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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-23

So sadly alone by the Quechee | wander,
And long forrcvcngc on this Vennor& Co.;
A ball and reception I'd give-no deception
A ball and reception of beautiful snow
MEMO.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-23

Benson & Johnson's saw-mill, at
West Woodstock, is now in full blast,
is doing frst-class work and will con-
tinue so the rest of the winter. In
early spring they have plans to perfect
the mill that will make it the best in
this section of the country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-23
A. C. PRIOR & co,

NESlRE to thank their Patrons for
~ continued patronage in the past,
and announce that they arc still offer,
ing
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

Mr. Francis D. Mol1ipu, who died re-
Gently In Nav York, TIE city Of his Dirth, on
tho approach OF his 50Jh year, was man OF
uncommon talents. witt a mental energy.
and grasp that would havo made him con-
spicuous in any calling, and had his am
biton been to have amassed wealth he
might have ranked among the mllionoires
of the metropolis From a school boy he
showed that kindly charitable disposition
which in 1870 led Theodore Tilton, who was a
clsssmate of his at college to confidE TO
him his family troubls Mr. Moulton i'm
meiiateiy set about reconciling tie two
principals in order to prevent tle demoral-
king Effect on society such an exposure
would necessarily produce. He called
ON Henry Ward Beecher and brought him
and 1ilton together, acting between them
as a mutual friend. and OF such value were
his services "in tying up tho storm" oonsid'
erel W Mr. Beecher that the latter called
him "a priest in the sanctuary" AMI said;
"a would have fallen by the way but for
the courage which you inspired and the hope
you breathed." With such skilldid Mr. Moul-
ion manage this social complication that the
scandal in its entirety was repressed for
moro than four years Whom it did break
forth through Mr. Tlton, Mr.. Moulton en-
deavorel to maintain neutrality, and as he
refused to return to Mr.. Bescher the letters
ho held, rs the mutual friend, he was put
upan the defensive by aspersions upon his
motives ana compelled to testify. No man
could have rendered more kindly service to
these msn than did Mr.. Moulton, AND yet it
cost him hesides the anxiety and trouble, at
loas $S0000 Mr.. Moulton began business
life as an ofiic, boy at a salary of $T5 per
y ar. and afterwards acquired snug for
tune as an importer OF salt He gave a
ersat doal OF his timc to the promotion OF
da ~ farming and agricultural interests.
He was member Of the executive com
mittee of the catt emen'N convention recent
" hel in s Louis lie had large and
pbundantly stocked farm st Narragaus9tt
R. l., and recen w purcha SD CsnonchOt
the colebra cd estate oi ex Gov. STrague, il
til, same state.
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The HHethodint Cenlenn nIaI.

The great Methodist bodies OF this
country have begun the celebration OF
the one hundredth anniversary OF the
organi ration OF the Methodist EpisCo-
pal Church in America ut Baltimore.
That they will celebrate with not a
little enthusiasm is to he expected. II
they did not get happy and indulge in
some shouting over the results OF
century's work the public would be in
ined to think that Methodists were
Mcthodists any more.
To have seen the body grow in one
century from membership OF l,50O
one of nearly four millions is enough
10 make the five hundred delegates
aggressiveiy enthusiastic. Another
cause for good feeling among the rep
resentaiives who viii keep holiday for
the millions who cannot attend the
annaversary is. the fact Tint the
Church North and South will meet for
the, first time since the war on a com
mon platform. 1t is to be hoped that
as slavery, the cause of the. division OF
the great Methodist body, has ceased
to exist, the meeting OF fraternal dele
gates to celebrate the formation OF the
church may be the harbinger OF an
other and completer union OF that
great body Of Protestant Christians
lac Methodist church should moi
get L proud, however. 1t has won
its>greateet successes in tho past as the
,nurch Of the common people, Its
Ganger for the future is that OF bcconr
ing like some other religious bodies
too exclusive and faslnonable,-Ex.
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VOL. l..
ssiSe SWyinSs.
Prepared for tn, comet

