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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09
WHOLE NO. 2l7S.
A japanese Shave.


the foreigner, Kioto is by far the
most interesting. There isDo Europe
an quarter, and, Judging from the be-
havior Of the natives. l 1sp2nld say that
the average of Europeans finding Their
way thither in the course of a year Is
small. We did a good deal Of misce,
laneous shopping, and wherever we
went there assembled q CROW d Of pco-
pie of all ages and both sexes. They
were very quiet, and not intentionally
rude, but their capacity for a prolonged
steady stare is Infinite. What they
say did not at least, not Immediately
suggest interchange of remark. They
just stood and dumbIy stared, watch
ing every slightest motion or gesture
Of the strange beings who had dropped
from, Heaven knows where, Upon the
streets of their city.
On the night of our arrival we went
to Il BARRIERS shop for shave, necessa'
rv after four DAYS travel AS our jim,
rickshas drew up at the BARRIERS shop
the crowd began to gather, and when
it was discovered that two foreigners
were actually about to be shaved, the
excitement throughout the quarter
deepened in intensity. The crowd
blocked mp the narrow street. those
behind trying to see over the heads OF
Others in front, whilst the thrice for,
tunate ones in the first line nattened
their noses against the window, and
steamed it with their breath. Inside
the shop there was a reflex of the eX.
citement The barber himself, though
PALE, was collected in manner and
gave me only one gash. But his
whole family were ranged in a group
in the kitchen, which opened into the
shop. The assistants stood around;
from time to time handing necessary
articles to the operator. The most
hopeless case was the small boy, whose
duty it was TO stand by and hand
paper, combs, brush, towel, or what
ever might be needed by the barber
lie stood at the elbow of the chair
whilst l was being shaved, with his
face half a foot from mine, his lips
slightly parted, and pair of great
brown eyes unnaturally extended fixed
on my face. fancy he was in a con
dition of modified catalepsy. At any
rate, no neither moved nor spoke
whilst the barber rasped me, and when
| vacated the chair in favor Of my
young friend he began afresh on him.
1t was the most villanous shave
ever suffered. A dinner-knife would
have been for the purpose luxurious
article compared with the razor.
besought the barber to let me off, but
without avail. 1t was the opportun-
ity of a life time. and he would not
limit its duration by any voluntary
act. Finally, when he had done with
both of us, he charged one and eight.
pence for his fiendish work, which
seemed to us very dear price for two
such shaves. --H0Tper'S JIeekN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

The Medic0l ant SWyicQl Reporter
cautions those persons who are in the
habit of running for trains" against
the practice. Even to one whose heart
is sound, running, when not accustomed
to such hurried movement, is certainly
not beneficial to the delicate cords and
valves of the heart; and should this
organ be diseased, it must prove very
injurious. We all know that violent
and tumultuous action is to be avoided
when the heart is weak, and we also
know that running is not the way to
avoid it.
In our own experience, says the
writer, we know several instances
where men who had previously sup
posed themselves to be S0und have run
for trains, and getting aboard have
fallen exhausted into seats from which
they never arose. Better miss train
than run the risk Of running into the
Jaws of death; for this strain on the
heart cannot prove beneficial to one
who is sound, while it is likely to prove
disastrous to one who is weak.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
TmttIng tho DoiIs TO BED.

81 must be more strict with my
dolls" said Miss Jane to her younger
sisters, Minnie and Alice; "there is
only one pair Of boots among the five.
Miss Slim left hers in the garden, and
the birds flew away with them; Prlm
put hers on the fire to warm them, and
could not find them again Grim lost
hors the day we took them to the coun-
try; Min can't find hers anywhere, and
now none Of them have bOotsbut Trim,''
Don't you think, Jan'," said Minnie,
I'VE must buy another bed, and then
two Of yours won't need to get up in
the middle Of the night and let Alice's
doll and mine take their places?'
II think, with Minnie, we must have
another bed,' said Alice. YES" re-
piled Jane, "and the bed must be big,
and the sheets long, for Min is grow
ing so tall her toes stick out beneath
the quit. Now, my dolls, close your
eyes, don't talk, and go to sleep. Good
night"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09
What Supports the Parisians.

