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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
A Newfoundland Glow.

In January, 1868, the 3l Vermont
and 10Th New Jersey regiments, brig
AIDED together in the LIST Vermont
brigade, were in winter quarters at
White Oak church opposite Freder-
icksburg. The Goth was a nine months
regiment, recruited mainly in Newark
and the Oranges, and its boys were
fond of good living and plenty of it,
but did not get large enough allow
ance from the quartermaster to satisfy
Them They made it up, however, by
"toraging" on the commissary stores
when some one of the other regiments
In the brigade, particularly the Sd,
was on guard, This had been going
on for about two months, and the 81
got tired of it. The 26th owned
large and fat Newfoundland dog, which
a foraging party of the Sd captured
one night. 1t was killed and dressed
to look like mutton, and hung among
the commissary stores during the fol-
lowing day. At night the Sd was
placed on guard with instructions not
to be particular about preventing the
10Th foragers from taking what they
desired. And sure enough in the
morning the dog was gone. The next
day some Of the officers of the Goth
sent an invitation to some officers of
the 3D. to dinewith hem. The invitation
was accepted; and hosts and guests sat
down to u well-appointcd dinner, the
heavy piece of which was mutton
stew" The visitors did full justice to
every course except the stew" to
which, however, their hosts applied
themselves vigorously. At the conclu-
sion of the meal, Surgeon Goodwin,
of the 3d. picking up one of the ribs
and addressing himself to the surgeon
of the 26th, who sat beside him, ask
ed:
doctor, isn't this rather peculiar.
" constructed rib for "A Sheep"
The New Jersey surgeon took it in
his hand and examined it carefully
Then he blurted out, loud enough to
attract the attention of all; Its a
logs rib, by thunder
The joke was out; and from that
time until they were mustered out of
the service the members of the 26th
were greeted by other regiments with
a chorus of banks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
x1O.00O Gone.

SAN Francisco, CAL. The Chronicle pub
fishes in substance the following marvel:
CaptalnW f. Swazey, the oldest pioneer of
the coast, makes statement of the intense
suffering of his friend Col. ID. j. William.
son, an Army officer of distinction and
an Ex.U. s. Consul, who was attacked
in the winter of 1862 with violent rheuma.
tism. So great was his agony in after
years, he became helpless cripple, and
after trying numherless remedies, the baths
of other countries and spending fortune
of 100000, the disease seemed to rs
sumo a more virulent type. Finally, lc
was persuaded to try st. Jacobs Oil, llI'
great conqueror ofpain. 1t worked mira
Gle of cure. In letter to the Chronicle h
confirms Capt. Swszeys statement auI
adds: 81 cheerfully give my unqualified at
testation to the truthfulness of the state.
ment because feel perfectly certain that a
knowledge of my cure by St, Jacobs on,
will prove the means of relieving hundreds
OF sufferers"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

The first sensation in descending
under water in Il suit of armor is the
sudden bursting roar in the ears
caused by the air driven into the helme.
from the air-pump. The flexible air
hose has to be strong enough to bear u
pressure of twenty-five to fifty pounds
t. the square inch. The drum of the
ear yields to the strong externa
pressure, the mouth opens inyoluntarily
the air rusheS into the tube and strikes
the drum, which strikes back to its
normal state with Il sharp, piStol-like
crack. Peering through the google
eyes of glass in his helmet, the diver
sees the strange beauties about him
clearly, and in their own calm splcndor
Above him is pure golden canopy
while around him and beside him are
tints and shimmering hues, including all
colJrs, which are indescribably elegant
The floor of the sea rises like a golden
carpet, inclining gently to the surface
The change of familiar objects is
wonderful. The wreck Of ship seems
studded with emeralds, gliLtering in
lines OF gold piles of brick assume the
appearance of crystal; a ladder becomes
silver, every shadow gives the impress
sion of Il bottomless depth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
"Red Tape"

When did the term red tape
become equivalent to official ob3truc-
ton? johnson, in 1855, after defining
tape as "a narrow G.lct or band of
linncn," quotes Gay
"l'h's pouch that's ty'd with tape
m wager that the prize shall be my due
This quotation which has been re-
printed scores of times, is wrong, for
Gay wrote ("Shepherd's Week." l7l4,
page 5; poems, 1920, page 10y
''lhs pouch, that's ty'd with tape Of rcdish hus
I'll wager, that the prize shall be my due
An advertisement in the Pubiir m
teHigencer, December 4, 1858, offers a
reward for the restoration of "a little
bundle of papers tied with red tape
which "c lost on Friday last was a
scvennight between Worcester House
and Lincoln's Inn."--NoteS and
queries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
Sleeping and Eating.

