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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21

A geologist said to Il Cincinnati IN
Quirer reporter 81 have friend who
was on a fishing boat off Montauk
Point several years ago, when the man
in the top sang out that there was a
whale lying on the surface a few hun
dred yards away. This was prize
not to be lost, and the harpoons
were got ont and crew started in the
direction given, but when they came
alongside, they saw it was a gigantic
shark. The men were for backing out,
but the captain gave the order to let
him have it, 50 the harpooner let drive,
and the next moment fish rose in the
air as large as the schooner, and came
down with a crash that half-flled tho
boat. The men jumped to the stern,
seized the buckets, aud in a moment
were baling out and rushing along as
if they were being towed by steam
engine. There were several vessels in
the immediate neighborhood, and as
the boat rushed by several boats made
fast, and for nearly five miles the shark
lowed them all, the schooner getting
under way and following them. Fl
naly the men got alongside and lanced
the ii land after being towel for
mile further by the monster, and in
great danger of being tipped over, they
killed the shark. Ropes were fastened
about its body in front of the front
fins and another about the tail, and in
this way it was hauled by the captain
alongside the vessel. when it was
found that its head and tail projected
beyond the stern and bow; in fact,
being seventy feet in length. They
took eight barrels of oil from the
liver. Large as they are, they cannot
bite, as they have no teeth, or e4trem
ly small ones. The structure of the
mouth reminds one of the whale, the
gill openings supporting sort o
strainer that catches the minute
animals that form the food of the
great creatures"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21

Willie Pages mother had died. but
while she was yet sick she had called
Willie to her, and asked him to take
good care Of his little sister when she
was gone. always remember" she
said, "the golden rule, Whatsoever We
would that men should do to you, do
We even so to Them"
A few days after Willie's mother
died. No one in all the city cared for
him but little Nellie. He was tooyoung
to. do hard work; but he must do
something to support himself and his
little sister. lie searched in vain for
something to do. Some people wanted
no boy, and Others said he was too
small. Even the crossings were all
spoken for by others; and there seemed
nothing left for him to do but to
Starve.
One day he was searching for EN-,
ployment as usual. lie was hungry
and discouraged. Just as he was
crossing crowded street he heard, a
cry, and looking up, he saw lame
boy with crutchcs who was trying to
cross. He could walk only very slow
ly; and while he made his way along
carefully and painfully, the street be-
came full Of vehicles, and one horse
seemed to be coming right upon him.
Poor Johnny was sadly frightened,
and knew not which way to turn
Willie saw him, and in a moment he
shouldered him and carried him safely
over. lie was heavy load for the
little fellow, being almost as big as
himself; but he did not stop to consid-
er that; and, although it was pretty
hard he carried Johnny across the
wide street and set him gently down
on the pavement.
GLOW can thank you enough ?"
said young lady who was crossing
the street. 81 was 50 afraid my little
brother would be run over. Here, lit
tie boy, take this" and she held out
some money.
mo, I thank you. l only did as l
would be done by. Ifmy little sister
were lame and in the street, I should
perhaps want some one to help her
across"
"But can't l do something for you,
my boy?' said the lady.
II don't want anything but some,
thing to do. My little sister and l
must have something to eat and wear,
and | am trying to find work; but no.
body seems to want me- And Willie
looked sad.
81 can find you something to do
I know. My father wants an Grand
boy, and will ask him about it just as
soon as get home"
Willie looked very happy and thank,
ed the laly with all his heart. And
he was not disappointed this time, for
Mr.. 1Iildreth took him at once, and
liked him so we'll that he said Provi-
dence must have sent him just in the
right time.
Willie was never sorry he helped the
lame boy across; and he still keeps up
his practice of the Golden Rule
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21

