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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14
Antiquity of the Doll.

Dolls are of greater antiquity than
many may imagine. They are traced
back to their "probable" first appear
ance in puppet shows. The practice
of sending them from France to for
eign countries was of very early date.
In the royal expenses for 1891 figure
so many "livres" for doll sent to the
queen of England; in 1896, another
sent to the queen of Spain, and in
1877 third sent to the Duchess of
Bavaria. Henry ~ writes in 1000,
before his marriage to Marie de Med
ic.s "Frontenac tells me that you
desire patterns of our fashion dress
l send you, therefore, some model
dolls"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14

coasts. Perhaps some of these days
oOlachan oil will go to France and
Italy and come back to us as the best
salad-dressing. This fish is 50 flat that
if dried specimen is taken, as was
shown at the United States national
museum, all that has to be done is to
light the head of the oOlachan, holding
the tail in the fingers, and it blazes
away like spermaCeti candle, giving
light without smoke or smell, But
the oolachan might be cloying as a
constant food, though Dr. 7. II. Bean
and other explorers Of the northwest
coast declare that when fresh 1t is the
sweetest of all morsels, being the Or
tOlan, the rice or reed bird fish Of the
sea. But the oOlachan pales before
something called the "geOduck." This
name alone has an inviting sound.
You find the geOduck principally in
Puget sound and in San Diego bay,
though it is scattered all along the
coast from San Francisco to the north.
1t might be pity to call it a clam,
though it belongs to that humble fami-
ly and unpoetical naturalists call it
Glycimeras generosa. Il think,
writes careful observer that its
flesh is too rich to permit of regular
stuhing or gormandizing, although |
ate quite heartily of it for several sue
cessive meals, and experienced no bad
or disagreeable sensations afterward. u
When the geoduck is served it delights
the eye, for one Of those happy ichthy'
Ophagists who had the good luck tC
eat one says it looked "like partlcu
larly plump duck Let us suppose
huge soft clam minus the grit, and we
will have an idea Of what the Glycim'
eris generosa is. The method of cook.
ing is to cut off four pounds of the geo.
duck in slices, to roll it in meal, and to
fry it. Then, says gustatory critic
you have something like scrambled
eggs, but with a flavor of its own
Why should not the geoduck be sent
to us? If we have given to the west
coast our shad they might return
fayors by sending us the geoduck for
cultivation. We ought to try and pro-
pagate this prince of clams,-Neu
York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14

The golden autumn-time had come,
and the woods around Durell court
were wearing their brightest dyes.
Little Eudora had skipped around
all day, gathering the sweetest roses
arranging violets in saucers of Dresden
china, adding new beauties to the suit
of apartments which had been pre-
pared for Miss Weldon, the only child
of "grandmamma's dearest friend.'
"For we must enjoy her society all
we can before my odious stepmother
comes said Eudora, all unconscious
that she was in the least degree un-
charitable.
Poor child she only echoed the
chime Of popular opinion, after all.
And when grandmammas pony
phaeton came back from the train with
the tall, lovely lady in black, Eudora
flew into her arms, with all q child's
innocent enthusiasm.
"Stand off a little, and let me look
at you," said the child, joyously, push
ing back her jetty curls-ah, so like
Sigismund's that Octavia's heart thrill
ed within her! "Oh, you are exactly
like what | pictured you in my mind,
And we are going to be so happy
together-you and |, and grandmam-
ma-until-until my stepmother
comes"
Octayia looked wistfully at her.
dear Eudora" she said, impulsively
81 love you already. Promise me that
you love me"
The warm-hearted little girl covered
her cheeks, brow and lips with
kisses.
Dear Miss Weldon" said she,
81 promise you a thousand times
over"
And Mrs. Durell led the guest smil-
ingly to her room.
"My darling" said she, 81 want you
to be very happy here. For you are
filing a place in our hearts that
has long been vacant-my daughters
place"
"But Mrs. Sigismund DurellS" sug-
gested the stranger, coloring deeply,
The old lady made a gesture OF
dissent.
81 can never love herp she uttered,
SADLY
"But me you will be KIND TO me? ?"
"My dear jamie, you are like my
own child already?" lovingly spoke the
old lady.
And Mrs. Durell never suspected the
rain of bitter tears which poor Octavia
shed when she was at last left alone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14
For Lovers OF Fish.

