davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
GrindstOnes.

Grindstones, says technical jour-
nal are made from the more compact
sandstones, varying in texture and
compactness, according to the work
required. Those of England are
highly esteemed. Different localities
of that country afford such as are re-
quired for every purpose. Among
these the Newcastle" stones, from
the coal measures of Northumberland
and the adjacent countries, have a pre-
eminence in England for general pur
poses; others are employed for grind
ing, while many varieties are used as
plane surfaces for whetstones. Other
qualities are used as oil stones. A Ger
man variety is famous for this pur.
pose. The very finest qualities COM
posed of an almost impalpable aggluti.
mated power, are used as oil stones
Such are the "Water of Ayr" and
"blue" stones, and the Turkey oil
stone. The old Royal Exchange OF
London was paved with this stone
and when it was burned, about 1884
the pavement yielded handsome
amount towards re-erection. The Novs
Scotia and Berea (Ohio) grindstone>
are largely employed in this country
these may he obtained of. very large
size and uniform quality. The Washi
ia (ArK. } stone is Of the very finest
quality, being sharp and clean, and il
mateinto great variety of forms Z
grindstones, whetstones, homes ant
slips Of various sizes and forms.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
Preserving Flowers.

The method practiced by German
florists is as follows: Procure some
white sand, and wash it until it ceases
to dscolor the water. Then make it
hot, and mix with it small piece of
stearine, Take a Gne-meshed sieve,
and place it on a board, Cut your
flowers, when perfectly dry, with a
short piece of stem, aud place them in
the sieve in natural position. Fill up,
carefully with sand until the flowers
are well covered, and place them, if
fine weather, in the open air-or, bet
ter still, in an unshaded greenhouse,
In about ten days, if the weather be
hot, the board may be withdrawn
when the sand will come away from
the flowers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
A NOTED BUT UNTITLED WOMAN.

Inc above Is good likeness OF Mrs Lydia H. PINK
ham, Of Lynn Mass, who aboycaI ether human beings
may be truthful!y calledthe Dear Friend of Woman"
as some OF hcr correspondents love to call her she
EEcalou5!y devoted 10 heF work. which Is the outcoma
OF hlestuuy, ana Is Obliged to Keep Elk lady
ASSISTANTS to help nor ahswerthe large correspondence
winch daily pouTS IN upon her each bearing Its special
burden Of suffering, or Joy at release from 1t. Her
Vegetable Compound is n medicine for good and not
evil purposes. have personally Investigated 1t and
I'm satisfied Of the truth Of this.
On account of its proscn mcrits u f. recommended
md prescribed by the best physicians in the country
One GayG; 4" II works like charm and saYes much
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

Lace upon day dresses is very popu-
lar this season.
Braiding appears on costumes, jack
cts and wraps.
White lawn hustle skirts are prefer
red to stiff crinolets.
Tucks and panels are the features
in dress-making this year.
Gold braid is much used, even for
trimming morning dresses.
Copper in various shades is the rival
of tobacco or cigar color.
Percales, batistes, and zephyrs are
selling rapidly at the moment.
Dress skirts may be very bouffant or
clnging, whichever is preferred.
Silk-worm green is soberly announ-
ced as the latest tint in that shade.
Velvet gauges and brocaded gauges
are handsome additions to dress fabrics.
Children wear hats and bonnets in
all the new shapes just like their
elders.
Plain jerseys of red or blue are
much worn with lawn-tennis cos
tunes.
Valenciennes lace trims many of
the handsomest embroidered muslin
dresses.
Sleeves of dresses and wraps are
worn exceedingly high, and full on the
shoulder.
There is a greater variety in the
styles of bathing suits than was ever
before displayed.
Pongee dresses will be popular again
next summer and will be trimmed with
ecru lace or embroidery.
The flower of the moment is the
violet, and clusters are used on hats,
bonnets and evening dresses.
The Chinese driving cloak with
sabot sleeves has taken the place this
season of the French redingote.
Ecru and brown brocaded velvet
grenadine wraps are trimmed with
passementerie of the same color.
Dark brown Ottoman silk mantles
are deliberately trimmed with brown
Russian lace and chenille fringe
Plaids in sui dued colOrs are made
for travelling suits, morning dresses
for shopping and for the street.
Coral pink is a new shade which
comes only in Ottoman reps and soft
heavy materials for evening dresses.
For evening dresses the basque.
with long back and pointed front 81
the round Jersey basque are preferred
Tinted linen lawns in gray al,
cru grounds with figures in white az
among the novelties for summer wea
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

