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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11

We extract the following from Bal
louis "Dae WeSt:' AS we got further
southwark we came upon the great
poppy fields, cultivated for opium,
which formed remarkable feature in
the landscape. They were scarlet in
color, mingled occasionally with pink.
In other Parts of the country we had
seen the beautiful, though baleful,
fields of poppies, dressed in bridal
white. The effect of either is very
fine when the eye measures the singu-
lar display by miles in extent, the
rich, glutinous flowers nodding grace
fully in the gentle breeze. We wer-
told that from six to seven hundred
thousand acres of land, mostly in the
valley of the Ganges, were devoted to
the poppy culture. A large share of
these opium farms, as they may be
called, belong to the English Govern
mcnt. and are cultivated by their
agents. Those which arc conducted
on private accounts are very heavily
taxed, and are carried on in the inter
ests of the Parsee merchants of Bonn
bav, who control a largo share of the
opium trade, handling not only their
own product, but also that Of the Gov
crnmcnt
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11
She Knew Him Too Well,

"Ycs," said oil Mr. Squaggs, "!he
doctors are getting mighty smart now
a-days. Why they've got instruments
and things made SOS they can see
clean through yon."
ITmph,' replied oil Mrs. Squaggs
81 don't see nothing very smart in that.
I've seen through You this many a
year, and | ain't no doctor neither"
Mr. Squaggs rubbed his bald head
thoughtrul!y, anil, after u pause, dis,
crcctly resumed his reading. g.-Somer-
giLc JouyRaL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11
Whnt lie Was Paid For.

Iheard a very good anecdote from
Chauncey Depew about Rutter, now
president of the New York Central
railroad. Commodore Vanderbilt
picked Rutter up when he was acting
as freight agent on the Erie railroad.
lie was paid $l5,OOo to go over to
the Central and take charge of their
transportation business. RNtter Was
a slim Young fellow, with a ruddy
face and a prcmaturely gray NOUS
tache, and he never got over being
SURPRISED with himself at his remarka-
Die Growth in the railroad business
There came up decidedly knotty
problem one day,not long after he took
hold of the Central business. Rutter
did not know what to do, and 80 walk
ed into the commolore's Office and
stated the case to the old gentleman.
said the commodore: Jim, what does
the railroad pay you|
"Filtern thousand a year, sir
What fOrT'
"For taking charge of the trans
portati1n business
We'll, then, if we pay you for that
why do you come to me? Do you
want Inc to caru your salary for you?
Ruttcr took the hint. He went
right ont, male a dros on n the knot
ty problem realizing that if he wasn't
competent for the duties the company
wcnld make short work with him, and
if lie was competent it required dili-
cult problems Ike that in question to
show his competency. From That
time until he became president of the
great corporation he never asked any
boly's advice about his action. lie did
what he did shouIlering the RESPONSE
b.lity and expected to stand or fall by
il. So it happens that this man i:
now president of one of the greatest
corpordtions in the world. - Washing
, ton letter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11

