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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-15
FaYoritc Nnmes for l:irla.

What are the favorite names for
girls-aport, Of course from the &C.
knowledged supremacy of Mary? This
has long been a disputed question, and
there is no way of settling it but by
going deliberately into statistics. Such
an opportunity is given in the long
list of names printed recently of
graduates and distinguished pupils
Of the Normal School. We have had
The curiosity to analyze this list of 800,
and, disregarding pet and diminutive
names on principle, and throwing
aside initials Of necessity, we extract
these fairly trustworthy figures of
cases where names are favored to the
extent of five each or upward, Mary
leads off with 80, but she is rather
closely pressed by Anna with "a.
Elizabeth is third with II and Laura
Is good fourth with l6. Margaret
ID, and Katherine u, are the only
double figures. Then in order comes
these choices Of names: Helen, 9; En-
ma, s; Lillian, s; Clara, Z; Jane, Z;
Loussa, 6; Alice, 6; Caroline, 5; En-
ly, 5; Harriet, 5; Florence s. SO apt
are people to go in droves that
it is quite likely these proportions
would hold in 5000 names, or in any
other number, as well as in 300.-
Phil0delphiO Telegrdm..
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Nature rs n PrOhibjtiOnjst

For eight months in year whisk,
drinking is too ruinous to be INDUCED
in by the Southerner. 1t is not posi-
BILE for man to drink as much
whisky at the South as ut the North
If he attempts it he will go under
In point of fact, there was never al
much drunkenness in this section al!
In the northern states. Even In tn,
days when the use of liquor was gen
eral intemperance was the exception
Down this way all the forces Of natur,
are arrayed Oh tho side Of temperance
--Atlanto Constitution
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A Man who saw Washington,

1t does not seen possible that there
should be man yet living who would
ever profess to remember having seen
Washington's face. But there is, and
what is still more curious, he processes
to have seen it only about so years ago.
1t is w. II. Burgess, of Alexandria.
lie says that he was employed in 1886
rs laborer to assist in building the
tomb at Mount Vernon and removing
the bodies of George and Martha Wash
ingtOn from the old to the new tomb.
81 was but lad," he said, "and re-
member this was about my first piece
of work. When the vault was COM
pleted, | assisted in removing the
bodies from the old tomb to their pres.
ent resting-place. 1t was decided to
open Washington's coffin, and when it
had been conveyed to the new tomb
the lid was raised A number of peo-
pie were present and stood in breath.
less silence while the workmen extract
ed the rusty screws. When the top of
the coffin had been lifted, | looked in.
The body was apparently perfectly
preserved. The features of the face
were complete, and there was nothing
to indicate the length of the time he
had been dead. The exposure of the
air, however, had its immediate effect.
In minute or two the body suddenly
collapsed and shrunk into almost un
recognizable form. Other than this
my recollect!ons are very indistinct. /
do not remember how the body was
dressed or anything further about it.
The features, as | remember them,
were like the pictures l have seem"
Mr.. Burgess now is a white. haired
old man, 70 years of age.-Baltimore
american.
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FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
Cure for Warts.

Warts on cows teats are sometimes
difficult Of cure, but have been remov-
ed by applying once day a liniment
composed of equal parts of sweet oil
and spirits of turpentlne Follow up
the applications for several weeks if
necessary. Should the teats become
sore have cots made for them and let
them be worn constantly except at
milking time. 1t is said that by
touching the tops of warts with a
very little murlatic acid night and
morning for several days a painless
cure can be effected. This is danger
BUS to handle, however, and should be
kept in glass bottle provided with a
ground glass stopper. 1t can be ap-
piled with the tip of a small feather.
Great care should be used not to let
the acids touch any other parts than
the warts, and the bottle containing it
should be kept out of the reach of
children, The oil and turpentine is
much the safer remedy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-15

The best feed Tor weaned young
pigs is potatoes boiled and mashed in
the water in which they are boiled,
thickened with barley meal. This is
given in reasonable quanitics,and not
to overfeed the pigs. A young pig of
20 or 80 pounds needs 10 more of this
food than pound day, with pint
of skinned milk. 1t is altogether
wrong to give the pigs so much food
that they cannot hold any more, This
repletion leads to indigestion and pro-
duces staggers and paralysis of the
hind quarters; black teeth and other
supposed ailments follow from the dis
ordered stomach. 1t is easy to in
crease the food If found necessary, but
not to remove the injury done by CIV
ing too much. As the pig grows very
fast the food needs to be increased in
proportion. The 800 pound 9-months-
old pigs are never overfed, but are
fed just enough and no more For
30O-pounG pig 10 pounds Of dry food
is ample for one days fceding.-Neao
YORK. 2TmcS
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Household Hints.

