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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26

counties to introduce-by way OF va
riety from the gig, the barouchs and
the tandem--the American fashion OF
the straw ride, which for the last two
seasons has obtained favor among tho
arstocratic bellies of Newport, Sara
tOga and other fashionable watering
places Of the States. The straw ride
takes place by moonlight, A large,
heavy harvest wagon, drawn by four
stout horses, conveys the party Of
youthful pleasure-seekers over the hill
and dale, down rutty lanes and through
unplowed fields until the bones seem
shaken to pieces and the sides ache
with laughter. TO lessen the violence
of the shock which now and then
would otherwise rcnd the tender frames
of the delicate girls the wagon is piled
with straw, in which the party sit or
recline, beguiling the way with recher-
che refreshments and killing time with
song and anecdot2, and, above all,
with sentimental Irritation, to which
the surroundings lend themselves with
such appropriate fitness. They say that
the first trial Of the straw-ride made in
England at - castle, in Suffolk,
was 50 successful in this last respect
that a most brilliant wedding has been
announced as the result of the moon
light diversion. The wadded hood, the
swan-down muller, the sweet voice he
heard, the bright eyes of the beauty as
seen by the young heir of the broad
acres belonging to tho castle, while en-
joyinS tho delights Of Il straw-rlde one
evening at b., made an everlasting
impression. The innovation may be
worth trying, as, perhaps, there are
ether counties it would equally as well
suit,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26

A letter from Rome to the Balti-
more Sa1s has the following; There is
not ruler in all Christendom that is
as easily approached as Leo MIL To
be presented to his Holiness a gentle
man must 60 in evening full dress,
without gloves. A lady goes dressed
in black, wearing black lace veil
over head and shoulders, after the ear
y Italian court style, or the modern
Spanish mode. The presentations are
of two orders, public and private and
generally in the morning. A public
audience sometimes embraces the pa
pal mass and afterwarl the personal
introduction. was presented by Mgr.
Macchi, the chief chamberlain. The
Pope was seated. lie wore cash
mere alb, made from the chosen lambs
wool on each st. Agnes day; fitting
his body closely, it presented the out
lines of 1.-the and somewhat nervous
figure. Around his waist was a broad,
richly watered white silk sash, the
falling ends terminating with gold
bullion fringe On his hands were
white wooden knit mittCns. From
and around his neck hung a heavy
gold chain, pendant to which was his
only decoration the cross. Thrown
partly around him, AMI forming
strong Rubcnistic background, was
rich scarlet cloak OF wooden fabric.
Ills cloak was lined with purple, and
its cape and edges trimmed with a
tiny border of gold bullion lace. On
his head was little white scull cap.
His feet were incased in red slippers.
with cross embroidered in gold thereon
These slippers are so made that they
are really ankle covering shoes, the
upper parts being of white satin
lined with wool and fitting closely.
Thus heavy EXPIRE. sion is given to
the feet Approaching his Holiness,
YOU kneel and kiss the ring on his en-
tended hand lie smlingly requests
you to rise, and then enters into an
easy style of conversation in the French
language. Ut first he dwells on your
name, and if he has heard it before
he surely remembers it, rs memory of
persons, names and events is strong
feature of Pope Leo XIII.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26

The little mouschili is taught to be
very clean-once a week. The Rus
sian creed requires him to bathe ev-
cry Saturday, and he does so religious
ly, but he does not see much water be-
tween times, and sleeps by night in
the clothes he wears by day, Even
the Russians of better families content
themselves with dry polish instead
of a wash. Little Iwan's bath would
be trying thing for an English child.
First he is steamed till ne is half suf-
located in a hole under the stove or in
one of the vapor baths constructed in
rude manner in all Russian villages.
Then he crawls out, and mother half
browns him with pailfuls of hot wa
ter. Then she pours ice.cold water
over him, or sends him out to have a
roll in the snow. after which little
Ivan dresses, with pride, having had
all the cleaning he will get for a week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26