A great many years ago, a prisoner
of state, who was allowed to cheer the
solitude of his dungeon by playing on
his flute, discovered after while that.
every time he played, great number
of spiders gathered about him. Since
then, the liking of spiders for music
has been proved. l myself had often
wished to play for a spider audience,
but / was not well enough acquainted
with any musical instrument to coax
tune out of it.
A scientific gentleman Of Europe
gave me a valuable hint by an expert
ment of his own. lie used tuning
fork. Now | can play atuning-fork as
well as anybody. 1 procared a tuning
fork, and then sought out spider
found handsome, brand-new web,
and though | did not see Mistress
Epeira, knew she must be at home.
Epeiro diademo is her full name,
though most persons call her garden
spider. 1t is she who makes those
beautiful, wheel-lille webs which feS-
tOon the rOSebusheS and trees.
AS have said, Madame Spider was
not visible. | knew, however, she must
be in her gossamer parlor, which is at
tached to her web.
Here was good chance to try tun-
ing-fork music. l raped the fork on
stone, and in a moment soft, melo-
dious hum filled the air. tOuchi d one
of the spokes of the web with the fork.
On the instant, Madame flew out OF her
parlor in great haste, hcsitated mo-
ment at the outer edge of the web, and
then, instead of going straight to the
tuning fork, ran to the very centre OF
the web.
When there, she quickly caught hold
of each of the spokcs one after tho
other, and gave it little tug, as II boy
does his lishing-line to see if tiSh Is
hooked. Each was passed by until She
came to the spoke upon which the
humming fork rested. There she
stopped, and it was easy to see she was
excited She gave the Whole web
shake; then tugged at the spoke
again. "IIum-m-m-m" still sang the
Cork, rather family now, however.
Madame wds satisfied Her mind
was made up. Down she darted and
caught the end of the fork in her arms.
She tried to bite into the hard meth
and at the same time she spun a web
of silk around and around the two
prongs, which by this time hal ceased
vibrating.
/ pulled the fork away, and Madame
Epeira retired in disappointment to
! the centre Of the web. But il she was
disappointed, 50 Was ], for was salts
fled that it was not the music of tie
fork that had attracted her. Unfor-
tunately, it was altogether too proba-
bic that she mistook the hum Of the
fork for che buzz Of a ny,--a sort Of
music no doubt very sweet to her.
Time after time | repeated the ey,
pertinent with the fork, touching in
turn each spoke of the web, and each
time Madame Spider was deluded into
trying to capture the tuning-fork
1t was odd that she did not learn wis.,
dom by repeated disappointment.
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WHOLE NO. 2l75.
Inhabitants of the Blood.

One of the great facts of the outer
world is the perpetual circulation OF
water, and the absolute dependence on
it of every living thing. This water
passes up from the vast invisible
ocean below to the vaster Invisible
ocean above, thence down in showers
and back in rivers, brooks and rills, to
whence it came. So the whole ami
mate world is equally dependent on an
analogous circulation OF blood from
the heart, through large streams and
microscopic rills, to every part ana
point of the body, and back again to
the ever-heaving heart through similar
streams and rills.
This blood is the water of life to the
body, containing within itself, in due
proportion, all the elements of the lat
ter for its upbuilding, with power TO
rid itself of all waste matter and to re-
new itself perpetually.
Yet, as the ocean and rivers support
life of their own in the fishes tllaC
swarm them, and in the plants that
grow on their beds, so, in some sort, 1t
is with the circulating vital iluld.
Countless microscopic plants live, null
tiply and die within it in endless sue
cession, without disturbing the health
of the body; while others may from
time to time gain admittance, bring
ing disease with them.
Even the former, it is now believed,
may lose their harmless character in
certain morbid changes in the blood
The great life-currents may also be-
come "Stockcd'-,as we say of rivers
and lakcs-with microscopic animals
Says DR.. Cobbold, f. r. S.: "Thert
is no class of creatures, from the mol
lusc upwards, in which parasites may
not be found in the organs of circula
tion.' True hTmatozOa (blool AMI
mals) have been found circulating ir
the blGol of frogs and fishes, and ever
in tn heart Of the former. DR.. Man
son dissectcl some thirty to forty mag
pies, and in every instance fonnt
quantities Of them.
The hearts Of cctacca (of the whale
specles), seals and dogs are sometime
found stuffed with worms Onc-thlr'
of tho pariah dogs Of India are believed
to contain hwmato2oa; and so, accord
ing to Cobbo.d, do ninety per cent. 0
all the adult horses Of Europe, AM
probably every fuIl-srown ass in Grea
Britain. One,tlird of the natives o
Egypt are similarly affected. Whcthe
the health shall be injured by them dc
pends mainly on their number and tn
general condition of the health othei
. wise.
| 1t is singular fact that some Q
= these htmatozoa live in the circulatin
blood during the waking hours, and re
tire to the tissuss during sleep
: Youths COmpdni0R.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11
Beautiful Things.

Beautiful faces are those that wear
1t matters little if dark or flir-
Whole-souled honesty printed there
Beautiful eyes are those that show,
Like crystal pancs where hcart-iires glow,
Beautiful thoughts that burn below
Beautiful lips arc those whose words
Leap from the heart like songs of birds,
Yet whose utterancc prudence girds'
Beautiful hands are those that do
Work that is earnest, brave and true,
Moment by moment, the long day throus
Beautiful feet are those that 20
On kindly ministries to and fro
Down lowlcst ways, if God will it So
Beautiful shoulders are those that bear
Ceaselcss burdens of homcly caro-,
With patient grace and daily payer
Beautiful eyes are those that blcss-
Silent rivers of happiness,
Whose hidden fountains few may guess
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CHILDREN'S COLUMN.



