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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
Sheep Washing In England.

From paper in the Century we quote
the following; cone morning, going
down to the barn, | found two of the
farm'laborcrs, Shadrach and Meshach
(known among their brethren as Shed
and Shach), raising huge empty barrel
into wagon. In response to my in.
quiry one of the men said. 'We'so
a.going ter wash them ewes, num- A
vision of them ewes being tumbled into
the barrel and secured seemed rather
peculiar; so, on an invitation from Farmer
Stubblc, to come and lock on | fol-
lowed the procession. First went the
numbering, picturesque old cart, then the
sheep were driven from the fold aud
turned into the lane, along which they
crawled until they came to the mill.
stream. then found it was Shed and
not the sheep that went into the barrel,
which was placed in the water and dashed
to the bank. The sheep were driven up
on one side and guarded by several men,
while the shepherd raised II great eve in
his arms and threw it head foremost into
the riyulct. AS it rose the watchlul
Shed, in the barrel, grasped it by the
back and ducked it several times. rs.
Gaping from his hand, the poor half
drowned creature rushed toward n cut in
the bank and so escaped to dry land.
This process was gone through with all
the sheep. Whether it was due
to their natural stupidity Dr the
muddling effect of water on the
brain, many of them blrndcrcd into tho
stream again and tried to escape by a
steep ascent on the other side. Then
came the turn of the ruddy, cherub- like
son of Shadrach, who, planted on the
farther shore and armed with an iron
hook on a ten-foot pole, crooked the
wandering sheep to land. Many ofthem
needed assisting up the slippery cut, and
very comical it was to see their weak.
kneed struggles to regain the meadow.
They appeared utterly unable to account
for the enormous additional weight of
their water-soaked wool; and, as they
stood huddled together in the puddles
from their streaming sides, the bleating
lambs did not appear to know their own
mothers. The following day the flock
were driven into new fold in the hill.
side pasture, where the process of shear.
ing commenced. All of the well washed
sheep were in turn deprived of their
heavy winter coats As they left the
shearers' hands it did not seem possible
that these poor, lean creatures could be
the round balls of wool we were accus-
toned to see. Every shorn lamb gazed
at its clipped md unclipped sisters with
vague, solemn look, wondering what
was coming next. After the ordeal they
were turned into the brightest meadow
on the farm, and probably soon forgot
the break of those two days in their
monotonous life OF nibbing, The nu-
merous flocks of sheep in Sussex give a
charming pastoral effect to many of the
delightful pictures of upland and low
land, so characteristic of southern Eng.
landn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
The Man Milliner.

The man mllner in England is not
in a position to be superior to royalty.
for he lives by the breath of it, says n
foreign letter. The moment you enter
his establishment you feel yourself
surrounded by the halo of royalty: the
royal arms appear on every circular.
and the portraits of the royal prin
cesses in court dress hang in every
available place. The English man
milIiner affects graceful familiarity
with court life which is extremely
telling with country clients, lie is mp
in the latest bit of court etiquette, and
any new title slips from his mouth
with the ease which is engendered by
complete intimacy with subject He
mentions the heir To the throne, add
ing in graceful parentheses, "Prince
Edward, as suppose we must call
him now" he shakes his head over a
recent royal engagement, alleging that
it is "a poor match, a poor match" No
doubt the fault lies in his consent not
having been asked with the rest of the
royal family. For foreign royalty he
has feeling bordering on contempt
There runs a pathetic legend in his
establishment of Duchess who knelt
to him, and all in vain. The specially
of the English man milliner is neat
ness. His work Is an essential British
product, but 1t is English taste at its
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
LADIES' DEPARTMENT..
Eiopements In siberia.