An analysis of the population of
Paris gives very singular statistics as
to the inhabitants of the gaye5t city in
Europe. 1t seems, also, for its size, to
be the most industrious. The proportion
in which the working classes exceed
those who live on their own incomes is
the more remarkable, as Paris is the
recognized center of expenditure and
extravaganza for all France. There are
no cities that hold to the capital the
same relative position that Liverpool,
Manchester and Birmingham occupy
relatively to London. More than half
a million of Parisians are employed in
commerce, trade, and banking opera
tions, while of the artisan class there
are considerably more than 1,250,000'
The liberal professions seem to occu-
py but small proportion Of the popu
lation. All combined do not amount
to 100000, and in the subdivisions the
prominence squte different from what
it would be with us. The great major
ity are in the public service, which EN-
ployS more than medicine, law ana di
vinity combined. Bat after the publ
service, it is art which gives employ
ment and livelihood to the greatest
number of Parisians. Forty-two thou
sand get their income from this branch
of industry. The doctors come after,
but long way after.--PaH NoN Ga
zette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09
The Newfoundland DOE and the Pony.

The Newfoundland DOf; and the Pony.
A man stood on Oakwood boulevard
whistlingto large Newfoundland dog
that lay doing in the grass that bor-
dered the curbstone Il few rods away.
a shaggy little pony nibbled the long
grass which the dog had for the nonce"
utilized as a bed, occasionally pushing
his ill-matcneu CUmpanlum Vr.or with
his nose to get a tempting lunch half
hidden from view. Without resentng
this familiarity the dog good-natnredly
rolled out of reach, Immediately laps
ing into sleep. Aroused by his mas
ter's cries of bring him in; bring HIM
in" the dog rose lazily to his feet
stretched, shook himself, eyed the pony
amomcnt, gave one or two ow-pitched
barks, and started towards his master.
There was little difference between
them in point of height and size only
The dog appeared the heavier of the
two. As the latter moved away it
could be seen that there was some
thing more in common between them
than mere spirit Of fellowship. The
pony wore a halter made OF stout cord,
one end Of which was fastened around
the dogs neck.
"IIurry up" said the man, impa
ticntly, and with that the dog forged
ahead, tugging vigorously at the cord
but the pony was 10th to leave the
iuicy grass, and took bite here and
tner,, in no wise disturbed by his
mates efforts to hasten his steps. With
an angry growl the dog wheeled about,
came up in the pony's rear and gave
him sharp pinch which caused him
to spring at once into il gaIiop. TAX
ing advantage Of the sudden impetus
which his strategy had occasioned, the
dog again took the lead, keeping the
cord taut, and before the pony had di'
yined this latest move he was withia
the confines of the stable-yard.
The sagaci0us herder relieved HIM
self of his hempen necktie with his
forepaws, licked his masters hand.
barking meanwhile with every demon
stration Of delight and satisfaction
and minute after was tie most ac'
tive participant in merry game with
a bevy of children in an adjacent lot
-Chic0g0 NeTS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

While the American father is
puzzled with what to do with his boys,
the American manufacturer is com
PEELED to 60 to Europe for skilled work
men-and this suggests that, coupled
with other circumstances of an every
day character, our American boys are
unwilling to go through the drudgery
of apprenticeship. OF course every
one with common sense sees that we
are making great mistake in not
preparing ourselves to I'LL the ranks of
skilled labor in every department
where it is needed from the ranks of
our own people, rather than be obliged
to depend upon our too willing neigh
bors across the sea.
One of the baneful results of the
American boy growing up into idle
ness and wasting the formative period
of his experience, is patent to all, and
needs no elaboration by example. The
young man who has been taught to
use the hand and eye; who has apti-
tude with fingers and tools, insurc5 his
own livelihood, and such an one has u
great advantage over him who wants
to earn his bread by taking Office,
keeping books or selling wares Does
the skilled artisan harrass anybody for
work? The thought in the thinking
bayonets of the Germans conquered at
Sedan. In Germany prince and peas
ant must learn a trade. In France
young men pay high for the privilege
of learning some kinds of trades, be-
sides giving their entire time for scve-
raj years to their employers. In this
country we are drifting away from
the moorings on which industrial SUI
premacy depends. boston Commercial
p,,JJoti,,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

