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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
Love. Courtship and Marriage Among
the Arabs.


The Arab girls have 'littleto do with
selecting their husbands. The men
nearly always fix that up among them
selves. A bold warrior sees a girl
whom he loves in another tribe. He
rides up at night, finds out where she
is sleeping, dashes up to her tent,
snatchcs her up in his arms, puts her
before him on the horse and sweeps
away like the wind. If he happens
caught he is shot. If he iG not, the
tribe from which he has stolen the girl
pays him a visit in few days. The
deryish, a priest of the tribe, joins the
hands of the young man and the girl,
and both tribes Join in the merriment.
All the bravest men steal their wives,
but there are some who do not. Their
method is little different. OF q
calm. moonlight highland moon
light in the tropics is far more
beautiful than here-you may see 1T
Arab sitting before the tent of his
inamorata picking a stringed instru
ment something like our banjo ant
singing song of his own composition
This is his courtship. They are thu
most musical people in the world
They talk in poetry, and extemporiza
ton is as easy with them as it wa
with the Scalds of old. The courtshil
only lasts a week or two. If the cir
lis Obstinate he goes elsewhere. am
seeks to Win another girl BY his song
and music Sometimes Tho fathers max
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

The Colonel never made a success of the
Eve Water business, but Carbollne struck
bonanza with Petroleum as its base. Ii your
hair is thin and falling out try 1t.
Timely SuEge ,ti0ns About Pueumonia.
This i, the Time of year when 80 many Ter
sons fall victims to pneumonia AMI other
lung diseases Hence, we call attention tc
the following interview with prominent
physicians.
What is pneumonia :"
"Pneumonia is an acute lung disease, and
commences with q severe chill and fever, II
seems to be an affection of the lungs, but II
is really caused b. the bool being impover
ished hy the non-removal of natural acids by
the liver and kidneys. Pneumonia is Away;
proof of diseased kidneys and liver. Indeed
this is true Of many other lung disorders
also r-.,
Pneumonia is very dangerous disease ant
the ratient must be treated with hot drinks,
and the chest be covered with mustard poul'
tices. and then call the best physician,
"How W uld you prevent such dseasesF
"By keeping the skin, liver, bowels ant
kidneys in healthfUl activity Then the bloc;
is free from ned pois ms and pneumonit
need not be fearel.n For this purpose w
know of nothing better than DR., David Ken
nedy's Favorito Remedy, which is high,
repited specific for all liver, kidney, bowe
and blood disorders. 1t is made, we believe
at Rondout, y. v, sells for one dollar bot
tie, and is the best and surest of all house
hold remedies.
Pneumonia is very common and fatal, an
whatever VIII prevent its ravogeS is worth,
the highest commendation-Albany Even'n
.JOurnul
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
iAnine Dudes.

There is a most excellent lady in
Chicago who has lifty-three dogs, not
counting two temporarily absent on a
scouting expedition. This lady is
well known in society circles, is a
woman of means, and has an elegant
home. she has a great love for dogs,
and, beginning her collection some
years ago with two fine st. Demands,
she has one way and another increas-
ed it until there is now fifty-three
dogs, big and little, in her establish
ment They are not allowed to eat
meat, but are treated frequently to an
oyster soup, poached eggs, batter cakes,
oatmeal, etc. Their meals are prepar-
ed with as much care as to cleanliness
and form as though they were human
beings, and the food is served as nicely
as for invited guests. Ten gallons OF
milk and twenty pounds of oatmeal
are fed to the dogs daily, to say moth
ing f the great quantities of oysters
and eggs, When the dogs are sick
they receive the. most cOnsiderate at
tention. and at no time are they sub
iected to scolding or punishment of any
kind.
The result of this experiment ha'
been watched by many with the great
est interest, and there are some devel-
opments that would have made Oar
win dance with joy. There is one fine
old st. Bernard, the aristocrat of TIT
colony, who will not touch his oyster
soup unless it is just so, and who viii
not eat out of anything of lowe
grade than cut-glass. He will g.
thirsty for whole day rather thar
take drink from a bucket or pan, bu
Will go into a transport of tail wag
ging ecstacy over water or milk in
china or cut-glass dish.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