As a rule, Christian folklore should
and does reverse the pagan estimate of
things, honoring what was formerly
held in dshonor, and dispising what
was formerly honored. Thus the cat
or serpent occupies a place of evil
augury and low honor, proportional to
the reverse position once assigned to it,
when cats were thought worthy to
draw the chariot of Freja and reptiles
of all sorts deserving of worship. Yet
the older feelings survive in the sanctity
which in some places still protects the
cats life, and in the reverence yet paid
all over Europe to a certain kind of
house-snake which is regarded partly
as a guardian angel and partly as the
bearer of good fortune to mankind.
The idea of such snakes as embodying
he dead, which accounts for precisely
'hc same reverence being still paid to
them in Zululand, probably also ac-
counts for the European supersttons
which are or have been attached to
them. This sort of snake in Germany
and Switzerland is commonly regarded
as a most desirable guest, whose pres
ence is a sure earnest of blessing, and
who must, therefore, on no account be
killed, but fed with milk and honored
in every way. A number of them in a
house are taken to represent each mem
Der of the family; so much so that the
death of the reptile causes fearful
foreboding of the individual whose
representative it is And if inocuous
snakes were once worshiped, probably
as dead ancestors, and are therefore to
this day reverenced in secret, in spite
of the very opposite associations of the
newer religion, primitive philosophy
found no difficulty in explaining the
existence of harmful snakes or other
creatures of baneful tendency. 1t
comes from sort of curse put upon
them it is said in the Tyrol for hay
ing escaped without blessing at the
time of the Creation. And it is still
told there, how the blind adder once
enjoyed eyesight like other snakes, TILL
having frightened the Madonna as she
sat in the grass with the child Jesus,
it was punished thenceforth with total
blindness. In the general German
theory that snakes are really the old
goddess lIertha and her train, SO trans
formed at the time of the conversion f
Germany from paganism, is clear
trace of an attempt to counteract the
more primitive view of snakes by one
more in accordance with Christian
sentiment and belief. --CorRhiU Maya
| zine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
A Foot Lacking.

81 have brought in little poem" re-
marked long-haired individual, that
| would like to have published. The
sentiment is very fine; but, tell you
the truth, I'm not so certain about the
rhythm. There may be foot want
ing here and there" "Oh, that's moth
ing" replied the poetry editor, raising
his number eleven by way Of punctua-
ton; "will you have it supplied nowY-
The long-haired man probably had an
appointment that could not be delayed;
at all events, lie didn't wait for the ap
plication.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

Alexander, king of Bulgaria, is a
fne-looking, handsome fellow, of com
handing hight, and on horseback,
dressed in the huzzar uniform of his
body-guard, has just tho chivalrous
appearance that attracts a rude people
with whom military display is the evil
dence of power His gay, debonair
manner made him the favorite of all
when he was first called to his present
high position, but his popularity has
greatly waned of late years, owing to
his having thrown himself so COM
pletely into the hands of his Russian
advisers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

The RomaR NcrS thus describes a
forty-four-ton statue for the city of
New York : g." Probably the most colos
sal statue yet ordered for the states
has just been finished in plaster form
by an American sculptor at Florence,
Larkin G. Mead. There are but two
in America that can even be compared
with it, Greenough's Washington and
his group of civilization, which adorn
the capital at Washington. Some idea
of it may be Obtained by short de-
cription. The subject is the NIissis-
sippi River, a large, recumbent statue,
not unlike in treatment the Nile group
at Rome. The figure is represented
leaning against cluster of rocks
whence springs the source of the
Father of Waters, while as a sup
port to the other arm is Il broken
paddle wheel caught in snag, a
not uncommon sight on that mighty
river. AT the base are represented in
bas.relief the various objects character
istc of the stream during its long
course, stern-wheeler and side-wheeler
sugar-cane and crocodile, and its min
eral wealth in the representation of a
lead mine, while negroes are seen load
ing and unloading bales of cotton and
tobacco and the sugar cane; crystals,
too, are not forgotten, while the giant
right foot rests on II ledge of limestone,
and in the right hand stalks of that
great product of the Mississippi valley,
Indian corn, are held, one mature, the
other in the shock. a wreath COM
posed of tobacco and cotton crowns the
head of the colossus, while a fishing
net is carelcssly thrown across the base.
The plinth or pedestal is twelve feet in
length, and the weight of the marble
no less than forty-ive tons. This is to
be presented to the city of New York
by Elliott f. Shepard, New York law
yer, a son-in-law of w II. Vanderbilt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
TN Are pf Miracles