"Women,' said a successful woman
leweller, "can do anything and every
thing nowadays, When first had to
earn my living thought myself fortu-
nate when | secured a place hehind a
milliner's counter. Well, | sold bon
nets for year, and the store was
closed, Then | paintel furniture, if
you will believe it. 1t wasn't hard to
learn, and | earned $l2 week instead
of 81 But soon quit that for better
employment, and was hired in a Jewel
ry establishment. There | learned the
trade, and am as in dependent as you
are" Miss Dora Kinney, of Wild
Cat, Ind, is the boss shepherless of the
Wabash. A few years ago an uncle
gave her an orphaned lamb to raise by
hand, which she did successfully, and
becoming so much interested in sheep
husbandry, she procured a mate for the
lamb, and she now sports fold OF
twenty-eight old sheep and thirty,three
lambs--siXty-one in all-all from the
first starting pair, Miss Kinney at
tends to her hocks altogether herself,
and now receives quite a handsome
little income from the annual sales of
wool and mutton. New occupations
for women are yearly springing into
being. The latest things have heard
of are landscape gardening, bird fan
ciers, architects, junk dealers, and
pawnbrokers. Women 90 all these
things now. Indeed, I'm afraid bad
time is coming, Women do so many
kinds of work that the men will all
become dudes. The fine, lille creature.
these days certainly are not women.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26
PEARLS or THOUGHT.

One of the suOlimest things in the
world is plain truth.
Death borders upon our birth, and
our cradle stands in the grave.
Whose keepeth his mouth and his
tongue keepoth his soul from trouble
We never injure our own characters
so much as when we attack those Of
others.
Satire often proceeds less from i'll
nature than from the desire of dis.
playing wit.
All the whetting in the world can
never set razor edge on that which
hath no steel in it.
Avoid circumlOcution in language.
Words, like cannon balls, should go
straight to their mark,
TO look forward probably we must
look back. Experience of the past is
the best light for the future
Prosperity tries the human heart
with the deepest probe, and draws
forth the hidden character.
a house kept to the end of display
is impossible t. all but a few women,
and their success is dearly bought.
Everywhere and always a mans
worth must he gagged to some extent,
though only in part, by his domesticity.
The man that works at home helps
society at large with somewhat more
certainty than he who deyotes himself
to charities.
When a misfortune happens to
friend, look forward and endeavor to
prevent the same thing from happen
'0g to yourself.
A'"iness grows on people; it begins
III coDWe's and ends in iron chains.
Inc more b'siness a man has to do
the more he is able to accomplish, for
ne learns to ccolomise his strength,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26

Catherine {. llopley, wEo has writ
ten great deal on snakes and their
habits, came to America from England
last summer with the intention of OBJ
tanning, il possible some new facts and
illustrations of snake life She writes
TO LaDd and Water that one object of
her ambition was to procure for one of
the museums mother snake with her
brood reluged in her throat; but,
though hitherto unsuccessful, she has
reasonable hopes that a thus refuged
family of little ophidians will be fur
niShed to more than one of the national
museums next summer, enthusiasts
promising that no efforts shall lie
wanting to afford ocular proof of this
maternal instinct. That it should still
be doubted anywhere arouses the ire
of many in America, she ADDS, who
have for years been Offering testimony
as eyewitness. What is now desired
that observations should be extend
ed to Africa, India and Australia; be-
cause if the habit of a mother snake
receiving her young into her thro6t
Tor refuge should be confined TO this
continent only and to England, it is a
remarkable feature in ophdian history
for the most learned biologists to work
out.
But, as regards Australia, some few
eases are not wanting \ gentleman,
who is a great traveller, an ardent
sportsman, assured the writer that he
had himself seen an alarmed black
snake open her mouth and thus receive
her young. On shooting her, the young
ones escaped from the mouth again.
a gentleman who writes in the
american RIA, under the name of
"Snipe," described "a dark colored
snake of about six feet long" opening
its mouth and receiving its young.
Watching for reed birds-the Bob o
Link of the Eastern States, and the
"rice bunting" of the South--he was
lying flat on the ground with his gun,
in the latter part of August, when
about ten feet off he saw the snake
with her mouth wide open, and the
young ones hurrying in as if eager to
hide themselves. lie watched her for
some minutes, when his friend who
was shooting with him came near and
disturbed the snake, which then began
to move off with the hidden snakelngs
while a number of little brother and
sister snakes, mot yet taken in" fol-
lowed closely. "Snipe" then took aim
and Shot off its head, and on opening the
snake found the voting ones all alive coil
ed in ball near the throat while further
down were bird and a meadow mouse
recently swallowed He relates the
instance in opposition to the hypothesis
that snakes, being cannibals, might
swallow their young for food, and de-
scribes this mother as patiently wait
ing with her mouth open, all action
being cOnliled to the eager Young ones.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26
Fire Alarm.