To remove tarnish from silver, use
a solution Of borax or soda.
To brighten zinc bath-tub, throw
in handful Of salt, wet with vinegar,
and scour with flannel cloth.
The grease that runs from a goose
when roasting should always be kept,
as it is particularly good to dress spin
ach with.
To set colors in blue cambria, dip it
into a solution of saltpetre, using two
or three cents worth to a pailful of
water. Salt will injure the fabric.
Never place fresh eggs near lard,
fruit, cheese, fish, or other articles from
which any odor arises. The eggs are
extremely active in absorbing power,
and in very short time they are con-
taminatcd by the particles Of objects
in their neighborhood, by which the
peculiar and exquisite taste of new
laid egg is destroyed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-15

So long as the world stands, writes
Ellen Bliss Hooker in Good House.
keeping there will be envious women,
women who will make their own lives
a failure, wreck domestic happiness,
cause financial embarrassments, ETC.,
ETC., by their inordinate love of display
in dress This touches pretty nearly
the social evil problem, and also sug-
gests one reason why SO many young
men chose to remain unmarried. 1t
therefore devolves upon all true and
sensible women to do what they can
to check these tendencies of our time.
We cannot make one rule of dress for
all classes of women, and no woman
should be judged, or misjudged, by he
style in dress. Conscience should have
somewhat to do in this matter and there
fore we lay down this principle, viz:
No woman has the right to adorn her
self in a manner which shall cause I'M
pleasant criticism, either as to herself
personally, or those upon whom she is
dependent for her raiment. Many
women have Independent incomes
others have relatives who make gifts
of pretty costume to q less favored
friend, and we do well to be careful of
one another's feelings in this matter.
There is so much that is beautiful in
dress, and fashion allows us to secure
such delightful harmony of color and
design, with so much of liberty, as
well, that there would seem to be no
reason why every sensible woman
should not be neatly and suitably at
tired, according to her station in life.
When mothers talk less of dress
before their little children, when
school girls have less time to gossip
over the cost and variety of clothes,
when young ladies are cordially well
coined in social circles for what they
are, in and of themselves, and not for
what they wear, when wives cease to
annoy their husbands because they
cannot dress rs well, or better, than
some other mems wives; in short,
when conscience and common sense
control this whole matter, the ideal
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LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Coral.

Coral is used in India as an adorn-
ment for corpses preparatory to Gre
nation. On this occasion It's roseate
hue may be deemed symbolical of the
devouring flames, butt it is often devoted
sacred purposes both in Asia and
Africa. Among western nations it is
too sparlngly employed as as an orna-
ment. Only the distorting lens
of fashion made the glare of gold pre-
fcrred to the delicate beauty of coral.
Coral is, or ought to DO plentiful. In
1880 new reef was discovered,
several kilometres in length, at Sciac-
ca, an island near sicily. This is not
exhausted, but is being rapidly ex-
ported to Africa, where the natives
are buying it instead of the Genoese
glass beads,-N. Y. Graphic.
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dress will be in vogue, and probably,
that when will usher in "the mill
enium."
Fashion Notes.