Prepared for TIM comet
There are no tools more ngeniously
wrought, or more potent, than those
which belong to the Nrl oi the pr n
ter,-MlNN.
I1c that hath ii vile and children
hath given hostages to fortune; for
they are impediments to great enter
prises Of virtue or mise hiei.-BAcON,
Nothing is more terrible than ac-
tive ignorunce-GGTHE.
The great art in writing advertise
ments, is the finding out a proper
method to catch the readers eye.-AD-
OLSON.
This world IL full OF fools, and he
who would not see one must shut him
self up alone, and break his looking
ElnsG.-Fronch Proverb,
Believe it to he the greatest OF mfr
natives to prefer your existence to
your honor, and for the cake OF life to
lose every inducemcnt to live ---Juvenal
Adversely is sometimes hard on q
man but for one man who can stand
prosperity, there nre hundred that
will stand acknowledgements.
The frat farmer was the first man
all historic nobility rests
possession and use of Iand.-EMERsos
Our daily familiar life is but hid
ing of ourselves from each other, b'
hind screen of trivial words ant
deeds. and those who sit with us a
the same hoarth are often farthcst OF
from tho dOep soul within us, full o
unspoken evil aud unactcd good
GEORGE ELIOT,
Wo should try to succeed by merit
not by favor. lie who does well wi
always have patrons enough.-Plor
TI'R,
The man who is fond of books
usually mar Of lofty thought an
elevated opnions.-DAwsoN,
As approve OF youth that his
something Of the old man in him, s
am no less pleased with An old ma
that has something of the youth
CICERo.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

Porfirio Dlaz the new president Of Mexico.
wns born in Oaxaca, capital of the state OF
the same name, OH Sept. IA, 1890. Educated
in the public schools AMI legal college of
O4xlca, Diaz graduated with high honors
in 1910, when but 10 years OF age At this
CRISIS in his life the struggle broke ous
known in Mexican history as the "war OF
REFORM Young Da2 was one Of the first
to tNke part, aShting bravely throughout
chat bitter contest
In 1869 DiaE WIS created a brigadisr gon.
oral. He marched toward Vera Cruz, hgEt-
at Pucbla. On May s. 1902, he defeated the
French. This victory gained for DAE the
gratitude Of the republic. For bis gallant
conduct On that glorious day he was specially
commended TO the notice of the president
and OF congress, an the Fifth Of May" Is
now the Mexican Fourth Of July. Diaz was
made commander in chief Of the Mexican
army. and with renewed energy he assumed
the offensive and Wrsted his native state
from tie French. He vas opposed by Mar
shal BaGaine uDen whom rests the ignominy
of violating one o! the great principals Of
modern warfare. He clused the arrest Of
DiaE while the latter was holding a confer.
ence with him, under cover of flag of
truce, and sent him prisoner OF war to the
City OF Mexico. He escaped from prison
and Joined his army again. He competed
for the presid -ncy in 1865, 1871 and was
finally elected for the first time in 1877 after
an insurre>tion In which he expelled his
rival froni tAs country.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

Mr.. Richardson is 2S years old and son
OF the celebrated American journalist, Al
bcrt d. Richardson, who Was killed by Nc
Farland some years ago, creating one of th3
greatest sensations OF the time. He has in
herttei In Il marked degree the gifts Of his
father and is winning for himself q placo
aipong the first newspaper writer's of our
time. He began his newspaper career In
Chicago. just ter the fire, when The Inter
Ocean was started. But Mt that time he gave
h!tie evidence of possessing the sligh test
newspaper ability, and was duly dismissed
for inoompetency. This experience taught
him that tho making of newspapers was not
merely play. He went TO work determined
10 succeed, and from that time forward his
progress has been steady.
In tho interest VI various new papers he
has Travelled over the whole Of the United
Safes and some portions OF Earope. At
the time of tho PnGAix park assassinations
in Dublin Mr.. Richardson sent dispatcAea
| to The B >ston Hsrald, which so completely
-eclipsed all other material fol- wardet on
that topic that they wer3 copied into
nearly every daily paper n the United States
/ and given credit for When the assassinl
were arrested in Dublin Mr.. Richardson
happened to be up,n the grouni. He pro-
ceeded to corral the female relatives Of th'
accused nj n in a weil-known top house neal
Kilmainham Jail eysry day at o'clock BY
these means he secured all the inside inform
alton in existence, and WIS thus enabled tc
send telegrams to Anerica OF such import
ance that they were cablcd back from thin
country to England Since his return t6
Am.rrIca Mr. Richardson, in addition to hi
contributions TO Tho New York Tunes, Th'
journalist and The Dramatic Times supplies
to important papers in other large cite
81, 900 words OF matter week.
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The Hornets IsOtikiu.