Away up in the waters of the North
ern Pacific there swims what might
be called the olive of the seas. The
Indians call it the oolachan. 1t is the
fattest of all fish, and from it the oil
absolutely drips, an oleaginous fluid as
sweet and limpid as that which comes
from the fruit of those ugly, dwarfed
and rusty looking trees which give so
little. shade on the Mediterranean
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14

CTy,S CREAM
RAIN sc,s,n,ii"
,.le1nses the n,snol
ra,sanes Of Catarr.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14
A Song of Time.


How worn theme is that OF time.
Then why do | begin to rhym
Upon itnow?
Because tonight the air is filed
With voices that will not be stilled-
They will not cease.
And always sim 'he same refrain
OF time that will never come a&aA
Oftme thai flies,
Ofall that time sweeps in his lllsn
The voices sing 10 me tonight,
Time cures all care.
That's when | would fain beliep~
My heart Herewith do deceive
With faith in time.
Oh voices singing be you mute,
You touch chord on my hearts lr.
But seldom played;
1et lllllng all the ar around
With sweet and melancholy sounu
+ song of time.
or time that was, Of days so fair
When all was young and love was there,
Long days ago.
Be still! Be still that sad refrain.
l dare not listen once again
To that same song,
Maybe | hold those days too high,
And yield them far too oft Il sigh,
Those days long since.
Yet as they were the airo7t yet
OF all my days, then why forget
That happy time,
Though if it still should be my fate
10 live yet happier days, the date
OF that sweet time.
Pll bury, then, within the grave
Which holds all things forgotten savo
The present time.
Nor heed voice which whispers low,
The sweetest song is that you know
Of long ago.
So with the voices in the air,
l mingled mine, and 10 was there
a song Of time,
London Society.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14

Il am going to America said Oc-

81 am gong TO America, sad Oc-
tayia.
so am l." said Miss Weldon.
but my name isn't Olcott any long
er," added the young wife, laughing
and blushing. 81 am Mrs, Sigismund
Durcll."
Then" said Miss Weldon, with her
eyes growing larger and more brilliant
than ever, "you are the daughter-in-
law Of Mrs. Alkmond Durell, the very
lady | am going to Durell court to
visit. DO tell me about herl Is she
nice? Is she lively? Is She"
Octayia burst out laughing.
81 never saw her in my life, 'said
she.
"Neither did r. said Miss Weldon.
But she has invited me to visit her
because my Aunt Barbara was an old
friend of hers. And you really have
married the charming young consul
widower9 My darling, congratulate
you"
Il was a governess at Calcutta" said
Octavia, blushing and looking exceed
ingly pretty. "And-"
II see how it was" nodded Miss
Weldon, who had been Octavia's school
mate long ago. love at first sight
and don't blame him, when | see how
pretty you have grown. And sup
pose dear old Mrs. Durell is delighted
to have you?'
"She isn't delighted at al" said Oc-
tava. solemnly. "She has written me
a letter as cold as ice, regretting that
her son should have married again so
precipitately Gust as if his first wife
hadn't been dead five years )-hoping
that we should be congenial, but fear
ing very much that l should find the
quiet and solitude of Durell court too
dull for my tastes
But that's horrid." saio Miss Wei
don. "Not in the least like the letter
she wrote me. Wait a minute have
it here in my pocket"
And, with a heart thrilled by Ill
voluntary envy, Mrs. Durell read the
alfectonate, almost motherly epistle,
which invited Miss Weldon, for her
aunt's sake to make Durell &C lrt her
home for as long IL period as she
pleased, assuring her Of the warlnest
welcome and love-
Octayia's eyes filled with tears.
"Why couldn't she have written
such letter to mey' she exclaimed.
because, my dear, you are her
daughter-in-law," Miss Weldon philc-
sophically answered. "No woman can
welcome the girl who has stolen away
her sons heart. 1t isn't in human
nature"
Octavia vas silent for minute;
then she exclaimed, suddenly:
jamie, I've an inspiration--a posi-
tive inspiration! Let me go! And you
keep away for little while"
go where? Keep away from
whom" said Miss Weldon, in amaze
ment; and then, with frightening
eyes, she added. "Oh, ! see! Octayia
you are genius. Come here and sit
by me, and we'll arrange it all"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14
A Successful Plot.