T.IA, JUNt Y, I0-o,
FRANK ". HOFFMAN, clerk Of tho American
Distric. Telegraph O., says; " Having had
occasion TO use 4 medicine for kidney trouble
win a lame baci, | was recomncnde BY one
of our Utica druggists TO use Hunt Remedy,
ne he had sold q COOL deal Of it to many of
our leading families here with great success
for kidney, liver ami urinary troubles.
purcha ed some ana have only used three bot
Ties. II has cured me, and can truly recon-.
mend huit's Remedy to any one i'll need OF
the hnst medic ne for The g cOmplalnts.'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
Why lie Laughed.

"You seem to be in hilarious hui
NOR, Blinks," said Brown at the break
East table.
ooh, | have been reading one of
Robinsons stories"
Ellis narrations are not usually droll
enough to prove merriment."
mo; hut this one was enough to
make a dog laugh
"Ahl then that accounts Tor IT,"
said Brown,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

acts of yioieGce, the medical officer
goes on to say, in connection with the
subject of wrong-doing and the con-
dition of the brain, that he was led
during a series of examinations to the
discovery that II very notable number
of convict women have had their skulls
fractured. 1t is not uncommon to
hear woman say, 81 knew was in
u temper, but l could not help it; |
was mad" This Feasibility and loss
of sclr-control are, he adds, not I'M
frequently associated with a damaged
skull and presumably an injured
brain,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
Where to See the Great TrOttcrs of
[Cincinnati Times.Sta


No two men in America have had
more experience with fine trotting stock,
and none are better judges than Calvin
M. Priest, of the New York Club Stables,
2Sth street, near Fifth avenue, and Dan
Mace, of the Excelsior Stables, West 20th
street, New York, the champion double
team driver of the United States. Both
of these gentlemen say, that for painful
ailments in horses, such as cuts, bruises,
swcllings, lameness, stiffness, st. Jacobs
Oil is superior to anything they have ever
nsed or heard Of This is also the opin
ion of Prof. David Robarge, the cele
brated horse.shoer of the metropolis and
thousands of stock owners throughout
the country. AS q pain.cure for man
and beast St. Jacobs Oil has no equal.
MIR. Priest recites the case of valuable
trotter, so stiff from rheumatism, that he
could not move an inch. BY ont
thorough application of st. Jacobs Oh al
night, the animal was completely cured
and was fit for the race-track the mex
dav
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

Wells, Richardson y Cos Improved Botcl
Color viii be found TO be the only oil color tina,
will moi become nncid. Test it and yon viii
prove IT, It viii not color the butter.miIkj II
gives the brightest color Of rnv made, nnd IS
lie slrongnst and thelelnre lhr choNptsil
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

Don Miguel was the first English
speaking settler in California. The
year was 1917. He is still living at
the age of eighty. He and his wife
are at Los Angeles, with great-grand-
children around them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

The VoLTAIC BELT Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send DIR. Dyes Celebrated Electro-Noltaic
Bellsand Electric Appliances on trial for thirty
days to men (young or old) who are afflicted
with nervous debility, lost vitality and kindred
troubles. guaranteeing speedy and complete
restoration of health and manly vigor. Ad.
dress as above.-N. B-No risk is incurred,
as thirty DAYS trial is allowed.
The shcr, hacking cough which leads to con-
sumption, is cured by Piso's Cure
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

Young and mdl,o.ogel men, suffering from
nervous debility and kindred aGec'iohs, us loss
Of memory and hypochondlio should incloe
three cents for Part VII Of Worlds Dspensnly
Dime Series Of pamphlets. Address World 5
Di,pensary Medical Assoc ton, Buffalo, N
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
The American Girl.

