DREssnAx1xa

Ladies are hereby info med that Mr.. WHITE has
opeL ed School for Dreszmakng at street north
west, where he teaches the art Of Making Cuttin9
and correctly. '' 'e~-o"AAs
he success Mr. White met with In this city already In
Que 20 his thorough knowledge OF his business The
~ f IN Mr. White hes is universally
or part OF chart School open day and evening"
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The World Newspaper Tho Gossip
About It-Jay GOuld's Ownership-St.
Patrick's Dny-The Duell0 and its
F'iasc0-The SOrosis Club-Disordcr In
Theatres-Apartmen laouse,-Etc.
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NEW BANKs-The controller OF the currency
has> authorized the Roanoke National Bank. Of
Roanoke, Va, TO begin business with q capital az
$4,000 and the Peoples National Bank OF Barnes.
Vile, Ohio, with capital OF $4,000
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MRs. SELMA RUPERT,
Cos NINTH STREET. OPPOSITE PATENT OYF1cx
has Just opened and elegant line Of Infants and
ChLaren's WHITE DRESSES, ROBES MERINO
CLoAKS, LACE and SHIRRED CAPS
and all kinds Of
CHILDREN'S FURNISHING GOODS.
Large and select assortment Of Ladies' and Childrens
HOSIERY, SILK and Isle THREAD GLOVES
EMBROlDER1ES Cambria Nainsook and Swiss
LACES. TRIMMINGS. BUTTONS and ART EN-
BROIDERY GOODS. nh2O
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LIFE AT FORTRESS moNROE.

'sOld Pointer POpularity-Six Hundred
Guests-WhO They Arc and Where
They Come FrOm-The Hygeia and its
Proprietor The AmusemcntS-(en,
McClelIan-PersOna Notes. &c.
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The Trial Of the Detectives and Thieves.
Mr.. WELLS NOTIFIED OF HIS APPOINTMENT As A.
EISTANT ATTORNEY.
District Attorney Corkhiu has notified II. H.
Wells, esq.,, OF his appointment by the Attorney
General as special assistant district attorney for
the prosecution OF the late Metropolitan police de-
tectlves, Mr.. Wells having already familiarized
himself with the evidence in the cases The dis
trfct attorney says that the Attorney General has
expressed his desire that the cases be PROMPTLY
and vigorously prosecuted.
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Lee al Notes.