When people sit up late at night, par.
ticularly if they are delicate, they should
eat something, if only slice Of bread
and butter, before retiring. This seems
heretical, but is not. Animals, after eat
ing, instinctively sleep. Human beings
become drowsy after full meal Why!
Because blood is solicited toward the
stomach to supply the juices needed in
Digestion Hence the brain receives less
blood than during fasting, becomes pale
and the powers grow dormant Sleep
therefore cnsues. This is physiological,
The sinking sensation in sleeplessness is
a call for food. Valentines often is
merely symptom of hunger. Crafty
the desire, and you fall asleep. The
feeble will be stronger at dawn if they
eat on going to bed. Fourteen
hours lie between supper and breakfast
BY that time the fuel of the body
has become expended. Consequently
the morning toilet fatigues many. Let
such cat at bedtime, and take glass OF
warm milk or beef tea before rising, ln-
creased yigor will result. But the
stomach must rest" True. Yet wheT
hungry we must eat. Does the infants
stomach rest as long as an adultsi The
latter eats less often merely because his
food requires more digestion. Seldom
can one remain awake until 1890 or | /
o'clock without hunger. Satisfy it and
sleep will be sounder. During the night
give wakeful children food Sleep will
follow. Tho sick should invariably eat
during the night This is imperative.
At night the delicate and children may
take, slowly, warm milk, beef tea or oat-
meal Cruel. Vigorous adults may also
cat bread and milk, cold beef, mutton,
chicken and bread, raw oysters, all, of
course, in moderation. Do not eat i
not hungry. Eat If you are. Boo Belh
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

A horrible occurrence recently hap
penel at village near SOra, in the
province of Caserta, Italy. Thcvillage
lies among the spurs of the ApennneS,
where the scenery is very wild, and
wolves are still known to exist. Some
women belonging to the village bad
gone out to get wood, when they were
surprised by three or four large wolves,
whom famine had driven down from
the mountains, Two of the women
were attacked and thrown down by the
savage animals. The others fled, cry
ing for help, but were followed by one
of the wolves, which had just seized a
young girl by her dress when wood
chopper appeared who had heard her
cries, Then ensued terrible struggle
between the man and the wolf. The
arm Of the woodcutter was torn, and
although he wounded the animal with
his AK 1t would have gonoill with him
had not another wooucutter arrived on
the spot. The latter, with a well
aimed blow, dispatched the beast, and
several companions having now
assembled, the party went in search of
the missing women, They were found
dead, terribly mangled and half eaten
by the furnished wolves, who took to
flight on the approach of the searchers,
One Of the women was the mother of
four children, and the other was the
mother of a girl of sixteen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

D. r. Locke, Petroleum V Nasty, edito
Tole % B,ade, wri es; II had on dfore6nger
o. my right hanl one Of those pleasant pets,
a 'run.round The fin ger be anne intlamed
to d gree unbenable and swollen to nearly
twice its natural size. A freud gave me
Henry's Carb)ic Salve, and in twenty min
ules the pain ha 60 much subsidized n to give
me fair nights rest, which had not had
before for weei. The inflammation left the
finger in day. lconsi Ter il most valuable
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
When Your Feel Blue

and your back aches, and your head Ices
heavy, and you wake unleircshed in the morn
ing, and your bowels are sluggish or costive,
you need Kidncy-Wort. It is natures great
remedy and never fails to relieve all cases Of
Diseased Kidneys, Torpid Liver, Constipation,
Malaria, Piles Rheumatism, &c. 1t operates
simultaneously on The Kidneys, Liver and
Bowels, Strengthening them and restoring
healthy action. Put up in both dry and liquid
form Sold by all druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

old, but rides a horse like q cowboy
and does not even own carriage
She never entertains anyone except the
few people who visit her place on bust
ness, and lives in the plainest possible
manner
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