Ella Wheeler's latest poem is ''Ths Room
Beneath th- Rafters,n in which she declares
she saw the hornt come forth from
his mul.walled hanging house" We
don't intend to ciiticize Mrs. Wilcox,
poetry, but when she calls mud wasp a
hornet wa kick. hornets nest, Ella, is
male Of homeSpun paper, and is built
around 26S, 900 hexsgonal holes, there being,
when the nest is In executive session, about
6OJ hornets 10 the hole. The nest grows, In
good season, to the size of bushel
and half measure. Moreover, people
do not "lie in the trundle bed" and
watch the hornets play. as you sail you di |.
An. no; when they happen to come unex-
p"c edly upon the hornet at play, they turn
and fly, or would fly it they could trade of
their boots for pair of wings. The chief
industry among hornets Is the manufacture
of probes and bodkins. Hamlet speaks o.
taking his quietrs with bare bodkin
Now, when a ID IN takes about three-quar
ters Of an inch Of hornets bodkin, it doesn't
make his quietds. Land no; it makes him
Jump and holler until you can hear him q
mild, mild and half or two milds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

Mr.. Cummings Is one of the best known
journalists in America. When twelve years
old no learned to set type, and at thirteen
loft home and travelled throughout the ecun-
try. setting type in nearly every state in the
Union He served his term in the army In
tine Twenty-sixth New jersey Volunteers,
corresponding meantime with The Newark
Journal AMI Tue Mercury. He was officially
mentioned for galan,ry in the battle on the
heights of Fredericksburg, May 8, 1853 He
entered The THbun. editorial rooms in the
fall Of 1864, being placed in charge OF the
weekly. He was afterwards night editor,
rity editor and political editor OF Tie Tribune
He went to The Sun Ak managing editor in
December, 1868. To as afterwards nanag-
ing editor Of The New York Express, but
soon returned to Ihe Sun, where he has since
remained as correspondent and associate
editor At the most hotly cont 'sted election
ever held by the New York Press Club,
which numbers 800 members, MIR. Cummings
vas elected president, proving his popularity
among New York journalists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

"Jeptlla,n asked Mrs. Jones. wto was writ
Ing letter home chow do you spcliSign
''S-i-ne,n answered Jones, who always
spells by sound.
II thought there was z in il somewhere"
remarked Mrs. Jones, doubt uly.
That would make sing o. it. S.i-n-o
spells sign"
That's So" said Mrs. Jones, proudly. and
wrote home that her husband had new sine
painted for his store
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

Presideut-elect Cleveland has been foriS.-
nate while governor in securing two OF the
most astute politicians the great Empire
state could furnish as his advisers and con-
fidential friends Tho one, Daniel Manning,
president o The Albany Argus. who has
been called Napoleon for the mastery
manner in which he managed Mr. Cleve-
lanl's candidacy prior TO ami during the
New York state and National Democratic
conventions The other is Daniel s. La
mont, his private s, cretary, Jay Gould in
his way, through the quiet methods by
which he accomplishes his ends. MIR. La
mont has had far morS experience than his
chief in the art Of politics. From being Il
clerk in his fathers country store in Cort-
land county, Y. 7, whore he was Torn in
1851, he turned his attention to politics rs
being the pursuit most congeuiel to his mind.
He obtained an academic education and was
appointed delegate to the State Demo-
cratic conventions while he was get in his
teens, AM has rarely missed a convention
since. AS an office holder he begau as q
deputy clerk, then i'll 1870. 1871 and .S75 he
was 4 member of the assembly, and from
that time until 1888 he was secretary of the
/ D mocratic stats conlnittee of New York.
/ a position which for eight years hrougb
lim into the councils AMI in contact with
the strongest men in the party. Mr. Samu,l
]. Tlden was so much impressed with h:
| ability as a politician that he intrusted hn
with the most confidential matters while Ia
was governor anl during his presilca,a
campaign On jan. |. 1883, MIR. Lamont
was appointed OH tbs staff of Gov. { eve
land. with the rank of colonel. His faculty
for keering out of the clutches of the 'in,er
viewer comes probably rom his knowlo1g'
OF the newspaper busin, =, having been man
aging editor Of The Albany Argus for sew
eral years.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

am no politician, and never was. lam
just plain, unassuming, buttalented chap,
with tendency to converse freely on SUI
jects that | don't know anything about,
That it is the reason why the aurora boreaiis
will look down this season on tall, amateur
politician in my ward wearing the same un.
derclothing that he wore last winter.
have no ol jeciion to allo~ins a profcs-
sional 20 i;itian tie privilege of bettiug on
election returns, but its poor business for a
man of letters. The litelati ought to ab
ain from it. John Runyan never guessed
on Indiana and got left, did h. He was n
guessar. He was writer. Let every mai
attend to his own business | say, and shuii
politics as he would the deadly upas tree.
Parties who have countries that they
would like to have saved will be attYnd,d i
to if they will call during Office hours
/ think the country ought to be saved, an
am willing to do what is right. but have
gone out of the plug hat business.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