An Italian who had visited this
country thus writes of her whom we
all hold most dear:
"The American girl is champagny.
She is glittering, foamy, hubby, sweet,
Try, tart--in word, izzy! She has
not that dreamy, magical, murmury
lovablencss of our Italian girl. And
yet there is a cosmopolitan combination
in the American girl that makes her a
most attractive coquette in her frank
ness, in her pardonable frivolity, in her
being phenomenon of verbal intrigue.
You may lose your head with her easily
in week, and in the way of recollect-
ing what you said to her yesterday, for
she is gifted with memory; but your
beart-jam0is'
ut takes a longer time for that, but
be sure she will have both sooner or
later, and; like a true belle, will sing to
you amid signs and smiles:
Be glad while ye may,
Nor take heed OF the morrow;
Tho sweets of to-day
Let us taste while they last!
For life is too short
From the future 10 borrow;
Dull care, like an OFT,
Fling away TO the past!
81 don't believe she is half as merce
nary as she talks, in the vein Of "wllat
female heart can gold despise." Yet
she gives you a strong impression thai
The alpha and omega of life is
modiste and a millionaire. My i'm
preston of the American girl is ont
never to be forgotten. She is bright
brisk ard business-like. To be concise
would call the American girl sor
of social catechism-full of questions
and answers. In many instances sh
omits the answers, and becomes IN in
carnate "?'. never experienced sucl
a pleasureable witness-box position il
, all my life
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

Mr.. Bookwalter, of Ohio, who dur,
ing his recent tour around the world
made valuable collection of indus
trial information as well as of natural
curiosities, is much impressed with the
actual and prospective competition
between the wheat growers of Amcri-
ca and those of India. 1.-The fact is a
significant one" he says, that although
the India farmer ploughs his ground
with a forked stick and employs in al
respects the crudeSt methods Of tillage,
he succeeds in these conditions in
raising an average Of a little over
eleven bushels of wheat per acre,
varying but slightly from the average
yield in America, where we have all
the appliances Of science and skiliul
methods of farming. This would
seem to be sufficient evidence that the
climate and soil of India are even
more favorable to the growth Of wheat
than our own, and we are justified in
inferring that if the same methods
and appliances were employed in India,
and with the same intelligence as here,
the out-turn per acre would he much
increased over that of America"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
SCROFULk

The victims to scrofua arc countless. Every commit
nifty is full of them. Hardly a family escapes OFTEN
every member shows the foul infection and corruption %
blood However quiet now. it may rouse itself at any
time and burst your skin in sores and pestilent humor
Hoods sarsaparilla h,s wonderful power ovor all
scroulous troubles as the testimonials published
mistakaby prove Hoods Sarsaparlla is the very bsI
remedy for scrofua and scrofulous affections; and
~, no rnnst nnMerfnl nnr fer OF the blood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

Over the door of small frame
building in which a colorcd family is
living, in Grecnville, Tenn, is q pine
board on which is the legend, now al
most erased by rain and storm, "a
johnson, Tailor A little beyond the
western border of the town is a mar
bic monument that marks the last
home of "Andrew Johnson, President
of the United States" This little pair
Of facts would provide full meal for
the pessimist, and suggests the incom-
prehensible space between human
greatness and nil.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

Is the best in the market, 1t is the most eco
nomical aud cheapest, one box lasting ~ long
rs two OF any other. One grcasing will last
Two weeks. II received first premium at the
Centennial and Paris Expositions, also medals
ut various state fairs. Bus no ohet
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

arc immnsciy strehs theued by the use of Dr.
II. V, Picrce's "Favorte Prescription" which
cures all female arrangements, and gives tone
TO tho system, Sold by druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
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satisfactory Evidence.

J. W, Graham, wholesale druggist, OF
Austin, Tex, write; | have been handling
DR.. VIM. Halls Bal:am for the Lungs for the
past year, and have found it one of the most
salabe medicines | have ever hal in my
house for coughs, colds, and even consump'
ton, always giving entire satisfaction
Please send me another gross.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

1t is a fact worthy Of note that, of
all the classic VenuSes known to lis
in modern times, the Venus of Milo is
certainly the most popular. 1t is cal,
culated that every year some hfty-fve
thousand reproductions of it in mar
lie, plaster and terra Gotta are sold in
Europe, while for its photographs it
can claim a greater sale than even
Mrs. Langtry or Miss Mary Anderson
In the zenith of their fame. In the
recent inventory of state property
made by the French government, this
matchless statue was computed to be
worth a great fortune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