Slip u knitting-necdle into your
pocket, says well-known dairyman,
and when you go to meal Dip it in
the milk-pitcher, If any of the milk
adheres to the needle it is pure, if it
does not, the fluid is adulterated with
water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

Knocks Cough or a Cold endwi.c, For
children or adults. Trochcs, ljc. Liquid, SOC.
II is truly wonderful to see how the name of
Mrs Pinkham is a household word among the
wives and mothers of our land Alike in the
luxurious homes of our great cities and in the
humble cabins OF the remote frontier one
woman's deed, have borne their kindly fruit in
health tnr othrrS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
"Ruchu-pniha.D

Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney
Bladder and Urinary Diseases. 81. Druggists.
CoCtD SCARCELY SPEAK; it was almost
impossible to breathe through my nostrils
Using Llvs Cream Balm short time ] was
entirely relieved. Nv head has not been SO
clear nor voice so strong in years. ! recon-
mend this admirable remedy to all afflicted
with Catalrh or Colds in the head. O.
1IcHENoR, Shoe Merchant, Elizabeth, n. j.
price 80 cts)
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

A correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Times says in the course of a let
ter from Sydney, Australia: But
bark! Angels and ministers what is
that? "rhe laughing jackass," For
once | admire an Australian tescrip-
tive name. This merry bird, begin
ging with quantity human ha, ha.
ha, gradually rises to regular hee-
haw, as if it had need to hold its sides
and inhalc quick breaths in sheer ina-
bility to arrest its ineXtinguishable
mirth. lis character as the laughing
philosopher of the Australian woods
is borne out by its appearance. 1t seems
kind of burly kingtsher, dressed in
white and brown, with slightly crest
ed head and a remarkably bright, pen
Grating eye. is never killed--not
in Victoria because its skill in DESTROY
ing snakes has caused a fine to protect
it, and not in other colonies because
of friendly feeling towards it. In the
bush it is called the settlers clock, y
because it always sings at sunrise and
sunset. But it also sings at other
times, and is generally heard in the
botanical gardens, filing the air with
a laughter which would have delight
ed the soul of Carlyle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

Ask for Wells "Rough OH Corns.' ljc.
Quick, complete cure. COrns, warts, bunlons.
"You claim too much for SGInar itdn .Nerrtne,
says a skcptc. Its pa runs say the opposite
DR.. Riclimond's Samaritan Nerriae cured me
Of Epilepsy" Jacob SUITES, ST. Joseph, Mo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

Many Of our birds fly several thousand
miles every autumn, passing not only
over Florida, where they might find per,
petual summer, but over the gulf and far
beyond into the great summer land OF
the Amazon; after short stay, returning
again to the north, some penetrating to
the extreme shores of the Arctic sea.
How he small birds fly SO great distances
is almost incomprchensible, but | have
seen many of our small feathcred friends
on the little key of Tortugas, two hun
1rcd miles or more from Cape Florida,
the jumping off place of the United
States. Grclt tiocks of them would
tlight upon the walls of the fort, espe-
ciu,y during storms evidently thor
oughly tired; but the next day they
were up and away off over the great
stretch of the gulf and the Caribbean
sea.
Numbers of the English birds and
many from Northern Europe make yearly
voyages down into the African continent,
and careful observers state that they have
seen the great storks, so common in Ger
many, moving along hlSh IN tnc ar,
bearing on their broad backs numbers OF
small birds that had taken free passage,
or were, perhaps, stealing a ride. In
these wonderful migrations many birds
arc blown oht to sea and lost, while
others become so fatigued and worn out
that they will alight upon boats. a New
England fisherman, who in autumn fol-
lows his calling fourteen or fifteen miles
ont from shore, informed me that nearly
every day he had four or five small birds
as companions. They had wandered oil
from shore or were flying across the
great bay on the lower coast OF Maine,
and had dropped down to rest. One day
the same fisherman fell asleep while hold
ing his line, and upon suddenly opening
his eyes there sat a little bird on his
hand, demurely cooking its head this
way and that, as if wondering whe thci
he was an old wreck or piece of drift
wood. st. Nicholas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