Eushioh NOtes.
Bracelets are made very narrow.
Short skirts are very fashionable
Black transparent fabrics are lined
with color.
A great deal Of narrow ribbon in
used for millinery purposes.
Black and cream lace costumes are
more fashionable than ever
Fans for full dress occasions are of
transparent gauze, hand painted
A diamond spur with ruby lash
is a favorite design for lady's lace
pin.
Figured challies make pretty and
inexpensive dresses and wrappers for
house wear.
The small mantles are very pretty
but they are also very heavy, being
covered with beads.
Lace founces are worn on grena-
dine dresses, the trimmings of the cor
sage being also of lace.
Low walking shoes are now in order.
Many of these are made of cloth up
pers and leather vamps.
Girls yoke waists of striped velvet
and wool are worn with skirts of
either one Of the fabrics.
Black grenadine dresses broche
with velvet remain in vogue and rival
those of etamine and lace.
Checked and striped ginghams are
made up in combination with plain
ginghams for summer wear.
The newest gauze ribbons have
stone grounds, with stripes and de.
signs in brown green, terra Gotta and
gold, with stiff conventional flowers.
The Marquisc Catogan style Of
collfure is much In favor In Paris.
1t is worn low in the nape of the neck
and formed Of light fluffy loops of
hair.
In millinery, primroses are a novel.
ty, and meadow grass very pretty with
field daisies in natural colors. Mus
tard and cress, and buttercup yellow
look well upon black, and brown
hearted marguerites upon mastic
tints.
Very charming dresses for young
girls are made up Of Bengaline, with
overdress of striped thin Oriental silk,
anticipated, draped up to one side
and made with braces or very low,
round, plated bodice and short plat
ed sleeves.
Large sunshades of ecru etamine,
embroidered in colors and lined with
red, are pretty and useful for the sea-
side. They have no trimming at all
round the edge, but always large
bow Of red ribbon attached to the
handle, which is of olive or citron
wood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-15

If 1t is true, as most men assert
that all animnls must have crude salt
as part of their rations, and it is a
fact that all must admit that it is
extremely hard to find even salt water
inland, then why did not all the wild
animals or most of them crowd to the
seashore, where they could get taste
of salt water when needed. The salt
ticks" were visited, it is said, by those
animals that could reach them, and
many persons contend that the neigh
borhoods of these "licks" were always
crowded by these animals; and yet we
do not learn that the seashore was
sort of "Coney Island" for wild beasts
in tho early days whom our forests
were overrun with wild animals. On
tho contrary, there were probably
dozen deer on the pralries of the West
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PARASITIC Discnse in Lnmhs

Lambs are subject to a parasitic
disease which is always fatal TO them
if neglected. 1t is known among
shepherds by the suggestive names of
"pining' and "paperSkin." and by
veterinarians as "anGmia," or want of
blood. 1t is caused by thread worm,
which exists in the lungs and air
passages, and interGeres so much with
the breathing as to prev mt the due
Hration of the blood, and the nece =
sary supply of this vital fluid. The
consequence is that the red globules of
the blood are lacking; the blood is
pale, and the growth of the animal is
arrested. The skin appears white and
thin, like paper, and the young crea-
lures are weak and pine away gradu-
ally for want of adequate nutrition,
and finally die A similar parasite
produces the disease in calves, known
rs "husk," or choose" 1t affects
lambs that Craze in pastures with old
sheep; calves are troubled which are
fed with the COW, or upon hay from
fields where older animals are pastured;
and young chicks which run upon
ground touled by the hens, are apt to
get the gapcs. TO prevent it, this
chief cause is to be avoided, while to
cure it, the usual and effective remedy
is to give small, repeated doses of
turpentine. The following mixture is
recommended: 10 one ounce of mo-
lasses, or linseed oil, add one-fourth of
an ounce of spirits of turpentine;
shake we'll together, and give one
teaspoonful to each lamb early in the
morning. For calf, one tablespoon
full should be given an hour before
feeding in the morning; and one drop
may be given to small chicken. The
ermedy should be repeated for a
week or ten days, as it is necessary
that a sufficient quantity of the tur-
pentine should be given to secure its
escape through the lungs of the
animal by exhalation. - american
AgricultWist.
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1t has been a common thing, SAYS the
New York Times, "for persons to Joke
about the alleged common practice Of
farmers TO water the milk which they
SEND to market. AS proof that some
milk dairymcn are sensitive in regard tc
their reputation, the case of New York
farmer named King, of Fulton county,
might he cited, This poor man was
charged two years ago with the olTcnse
of watering his milk. lie was innocent,
bat the disgrace Of the charge so proved
upon his mind that he became INSANE
soon after, and having suffered much
from dependency for all this time III
recently destroyed his life. II NAV be {
rare case, b0' it is by no means singular
that honest farmers should feel kcenl,
the frequent allegations loosely made il
regard to the lapses from virtue SUD
posed to be SO common among them"
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remember upon one occasion that
Boyton was called upon by the fran.
tic cries for help of man who had got
beyond his depth and plunged into the
breakers, followed by surf boat.
The treacherous undertow, setting
strongly seward, had caught the un.
fortunate swimmer, and he was being
rapidly carried out of the reach of as
sistance. Boyton seized him Just as
he was about to sink for the last time.
and had him hauled aboard the boat,
The man was utterly exhausted and it
was nearly an hour before he was full.
ly restored. He took off his bathing
suit, dressed himself and then with
rare magnanimity took from his vest
pocket a fifty cent note (silver half
dollars were not as plentiful then as
now anG handed it to Boyton saying:
81 owe you my life, sir, and | hope
you will call upon me whenever you
want a favor. Take this money and
treat yourself and your assistants to a
good stiff drink. You certainly must
be chilled through"
Boyton is of Irish extraction and as
quick-witted as Philpot Curran.
81 think you have made mistake"
he said, "You put too much value
upon your life. Permit me to give
you your change" and before the
crestfallen miser knew what to reply,
Boyton had thrust into his hand forty
nine cents in pennies, three cent pieces
and ten cent notes. II will keep this
note as a souvenir of the value of a hu.
man life" said Paul, coolly putting it
into his pocket. lie has it to this day.
philadelphia Nems.
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Recipes.