Be in time for every call; r.
Hyou can, be first ofall;
BE in time.
If your teachers only find
You are never once behind,
But are like the dial, truc,
They VII always trust to youi
BE in tine.
Never linger ere you start,
Sc. out with a willing heart;
Be in time.
In the morning up and on,
First to work and soonest done;
This is how the goals attain d;
This is how the prize is gained;
BE in time.
Those who aim at something's & cat
Never yet were found toolatei
Be in time.
Life with all Is but a school;
We mu work by pan and rule;
Ever steady, earnestNtrue,
Whatsoever you may do
BE in time.
Listen, then, to wisdom's g call
knowledge now is free to all;
BE in time.
Youth must daily toll and strive,
Treasure for the future hive.
For the work you have to do
Keep this motto still in view
BE in time.
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Too Late.

First Pickpocket =" Say, Bill, now's
y'r chance"
Second Pickpocket-" Where?"
"See that rich lady with her purse
in her hand? She's gettin' into a
crowd, too
"No use snatchin' her purse
"Why amt there?'
"There amt nothing in it,
"IIow do you know?"
al just seed her a-coming' outen a
millinery store, 'rz-Philddelphio Cali.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11

In general, pride is at the bottom of
all great mistakes,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11

Scandal, when it has truth in it, is
ike n grease spot on new cloth, but
when there is no truth in ii, it is like
Il splash of mud, which will come of
easily when dry.
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-17

Notice IL hereby given that heretofore. to-
wit on the 2ist day OF December, A. ID. 1883
w. ID. Wright, of the city of San Antonio, In
by his deed Of assignment of said date, and
duly on record In the Office of the Register OF
Deeds IN said county, in Vol. 30, pages 2lt 20
assigned and transferred to the undersigned
all his estate and property of every kind. not
exempt by law, described In schedule attached
TO said deed ms assignee and In trust under the
general assignment law Of Texas for the bene-
tit of all creditors OF said Wright, who would
consent to said assignment and agree TO the
discharge OF said Wright upon receipt OF the
proportional amount OF said assigned estate
TO which they are entitled by law.
1-8-3w HENRY HALDENAN.
100000 Hard Burnt Brick
For sale. Brick work done cheap. Clsterns
a speciality. No. 3,5 Lavaca and % soledad
street HENRY HUNT.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-17