T. A. Matsdaire, the City Engineer
OF Bradford, Penn, is native of japan
and the first man of his nationality to
be chosen to a civil Office in the United
States. lie is the son of u wealthy
japanese nobleman and came to this
country in 1870 to be educated, not at
the expense of his government, but at
the individual expense of his father,
who planned to have his son return
home and be appointed to a high posi-
ton under the japanese government.
Upon being graduated he asked con-
sent to remain few years longer to
practise civil engineering. His father
replied that unless he came home on
the next steamer his allowance would
cease, and he need expect no more help
from him. The son replied that he
would stay, and the father became
angry and wrote to his japanese
friends to have nothing to do with the
young man. lie stayed and practiscd
his profession, acting for some time as
assistant engineer Of the Manhattan
Elevated Railroad company in this
city, and afterwarl for three years as
chief engineer of the Union Pacific
Railroad in Wyoming, Idaho, and
Montana. --Nc,C York Observer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
Women's weapons.

"Our Lombard fsher-girls along the
coast" as Mr. Rossetti has told us,
"wear daggers in their garters;" and
the poet goes on to explain that they
may hate another girl to death" or
meet a German lover, in either of
which cases the weapon comes in USE
fully.
lnNaples, as every traveller knows,
the girls wear what Hamlet calls "a
rare bodkin" of very formidable di-
mansions in their hair, which is also
convenient in a variety of ways. Two
years ago. as the Naples correspondent
of the Daily Me,cS tells us, one of
these Neapolitan young ladies got in
to q dispute with a boatman about a
sum equal to one half-penny sterling,
and in the course of it she drew her
Spadett0 from her hair and with it in
nicted such injuries upon the man
that he died. The most remarkable
part of the case is perhaps the fact
that though the crime was committed
two years ago the prisoner has only
Just been tried and conference.-the.
JameS Budget.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The fiber OF silk is the longest contin.
nous fiber known. An ordinary cocoon
OF a well-fed silk.worm will often reel
1000 yards and reliable accounts arc
given by Count Dandolo of cocoon
yielding 1895 yards, or a fiber nearly
hrce-quarters of mile in length.
Human skin and that of young robbitA
have been successfully applied in SINAI
pieces to large healing surfaces in wounds.
Or, Wilson, however in the Medical NcpS
claims to have obtained very much bet
ter results from the use of the internal
membrane of hens eggs. The egg should
Nc fresh and warm.
Inc best way to ascertain whether
Hour has been made from sproutcd wheat
is to stir sample up with water, filter
and test with corallin solution, rendered
red with trace of alkali. If the -four ia
lacld 1t turns yellow. Methyl orange can
&c used. Litmus is less delicate in OBJ.
aiming the reaction.
Tabnlated results of $50 experiments
with forty-two distinct explosive com.
pounds were published by NM. Berthe.
lot and Vielc, of the academy of sciences,
Paris, bearing on the amount of pressure
developed at the moment of explosion,
the Temperature produced and the spe-
cilic heats CT the gases, especially those
OF the compound ones, at various tenn
peratures.
The giant bowls of Orholm, on tho
east side of Christiana Ford, have been
described by Herr GccImuydcn. These
curious geological formations are the
largest of their kind in Scandinavia. In
two of these depressions few pines and
birches grow in tolerably natural way
until their tops reach the level of the
rock, above which the branches are
twisted Enthusiastically by the force of the
wind.
A clock at Brussels has been going for
nine months, and has not required to be
wound up since it was first set going In
fact, the sun does the winding of this
ume-piece. A shaft exposed to the sun
causes an up-draft of air, which sets
fan in motion. The fan actuates mechan-
ism which raises the weight of the clock
until it reaches the top, and then puts on
q break on the fan until the weight has
gone down little, when the fan IS again
liberated, and proceeds to act as before.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
An Enccentric EMnross.