10 past, and Dr. Pcrccs Golden Medical
Discovery" will not raise the dead, will not
cure you if your lungs are almost wasted BY
consumption, It is, however, unsurpassed
both us pcctoral and alternative, and will cure
obstinate and severe diseases Of the throat and
lungs, coughs, and bronchial affections BY
virtue OF as wonderful Alternative properties
it cleanses and enrichcs the blood, cures PIN.
pies, 1lotchcs and cruptions, and causes even
great eating ulcers to heal,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
robably, before anything will be
known about them.

The sandstone quarry at Carson, Ne
vada, is proving a rich field for archaic
ologists. In addition to the giant hui
man footprints, Isl inches in length
and of corresponding width, there have
been found the teeth of the saber
toothed tiger, the horse the tusk and
Jaw of the mastodon and a horses
Jaw. But the most interesting find
lately made was a tomb near the
needles, on the line of the Atlantic
& Pacific road, at depth of 173 feet
from the surface In it was found a
huge skeleton in sitting position,
with its knees drawn up to its head
and clasped in a bony embrace with
its neshless arms. AT its feet were
several bowls, originally made of red
dish clay, but hardened by the lapse of
ages into substance resembling flint.
A tablet was inserted in the wall at
its head, bearing a long inscription in
hieroglyphics and covered with rude
limitations of some extinct species of
creature, half animal, half reptile. A
number of implements of warfare were
also found. Among them stone AK,
the handle and head being of stone,
while the edge was formed of iron of
great hardness, mortised into flint
The remains of petrided forest were
passed through before the tomb was
reached.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

When Thelwall was on his trial for
high treason, he wrote the following
note during the evidence for the prose
cution, and sent it over to Erskine, his
counsel; 81 am determined to plead
my cause myself" Erskine wrote
back "If you do, you will be hanged"
TO which Thelwall replied: "Then
I'll be hanged if | do"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
There are now living in Munich the

There are now living in Munich the
daughter of Palm, the bookseller of
Nuremberg, who printed Il pamphlet
against Napoleon |. and was relentless
ly shot by him in consequence. She is
eighty-two years old, and lives princi-
pally upon a small pension, paid by
The successors of \ Berlin house, a
whose instance the pamphlet was prin
ted, hut whose name heroic Palm II
fused disclose. .. -,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

we Present no Pretended Miracle
"Truih In Mighty mud Must Preynil."-
No Sophistry can Withstand the Power
o It's Homes, Uucrance.
Eiitor qf Erening Press!
DEAR Sm-Feeling deeply grateful for the grca,
benefits which have received from the use Of
worry valuable article which has It's Orgin an home
in our beautiful city and hoping that others who
arc afflicted as have been may find like rcllof from
is usc, beg the Indulgence of few lines IN your
valuable paper for the privilege Of communicating
to you brief statement of facts for the benefit OF
the multitude Of sufferers to be met with on every
side. Many o. my friends well know that have
been very severely afflicted with heart disease for
number Of years and have suffered from it as only
those can suffer who have that diseased 1t reduced
my strength so low that could scarcely walk across
my room, and the least ex1rtion rendered mo so
short breathed that dared scarcely move and life
seemed very burdensome. was treated for my nal.
aly by the best physicians, AMI derived no benefit
from their treatment or prescriptions until was al.
yscd b. my family physician TO use Hunts Remedy,
as my trouble was caused by inaction of my kdneys
which affected very seriously the action of my heart
lcommenCed taking it lhavng little faith in it or
any other incidence, and it has helped me wonder.
fully, and am now a great deal better, and have
been ever since began Its use. In fact have taken
no medicine that has benefited me so greatly. NV
breathing is easy, and have gained in strengtb so
much that am able to do my housework. / cheer.
fully recommend Hunts Remedy to all who may DO
afflicted as have been, or who are suffering from
general debility and nervous prostration.
Respectfully, MRg. A O ROCEwPrr
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