"They are determined not to like
me-" said Octayia Durell, with the
tears OF mortified pride sparkling in
her eyes as she laid down the frigid
letter she had been reading. And it
is cruelty hard for me to be forced to
meet them without Sigismund's pres
ence to sustain and uphold me,
know just how it will be, Ny mother
in-laW will look coldly and critically
upon everything do; my stepdaugh-
ter will fancy me tyrant, and steel
herself against me as if | were an in
quisitor. Home will he a dungeon and
life burden. Oh, ! wish--I almost
wish," she added, correcting herself,
with the shy smile Of happy wifehood
--"hal | had never married. But,
after all, what nonsense that is, when
Sigismund is 50 good. so noble, So wor-
thy Of a wife's devotion"
Mrs. Durell was on her way home
from India, and, seated in the cool,
marble-paved apartment at Gibraltar,
from whence the Peninsular and Ori-
entail steamship was to sail the next
day, she watched the palm-leaves
swaying in the breeze, the llutterSf the
gay green-and-white awnings, and the
turbaned Eastern servants passing to
and fro with trays Of black coffee, del
icately-havored ices, nodded to imi.
tate apples, oranges and pomegra-
mates, with absent, unseeing eyes.
Never before had she been parted
from her husband, who was American
consul at one of the Oriental ports, but
a sudden call had arisen for his pres
ence many hundred miles back in the
mountain country.-a wilderness to
which it was impossible that he could
take his delicate young wife.
"There is no telling how long may
be detained among those srmi-sayageS,
Octy," he had said to his wife, land ]
can neither take you nor leave you.
Go home to my mother. and make
friends with little Eudora. 1t is pos
sible that may follow you in II few
months, if all goes we'll: But, at all
events, | shall feel safer if you are Sc
cure on American soil. Benson, your
maid, is an accustomed traveller, and
Leonard, who commands the Paciiica,
is my old friend, 50 that you will lack
no care"
"But, Sigismund," cried Mrs. Durell,
with a countenance Of ludicrous dis
may, "a mother-in-law! and step
daughter TO be compelled to con-
front them, all by myself"
"My dear little goose!' said the con-
sui, laughing. "Now you are fright
ened at mere shadows. My mother is
the dearest old lady in the world, and
Dora is a darling"
Couldn't stay with you?' pleaded
The young wife, clinging to his arm.
81 rather be murdered by the natives,
or die of cholera down on the plains
than go back TO America all by my
self"
"Nonsense! nonsense nonsense ~
cheerily cried out Mr.. Durell.
And so the matter had been settled.
And Octavia was thus far on her voy-
age home, when, crossing the chequered
pavement without, II slight, graceful
figure glided by, with floating lace
scarf and deeply-fringed, rose-colored
parasol.
ats jamie Weldon cried Octavia,
springing up and rushing out to inter
cept the movements of the beautiful
stranger.
"Why," cried Miss Weldon, in infinite
surprise, "it is Octavia Olcott. And
here, on the nights of Gibraltarl OF
all places, who would have dreamed of
meeting you herel'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14
C. AT a x e k9

Hay Fever, &c. Unequalled for colds tn the
head. Agreeable TO use. Apply by ths little
finger iuto the nosiris. will deliver by mail
SOC package postage stamps. Sold "
wholesale and retail druggists
ELY'S CREAM BALM CO., Owego, N. y,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-14

The first auction in England was held
in 100 by Elisha Yale, governor of
Madras, who thus disposed Of thegoods
which he brought home,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

~ No. 2l1
40 acres. all under good fence ; subdiyided in
ow, balance in cultivation, Good new TWO
story frame house Of six rooms and porch good
nond wells Al tie house and good bonds Stu
ated 9 mlles sontnwesa o. mexnco, N.Y. ssb,ans md
c m = Pr,ce ~ ssts o.enhaif e.sh. :. hsianee
Jul II ~ ~ 3 nar cent ner annum-
=" :" ~"S
No. a4a
az acres. all under fence of Stat, hedge and
raj lie snhdivided into two fields 10 acres cuitI-
vafine land. balance timber. Comfortable log
ana fame house of two rooms. Corn crib and
sfabiina for four horses good well and coed
pond living spring IN p4siare. SIluatSu Nv.
acre
No noe
Ho>1'
aoo acres. ALL fenced. save 20 aerest imber !;
s SUBJ av into ns,s SIX se IN G;u 49, zee. IN fi msad iTe
sforv frame house with eli :comfortable stabllnx
good orchard Of 100 trees : well watered by fouI
nonds and two wells, Situated three -f0urths OF
q p r.. In good neixhborhood good schools
one-haIf cass' balance time at . per cent.
No. 324.
100 acres, six miles cost OF vandalia. Mo. All
well fenced with hedge and divided lbto 40 acre
fields. One-story frame house OF loM rooms
fmrnishinS averis sfing stock wafer conyenient
to church and school all fine rolling prairie.
Pr,ce $40 per acre terms easy.
No 33a.
30 acres. all fenced with rails, hedge and
plank 40 acres meadow 100 acres IN pasture
and lots 60 acres in cultivation. 0ne-story
frame house Of four rooms ana Dofcn. GooG
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22
A $1,000 Biblical Reward.