Lee al Notes.
IN sne Hss
cloak from George Berry, In whose house she was
Martha Franklin was the complainant IN the
Police Court this morning against another colored
woman named Fanny johnson, who she charged
Win coming 10 her house when she (witness was
cents. She paid a 1ne OF -
Alonxo A. Miller. who was arrested Thursday
ment Of $500. on complaint Of Mr.. c. D. Gilmore,
has been released on his personal recogntzance to
appear for hearing next Wednesday.
SENTENCED FOR WRrrrN6 PoLIcY.-A young col.
ored man named James H. Golden, OF d street. be-
tween 1917 and 14th streets,was put on trial before
man named John Lester testided that he dreamed e
OF man named Smith. and he played the Smith
was to take the .play" to Alexandria and aput II
in" When fhe drawings came out he discovered
that his numbers were out. and he went for his
offered hin him his twenty-five eents back, and he
"nyng book" If you play on HIM and stTif S q
prize he pockets the money and II you don't strike
II he pockets it anyhow. An old colored woman
the !. sick woman, row" q, Is ana g Her row Nv
came out and he refused to pay her. The defense
Was no oense here 5udTe sne saS 9ne
object OF the law was to cover the whole ground,
and he would impose q sentence OF sixty daya
POLICY .BAcKERs" m Couxr.-Tnis afternoon,
IN the Police Court. Chaa Beveridge, Uriah Hilton,
Kbenezer Cross and J. w. CLARK, who were re.
Gently arrested on complaint OF License Agent
called for trial The case Of Clark went over uu
Monday on account OF sickness Of the defendant
Charles Bevef1dge was nrst placed on trial The
witnesses against him were Julius FAuth, who said
he had been policy writer, and described Bever.
ldge'S manner OF operating: Solomon Green and
idge a. swrfters." In the case Of Hilton the Wit.
ness was August Fentlers, who had been employed
by Hilton az clerk. He stated that he knew or no
connection Of tie defendant with any game Of
policy at present The cases were continued ur(il
wednesday uext Tar evidence for the oefenoa
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A MAY AND DECEMBER CoUPLE.-Mn RachGo
Frustenberg, IS years OF age, and bride OF two
months, has begun suit In equity In Baltimore
| to restrain her husband from alternating his pro-
perry. He Is GO years OF age ana a widower with
three children. The bill alleg eS bad treatment
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A NTON FISHER
"A CHEMICAL DRY CLEANING ESTABLISH
MENI' 9o6 street northwest Thirty years expert
Wells Laee etc. are perfectly cleaned by this superior
process Ladies' Evening Dresses speciality. Opinion
OF j. DsSmed official chemist of the District of Co.
Gnbia: Your chemicals of the most efectual ma
ture and harmless and your perfect machinery is not
sur assed in Paris, New York elsewhere" Notice
Grease spots guaranteed to be thoroughly
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MISS ANNIE K. HUMPHREY.
40 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
Makes CORSETS to order In every style and material,
and guaran tees perfect fit and comfort.
HER SPECIALT1ES ARE
french Hand made Underclothing. Merino Updarvaap
- and finest Imported Hosiery "~~>
fatent shoulder Braces and all Dress Reform Goods
French Corsets and Bustles The 'sHercuesH SUP.
porting Corset for which Miss H. is special agent
cannot be surpassed.
N.B.-French German and Spanish spoken a5
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RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER-The following
were the readings at the ONCE the chief signal
oncer to-day: am. % 8; IL am, SIS; 3 pm.
S7.3. Maximum, So. g; minimum, 2l.6
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FASHIONABLE MILLINERY
Il
MS
PLUAFS. TIPS AND UNTRINNFD HATE TN
LARGE VARIETY AND AT Re ASONABLE PRICtS
10. BAUM's,
mus 416 Seventh street.
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WRECK OF A CIRCUMPOLAR EXPEDITION.
mas reached Winnipeg, Man., or the wrecking az
the latter end OF August. while going across tho
Great Slave Lake from Fort Resolution to Fort
Rae, or the British circumpolar expedition, de.
tailed TO take polar observations last year. NO
lives were lost, but considerable hard shfps were
endured. The expedition had arrived at Fort Rae.
It's destination, on September Cd and had placed
Its instruments and taken two observations.
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SEWING MACHINES. &c.

TUT VERY BEST BLACK SILKS, SATINs VEL
VETS. PAsasoLS and sun uMBRELLAG
Uess.sst. AZ ]. X. YOUNGS
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The Markels.