The largest prison in Europe is the
house of detention, which has recent
ly been completed at Berlin. This
enormous ediIice comprises six separ-
ate buildings, to which has been trans
fcrred all the prisoners awaiting trial
VINO have hitherto been confined in
the various prisons of Berlin. The
prison for men consists of a ground
floor and four other stories, with 1872
separate cells, dormitOricS for l95 pris-
oners, besides forty rooms for turnkeys
and sleeping accommodations for lSo at
tendantS. Each of the 732 cells has n
window ten feet high. There are six
cells in the basement for prisoners who
are refractory to discipline, and in the
basement are also to be found the
kitchens. the bathrooms and the heat
ing apparatus Of the prison. The in
ternal part of the prison is constructed
of iron, and is so built that all the cor
ridors look out upon Il central hall,
which commands a view of every cell.
The prison for men, which is separated
from the rest of the building by a wall
sixteen feet high, also contains chapel
and four large exercise grounds The
prison for women contains only llO
cells and fifteen large dormitorics, the
latter of which are divided into sections,
each containing bed, which can be
locked up every after its occupant has
retired to rest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

NO" said the college man, al don't
care a copper whether l get degree
or not; I've got my skull-and-cross-
bones pin and that's a passport into
any society,""
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
Cure of Pneumonia.

Mr. D. II. BarnabY. Of Owego, N. Y, says that his
daughter was taken with violent cold which ter
minated with pneumonia, and all the best ply
scans gave the mp and said she could not live
but few hours at most. She was in this condition
when friend recommended DR.. Halls Basam for
the Lungs and advised her to try it, She accepted
1t last resort, and surprised to find that it
produced marked change for the better and by
perscycring in its use a permanent cure was
effected.
Townsleys roothache Anodync cures instantly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

The Frazer Axle Grease

Is the best in the market. 1t is the most eco
nomlca and cheapest, one box lasting as lont
as two of any other. One greasing will las
two weeks. 1t received first premium at th'
Centennial and Paris Expositions, also medal
at various state fairs. Buy no other.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

Is unIaili"g ana fnrai~
liable in curing Epil-
aptiC Fits, SpasmS,
J'onvulsiOns, st Nitu5
Dance. Alcoholism,
Opium Eating, Ner.
v0us debility, Scroiuls
and all Nervous and
Blood diseases. To
CIcrgymen, Lawyers.
Literary men, Mer-
chants. Bankers, La
dies and all whose Sc
dentary employment
causes Nervous Pros
traitor, Irregularities
of the blood, stomach,
bowels or kindeys, or
no require a nerve
tonic, nppetlser or
stinulnnt, samaritan
Nervineis Invaluable.
Thousands proclaim it
the mustw wonderful in
lie sinking system. For
n :. 4. RICHMOND
tors. 81. Joseph. Mo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

VEGErINE-For Graduating all impurities OF
the blood from the system, it has no equal. 1t
has never failed to effect cure, giving tone and
strength to the system dcblliated by disease.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

DIR. Pierce's "Fnvorite Prescription" for all
those weaknesses peculiar to women, is an I'M
equaed remedy Distressing backache anC
clearing down sensations yield TO its strength
giving properties. BY druggists
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

DR.. Picrccs "Pellct5'.-the original 'I.ittle
Liver Pills" fsugar-coatcdl-curc sick and
bilious headache, sour stomach, and bilious at
tacks BY druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

In Brcsau, Germany, a chimney fifty feet
high has been erected of paper pulp, chemi-
cally prepared to resist combustion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

cover the hill to the poor-house.' Alas,
sickness often leads to poverty and that poor
house a cough was the beginning. Cure it
always with Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsan,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
hltt' "a ", lNOChWELT
pnnrl lIrnnI DnnnIlnn.o