The sudden death Of Bishop Wiley at Foo
ohos. China, while ON his third visit to the
Nctlodist missions in the East was shock
to his numerous Iiienls in the United States,
whore he was we'll known as a conscientious
and energetic church worker. He was born
in Lewiston, Pa. in 1895; began life as
medical practitioner in 1S47 at Pottsville,
Pa In 1850 he went as a medical mis-
sonary to Foochow. remaining four years.
After n second visit to C.ina and Japan in
1877 as a bishop ho publh he'd book, the re-
suit OF his observations, and has since been
nsiiered an authority on matters pertain
Ing TO these countries H. held many i'm
yortant stations in the church during his
life. IN 1864 he was [ ioScn editor Of The
La lies Repository, CT ieinnati publication
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20
Lying All Around.

lArkanSaW traveller
"Whei were You when the first shot was
fire if' asked lawyer of female witness
in shooting scrape,
II was lying down on sofa.n
"And where was your husbandf'
''lIu was lying down In the back gallery"
"And whers were your childrenln
"Jhey were all lying in the bed fast
as.e4p."
ANY other members of your family lying
do wnP'
Not that know of; but il my brother
Ad been there he would have been lying
uJwn i'll the court house He is lawyer,
like voun
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20
In q MOsd for Regeneration.
Iwall Street News,l

lie placsd his nat and cane ON chair and
took his seat, with the remark; Your wife
has been member Of my congregation for
the last two years" Yes" believe So"
"Ani have felt 1t my duty to have short
conversation with you in regard to your
own soul desire to speak with you more
particularly in regard &c gambling In grain.
Do you rJNize the enormity OF the offensef'
"a think do; Just read that" 1t was a
telegram from Chicago reading: "Our loss
IN tho late deal will be about $l4 600 each
The preacher didn't wait for auy further
"Wrussling," being convmcel that hi
"hearer" must realize the enormity, and
something to boot
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20
The Spice Of Life.
yourself

lI1dTlSUuFS IdtTlOt
~ Just went out to see some ono" said he,
in answer to her question, as he tried to lean
his cane on the back of an orchestra ci air.
Yes" said she, picking mp bill of the
rlay, you've been TO see tho evil one
"WhyF said he, laughing, "do you SEQ the
rloven footF' "No," was the reply, "but
nell the cloven breath" And for the rest
of the evening not even the believing OF tn.
big trombone IVES able to smother the slence
that settled over these two young hearts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20
Newspaper KAnnAor

A little child ofseven or eight, said
when the Bible spoke Of "chrildrens
ehrildron" it must mean their dolls.
am bet they are married. whisper
~ y m to Charley, in refrence to a
couple 9 the side Of tho car. "They
lave not ,okcn ten words, either of
them since thoy dome in, and not SO
much ss single smile has lighted up
his face or hers Yes, you cen make
up your mind, that they are mar
ried."
"You cannot always judge by ap-
pcarrnces Tom, replied Charley.
"Thsy are not married. She is atheif
and he is an officer carrying her off to
jail"
The foot-notes OF any good medical
work ought to contain cures fol
corns.
"Thank UeayAA" exclaimed fond
father, as he paced the floor at mid
night with HIS bowling heir. "ThanE
Heavrn you amt twins"
"No, Charley shall not join the l
o, 0. f., this season, am too mucl
occupied with the /. o. US,
A writer in Harper begins poem
with the line, "Some day shall b.
dead" 1t is indeed beautiful
thought.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20
Dessert Deserted.
f(u{,,ugo Do,nhlar1

A story cnme TO mo the other day of an
engineering party in Dakota that h I'll seated
themselves at their dinner table ~ tent,
when party of cowb Us rode up One Of
them dsmounted, AMI. thrusting his pistol
into the middle of a rice pudding that was
placed in the centre Of the table, called out:
"Who ever wants puldin must ask me-"
No one secmed to care for dessert that day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