The Emperor has always been a
model husband, so far as admiration
for his wife's beauty is concerned. lie
is reported to have said on one occa-
sion that the empress Eugene might
be the most beautiful woman in the
world if there were not my wife"
When the Shah of Persia travelled
some years ago in Europe the Empire s
of Austria was the only sovereign who
would not receive him. She shut her
self up in country castle all the time
that he was in Austria. She never
could be induced to go to Paris during
the empire, the style of living at the
Tuileries not being to her taste. A
short time ago, also, when passing
through Paris, she would not go to the
Elysee to return the Presidents visit.
20 She never follows fashion, it is
said, but makes her own fashions, and,
as all her inventions are suited to her
own peculiarlties of person, they do
not become many other women. 1t
was she who introduced the abomina-
ble fashion of high-shouldered sleeves,
fulled in on the shoulders, fashion
which does little credit to her artistic
taste, to say the least.
Altogether, however. Austria is
proud Of its Empress, who, take her
for all in all, is a wonderfully attract.
i've woman for her age. Unjust add
that no women ever studied her own
beauty so much as the Empress does
Every hour of the day is employed in
its conservation. She rises at daybreak
and goes to bed at dark to keep her
complexion clear, and she spends the
day on horseback to keep her figure
rim. Her food and drink are careful
ly regulated, and for the same object.
This is certainly better than painting
her face, but it Is a life of sacrifices
which few women would be willing to
lead, even for beauty's sake.-London
Daily Ne,CS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21

Brigandage is fast dying out in Mex.
leo, thanks to the civilization which
always follows in the wake of the loco.
motive; but in the city of Mexico itself
a band of robbers, known as 1.-THE
Strangers are still in full security Of
their powers. These midnight muir.
derers envelop their victim in their
cloak, stine his cries in its fol,'s, and
murder and rob him. Until recently
they had female decoy, who lived at
the best hotels, and who would, in sol:c
way, get the intended victim to follow
her until she reached the spot selected
for his destruction, when 4 low whist,
would bring a dozen brigands from,
their hiding place. The woman was
captured short time ago, and is now
in jail, but all efforts to break up the
murderous gang have so farprovcl IN
Gvailing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
An Old.Time FOrger.

He did everything for himself, made
his own paper, with the proper water
mark, engraved his own plates and man
ufactured his own ink. His method Of
negotiating the forged notes was most
artful He had three homes. At one
he was Price, properly married. at a
second he lived under another name,
with a woman who helped him in his
schemes; at a third he did the actual
business of passing his notes. This bust
ness was always effected in disguise !;
none of his agents or instruments saw
him. except in disguise, and when his
work was over he put it off to return
home. Certainly the audacious clever
ness of Price has not been surpassed,
even in one time. Once he pretended,
in one disguise, to expose a swindIer
himself in another disguise) whom q
respectable city merchant inyeigled into
his hous' to give him up to the police.
The swindler proposed to buy him of
for $500, the offer was accepted, the
money paid by thousand pound note,
for which the swindler got change. The
note, of course, was forged. Ultimately
the law fastened its grip on Old Patch,
and he was lodged in Newgatc, where
in despair he hanged himself His plum
der came to the enormous total of 600, =
OOO but how he disposed of his illgot-
ten gains, seeing that he always lived
obscurely, and neither gambeled nor
drank, remained an inscrutable secret
to the last. - GrititHs Chronicles Of Mo-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21

Pique is very much used for lali es
suits.
Clasps are placed over the fans on
yome skirts.
Real lace is coming into fashion
once more.
Embroidered tussores and pongees
are much worn.
Ladies of refined taste avoid the too
expansive tournnre.
Some new Hamburg embroidery
comes with lace edging
Velvet jackets are much worn with
fancy wooden material for demi-toilet.
Wearing light sashes with dark
dresses is the passing fancy in Paris at
present.
Bonnet covers are crocheted with
delicate thread and made up over gold
net frames.
Gray beadssare used on gray net and
are most effective as trimming on gray
satin and silk.
New silk stockings come in ribbed
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
Hotel Items.