have been severe sufferer long time
with kidney troubles, causing seyege pains
in back and Sides and from the recon-
mendation Of the Chief of Fire Department,
Mr.. Ira Wood, formerly of Syracuse, wIo
had used Hunts Remedy with wonderful
SUCCESS, | commenced using it, and found
speedy relief in short time, and it has com,
pletely cured me of The rains in the back. |
lave recomm ended it TO OIL hers in the de
pQltmen,, that have used it with great sue
cess, and do not hesitate to recommend it
to any one troubled with kidney, liver or
bladder troubles. h. KIRKLAND,
Supt Fire Alarm, Syracuse, NY, June Il, SO.
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prclate putple is announced,

ltidlc puL!lc 10 dllHvui'tu'
Condor brown is a very fashionable
color.
The new name for ashes Of roses is
Isard color.
Immense and0dimlnutiye collls are
fashionable.
Heliotrope shades will he in high
vogue next season.
Peasant waists outlined and en,-
broidercd in patterns on jet are seen on
some of the rich black suits.
A cool dress for the seashore will he
made after the Mother Hubbard model,
of successive rows of black lace laid
upon a silk foundation.
Ribbons of changeable satin. with
the reverse side in solid color, are shown
for trimming bonnets There are also
changcable velvet ribbons.
Swansdown may be washed in soap
and water; after washing shake it out,
and when the down is somewhat raised
shake it before the fire till dry.
The Punishment of screens, draped
mantel-pieces and decorated window
draperies is anticipated TO make way
for a reign of stiff undraped elegance,
A lovely tea-gown has front ofmasses
of lace, with back of brOcnde, mounted
into full pleats below the pointed waist
line. A ribbon sash ties over in front
and falls to the edge of the skirt.
Jersey webbing, without any lining,
makes an excellent waist for Il suit, es-
pcciallyif it have n wastcoat of velvet.
The Iraperies are hooked upon it so as
to give the effect of princess dress.
To wear with black and dark
colored spring dresses are cuffs of jet.
These are made by laying a row of
ielted galLoon on the reversed silk fac
ing of the sleeve, made long enough to
turn back.
Poplin is now a favored material and
bids fair to be quite as popular as it
was some years ago. The "Sanspareil"
is the name of the new French poplin,
which will form some most elegant cos
tunes for early spring wear.
For entirely black dresses for the
early spring the handsomest satinS are
being provided for the greater part of
the dress, to be enriched by a vest and
shirt front Of elaborate embroidery
done on satin, or else on net that is
laid upon satin.
A high-shouldered silk or grenadine
mantle, with long fronts and short
back, is the fashionable wrap for sum-
mer. The long ends are laid at the
Lack, and the trimming, which really
determines the cost of the garment, is
of chenille or silk fringe or ietted lace.
Among the new trimmings for bon
nets, are long, full bands of tiny silk
tufts initiating the opened seed vessels
of flowers. These are tipped with diff
ferent coIors, but the dull yellows and
browns of nature are preferred to any
other. The effect is pretty, soft and
becoming. The laces to be employed
are woven in many hues, all combined
with either gilt or silver, and are to be
used sometimes to make the whole
front Of bonnet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Busting In Germany,

busting is perfect mania in Ger
many; room is busted two or three
times day, even when no particle of
dust can be seen, and the German
housewife prides herself on her exact
ness or accuracy, as they call it there,
in all her household duties. Every
housemaid is provided with collec-
ton of brushes-long, short, round,
fiat, etc,-that she may every day
brush out every crack and .crevice in
the furniture. st. Louis GloJe-Demo
crat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26