The elevation OF Mr. Robert Garrett TO the
position Of president Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad indicates that the wise policy
o. bis father, the late John W. Garrett will
continue to prevail over that corporation.
M. Carrot is but 81 years Of age, but he
has made railroad management a study
s;ncO he graduated from Princeton. Fol-
lowing the example of his father, he refused
the salary Of s35 0)0 voted him by the direc-
tory, rrQ esting that it remain at the sum he
received willie filing tNo Office Of vice presi-
| dent
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

The business of "stock raising" has he
come of SO great Importance through the
amount of coI ital invested and the extensive
territory required that national conven-
ton. the first Of is kind, was recently held
in ST. Louis, which " attended by nearly
1000 delegates ret. cutting an aggregate
capital of 81, 0OO. .00O.U,0 The convention
lasted one week and leside formulating sew.
eral measures to be brou Sbt before congress
for the protection Of their interests resulted
in the formation Of permanent organise
tion to be known as the National Cattle AMI
Horse Growers association. Col. r. d.
Hunter, well known enterprislng citizen
of st. Louis was chosen its FIRST president
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20
Relics Of Iyarbarisn..


lSt. Louis critic,
The follow wing bets made before eection
still remain unpaid:
About 8, 900. 900 sweet Ives.
Several hundred thou,and necls
Nearly 10. 600 boots.
Almost =, 00O. 600 chances Of salvation.
And about $500, 900, Ooo, 600 that were bet
but not put up
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20
Toothsume.
New York sun. !

\ liiHI ar5 man askod a friend who was
personally familiar with the home life of the
i.yttons ~hethcr'he thought Lord Lytton
ever did really bite his wife. The reply was:
THAT cNnuot say; but know that if had
lived only week with her should have
61ne 50"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

Philadelphia Call: The leader of the cow
hoy hand at the cattle convention uses
'ilver-plated revolver instead Of a baton.
Ne have often III ,ueht that il inuslca di-
rectors would flourish listol ius eal o a
stick the orchestra might play bet or, ut
We suppose the temptation to shoot woud
be too strong sometimes
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20


After all George Au;ustus Sala means TO
eat his Christmas dinner in England, and
will sail for New YORK day or two after
ward and this when he has declared in sew
eral of his books that one can get b. tier
dinner In New York than any where else in
the world Mr.. Sala visited us first in 1863
as newspaper correspondent, and on his
return in 1864 published the result of his OBJ
servations under the title of America in
the Midst of the War" After a second
visit he published in 1882, america Re-
visited What view he will present of us
as the result of his present trip will be
looked for with intense interest, as Mr.. Sala
is a man Of large experience rs traveller
and correspondents. which has given bis mil
a breadth, together With fairly unbiased
faculty for recording his observations. that
will render his criticisms of US important II
they should be unpleasant Mr.. Sala is the
son of an Italian His mother was favor
ite English singer 1t was intended that he
should follow art az profession, but he
early quilted this for litera ure, taking
Charles Dickens a. lis style and mo lei.
Following this master has brought him
wealth and fame
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20
Now a Hot weather Prophet.

II1Ht,I
Wiggins, the weath'r prophet, has j,ined
the Salvation Army.
His ch!,f duty now is to prophocy Lo
weather.
All of which, considering the reliability
of the prophet in the past, is extremely com
forting to sinners
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

Norristo~n Herald: What is the Difference
between tls Inun who is '4ranSfxel with
ho: ror" AMI leolar is taill Ans --One .
''roOted 20 the snot" aud the other ia spoti..i
20 the roo. PSI the ieopard's tail .
not rp tied to fhe root, this conundrum y
da.arel OF.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

lWall Street News:l

A commercial travaler started out to call
on Loot AMI shoe dealer IN town IN
II town in Michigan, bus found the store
closed an i the man sitting across tho street
on pile of lumber.
why, what does this meanf asked the
traveller.
''VhelI, dot sdore vas closed oop," was tie
reply.
What has happen. dr.
"Vhell, Iput shStt.e mortgage on der
S.h ok, und assign to mine br adder, uni
yif note und secure it for $500, und haf IA
fire und dorn't gets sonIe insurance, und der
sheriff walks in und / walks oudt, uni
llLb Sc il vhas what you gals conimereiAl
depression"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-12-20

Peck's San: A Boston wOman has launched
new word upon the sea OF language, to
wit: "Bachelettes," meaning single women
who have en- left out in th- cold with
nobody to warm their feet on