BALTIMORE. March 24.-virginise s. consolidassa
S ss: 5S 6d o SsGspn' a. D's
81 BALTIMoRE, March 2a;-Cotton dul-middlins,
n Extra stSss' a aSa n f.%i
ko Sranas sss SS CO. ts sa
:SssT hsSsF ga S isqns5S "a s
sd apr S'ntf5 b rsa M snS March i;
ssS western %issa .po IS I'D
s ar sssssssS a May etss.
52aS5 western White ssa5t dor I mxed so.si PENN
sss sSniss 1fsS4 Rye lower 6ss
Provisions quiet and steadyZmess PORK. 1000 BUN
ana Clear 0 rib sde sd a.
i1aI5. Larsarefnsd., isS butter aui-vess stern
Petroleum: sa n1 fSi as and Cone
aI5a,o Oa ordinary TO fair ssss sne
Isaisk: WHISKY quiet and steady. Iisssi.iS
tsshss sssp g.
saes-wheas ais 600 bushels; corn. 25o. 600 bushels.
The RIVER TRApE-Harbormaster Sutton 70.
ports arrivals at the river front follows:-Schf.
r. A. Rose, Grant, 100 tons slate, market; schr n
pungy Sarah Jane, Russell. GOO bushels do, dol
pungy Chief, Swami, SOB bushels do, do. stmr:
Kate. Ellis, with fish for market; stmr. AtlaA
s6ee Coast Bailey
Virginia, Dare, light
CALL FOR AN 1RIsH-AMERIcAN CONVENTIONAL
general call signed by Patrick Egan, OF the Ma
tional League OF Ireland: James Mooney, presi.
dent OF the 1rtsh-American Land League and
Michael Boland, chairman OF the committee Of
seven, for an Irish American national convention
to be held In Philadelphia, April 26 1885, has been
Issued The call is for the purpose OF expressing
sympathy with the suffering people OF Ireland.
ana TO protest against the policy OF England. It
ID proposed TO blend into one organization all the
Irish societies OF the United States and Canada
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me annual meeting of Sorosis for the election of
omcers was held Monday night at Delmonico's,
ana Jennie June CrOly was, OF course, elected
preSloenI Sorosfs would consider that 1T had
commltted violent crime II 1t failed to elect Mrs
CIoly as president She is not particularly good
PIeSiuent, ana never has been, and great many
IN me society are heartily tired OF her speeches.
Jul Dua ~ Is deemed the proper thing to elect Mrs.
r satn ana hence it Is done. The society had
r r,n common place dinner; after which the va
woman question with each other until far into
the nlgnL Dr.. Dix received most vigorous ex-
COIiaNOn. and The right Of women to vote was adj
vOCaIe0 on all hands Thoughtful people are be-
GINNING 10 notice that the Sorosis and the various
,womans rights movements In New York are
tUsing force There can be no doubt
Snat mo organizations which now exist
~ ~ . f Cioy Iof the advancement OF women In
1aa rom satisfactory condition. The movement
Deen noticed particularly Is that no young women
are are, growing up into the views Of the woman's
ngnts advocatea Victoria C. woodruff, when She
VIII " europe, announced that the coming gen.
eIaliOn OF girls had not stamina enough In them
70 make direct fight for their rights
4en iennie G. Claf1in left few months ago
Snes too DeWa1led the lack Of combativeness In the
sue pegan 70 lose hope Of woman ever getting her
rgnis: Az the dinner Of the Sorosls the other
ngnt u was noticed that grey hatred women were
iaIRey 10 the ascendancy, and that fresh young
faces were not only few but almost entirely N.
sent II young blood cannot be INFUSED into the
OIganlxauOn 1e will die natural death before
many years have passed ;.
AseAUIzu n gHxAIE1a
On Monday occurred the third conspicuous GO
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HE SLAB FROM PAYNEs GRAvE.-The slab which
Was over the grave OF John Howard Payne In To
mis- was shipped from New York to-day by steamer
ana Is expected here by Tuesday OF ne t week A
FAC smile OF the slab will be made and sent 10 fv-
MS, 10 be placed over his former resting place
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who Is much beloved among the disabled volun.
teer soldiers OF the Hampton Home, received from
them last Monday, before his departure, a crafty.
ing tribute, viz: a beautiful mounted banner OF
royal purple satin, lined with the same, and
trimmed around with fringe of gold. On one side,
In illuminated German text, were embroidered
the words: 1.-THE National Hcme for Disabled Vol
unteer Soldiers, March 3, 1865. The Nation to her
defenders" and on the reverse side In the same
lettering: "Presented to Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan,
Local Manager, by Veterans OF the Southern
Branch" The work was executed by one OF the
soldier inmates and his venerable aunt. The
presentation was made with as little formality as
possible, and the General, much affected, made a
graceful and cordial acknowledgment MRS
Mcclellan received many congratulations from
aoleS OF the hotel this tribute to her husband.
Many Washington readers viii be Glad to know
mat Mrs Eaton, whose boarding house here has 30
ong Deen An attractive home TO soJourners desir-
ing qulet quarters, has not sold out as she has
ogen Tying to do but, though nearly 20 in years,
stu o enIerta1ns season guests, and her house Is
low oVerrun make this statement to satisfy
numerous inquiries from washington Ell.
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PANIC CAUSED BY THE ERUPTION OF MoU,r
ETNA-The eruption or Mount Etna is increasinl
In violence A new crater has opened. The law
from the volcano threatens TO oyerwhelm Nico
losl and other VIII ages. The people living In Tn
threatened places are fleeing from their homes
Troops are ass listing them. There are eievoI
assures In the mountain. The central opening 4
active, but there is no discharge OF lava from Il
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-02-14
HOW WATCHES ARE MADE.