1t may sound strange il | mention
the fact that, Notwithstanding the low
manageable age fixed by law, elope-
m n are common. 1t is true they
are of quite peculiar sort, and they
might be divided into opponents with
and Opponents without the consent Of
the parents on either side. This GUS
tom SO illustrates the character of the
peasantry of all regions, that | must
not dismiss it with too brief u men
ton. Elopement with consent is an
important matter. The young pair
are agreed, and have the full acqui-
escence of the parents on both sides.
But every marriage calls for a we'd
ding, and farmers wedding is, under
ordinary circumstances, no child's
play. The relatives and friends must
be invited from distances extending to
fifty or a hundred miles. The sub
stantlal part of the feast is rather a
secondary affair to the farmer richly
provided with farm products and cat
tie, but then drink must be furnished,
and the national drink is dear, and
will be consumed on such occasions
in immense quantities. In order to
escape the expense Of this provision,
which would be borne equally by both
families, the parents of the bridegroom
advise him to elope with his beloved,
and her parents advise her consent to
the elopement After receiving the
blessings of the crafty parents, the
young people steal away into the bush,
On the next day the friends set up II
cry as of murder, beat around for a
while, and laugh in their sleeves. The
young couple must of course come
back after a little while and receive
forgiveness, but there can be no we'd
ding feast after such a scandal" The
latter is confined to a narrow circle,
and the brandy is saved, -Popular
Science Monthly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
The Epidemic of Crime,

Whence comes this epidemic of suicides and
murderst Recent discussions have named
several causes lion. C. H. Reeve, of Indiana,
charges it to inlidel teachings-holding that
hopelessneSs of n future state crippes forti.
tude FOR bearing life's ills Another declares
suffering from the universal business depres-
sion the cause. A third writer attributes it
TO increasing insanity, a physician thinks
much OF the tendency is inherited, while TEN.
perance advocates lay the responsibility upon
strong drink.
Free-thinkers have committed suicide, but
SO have orthodox churchmen Financial
straits have beset many, but the wealthy
nave also taken their life
Insanity and dissipation have preceded
suicides and family murders.
One feature common to almost every such
crime challenges attention Well nigh every
report of suicide and family murder mentions
the perpetrauor as having "for some timo
been subject to melancholy Whence comes
thisi All recognized medical authorities tell
Us that the fire which consumes the brain is
always kindled by arrangements of digestion
that good digestion is impossible without
pure blood, and pure blood is never known
when the liver and kidneys are out of order
Under such circumstances, preventive
should be sought, and for this Warmers safe
cure is sovereign-a fact conceded by the best
authorities in the land and it is especially
commended by the celebrated DR.. bio Lewis.
-RJcHCItpr i)plDOrryJ
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DipItheria from n Cat,

A back number of tho 7herapeutic
Gazette had an article. speaking of the
poss Utility of the transmission of diph.
liberia FROM fowls to children, or Tice
rets0, which brought to my mind an
eXperieace Of my own. Some years
ago | was called To see two cases of
diphthrrla Of violent nature-indeed,
very malignant, as they both died.
the parents thought ths disease was
contracted from cat They said
that rs one or the children WAS play.
Ing with the cat sometime previous to
thuir attack. 1t remarked that the kit
ten had dlphtheria. Upon exsnlna-
ton the CAT was found to all appear,
ances. To he thus affected, having sore
throat. swelIed neck, and real mem
branous Gxudations on the mucous
membrane of It's throat. and around
the edge of eyes and nOstrils. The cat
died within u short time, and the
children were violently taken with the
Noise form Of malignant diphtherla.
{ write this as being Of no special
benefit, but simply to show that such
u thing as the transmission of diph-
thelia from lower animals to the
human is as likely as the transmission
in the snnc way OF many other malig.
nant diseases Joseph j.. Scott, N. ID.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09

OF all enemies the curculio is
perhaps the greatest, and among the
diseases the black knot is well known.
There is also tendency OF all wild
ones to rot on the trees when brought
into cultivation. Probably no good
plum will be found to be curculio
proof. Nature beats them with num-
bers of trees and quantity Of fruit
This may be a hint to us; but the
journals have thoroughly discussed
this part of the subject, and have at
tempted to point out remedies. The
black knot when it attacks is very de-
structiye. \ writer in one of the
prominent New England journals
claims that it is occasioned by poverty
of soil and poor cultivation. This is q
mistake, as natural groves of thrifty
wild ones are often entirely killed byit.
The only safety lies in carefully cut
ting out and burning every appear
ance of it, by which means it can be
prevented from doing any harm. In
regard to rotting on the tree, it is
found that some varieties are much
more liable than others, but close
pruning of the trees and thinning Of
the fruit are the most effectual RENE.
dies. AS an offset to these difficulties
in growing the trees, its advantages
are that it is tenacious of life, and
adapted to all our soils, whether on
the stiff clayS of the high lands or on
the lighter sands CT the river bottoms;
it withstands our hardest winters,
being perfectly hardy and is as pro-
life as any tree that bears fruit. 1t is
also easily propagated, either by bud
ding, any manner of grating, grow
ing from pieces Of the root, or plant
ing the seed,-Farm, Field, and
Stockman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
Chat in the Vicksburg Trenches