The following story of quick leap
year courtship and marriage comes
from Milton Junction, Rock county,
Wis. A young man % years old was
taking lady of 80 out to a party, or
rather the lady was taking" the young
man, when, in the course of trivol-
Gus conversation, the lady asked her
companion why he did not get married.
lie replied that he did not know of
any one who would have him. She
remarked that she didn't know but
what she might he willing to-" where
upon he said that he would marry her,
and suggested that they drive directly
to minister's. The lady dared him
to execute his plan, He did as she
dared him and they were married.
After tho party both were 50 fright
nnod at what they had uVne that they
separated and did not meet for several
days, when friends prevailed upon them
to take up their habitation together. go
NelC York Commercial.
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As to women says Petroleum Was
by. the Kentuckian carries his deyo-
ton to point that is delightful, if
it is absurd. He loves n fine woman
with love TINT is half reverence.
He does not love her as a lion does the
lamb, to eat her, but with an acknowl-
edgement that she is the superior
being, that she was created to he loved
and cherished, and all thai sort of
thing, and to love and cherish is not
only pleasure, but the highest duty.
This comes from the fact that Ken
lucky has style of women to be found
nowhere else, Physically splendid,
they are exceedingly well endowed
mentally, and the peculiar feeling of
tile Kentucky gentlemen for them
makes them better than they would
otherwise he. They reciprocate
the feeling. They strive to be
worthy the alteration bestowed on
them. They quite understand that no
man will long worshipa sham, even in
petticoats, and so they do what is in
them to be worth, Individually, the
consideration th3 kentuckian feels
bound to accord them collectively.
Each woman strives to be actually
what every man in Kentucky holds it
as point Of honor to consider wo-
man to be. The moral of this is that,
if men want women to rise to the
height Of their notions, the first step
to make them so is to so consider them.
Put the standard where you will, they
will make a desperate struggle to
reach it.
Introduction of Straw Rides In England.
Attempts arc being male at the sew
eral county mansions In tho Eastern
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From Ills Own Pen.

>"Come over and take dinner with
me tomorrow" said Farmer Crimson
beak to his neighbor Yeast.
Il don't think | can come very
well, was l'east's reply; "You see I'm
busy reading Shakespeare's works"
'"Shakcspeare be blowed!' was the
intelligent response of Crimsonbeak.
shakespeare is played out. Come
over and l will give you something
from my own penn Yeast went and
his friend kept lis word by setting be-
fore him a nice plump sbote, - States
man,
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TircIncn's Trouble.

have been troubled long time with kid
ney weakness, a great proportion of tie tine
with severe pains in the back Having
heard Hunts Remedy recommended very
highly for troubles Of the kidney aud urinary
organs by Ira Wood, ex-chief of the fire de
paltment of Syracuse, he having been cure
of severe case OF kidney disease lately by
the use Of Hunts Remedy, purchased a
bottle and used it, and have not been tlol-
bled any since; and know of many others
here in Syracuse that have used itand recon-
mend it as a great medium for the kidneys,
and do not hesitate to say th1t it is a le-
markable medicine. JACOB NoLtRoM,
Member of Syracuse Fire Department.
Syracuse, n. Y, June II. lSS3
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Three Dresses or n FIinCess TrOussenu.

Three Dresses or n Princess Tr0ussenu.
In the Princess KotcschOubey's
trOusseau is one dinner and opera
dress which is considered to be a mar
vel of grace. The skirt of white lam
pas is wrought with great bouquets of
iris. The train, fully draned, is of rose
velvet lined with ivory satin, the same
velvet making puff around the edge
of the skirt. There are two corsages,
one cut low, of the rose velvet. with
Iichu trimming of white tulle glisten
ing with fine pearls. The other cor,
sage is half high, buttoned with great
pearls, with a Vatican lichu of white
gau2e.
Another of her dresses, for grand re-
ceptions, has daring but successful
coloring. The skirt is of turquoise
blue satin. with large fan drapery in
trent of Venetian red lampas, with
great roses in velvet figures, The low
corsagc and the train are of grcnat vel
vet lined with cid rose satin.
Another costume in mandarine red
velvet, which is nearly orange color
has two corsages, both Of the red vel
vet; the low one has a bertha of gold
lace. and the other has transparent
sleeves of gold lace with square-necked
opening and gold lace fchu.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26