An oil can be- distilled from birch bark
which is used in treating textile fabrics to rem
der them waterproof.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

In the report Of the medical officer
of the Working (England) Prison for
Females for last year number of in
teresting cases are detailed After in
stancing the case of a woman who
who was over and over again convicted
and sent to prison, whose passion for
destroying prison furniture and her
own clothing nevet ceased, and who
died at fifty years Of age whispering a
regret that her strength woN|a aot
permit hOr TO indulge Gs formerly In
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

A very remarkable increase of manu-
featuring facilities in the South has
been noted since the latest census was
taken. The gain has been so large
that it has excited attention from in
terested persons everywhere. Accord
ing to writer in the Baltimore Nalny-
fuctUltrs Rccom the manufacture at
the South of iron, steel and of agri-
cultural implements acquired in the
decade 1S1l-SO great proportions.
Thus, from 345,57O tons Of iron in
1870, the production in ten southern
states, not including Virginia, in
creased to 6l4,97l tons in 1850. More
remarkable still have been the changes
in the last three years Here are a
few examples, the figures representing
tons Of iron and steel:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

PUREsr AND BEST CoD-LIvER OIL, from selected
livers, OH the scashorc, by Caswell, Hazard y
Co., Ny. Absolutelypure and sweet PatIent'
who have once taken it prefer it TO all others
Physicians declare it superior to all other oils
CuAprED HANDS, face, pimples and rougl
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made b,
Caswell, Hazard 4 Co., New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

DR.. Sanrords Liver invgoratSr purihes the
blood aids digestion, regulates the bowels.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

Somebody travelling in New South
Wales writes that the famous catar-
acts of this country are mere spiSot-
exhibitions beside the waterfalls to be
seen there. At the Wentworth Falls,
for instance, the river drops down
1900 feet, with but single break
about midway, and the beholder above
is fairly unable to see the bottom be-
cause of the spray, And then "the
valley below the falls spreads out into
great amphitheater fifty miles
across, and hemmed in on every side
but one with perpendicular walls on
the mountain"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
We have not always enough reason
to employ all our strength.


The best victory is to yanquish ones
heart.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

A clear eXampleof the ease with which
some writers may be misled by perfectly
sound statistics is shown in the follow
ing: DIR. Guy, the English statistician,
calculated with reason that the actual
mean age at death, which is twenty
nine years in England, is only twenty
years in America. A careless writer
at once made up his mind that America
was a very unhealthy place to live in,
as compared with England, and it was
necessary to inform him that the mean
age at death depends upon the pro-
portion of old and young in a popula-
ton, and that this varies in different
places and in the same place at differ
ent times. 1t was also explained that
the mean age of death is useless as
test of the healthfulness of trades and
professions unless the age distribution
of the living persons engaged in then
is known.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
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On Thirty Days Trial.

German nimrods impose small fine
upon every person who hits an animal
without killing it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

The well-known Italian economist,
eignor Giro, has come to the conclu-
sion that Italy ought to raise her own
potatoes and that now is the time and
Sardinia the place for the experiment.
He has selected some Of the best
varieties, will follow the most approved
methods of cultivation, and will care
fully note the results for the purpose
Of ascertaining the kind best adapted
to the requirements Of the Italian far,
mer. Signor Cirio, however, has al,
ready been reminded that he will have
to persuade his countrymen to become
potato-eating people before he ca!
hope to make participating genera
and popular.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

In Dakota there are great numbers
of Norwcgians, who have been at
tracted to the country by the flaming
circulars Of the railroad and land COM
panies, and still more by letters from
friends already on the ground. They
are not disappointed, for they are
content to begin very humbly. AT
first house Of sods of one room is
satisfactory, though the pig is fellow
occupant, The first Improvement is a
sly close by the front door, and the pig
only enters the house occasionally as a
visitor. Next, the house-mado sod
stove must make way for an iron one
and the sod house itself is deserted fol
dwelling all wood, and costing Der
haps as much as 500. When thi.
house, with its windows and it,
shingled roof, is finally painted white
the climax is reached. Imagination
in its widest flight can picture nothing
more luxurious or beautiful.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