The publishers of Rutledge's Monthly
offer twelve valuable rewards in their
Monthly for April, among which is
the following:
w will give $4,000 in gold to the
person telling us how many verses
there are in the Old Testament Scrip
lures by April 10th, 1883. Should
two or more correct answers be re
ceived, the reward will be divided.
The money will be forwarded to the
winner April 10th, 1883. Persons
trying for the reward must send 20
cents in silver. (no postage stamps
taken) with their answer, for which
they will receive the May Monthly.
in which the name and address of the
winner of the reward and the correct
answer will be published, and in which
several more valuable rewards viii. be
offered. Address, RUrLEDGE PUB
LISTING CoMPAsY, Easton, Penna.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

NJ. 49,
divided into 5 fields 100 acres pasture, 10 acres
meadow all enclosed susceptible Of cuitiya-
ton sa., c 81 xs .an1 ,nana through sao e,i a,uss. ia ane;Iinas
good out-buildines. Barn and stable suficient.
and one OF the best stock farms in the county.
In good neighborhood, convenient to schoo and
s25. 90 per acre, one third cash balance, time to
suit.
No. -.
$50 acres in farm, all under fence, % acres tim
pasture : balance in cultivation plenty oftimber
orchard. Good one and q half story frame
land is arsfeclass Situated four and a half
miles northeast ofMexico, Missouri. Price, 80
per aero. E
framc dwelling house Of four r0oIns. kitchen de-
tached good frame barn AKA feet. and other
small fruit, 40 acres In cultivation balance tim
0efed pasture, situgte 21-2 miles west Of Mexico.
Price g ESQ. terms easy.
60 acres. two and one-haif miles west of Msxi-
sui S8iild annsii IN sood an nepai stor ofsh nssh; 81 an about a1 ps 90
room Tor horses and / tons hay corn crib and
rails 3 good cistefns. Price q, Ooo.oc, one-thrrd
cash, balance to suit purchaser.
No. %.
$50 acres all in cultivation, 200 acres in cultiva-
ton. balance in blue grass and timothy, large
| brick and frame house with IS rooms, ice house.
buggy houre and all necessary improvements
farm, good coal bank g inch vein. A splendid
farm Of number one land. Price low.
NO. 1876.
101 acres, all fenced. three quarters of a nile
north of court house, Brick house containing 6
rooms. good well. orchard of about 40 trees. IS
land. Price $500. one third cash balance, tim
to suit purchaser.
100 acres-60 acres In cultivation and under
good garden, good weli-2f feet deep and 8 feet
IN diameter stable for six horses with corn crib
attached good pond. creek rms through TIM
Mexico. Price $500 per acre, 5000 cash bal
ance. to suit purchaser.
24e acres, fronting half mile on public road,
i 100 acres In meadow, orchard OF 10 acres, balance
number one tillable land, large two-story house
handsomely finished, all necessary out build
Ings. Situated 21-2 miles south OF Mexico.
Price $4epe acre.
Nc. $50.
| 20 acres. 4 I-2 miles northeast OF Mexico. 40.
vided into fields. Frame house OF 3 rooms !
comfortable stable for 5 horses orchard of 50
tcees good well at the house, and good stock
pond. Price $50 per acre. |
l. No. $50.
lis acres. 10 miles northeast OF Mexico. No.
alt well fenced q acres timber pasture, bal.
living spring Of very tine. wateE; fxir orchard
nne coal bank on farm of % to IS inch vein /: one
mile from school half miie from church. Pfics
$50 per acre.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

Mr.. A. Speer, CT New jersey whose
Port Grape Wine has such a wide
reputation, and which physicians pre-
scribe SO generally, was the first in
this country to import the Port Grape
vines and to plant vineyards of them
and 10 introduce the art of making
wine from the Oporto Grape which
is now the hest wine to be had, and
has become a great favorite among
the NEST fashionable New York and
Philadelphia society For sale by H,
Hall, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

Prof. Blanton, of the kirksville
Normal School, delivered one of the
most entertaining as well as instruc-
tive lectures ever heard in the chapel.
His subject was Success" and we
regret that lack of space forbids even
a synopsis. 1t was listened to with
earnest attention by the body of stu.
dents and a large number of visitors
and warmly a~pplauded at the end
Columbia Herald,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