tion in Berlin. The Vcnetians Cai-
ried on this branch of trade to u con
siderable extent during tho middle
ages, and controlled it till 1921, when
the Elector Of Saxony also undertook
:, at the suggestion of Moritz Schmir-
er, draper of Oelsnit2, and appoint
ed Schmirler "frst pearl-lisher.
Ajhmirler was succeeded on his death
by his son, and the business has con-
tlhued In tile family to the present
day, under the superintendency Of the
forestry department, which has also to
do with the waters of the region. The
pearl-hunting is carried on in the
spring, as soon as the water Is warm
enough to wade in for hours continu-
Ously. The mussels are examined by
means of an instrument, by which the
shells can be opened enough to see
what is in them without hurting the
mol!u5ks. If they contain well-devel-
oped pearls, they are sacrificed; if not
they are returned to the beds. The
same beds are not usually gone over
again for several years Experiments
made in the Elster, in the artificial
production of pearls, have not met
with much success. A wound in the
mouth Of the mollusk will lead to the
deposition Of the calcareous matter
but it is uncertain whether it will be
of common shell-matter or of pearl
and upon this all the value of the ope-
ration depends. In the Dutch East
Indies the formation of pearls in the
pearl-oyster is sometimes provoked by
inserting a grain of sand within the
shell. A considerable business is
done at Adorf in the manufacture of
articles of fancy from the nacre of
mussels. Popular Science Monthly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09
VOL. XLIII.--NO 43.
ThOugllC and Speech.

ThDuglIC and Speech.
Ihere came to me thought
BY winged fancy brought
Subtle as flame; ollight and sweetness wrought
With costly pains and care,
sought in words as rare
To clasp and hold it; it cxhalcd in air.
And vanished-all the grace,
The gleam-and in its place,
A cold abstraction stared me in the facet
90 thought forever fed'
Then TO myself said
30 sweetness lost o fine aroma shedH
"Not So" a voice replied;
"Ihought lives and shall abide,
Only to utter it has been denied
"Why murmur or mako moan3
Speech gives but Of its own;
Ask of it bread, it offers thee n stone.
"Contont thoe; thou hast fed
From off the living bread;
Content thee, soul, nor crave a stone instead.
Caroline "A. .RdSoA
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09
A Snake Cures a Headache.

James Carley recently suffered for a
week with a severe headache, says the
Danbury Nems. Every possible rene
dy was resorted to without relief. Fl
nally one of his shopmatGs informed
him that ID. B. Wilkes would cure it
without fail. Mr.. Wilkes, who is a
farmer, received him cordially, aud at
once assured him he could cure his
headache. He requested Carley to ac-
company him to the cider-mill, which
they entered, and Mr.. Wilkes pulled
out from beneath the press a box
covered with coal sieve. From the
box he took live black snake and
wound it around Carley's neck. Strange
as it may seem, almost instantaneOusly
the pain left his head, and has not re.
turned since. Mr. Carley aud his friends
vouch for his cure. Mr.. Wilkes also
cures sprains and swellings in the same
way. lie explains the matter on the
principle of animal electricity,which he
supposes the snake possesses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

1t is a curious historical fact tina
Lincoln and Harrison were first candi'
dates for the Presidency in 1892. R.H.
Harrison, of Maryland in that year
received six electoral votes, and Ben
jamln Lincoln one. Up to 1928 nom
nations for the Presidency and Vice,
Presidency were made by Congresson,
Ill caucuseS. The movement for ma,
tiOnal nominating conventions began
in 1880, when the anti Masonic party
set up its candidates at Baltimore The
National Republicans met the follow
ing year in national convention and
nominated Henry Clay, and the year
following the Democrats nominated
Van Buren, for Nice-Preident at the
same place, which became known as
the "City of Conventions" From that
time all parties adopted the plan of
naming their candidates for the Presi
dency by delegates in national conven
ton Albany ECening Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09
Where the Real Wealth lies,

Cities are not rich. They are really
desperately poor. 1t is the country
that is rich; it is the barren sea that is
wealthy. 1t is only out of the ground,
or out of the ocean that you can get
new wealth. All the wealth of cities
belongs to some one. The boundless
and exhaustless wealth of the world in
in the fields under the sod or under
the waves of the seL-ChriStjaR
Union.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09
On A ('OM.CNlCher.