Poached Eyg.-Break your egg into
a teacup previously well buttered,
stand it into a frying pan of boiling
water up to the middle of the cup; as
soon as the white hardens it is done;
put knife gently around the edge and
slip the egg on to plate; it is rather
more trouble to dress them this way,
but repays you we'll, as they come out
nice and compact and do not look SO
ragged as when broken into the pan
of water, the usual mode of cooking
them.
Fried PotatoeS.-Pare and slice very
thin, raw potatoes; put in very cold
water and rinse in several different
waters, then let them remain in ice
water an hour or moro. Dry them in
a towel; have a kettle of hot lard put
in a few at time and fry light
brown, stirring occasionally; then
drain and sprinkle with salt. The lard
must be very hot at first, but do not
let them get too brown before they
become crisp A fine wire basket,
which you can plunge into the kettle
and remove quickly, is convenient for
cooking them.
Sa0.et Pickles-Eight pounds of
fruit, four pounds of best brown su.
gar, one quart of vinegar and one cup
of mixed whole spices, stick cinnamon,
cassia buds, allspice and clovcs-less
of the latter than Of the former Tie
the spices in bag and boil with the
vinegar and sugar, Skim well; then
add the fruit. Cook ten minutes, or
till scalded and tender. Skim out the
fruit and put into stone jars. Boil the
syrup five minutes longer and pour
over the fruit. The next day pour of
the syrup and boil down again, and dc
this for three mornings. Keep the bag
of spices in the syrup
Sage AID onion Sauce Chop fine
as many green sage leaves as will fill
a dessertspoon after they are chopped,
and chop as much onion very fine as
will fill a tablespoonful after it is
chopped, and let them simmer gently
in a small saucepan, with four table
spoonfuls Of water, ten minutes, Their
add half a teaspoonful of pepper; hal,
teaspoonful of salt, and one
ounce of grated bread crumbs; whcr
these are well mixed, pour to them
quarter of a pint of thin melted butter
or as much gravy, and let the SAINT
simmer a few minutes, stirring it al
the time, and serve it up in SAUCE
tureen.
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Great Artists,