A standard medicine for curing Brlght's Disease.
Dropsy, Kidney Bladder and Glanduar Maladies IA
Hunts Remedy. Female Weakness, Pain in tho
Back and loins. Gravel Diabetes Intemperanco,
Excess, and Prostitution of the nervous system ARD
cured by Hunts Remedy. Hunts Remedy mpart,
health and ygOr to the constitution when 1t has be-
come dcbiltated. Hunts Remedy restores the In
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

Pure blood helps to make clear conscience
Hoods Sarsaparlla purities the blood, Enough
said. Send lis big bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

Should you be sufferer from dyspepsia,
indigestion, malaria or weakness, you can be
cured by Browns Iron Bltters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
SISOurh on Ik0ts.v

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, bedbugs
ants, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. l5c. D'g'sts
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

WA1corT, the gentleman who ate thirty
brace of quails in thirty days, was relieved
from any disagreeable stomach troubles by
using GAsrR1NE and took nothing else dur.
ing the task. Sold by druggists
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

FoR ESPECIAL RATES Tor advertising in thi.paper, app
to the publisher. N E23
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

T,ccoA CRY. Ga,-Dr. j. p. Newman says;
Browns Iron Bitters are very popular, ana
their use always results satisfactorily"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

Nothing is uglier than crooked boots;
str,ightcn them with Lyons Heel Sti1eners
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

BALTIMORE, Md.-Rev. W. Fl. Chapman
says: 81 deem Browns Iron Bltters mos'
valuable tonic for general ill-health.'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06
Mother swans Worm syrup

Inlallble tastcless, harmless, cathartic fever
ishness, restlessness, worms, constipation. 25c'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

1t is approaching two years since
Lieutenant Greedy sailed upon his Arc
tic expedition and was put ashore at a
point further north than men have
ever attempted to live, at Fort Conger
or Grinnell Land, within less than
nine degrees of the pole. Grinnell is
opposite Greenland on the west side
of Smith Sound, which is simply the
narrowing of Ballin's bay. Lieutenant
Darlington of the seventh cavalry will
command the expedition to 60 to Gree
ley's relief, sailing this summer and
going to Smiths Sound. Greedy will
start down the coast next fall, if
not before, and will find three caches
or depots Of provisions stored along at
intervals of fifty miles, containing
1900 rations. The Arcticians consider
his chances of return good, but every.
thing depends on the health Of his
men, and travelling for 800 miles along
a precipitous coast where there may
be neither ice nor land that is passa;
bic. 1t will be nearly another year
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

Miss Jennie Corson went to Mon
tana about a year ago and established
a sheep ranch near Okla at an eN-
pense of $4,000 cash. She has man
aged her business herself, and her
sheep and ranch are said to be worth
$1,000 more than they cost her. She
is known as "the Montana shepherd
ess.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

bned and strongly concentrated from roots. herbs
and barks that It's good effects realized Immediately
after commencing To take it, There is disease Of the
human system for which the Vegetine cannot he
used with PERFECT sAFETY as II does not contain any
metallic Compiund. For eralCating the system Of
all impurities of the blood II has no equal. II has
never failed to effect cure, giving tone and strength to
the system dcbtaed by disease. Its wonderful effects
upon the complaints named are surprising 10 ALL Many
have been cured by the Vegetine that have tried
many other remedies. 1t can well be called
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

We read in London paper: "We
are, so to say, in state of siege, GER
tainly under the very strictest military
and police military and police suryeil-
lance. AS night comes on we see all
the public buildings delivered over to
soldiers, gates are closed, sentinels with
rifles loaded with ball cartridges pace
rapidly to and fro, and some large
apartment is for the nonce turned into
guard-room. This has a truly mar
tial aspect, absolutely quite pictur-
esque, and worthy of being comment
GRATED by some enterprising r. A.;
soldiers are gathered round the blazing
fire, arms are glistening in the light,
the toy drummer-boy is waiting to beat
to arms, and all are on the alert, ready
to rush into the streets and do some
bloody business there. This, be it re-
membered, in the heart of London in
1881"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-06

Townships Toothache Anodyno cures instantly.