1t VIII be apparent to any one. who will
examine a SOLID GOLD WATCH. that aside
from the necessary thickness for engraving
and polishing. large proportion of the
precious metal used il needed only to st fen
and hold the engraved portions in place. and
supply the necessary rol1ity and strength
The surplus gold is needless so far as UTILITY
and beauty are concerned, MJAMES BOSS
PATENT GOLD WATCH CASES. this
WASTE OF precious metal il overcome, and the
SAME soIlDIrl AND STRENGTH produced ut
from one-third to onc-half Of The usual cost
Of solid eases. This process is OF the most
simple nature. as follows Il plate of nicklo
composition metal, especially adapted to the
purpose. has two plltes of SOLID GOLD colder
cd one on each side The three are then
passed between polished steel rollers and
the result is strip pt heavy plated col4posi.
ton, from which the cases. hacks, centres,
bezes &c are bent and shaped by suitable
dies end formers. The gold in these cases is
sufficiently thick to admit of all kinds of
chasing, engraving and enamelling: the EN-.
graved cases have been carried until worn
perfectly smooth by time and use without re-
moving the gold.
THIS IS THE ONLY CASE MADE
WITH TWO PLATES OF SOLID GOLD
AND WARRANTED BY SPECIAL CERT
FICATE.
For sal by all Jewellers. ASK ,or Ilustra,
ted Catalogue, anG to $50 warrant,
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William j. Coughlin, of Somerville,
Mass, says: "In the fall of 1896 was
taken with bleeding of the lungs, followed
by severe cough. lost my appetite
end Gesh and confined to my bed. In 1877
l was admitted 10 the hospital Tie doc
tors said l had Il hole in my lung az big
as half Il dollar. At one time report
was around that was dead. gave up
hope, but friend told me Of DIR. WILL
LIAM HALLS BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS. l
got Il bottle. when to my surprise. COM
menced to feel better, and to-day feel
better than for three years past
81 write this hoping every one afflicted
with Diseased Lungs will take DR.. WILL
LIAM llAIL's BAIs4M, AND be convinced
that consumption can be cured. can pos
itlvely say 1t has done me more good thun
all the other medicines have take n since
my sickness.
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Petition for Divorce.