Squire Pummel: 81 tell you, dea-
con- my daughter Sue is going TO be a
first-class artist Her cattle pieces are
so natural you can almost hear the
critters low"
Deacon Pummel: "Pooty good.
But my daughter Sal can beat that.
She hain't no faith in cattle pieces.
But she's painted some green cowcum-
bers so nat'ral that the hull family
came mighty near havin' cholra NOR.
bus. "-BoStOn Beacon.
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lie had an idea, but it was too heavy
for him to carry around, so he enter
the sanctum of the funny man ant
inquired:
"By the way, did you ever notice
how polite a tree is ?"A'
"No," answered the funny man, "
don't remember ever having had thu
experience"
"Well, I'm surprised. Didn't 20,
ever see a tree bough?'
"Yes,' responded the f. M, "and
have often seen tree leave" Their
he unclaimed the dog Boston Post.
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The Washington correspondent of
the Boston Traveller tells how Miss
Cleveland cleaned house at the presi-
dental mansion
No one who witnessed the scene
which took place in the grounds of
the White House day or two since
can gainsay the statement that Miss
Cleveland is courageous woman.
With the instinct of the practical
housewife, although strictly speaking
she is the Presidents maiden sister.
Miss Cleveland made up her mind
that the White House ought to under
60 thorough cleaning When Mr..
Arthur was President he merely gave
the order and corps of men and
women were put at work, and for
day or two the mansion was complete
ly turned upside down. Not so with
Miss Cleveland. The orders were
given as usual, but it wasn't great
while before the servants discovered
that the cleaning meant something
more than is customary. Beginning
with the carpets, Miss Cleveland saw
that they were taken up properly and
spread upon the lawn. Then she went
out in poke bonnet, and the first
lady of the land stood quietly by and
had them thoroughly beaten, while
she "bossed the job Visitors at the
White House were thunderstruck; the
lady clerks in the treasury department
looked with all their eyes, as they
never expected to see the sight again,
but Miss Cleveland calmly stood her
ground until the last carpet had been
renovated, and then she marched back
to the White House to see that the
servants were cleaning the paint pro-
perly. Several unmarried gentlemen
have set inquiries ahOat as to whether
Miss Cleveland is in the market" and
the married men are proudly pointing
to the good example at the White
House. 1t is feared. however, that
this pastime of the Presidents sister
will never become fashionable.
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to one in the woods Of New Jersey or
Maine in those days, Bison, the
largest of our wild animals, preferred
the open plains Of the West, without
salt but more grass. Fishes in fresh
water seem to flourish quite as well
as those that enjoy the salt of the
ocean. Has it ever been proved by
experiment that horses and COWS really
suffer or fall off in flesh when de-
prived of salt, when fed ordinarily
mixed rations. What proof is there
that crude salt is necessary or even
good for domestic animals under Or
binary treatment. Mr.. Blodgett, of
Chautauqua County, N. Y. tried
raising punches of calves with and
without salt, and his neighbors de-
cided, without knowing which were
the salt-fed, that the lot not receiving
the salt was the better of the two.
This was probably only a coincidence,
but at the same time it goes pretty far
to prove that 1t is at least a useless
trouble and expense to feed crude salt
to calves The man who trusts his
animals to the care of ordinary hired
help often finds that the salt business
has been grossly neglected, and yet no
apparent harm has been done. At
least that has often been our expert
ence. We believe in mixing salt with
the mixed ration, to make 1t more
palatable, but that has nothing to do
with feeding crude salt to cows; and,
after all, is it not simply stimulant
to make them drink more water, which
does not add to the richness of the
milk.--American Dai1yman
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A Tonic In tho True Sense of the Word

Not nil medicinal preparations called tonics
arc such. A mere slnuant Of appetite, which
gives simple "ilIlip to Nnturc"-whch re.
moves no obstacle TO her processes in the
human system, is in no TUG sense II tome.
llostcllcrs Stomach Bites hot only far
lransccnds in purity the ordinary unmcdci,.
yea s''mn'nnls oil commerce, the cheap local
bilt"rS, ana eye openers wendell us tones, Int
where they nrc powcrlcss to do more than in-
part temporary stimulus to appetite. the
Blttcrs restores digestion, remedies bilious.
ness and inswcs regularity in the habit Of
body. 1t IL, therefore, tonic in the true sense
Of the word, lor does it not renew har.
mohy oil tono in the most important iunc-
tions OF the body, whcc NIL before WINS dis
cordnnt, feeble and inlarinoni Gus? Besides
this, its inviGorating AMI regulating effects
constitute it the best possible Safeguard
nga"st malarial Diseases. 1t conqucrs reu.
malisnl, kidney complaints IN nervousness.
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IS the exclamation Of thousands suffering
from catarrh. To all such We say: Catarrb
can be cured by Dr.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
1t has been done in thousands of cases; why
not in yours' Your danger is in delay. I'm
close stamp TO Worlds Dspensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N Y, for pamphlet