Some ten years ago while at the Reed
House. Erie, Pa, ! was taken sick with the
spotted fever and was very low; my back and
spine seemed to be affected, with terrible
pains in kidneys and back. For fourteen
days laid, and could hardly stir, and suffered
the most intense agony imaginable. My feet
and limbs were bloated my water was very
unnatural, a deep, red color and brick dust
deposit, and | was fast losing strength and
vitality. The doctors treated ne, but with
no benefit, and | used many different medi-
cines that had been recommended. None
of them did me any good until used Hunts
Remedy, az my attentiC n was called TO the
case of Hon. Joshua 1uthill, of East Sag
NAV, Mich, a similar case to mine he being
cured of a severe case of Brights disease. |
purchase bottle, and used it according to
directions. / began to gain in strength; my
water became more NATURAL the terrible
pains in the back and loins were removed;
the swelling of my limbs went down. con-
tinued the use of the medicine until had
used in all five (5) bottles, and it has built
me up and completely cured me, and l am
IA sound and healthy as any man Of forty
eight years of age, and can attend 10 my
business every day. | have recommended
Hunts Remedy to many of my friends here
in Buffalo, and il his proved, as in my case,
a success with them all. Gratefully yours,
CHARLES L WEBB,
Tiff House, Buffalo, N. Y, June 10, 1888.
ForRIEs for advertising in this paper. apply toths
publisher. IL Il Ell
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21

There was lad who, at II, was
an apprentice toa soap boiler. One of
his resolutions was to read an hour a
day, or at least at that rate, and he
timed himself by an old silver watch,
left him by his uncle. He stayed
seven years with his master, and when
he was u he knew as much as the
young squire. Now let us see how
much time he had to read in seven
years, at the race of one hour each day.
1t would be 2,555 hours, which at the
rate of eight reading hours per day,
would be equal to 80 days; equal to
forty-live weeks; equal to eleven
months - nearly years reading.
That time spent in trcasuring up use
full knowledge would pile up very
large store. | am sure it is worth try
ing for. Begin now. DO what you
can. In after years you will look
back upon the task as the most
pleasant and profitable you ever per
formed,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
CHILDREN'S COLUMN
A Little Girls Nequesb

Dcnr Rain, without your help, know,
The trees and flowers could not gro .;
My roses nll would fade and die,
lIyou staid up behind the sky.
But lonely little girls, like mo,
Don't like to stay indoors, you see,
All through the long and lonesome day.
I'm tired Of books, I'm tired of play.
I'm tired OF listening to the sound
drops upon the ground,
And watching through tho misty pane,
Tho cloudcd skies, o, drcnry Rain!
And so | with you'd tell mo why,
just to please mo, You couldn't try
To let the bright Sun shine all day,
And in the night, when he's away,
And all tho world is dark and still,
And I'm asleep-then, IT, you will,
Come down, aud make my flowers
grow,
Dear Rain, and ! will love you so.
-Youths' Companion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
vertical striped, and checked effects, in

'ultlcal Slrlpeu, anu cneckeu ellectS, ID
colors to match the new goods,
Shot and striped silks, with velvet
and plush, are much worn, but striped
plush on shot ground is newer.
Black Spanish lace is used as a
transparent over white surah, as it is
arranged ever any color with good
effect.
Valenciennes lace is again coming
into favor, the newest limitations copy
ing closely the designs and tints Of
real lace.
One of the richest stuffs for wraps
and parts of costumes is silk grenadine,
brocaded with uncut velvet figures and
flowers.
The numerous rows Of narrow vel
vet ribbon which are seen on some Of
the new French parasols produce an
effect more novel than pretty.
Groups Of butterflies and rosettes Of
narrow velvet ribbon with long
streamers are worn in the hair in Lon
don now.
Pretty novelties are the palm-shaped
fans, covered with lace intermiXed
with flowers to match those of the
dress.
Tan-colored gautS des Sueie, in dark
shades rather than light, are still of
the correct thing, according to highest
Partisan authorities.
The Moliere waistcoat is usually fas
tened down by half girdle of ribbon
when made up by American dressmak-
ers, and thus arranged it looks very
pretty.
Taffeta silks are much used now.
They make delightful dress-cool
and light in weight These silks are
worn all summer, and for the seashore
nothing is better.
The dressmakers are putting ribbon
velvet on the sateen dresses, which
gives them the look of China silk.
When the narrow velvet Is lis ed grea
many rows areput.
New designs in rich silk fabrics
measure half yard from the edge of
the long flexible stem to the curlcd
edge of the great shaded flower, .heur
de lis, or tiger lily.
Pink flowers on dark red or brown
bonnets, white on black and green and
poppy red on the light neutral tints is
the rule for millinery. The flowers
are all small.
Full tucked skirts, with low-necked
waists open in front, are shown for
little childrcn's dresses. These frocks
are strapped across the front or laced
according to taste, and they look very
pretty but are rather warm.
On imported, tailor-made costumes
are seen cuffs and collars Of stamped
leather 1t is soft, and finished in eCru
and Russia leather colors, and some
times neatly stitched as well as stamp
ed.
Those who bought the expensive jet
rings used for dress ornaments few
years ago, and were forced to throw
them aside half worn, may bring them
out again, for Worth is using them as
much as the long jet palm leaves
fringed with jet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
White House Inconvenience.