"I once had the queerest railroad
ride ever known in the world" remark
ed a brakeman, as he and the train boy
settled down into the corner for chat
at was about ten years ago, when |
was a yard-man. One night | jumped
onto the pilot of an outgoing freight to
ride out to my cabin. 1t was snowy
and slippery, and when l went to get
off lost my foothold and came near
falling right in front of her, but |
straddled out my legs and my toes
caught the bars that run up from the
pilot to support the headlight frame
There hung by my feet with my head
clear down on the nose of the pilot, |
had to use my hands to hold my head
up clear of the ties. | yelled but
could not make myself heard. The en-
gineer couldn't see me for the boiler,
and though he hadn't seen me Jump
off, supposed | had done so on the
other side. There hung, getting stiff
and cold, with my bones and joints
aching as if | had the gout, the snow
thrown up by the cow-catcher covering
and freezing me, my nose skimming
along within an inch or two of the ties,
and the most awful pains in the cords
of my neck l have ever known. Every
minute it seemed to me | must drop to
death, but hung onto her for eight
miles, when we stopped at Woodstock
for orders. | couldn't walk for a week
and l believe my neck is little stiff
yet. I'd rather walk 500 miles than
ride another eight in that fashion.
Chicago NeiCS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

The cultivation of the pearls of
fresh-watcr mussels has become an in
dustry of considerable importance in
SaXony and other parts of Germany.
The pearls are generally inferior to
those of the genuine pearl-oysyers, bu
occasionally gem OF real excellence
IS produced. Some very fine setting
OF such were exhibited at the Exposi
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

Mr., Purseproud -"No, sir;you shall
not marry my daughter Augustus
-"Your objection, sir?' Mr. Purse
proud--"Whoever marries my daugh-
ter must earn her" Augustus-,Oh,
it's all right then. If there is no law
against cremation when the time
comes IN urn her,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

Reading in the cars is very injurious
to the eyesight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-24

THE enemies of Democracy are
trying to make it appear that the
party is already hopelessly split in the
House. on questions involved in the
tariff. 1t has been said that Mr.. Ran
dali stands ready to lead faction out
of the Democratic party, if he can not
secure what he wants inside of it.
Such stories, bear in mind, are circu-
lated by those who hope for such
results. Representative Willis, of
Kentucky, on being asked If the
Democrats were really arrayei in
hostile factions on the tariff question
said:
If there is anything Of the kind 1
have not discovered it. OF course,
there is difference between Demo
Gratis as TO what should or should not
be done with the tariff, but there is
no disposition. SO far as / can see, on
the part of either side to ohstinately
contend for its policy. On the con-
trary, both sides are inclined to har-
moniously settle upon some fair basis.
The Republicans are as much divided
on the tariff as we are, but the Re-
publicans conceal their ideas and
views and attempt to eyade the issue.
That has givin rise to reports of an
impending split In our party. You
will see that the Democrats will set
tie their differences without any split,
and will present a solid front to the
ensmy pext year.
Representative Bland, of Missouri,
also said that he had sssl nothing to
Indicate a hostile fact1onal feeling
among the Democrats. He said he
has friends among the high and low
tariff Democrats, and has talked with
both sides on this question. He has
no fears of any split.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-24