AGNES CARPENTER AIt n'"'c % Of Ssr,
HIRAM +. CARPENTER, Comfy Clerks
Office, January 23d, A. d. 1888.
whereas, Agnes Carpenter, of Ludlow, in
said County, has this day filed in this Court
her petition against her husband Hiram L.
Carpenter, praying for divorce from him for
the cause Of wlful deScrtion for three years
and upward, and for his wantonly and cruel
y refusing to support her, he being of suf-
iicicnt ability 50 TO do; and also praying for
suitable alimony, and that the custody Of
Eugene Carpenter. aged six years, and BERTHE
children of herself and the said Hiram, may
be decrccd to her, which petition is return
able to the Term Of the County Court next
to be held ut Woodstock, in and for said
County, on the fourth Tuesday of May, A.
ID. 1888. And it appearing that the said
Hiram +. is without this State. and in parts
unknown to the petitioner, so that the ordin-
AIRY process of the court or personal service
cannot be served upon him.
Therefore, ii is ordered that the said Agnes
Carpenter notify the said Hiram Il. Carpenter
of the pendcncy Of her said petition and of
term of the Court to which the same is re-
turnablc, by publishing the substance thereof,
with this order, for three weeks successfully
III the Spn1 0fme Age, a newspaper printed
ut Woodstock, in said County, the last publ
cation to be at least six weeks previous to said
next May Term of said Court, which publica-
ton will be deemed sufficient notice to said
Hiram L. Carpenter to appear and make
answer to said petition, and said Hiram L.
Carpenter is hereby notified to appear on the
first day Of said last stated Term of Court and
make answer to said petition.
GEO. b. FRENCH, Clerk.
WALKER a. GODDARD. Attorneys.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The Waumbeck lumber company is
hauling one hundred thousand feet Of
timber day into Bethlehem.
In Colebrook, which is seven miles
from the Canadian border, the price of
green wood having gone up to "a a
cord, citizens for the first time have
begun to burn coal.
A fight between two jealous lovers
occurred ut Portsmouth recently in
which one had an ear bitten off.
A patent rack of tools for use in case
of accident has been placed in nearly
all the cars on the Northern railroad.
Early Wednesday evening three
young ruffians entered the residence of
Margaret Griffin, a widow, residing
on Church street, in Manchester, and
after plying her with drugged liquor,
committed rape. The parties are still
at large.
A boy named Willard Ordway of
London, who shot his step-mother dead
last Friday, and claimed he "didn't
know it was loaded" was on Satur-
day sent to Jail on the charge of MUIR
der.
The Methodist church at Franklin
was sold at auction Saturday, under a
savings bank mortgage, to S. B. Wig
gin of Franklin, for $4,000, about one
sixth Of its original cost.
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All Sorts.
Dakota is lust frozen solid.

Dakota is just frozen solid.
Flotow, the musical composer, is
dead.
The Canadian sport of tobagganing
is simply sliding down hill on cushion
ed board.
A Georgia man broke his back with
a sneeze and then he took to his coffin.
The Florida legislature has appro-
priated $4,000 to send delegates to
Boston's worlds fair.
Reports from the cattle range Sec
ton in Colorado say the loss of stock
by snow storms and cold weather will
amount to Is per cent.
"Mr. Jim Turner left for the woods
on Thursday" says mild exchange.
Mr.. jim probably left some small ac-
counts for the sheriff to audit
An unknown man poured benzine
over himself at Newark Saturday, set
himself on fire and was burned to death.
Lowell Citizen: The sessions OF
State Legislatures all over the country
are opened with religious exercises,
and many really deyout people are in
consequence beginning to doubt the
efficacy of prayer.
Tuesday, at Fort Montgomery, the
West Shore railroad blast threw a
stone thousand feet, which killed
William J. Reilly, aged 81.
The city of Mobile, Ala, has con-
tributed about 81 ,0U0 for the relief of
the sufferers by the floods in Germany
The Ice Palace was one Of the most
attractive features of the carnival at
Montreal. The walls and tower OF the
structure were to the height Of over 80
feet of solid blocks of ice, the roof was
made of green boughs doluged with
water and the whole edifce was IL
Illuminated by the electric light.
Yes" he said, "the hoy bothered
me so ] took him and just wiped him
round the barnyard, ducked him in the
trough, laced him with an old tug, and
let him go. l don't know what |
should have done if | had been real
mad !"
A little San Francisco boy brought
on tragedy by telling his father that he
had seen his mother kissing the milk
man. An attempt at murder and
suicide was the consequence.
Bradford Mead of Union, Franklin
county, Mo-, has just received back
pension money amounting to s906S,
said to be the largest pension yet paid.
He was made totally blind by wounds
received in the war.
James Monroe, an Ohio man, blew
ont his brains while gleighing with his
wife. He probably couldn't stand
being constantly told to look out, be
careful, he didn't know how to drive,
ETC., etc.
The Irish people, who are struggling
for their rights from the British gov
eminent, have the warmest sympathy
of every true-hearted American.
Who will now beliey" ~ Wiggins's
prediction that a tremendous tempest
is going to descend like a bosom of de-
struction upon North America on
March IL? Perhaps Wiggns's own
faith will be shaken after his complete
failure of a storm on Friday last.
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VERMONT.