The Corpus Christi papers sem little Put
out because the City Council Of San Antonio
passed Alderman Bolton's resolution urging
Representative John Hancock to add his in
Auence towards securing an appropriation for
deep water at Galveston, and they claim that
less money uould.secure better hsrbor at
Arkansas Pass. San Antonio, like any indi-
vidual citizen, is willing to see any city in
Texas grow and be prosperous, and has no
more interest in Galveston than she has in
Arkansas Pass. That there should be good
and sufficient and safe harbor on the gulf
coast Of Texas no one will gainsay. Calves
ton already is city Of great importance, not
alone to Texas, but all over the Union. She
is near the great lines Of railroads and her
business interests are part of the wool and
warp of the great Southwest. Her presen,
importance is great stride towards the at
tainment of the object desired, end it is a
matter that no one will question, that an ap-
preparation for millions could be as easily
obtpined for Galveston as one for thousands
for place little known, aud away from the
grade centers Of trade. 1t is quite true tina,
if an appropriation sufficient to obtain deep
water at Arkansas Pass could be secured that a
big city would be built there in the near
future, but where the chances to obtain Fed
eral aid are for only one point, it would look
to be extreme folly to kill of or cripple one
prosperous city simply to build up another.
The LIGHT advocates all manner OF improve
ments, is in favor of progress, and that is the
reason i. is ready and willing to say good
word for Galveston in her efforts to secure the
much needed appropriation.
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them the benefit Of a verbatim report through
the largest newspaper circulation. They will
see in For, Worth the Invest city in Texas; in
its men the pluckiest aud most en,erprisine,
and 10 its women the leveliest and the best.
10 behalf Of Fort Worth and its people the
Gazette invites the Republicans Of the State
to meet in the future great"
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THE agent r-the-prevention -of-cruel,y-to-
towns should collar the Fort Worth Gazette
for its illusions to Austin, her officers, liber-
atty and particularly the freedom OF any
gatherine-social banquet of stock men for
instance-fom any undue excitement or dis
turbance caused by local celebrities or dis
tinguished citizens.
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THE philosopher who gave it as his opinion
that the only way to settle the Mormon ques-
ton was to enforce the laws against bigamy
which exist in all the other States, had clear
idea Of the practical solution OF that bio,
or our boosted nineteenth century civilization.
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OKLAHOMA PAYNE was in St. Louis day
or two ago, aud in an interview with a Chror-
ice reporter gives the following as the situa-
ton OF his colonization scheme in the Indian
Territory: "Our colony numbers about 1000
persons, scattered over the Western States,
most Of whom are patiently waiting settle
ment OF the controversy. Those Of us who
have assumed the leadership have been fight
ing the Government itself for recognition
peaceably and within the law. Now we
propose another course Of procedure that
promises more interesting results. The
colony has staked of claim only 50 miles
square, which does not belong to the Indians
and which we intend to prove is subject to
homestead entry. Our cabin, are located in
the settlement described, which is now claimed
by Senator Plumb as his pasture, and which
that gentleman is fencing in with great haste.
On March next we intend to resume our
habi,ation in Senator Plumb's pasture and
forage off his cattle. In other words, We
shall make the issue directly with Senator
Plumb, and force the Government to decide
between the general public and the favored
few who sit nearest the throne. II Captain
Payne has no right to locate in the Territory,
how does Senator Plumb obtain the authority
to fence up 50 miles Of land as common
pasture! That will be the sext question for
Government, and am inclined to think that
in the midst of the controversy we shall force
at least respectable hearing"
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-17

THE recent cold snap has made a most
solid North II 30 degrees below zero is any
indication.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-17

IT is gratifying to see that the Bourbons are
shedding some OF the moss which has long
been pendent from their backs, and are show
ing some symptoms of , progressive DISPOSE
ton. They howled and ranted at fearful
rate at Governor Davis for using State troops
to enforce the laws, and styled it military
government, a usurpation, etc., but all his
to retain the obnoxious State rangers, and to
employ them as a constabulary force, too.
But proposition is on the anvil, in the Dem
ocratc Legislature, to raise additional troops,
to appropriate $Ioo, 600 for paying them, and
to enlarge the powers Of the Governor, which
is inconsistent with the criticism and abuse
poured out on Governor Davis. The Demo-
cratic papers will no doubt approve these
measures should they become laws, putting
their approval upon the exigency brought
about by fence cutting lawlessness, and the
necessity of protecting property, and the
LIGHT is rejoiced to see them admit that
line of policy as ''unalterable as the laws Of
the Medes and Persians," is stupid and
ABSURD; that circumstances alter cases." and
that craftsmanship consists in adapting our
policy to circumstances and the needs of the
hour. Bourbonism has begun to move-the
fence cutters put fire on its back,
as boys do with sulky terrapin
who shuts himself up in his shell.
1t is now silent about the subordination Of
the military to the civil authority, in time Of
peace, -military Governors, etc. The LIGHT
is for protecting property at any cost, and for
enforcing the law, and for that reason will APP
prove all proper measures which may be
adopted by the Legislature.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-17
THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1884.

COLORADO papers have opened a war on
the Chinese 10 that State.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-17

THE New York Tribune says: "The bur-
den of General Buffers recent speech at the
Andrew Jackson dinner in Boston was the
present prospects Of the Democratic party.
He gave the company 10 understand that he
considered the party had prospects and that
they were bright. But it was observable that
he gave no facts to warrant such a conclusion.
Indeed, his remarks On this point read like a
desperate attempt to start a very backward
Democratic revival, seemingly being predicted
upon the conviction that just now Democracy
is about out Of prospects,"