PunEsr AND BEST COD-LlVER OIL, from selected
livcrs. on the srashore. by Caswell, Hazard Il
Co., NY. AbSouiclypure and sweet Patients
who have once taken it prefer it 10 all others.
Physicians declare it superior to all other oils.
CHArrEp HANDS, face, pimples and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
CASMell uAlarl 4 Co. New Nnrk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

is a bad thing, hut DR.. Picrccs "Favorite Pre-
srrution' deserves its name. 1t is II certain
cure for those painful maladies and weaknesses
which embittcr he lives of so many women.
Ofdmggists,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

If bilious or suffering from impurity OF
blood, or weak lungs and fear consumption
(scrolulous disease of the lungs, take Or.
picrce's Golden Medical Discovery and it
will cure you, BY druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

III Mahdi has eighteen wives, and
he went into tho war rs mere
pastime,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
,rhc ,Jirh, ort,ic Pen.

Oh. the orators voice is a mighty power,
As it echoes along the green, .
Bnt the fearless pen has more sway er men'
10 sound the praises of Carbollne.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
Purify Your Blood

At no other time is the system so susceptible 10 the
beneficial effects Of reliable tonic and blood purihef'
The impure state Of the blood the deranged dseSuon'
and the weak condition Of the body, caused BY IA long
battle with the cold wintry blasts, all call TOT 'ho 10
yying regulating and restoring influences so happhS
and effectively combined in Hoods Sarsaparllla'
81 tried dozen articles to cleanse my blood, oue
never found anything that did me any good TIL began
using Hoods sarssparla. Wv. II. PEER, Rochester.
n
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

yfEr" DoIT AT Once. For 10 cents get q
package of Diamond Dyes at the druggists
They color anything the finest and most dc
sirblc coor,, Wells, Richardson x Co., Bur
lington, Vt, Sample card, 80 colors, and book
Of directions for &c. stamp
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

More than $1,000 national guardsmcn
throughout the country are discussing thequeer
antics ot the Cincinnati militia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

The British debt is So, $50, 00OO00, but the
debt Of France is $50, OGOOOO greater even
than that.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

For tropical fruit S47ij3j7 was paid at the
port of New York during 1888.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

Piso's Remedy for Cutauh IS certain cure
for that very obnoxious disease.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16

NIa.rimOny.-All responsible parties desiring Cor
rrSnnndeuts for amusement or MatrimuEy send address
fnrrupy Of Wedding Rms Ia OhoN 5N5oston. Mas.
FoRRlrEs for advertising i'll this paper apply to the
publishCr, III IL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
Hoods Sarsa pari|la

Sold by all druggists. 81 siI for s. Made on
by U. l. Hood & Co, Apothecaries. Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
Tone up the System

~ have used Hoods Surlaparla for some time, and
haze derived benefit thorefrom II gives mo an Hppe
tito and strengthens tho whoe system | eau cheer
fully recommend 1t to all who need regulator of the
bowels or A building up and strengthening medicine"
JOSIAH W, COOK. President Cambridge Mutual Fire
i's. Co.. Cambridge Mass
Hoods sNrsSplria lie the hest blood puriher' e.
puELpR. WnroeAler. Mind
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
100 Doses One Dollar.

Sold by all druggists sl six for S.. Prepared only
by q. |. Hood & Co., Apothocares Lowell. Mass.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19