The executive mansion e, Washington,
commonly called the White House, is
not altogether delightful as residence
for the President of the United and his
family, according to the Washington
correspondent of the Rochester Union,
who writes
Until the war the White House was
purely a residence, with the exception of
two rooms for the use of the private Sec
rotary and his assistant, and another use d
by the President for cabinet meetings
and receptions to Congressman and other
callers. The President has a number of
clerks, who take charge of his letters,
and as the size of the mails increase so
do the number of clerks. They are con-
stantly crowding the private portion of the
White House, and in order to live in the
house at ali the President will soon have
to live like bachelor The entire por-
ton of the White House that the Presi-
dent is now able to reserve for his family
consists of six rooms, dining-room and
five bedrooms. In going to dinner the
family has to pass through that portion
of the house which is always crowded by
strangers. There is no sitting room for
the ladies' although the President has
made one by means of a screen placed
across the west end of the corridor.
There is no sewing room, no MUSHROOM,
no smoking-room and 10 parlors, except
those i'll the official part Of the house. If
the President wishes to smoke and chat
with friend he has to either sit in an
office or walk in the halls. If his daugh-
ter wishes to take music lesson she has
to either take it in bedroom or go out
of the house. No ornaments of any sort,
no books or fancy articles, can be left
in the public pallors because tourists
carry them off. There are no movable
articles in any part of the house except
in the kitchen and bedroom. In the
public rooms everything has to be kept
under lock and key. The President
thinks the government should purchase
the square of ground across Lafayette
park from the White House and erect
thereon modern residence, to be called
the executive mansion. Here his sue
cessors could live in privacy and do their
private entertaining. The official bust
ness and public entertainments would
still be conducted in the White House,
including the state dinners and official
receptions. Then the President could
be able to live as other men do and to
protect himself from tourists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
Fast Running Of Trains.

On the subject of fast running an ex
change says: at is the frequent stop
pings and slowing ups that prolong run
ming time. To move body from a
state of rest to velocity of sixty miles
per hour, or eighty feet per second, is
equivalent to lifting it l2l feet vertically.
The zula express on the Great Western
railway (the fastest tram in the world)
takes twenty-six to twenty eight miles
to get up its full speed of fifty eight and
a half miles per hour. Engines on some
ofthe Eng fish roads are said to have re-
pcatcdly run fifteen miles in twelve
minutes, which is seventy.fvc miles per
hour"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21
LADIES DEPARTMENT.
Another Mania.

The smelling bottle craze has been a
very fashionable one with young
girls in Washington in the past few
months, 1t is costly fashion. One
belle now has her second bottle pre-
sented within three months, each of
which cost $50. The first was crushed
under her carriage wheels in coming
from aparty one night and its gold
top with her initials on it alone es-
capped destruction.
Another young lady carries one at
least foot in length, and being o.
very thick cut glass, it is particularly
ponderous. A bottle Of this kind,
even Of moderate size, costs $40.
H0rper,S Baz0r.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21

The introduction of the cheap cal
system in New York has caused the
regular hackmen to make reduc.
ton of Cne-third to half in their former
prices.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-21

Mr. Pter Mallen, 2i2 W. Twcntyfourth
srre' NV Yo.k, saws that he suffered six
year. with rheum tism AMI found no relief
until ST. J COZ o :, the SovMe ign remedy,
Was applied, which cured him completely.