SENATOR GIBSON, of Louisiana,
now comes before the Senate with a
civil service measure which he asks
to be made into law. The bill pro-
poses that the term Of four years, fixed
for territorial judges, district attor-
neys, collectors, surveyors, naval Off
GERS and some other officials be re-
pealed, so that these officials may be
removed at the pleasure of the presi-
dent. A territorial judge should not
be political officer, holding during
the pleasure of the president or for a
term of four years, but while the ter
ritQrial government remains he should
hold his position, without fear of re-
moval, if he should SO long behave
himself well. For the other federal
officials the term Of four years is not
in harmony with the spirit of civil
services reform, which allows of no
limit to the term of competent and
deserving public officer. AT the end
of an officials four years term there
is generally a scramble for his place
upon the assumption that he has held
it long enough under the law, or else
such a limit would not have been
fixed. When the limit is removed
officials will hold during good be.
havior, for no president, on change
of administration, would then under.
take to remove competent and faith
full public servants purely because OF
party utilization. Civil service reform
must be founded on public opinion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-24
nOy9-We 0H-
OF progression in the South the
Railway REGISTER SAWS:

AeNSsA SeNA
The South has once more given am ]
pie proof of the progressive spirit
which has come over its people ow-
ing to the infusion OF Northern brains
and capital. On the $50 mile line ex-
tending from Memphis to New Or
leans, now being constructed through
the states of Tennessee. Mississippi
and Louisiana under the respective
divisional titles of the Tennessee
Southern, the Memphis 81 Vicksburg,
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge,
Vicksburg & Memphis and the New
Orleans & Mississippi Valley. the
work has been prosecuted with the
characteristic energy which marks
all the enterprises of it's projectors
the huntington Wilson syndicate.
When completed this line will be
known as the Louisville. New Orleans
81 Texas railway. At New Orleans,
connection will be made with
the Huntington, Pierce, or, as
they have been pleased to term it, the
true Southern Pacific" line to San
Francisco, already referred to. On
the northern end connection will be
made at Memphis with Huntington's
Chesapeake II Ohio system, whence
access will be had to the growing har-
b1r of Newport News, Va. That this
line will exercise a vast influence in
the evolutionary process by which the
South is now Kidding itself of its past
lethargic spirit is manifest, but
whether it will carry out Mr.. Hunt
ington's cherished hope of making
Newport New one of the principal
ports on the Atlantic coast re-
mains to be seen. The actual con,
struction on this line during the ear
was On a section from New Orleans
north to Baton Rouge, 90 miles; Port
Gibson, Miss, north 81 miles, and
Memphis south, 81, makinga total of
1872 miles.
Next in Importance comes the Geor-
gia Pacific railway, projected from
Atlanta, GA, to Texarkana, Ark, 4
distance of 900 miles A glance at the
map Will show that this Is almost an
air line running east and west through
Arkansas, Mississippi and the coal
fields OF Alabama, anu that, TO say the
least, its possibilities are great. On
the 1st of January, 1883, there were
completed sections Of this road having
a total mileage of 1874 miles. and since
then there have been completed the
gap between EdwardSville and An
niston, Ala, thirteen miles; the At
lanta air line connecting road, four
miles; the Birmingham extension
siXty-three miles west from Admission
and an extension of ten miles to Coal.
burg, west of Birmingham.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-24
Kill the Brutes.

Coy. Ireland has received his fair
share of complimentary notices in the
Northern papers, but one of them
criticises late reported utterance,
which may become associated with
the governors name, as certain Tamll-
lar sayings are connected with the
names of other eminent individuals
who have let their fancy range at
meetings, banquets, conventions, etc.
The Chicago Tribune says:
Gov. Ireland, of Texas, would prob
ably be greatly surprised if he were
indicted for melting to murder. But
if an indictment can not be found on
his language to the Texas stockmen,
the other day, plain English words
have different meaning among the
TaxanS from what they have in other
parts of America. He said he dis
claimed having advised pasturemen
to take shotg ans in hand and redress
their wrongs, but would say: eff you
find a man setting fire to your barns
or cutting your fences and you shoot
him-well, l make no pledge" Fence
cutting and barn burning may be cap
ital offenses in Texas, but would it
not be more in accordance with guber-
material dignity to advise the legal
use of the rope rather than the un-
lawful use of shotgun to punish Of
fendersI
For information it may be stated
that fence cutting and barn burning
are not capital offenSes in Texas. Ii
may be added that the gov ernor has
recommended the legislature 10 make
them capital offenSes.