SUPPOSE" remarked the tramp, as
he helped himself to a pickle at the lunch
table, Il suppose if President Arthur
came in here and said: 'Johnnv, lets
have a glass of beer, and hang it on the
slate till pay day, like good fellow you
would let him have the stuff. wouldn't
you?"
"Of course | would" replied the bar
keeper, with a wide smile. "Why wouldn't
I?"
"And yet President Arthur is nearly
$2,00O,o00,00O in debt" continued the
tramp; cat lcest the government is, and
you would have to wait until that was
paid before YOU could get your nickcl.'
els that so?" asked the barkccpcr,
rather staggered by the figures.
You bet And | suppose if Queen
Victoria walked in and said 'IIo, John
ny, let's have gloss o 'arf and arr, hand
Hill tell me Lud O the buttohbag to set
tie when e gets the spuls,' you'd spunk
the wine up with your own fair hand,
wouldn't you?"
surely would" answered the bar
keeper.
And yet Queen Victoria is in debt
nearly $4,000, 1000, 900, or her government
is; and you would get that | 0 cents about
the middle Of the next century"
AS much as that?' demanded the
bar-keeper, in astonishment.
"Then there's the Emperor of Ger
many, if he should alight from his special
horse-car in front of your door, and say,
'Mein Gott, Chonny, give me a schoppen
of schnapps, und will bay for dot ven
solt mein dog you wouldn't hesitate a
minute, would you?"
81 suppose not" said the bar keeper,
rather startled by the information con-
corning the other potentates.
And yet that same Emperor is in debt
over l0,00O,OO0," continued the tramp,
sOlemnly.
{" don't believe it," exclaimed the bar
keeper.
"lt's fact" persisted the tramp. "And
the Gar Of Russia, suppose he should
come limping in with some friends and
say, Hi, Johnvitch, put the mouiik on
ice and let the bill stand over till Christie
vitchmas,' you wouldn't wait to come
around from behind, but you'd waltz right
over the-bar, wouldn't you"
Il don't know" replied the bar-keeper,
cautiously. How is he fixed %
"He owes $4,000, 600, ,ooo," answered
the tramp.
"Do them people all owe it for bar
bills ?" inquired the bar-keeper with a
shudder.
"Most Of it," responded the tramp.
"But | don't owe any man on earth a
cent; and yet don't suppose you would
trust me for glass of beer to save my
life, would you?"
"No, sir !" shouted the bar keeper. 81
wouldn't trust you for another free pickle.
We liquor dealers are already out nearly
$8, 600, ,OOO, 900 on the crowned heads, and
amt going five cents more on a man that
hasn't got even brim to his hat. Put
that pickle back in the bowl or I'll stop
up the rat-holes with you
And the tramp went off to work the
racket somewhere else, while the bar
keeper figured up his share Of the losses
on the crowned heads and tucked some
thing on to the bills of his known-to-be-
having debtors
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19
The first loop of a marriage knot is

The first loop of marriage knot is
heau knot.
Morse got married, and four weeks
after applied to Parliament to have his
name changed to Remorse.
DE fust step toward spilin' a chile is
ter laugh and call him smart when he
'sasses yer.-Arkdnsd,c Traveller.
The best thing to take when you go
To kiss pretty girl-take time; the more
you take the better she likes it.
| The Oil City Blizzard starts a dis
tracing question 1t wants to know who
rs going to pay the parsons fee leap year.
A young man who dropped in unex-
peetedly upon his girl the other evening
found her in tears. Poor thing, she had
been peelng onions.
There is lady in Allegheny, Pa,
who can converse with six clothes pins in
her mouth at one time. She is the envy
Of the entire ncighborhood.
Murder as a profession is the most
discouraging of industries. By the time
man gets the hang of the business he is
too far gone to profit by his knowledge
A woman doesn't consistently use
| protane language, but the way she says
"gracious :" when she slips down is full
Of subtitle meaning and inherent force
LcneU Citizen
The rich Japanese, Prof. Morse tells
us, send their children to school in infe-
rior garments, in order that the children
of the poor may not be ashamed 10 wear
! their shabby clothes.
.-Johnny came home from school the
o,her day very much excited. What
do 'you think, pa, Joe Stewart, one Of the
biggest boys, had an argument with the
'teaaher about grammar" "What posi-
ton did Joe take 2" ellis last position
was across chair, face down."
Smith met Jones on the deck of an
/ ocean steamer one calm morning after
several days of very rough weather ::
1 "Why, | declare, JONES'" said Smith,
''ybu look years older than when last
saw your "No WONDER" answered
) Tories, L" have had several berth days
lately"
! When old Mrs. Bunsby had got
through reading in the morning paper an
account Of the last fire she turned her
speetacles from her eyes to the top of her
heal and remarked: g Ii the city fremen
would wear the generwine hum-knit
stoGkints, such as We make in the coun.
try, they wouldn't be Dustin of their
hose at every fire"
Emile Girardin, the great French
journalist, used to rise at O'clock every
morning. And now he is dead. 1t is a
sad, sad lesson, but let us not forget it's
warning. Let us lay our hands on our
respective hearts and say that rather than
initiate his fault, if it is necessary for us
to lie up at four A. NJ, we will set up to
It, To arise at it-ah, this is too too it
is too utterly too.-ZHe Tutor.