NJ. de LcssopS, the famous builder
OF the Suez and Panama Canals, must
be man of indomitable will and iron
nerves, The London Times relates the
following of him; "On VI. de Lessons
what are called the nerves have no
influence at all Nobody seems less
liable to physical suffering, and his
closest friends are puzzled whether to
attribute this to robustness or to in
domitable will, Three years ago, on
his way back from Egypt, the sea was
rough, and on mounting the stairs to
the upper deck to reach his cabin the
rolling of the vessel forced him TO
cling to the trap-door. A tremendous
lurch flung the door down, his hand
being jammed in the opening. Every.
body cried out, but NJ. de Lessons
coolly waited till a rolling in the
opposite direction had raised the door,
shook his hand, and walked on. Last
year he fell from his horse and fractur.
ed his arm, People wanted to bandage
it, but he declined, put his arm in his
vest and kept it SO for two days, after
which he said it was all right. lie
once came back from a journey and
found one of his children seriously ILL.,
lie went up to the bed and took the
childs arm, whereupOn the child OPEN
ed his eyes and smiled. The doctor
said, 1T is the first time he has smiled
the contact of your hand has relieved
him 'Do you think So said NJ. de
Lesseps; and he sat down by the bed
keeping the child's arm in his hand
In this posture he remained for four
days and nights, in his travelling attire,
scarcely eating or drinking, and with
out leaving hold of the child's arm
After this the child ceased complain
ing and slept soundly, Then only did
NJ. de Lessers rise and think of rest
ing and changing his garments"
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The medical profession are slow Cnnd rightly
so) TO indorse every new medicine thrt is adver-
tSed and sold; but homes, merit convinces tho
iNir-minded after reasonable time, Physicims
in good standing often prescribe Mrs. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for the cure of female
unn l,nnsanA
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-26

The German military authorities are
about to make some experiments in
the way of aerial torpedoes. An ordi-
nary war balloon is to be despatched,
fitted with a machinery resembling
that of torpedo boats, by means of
which the charge could be projected
on the troops beneath. The project is
considered foaible, and the day may
not be very far distant when we shall
have navies fighting in the air. There
seems to be no limit to the invention
and production of instruments of
death and destruction.
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dearer now, and father may now get
500 for u good-looking girl twelve
years old, If she is healthy contract
is then executed, by which the pur-
chaser is bound not to sell her FOR
immoral purposes, undertaking to pro-
vide her with wholesome food and
drink until she is nineteen or twenty,
when he must find her q husband.
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In a recent number of the New
York independent, the Rev. DR.. Dor
chester publishes statistics that, while
the consumption of alcoholic drinks in
tie United States sixty years ago was
five gallons per capita, it is now only
two gallons per capita They show
also that the average quantity of spir
its drunk in 1S7O-l-2 was 67,417000
gallons and in 1SS0-l-2, 7l,224,000
gallons. This is an increase Of only
five per cent. instead of thirty per
cent. to correspond with the increase
of population.
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DR., W. D. Wright Cincinnati, Ohio, send'
the subjoinod professional endorsements |
have prescribed DR. VIM. Halls Balam for
the Lungs in a great number of cas- 3, and
Away with success. One case in Particular
was given up by several physic ans who La |
been called In for consulta ion with myse l.
The patient la all the symptom OF COW
frmcd conaumption--co!d night swca's
hectic feror, hnra sing cough, &c lie COM
menced immed atcly to st better, anl wa
soon restored TO his u'ua health; toun'
DR.. VIM. Halls Ba'sam for the Lungs tne
most vail able expect rant for breaking up
distressing coughs and colds,
FonRArEs Tot advertising IN TINS paper apply tothe
nnhlishpr Ne Ib
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Lovely daughters"

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Three cows-full-blooded Jerseys
died of poison by licking a newly.
painted fence.