THOMPSON STATION, Mo-. October A. 1882. This to certify that Ihave used Our Electric Won
all It's rnmmendedf for il used accangt to drecons Il PT nMMEx
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

l have fr sae or exchange $1,000 aces of the Finest Grazing and Farming Lands
in b state OF Missouri, AT bedrock PRICES. Also, desirable Residence ano
Property in the city of Mexico. -
Having correspondence all over the United States, m facilities for selling I"
The largest portion Of my farming lands arr. situate within easy distance O
Mexico, the county seato f Audrainco county and, FOL all purposes, are equA u any
lands In the United States. $50 =
The following list represents a portion of my Land Register.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22
A new industry is about to be de-

A new industry is about to be de-
veloped in Fulton. 1t is the canning
of bodies to send to the heather. 1t
is believed that when once the heather
become accustomed to canned human
meat they will like it as well as they
do fresh missionaries. 1t is q great
expense to churches to send mission
aries abroad. They have to be edu-
Gated to the work, and then, half the
time, after they get an education, and
are fitted for the work, they change
their minds and get married and settle
down and say they guess they will
preach here at home, if it is all the
same. Now, the heather do not care
how well educated the human meat is
they feed on. Education does not
give it any flavor. They had just as
soon have a slice off a tramp as any
thing. 1t is believed by the origina-
tors of the canning scheme, that
tramps and persons who have no
friends can be utilized, when they
die, by canning them and sending
them abroad, and that many valuable
missionaries will be saved. There is
no place better than Fulton to start
such a branch of industry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

There is probably no newspaper
man of experience in the country who
does hot hold secrets of Importance
in his mind, which, il made public,
would create a sensation, but would
stamp him as being unreliable, and
consequently unfit for his profession.
The great rae for precedence in
the publication of news impels him to
do his utmost to outstrip his contem-
poraries, but a higher feeling, the die
tate of honor, keeps sacred the trusts
reposed. Frequently persons would
like to know the authorship Of certain
matters published, and whether his
efforts are directed to pumping" the
managing editor or the galley boy, his
efforts are equally as fruitless. Every
compositor ON a paper, a q rule,
knows the handwriting he sets up,
but if any other persons think they
can learn it from him-well, let him
FRY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22
Public Sale!

For the purpose of closing up u part
nership business, we will sell to the high
est bidder, on the Wade farm Z miles
northwest Of Mexico, on Little Skull
Lick, on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

If you take Leis' Dandelion Tonic
when you notice symptoms of Chills
you will almost invariably escape
them. II fortifies the system against
the attact OF other diseases as we'll.
It improves the digestion. purifies the
hleod and regulates the liver. 49 2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-22

Littl. Arthur had been to church.
"How did you like the sermon?" in
CURED his little sister. "Pretty
well," responded the youthful critic.
"The beginning was very good and
60 was the end, but it had too much
middle"
Two cent letter postage will 60 into
effect October 1. This will necessi-
tate a readjustment of postmaster's
salaries, but in no instance will their
compensation be reduced because of
reduction in postage.
1t is said the Goatherd threw and
struck the Goat on the horn and broke
it. Becoming alarmed, he besought
the Goat not to tell bis master. ooh!
most foolish Goatherd," replied the
Goat, "my broken horn will tell the
story, though l should not utter q
word" Facts speak louder than
words, which accounts for the un-
precedented popularity of English Fe-
male Bitters for the quick and perma-
nent cure of all troublesome female
complaints and irregularities. 1t re-
lieves monthly weakness or excuses,
cures leuchorrhea ; eradicates swim
ming and giddiness of the head, acts
like a charm with girls just merging
into womanhood and insures a safe
journey through ''the turn of life.''2
We assert without fear of contra
diction that Bailey's Saline Aperient
is cheaper and more pleasant than
pills ever made for constipation, tor
pid liver or sick headache, that it
never produces the least unpleasant
feeling, and that its action is more
prompt than any pill made. 1t is a
terrible enemp to all the pill family
and is driving them from every fire.
aide. 1t is so nice, so pleasant, so
clearly and so prompt in action,
whether on steamboats,, railroads, ho-
tells or st home, that all ladies are de-
lighted. 40 ct
Flesh to bones.-Any lady, who
from disease has lost her flesh, be.
coming lean and lank-who has LOST
her beautiful form and symmetry land
wishes to regain these grand and at.
tractise blessings, has only to use S
few bottles of DIR. Dromgoole's En-
glish Female Bitters. 40 2t
If you take Leis' Dandelion Toni,
when you notice symptoms of Chilli
you will almost. invariably eseap'
them. Il fortifies the system agains
the attact OF other diseases as we'll
II imnrnxeS the diopsfion. narifias 4la