KNOCKS Il Cough or Cod endWfH TOT
children or adults. Trochcs, ljc. Liquid, 5Oc'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

The business of the manufacture
and sale of beer has reached enormous
proportions in America. The Bre'cerS'
formal shows that the ale and beer
sold last year, in six states alone
amounted to the following: New Y ork
5,8i3,254 barrels; Pennsylvania, l,706,-
GAG barrels; Ohio. l,5S5,S52 barrels;
Wisconsin, l,298,1o3 barrels; Illinois,
1,07l ,403 barrels, and Missouri, 1922
$50 barrels. New York city alone
shows sales of 3,239,9O barrels; Phila-
delphia, l,023,5l4 barrels. 1t is evil
dent that the consumption of beer and
ale in America is by no means confined
to Germans and EngltShmen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
"Buchu-Paiba."
rolorel srllcr,s Eve Mnicr.

Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney
Bladder and Urinary Diseases, 81. Drug. lists
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20

In 1850 there were IN Twelve SOUth
ern States 296 establishments for the
manufacture of agricultural imple-
ments, almost all of which, excepting
those in Kentucky and Virginia, had
been created since 1870. These en-
ployed 1888 hands, and &3,509SSl
capital, paid $798,0l2 wages, consumed
materia! valued at ,6i6,750, and pro
duced wares valued at 50, jJ1, 6O4.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The total number of children in the
United States Of school age" which
varies in each state from four TO six
teen, is estimated at 1862 2S3; the
schools rolls for 1882 show a member
ship OF 9,7Sl, 52l, however, and n daily
average attendance of 5,705,342.
The Worshiplul Company of Gro
cers, of London, have issued an an
nouncement, Offering a prize of $1,000
for the best original essay on Sanitary
Science, This prize is awarded every
four years, and is open to universal
competition, British and foreign.
The Bossier banner., 1884-10-02
Men Ignorant Of Fire.

I do not know of any but single
record where natives of newly dis
covered country did not know the use
of fire; that one case was on Island
Fauna Loa, or Bodwitch's Island, dis
covered on the 9th of January, 1841,
by the U. S. S. Peacock, commanded
by Captain w. Fl. Hudson, of the United
States South Sea Surveying and Ex-
ploring Expedition.
Captain Hudson relates: 'sThe natives
were at first very shy of the boats; but
the Hawaiians who were in them soon
induced them to approach. and to enter
into trade, and finally enticed them
alongside the ships. On coming near
they began song or chant, holding up
their paddles and mats, and shouting
natives of Oatafu, or Duke of York's
Island, wore the same kind of mats,
oye-shades and ornaments, and some
were tattooed in the same manner,
some, however, were tattooed in a
different style, being ornamented with
/ variety of arrows on the forehead and
cheeks. They were all finely formed
and manly in appearance, with pleasing
ceuntenances that expressed good ma
ture.
s'They were eager enough for trade,
and soon disposed Of all they had to ex-
changes a few presents were made them,
but all the inducements failed to entice
them on board. They appeared cheer.
full, laughing heartily at anything that
struck them as ridiculous.
"The population of the island is esti-
| mated to be about six hundred souls,
most of whom dwell in the town.
t'There were no signs of places for
cooking, nor any appearance of fire,
and it is believed that all their provis-
ions are eaten raw. What strengthened
this opinion was the alarm the natives
felt when they saw the sparks emana-
ting from the flint and steel, and the
emission of smoke from the mouths of
those who were smoking cigars
The writer of this article was on
board the Peacock, and can vouch for
the verify of Captain Hudson's account
of our interviews with the natives, and
also that they eat their entire food with
out cooking, but also had the greatest
dread of fire in any form. We saw no
trace of charcoal or ashes in their vii
lage or town. and we fully understood
them as to their food and how it was
taken. 1t consisted entirely of cocoa
nuts and pandanus fruits, fish, echini
and other products of the sea; the few
sea birds mostly seen there were not
regarded as food, and even if they were
could not have been easily obtained or
relied on for supplies, the population
being large in proportion to the island 5
size.-Aqnerican Naturalist.