Burlington had 81 marriages, 32O
births, and 254 deaths last year.
Marina Wright Of Addison has
reached her one hundredth birthday.
She must have lived right.
The Vermont academy at SaXtons
River has 1870 students this winter.
Eli Perkins is lecturing in this State.
Give us call, Eli.
A Troy minister announces that he
has "lost all confidence in hell" He'll
regain it after he's been there awhile.
A Swanton man has a chair over
800 years old and is just having it up
holstered the second time.
Brattlcboro voted in special town
meeting to aid the proposed Brattle-
boro and Bennington railroad to the
amount of 100000, which is about
$4,000 less than twice the towns
grand list. 1t was a cold day for the
taxpayers of Brattleboro.
A Middlebury correspondent says,
"the humps are now in the inter-
mediate department. Ifthis is fact
it is hopeless case.
The last of the St. Johnsbury trip
lets died the Goth ult., having lived
twenty-five days. The SECOND Ii, ed
eight days and the first three days.
Two Hartford deacons got hot over
an attachment of some property recent
ly, forgot their religious views and
pitched into each other, Deacon Bur-
bank drawing first blood from Deacon
Crandalls nose. Deacon Crandall had
Burbank before a justice and fined 81.
The St. Adams Messenger hits the
nail on the head when it says that pub
fishing bylaw against coasting, and
then failing utterly to enforce it, is
giving the boys disastrous lesson in
violation Of law.
1t is sand that pensioner in Rut-
land has received and squandered ST.
200 of arrearages within a year.
"Purty" boy.
Montpelier Journal: A Thetford
debating society has Keen wrestling
with this problem: rs the multiple
ity of newspapers in this country an
evil?" Several ex-newspaper publish
ers in this state, notably II. M. Mott,
could throw light upon that point
They have had experience and paid
for it.
A turkey of the Narragansett breed,
raised by a West Ferrisburg farmer,
dressed 80 pounds. 1t stood four feet
four inches high, had l1-inch leg,
measured around the breast two feet
nine inches, its body was three feet
long and its neck IL inches in circum-
ference.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-02-14

ELI PERKINS ON GEORGE FRANCIS
TRAIN.--One day I met George Fran
els Train in Madison Square, sur
rounded by children. DR.. Hammond
had told me that ridicule was an infal-
lible test for insanity-that if a man
got mad at harmless joke, joke with
no animus in it, it was pretty sure
sign of insanity.
$50 you see these hands," COM
menced George, as he always does.
"Sec the blood run into them. There s
health for you. All this comes from
vegetable diet, sir. No meat for me.
I eat nothing but vegetable. Vegeta-
bles make muscle, sinew, strenth, man
hood"
"Yes, George" ! said, "you're
right. Meat is weakening. ! notice
all the strong animals live on vegeta-
bles. There's the weak lion and the
tender panther, they live on vegetables /;
and there's the sturdy sheep, the hardy
goose, the savage calf, the wild and
ravenous jackass, they live on meat en-
tirely. They"
"It always makes me mad to talk to
an internal fool" said Train coltring
up, while he turned on his heel and
left in huff"
Then ! knew George Francis was in.
sane.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-02-14

Seeing smoke rising from one of his
straw stacks, u Grand Forks Dakota)
farmer seized pail of water and
mounted the stack rapidly. The inte-
rior, however, had been eaten out by
the flames, and as he reached the top
the straw gave way, and he was pre-
cipitatcd into the burning crater and
was crematcd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-02-14

The editor of tho Savannah Echo, q
colored mems organ, has discovered
that when Il negro applies for posi-.
ton under the federal government the
"bosses" throw up their hands in holy
horror, and cry out "the negro is ask
ing too much" Twas ever thus.