During the siege there had been a good
deal of friendly sparring between the
soldiers of the two armies on picket and
where the lines were close together. All
rebels were known as "Johnnies," all
Union troops as "Yanks." Often
Johnny" would call, "Well, Yank,
when are you coming into town." The
reply was sometimes, ave propose to
celebrate the Fourth of July there. "
Sometimes it would be, 1--WE always
treat our prisoners with kindness and do
not want to hurt them;" or ave are
holding you as prisoners of war while
you are feeding yourselves" etc The
garrison, from the commanding general
down, undoubtedly expected an assault
on the fourth. They knew from the
temper of their men that it would be
successful when made, and that would
De q greater humiliation than to sur.
render. Beside, it would be attended
with severe loss to them. The Nicks.
burg paper (Which we received regularly
through the courtesy of the rebel pickets)
said prior to the fourth. in speaking of
the Yankee boast that they would take
dinner in Vicksburg that day, that the
best receipt for cooking rabbit was,
'First ketch your rabbit" The paper
At this time, and for some time prior,
was printed on the plain side of wall
paper. The last edition was issued on
the fourth, and announced that we had
Caught our rabbit. ~ General Grant, in
The CentujU
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10 keep flies from the stable, sus-

| ~ hVOp ilphi UIO OtuDlNt
pend cotton waste. pieces of tow, Q
sponge, or any other absorbent ma,
terial and keep it moist with common
car5olic acid. which is very cheap by
the gallon, and the odor of which Is
wholesome.
Those who have grapes should be
careful to watch for insects and signs
Of disease. Sulphur should be busted
with the bellows over the leaves in
case of mildew, while lime should al
ways be used freely on the ground
around the plants.
A Maine farmer, whose tree was
burdened with an extra large crop Of
apples last season, thinned out the
fruit and cut away some Of the small
branches To his surprise he secured
larger crop than ever before, and the
quality was also superior.
An easy method of killing plaintain,
dandelion and other weeds in lawn
is to place a little sulphuric acid, with
a stick, on the crown of each plant,
carrying the acid in an open mouthed
bottle with long handle so as not to
touch it with fingers or cloths.
We have seen fowls stagger, unable
to walk when started, and suddenly
fall over. This is vertigo. The lower
lobe of the brain is diseased. TO cure
this. give three grains of bromide of
potash daily. You will be surprised
to see how quickly relief will come.
1t is necessary to keep one eye on
the weeds while looking after the
work with the other. 1t is astonsh-
ing how fast they grow these damp,
hot days, and unless constantly
warred against, how soon they over
grow everything Down with the
weeds.
The animal that is obliged to COM
pete for its food among the herd and
eat after it has been befouled and
trampled cannot thrive. Give the ami
mails well ventilated, clean and quiet
quarters. Fatten them in the stalls,
allowing them out for exercise, but
never feed them in the yard.
1t is the easiest thing in the world
to have horse radsh. Plant few
roots in moist soil. and, like the poor
it will be always with you. But to Sc.
cure fine roots cultivation, manure and
the removal of old stock every spring
are all essential Don't leave any
large roots for another year, as they
will be worthless.
A Pennsylvania farmer last year
sold over $4,000 worth of potatoes
from twelve acres. lie fortified with
a compost of hardwood ashes and
oyster shell lime, plowed deep, planted
medium sized, well formed, uncut
potatoes, three feet apart, gave level
cultivation and cultivated often.
From one hill he took forty-nine fine
arge tubers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09

Lives at tclegrnphic speed eats too fast retire
too late, does not rise bctimes, smokes an,
(alas, that we shouldha to saylD chcws too
much tobacco The consequences are dyspepsia
Il general absence ofthat robust and manly Wig
or which characterized our ancestors, and {
manifest proncness to early decay. Regular
hours, a due allowance of time for meals, the
dsuse of excessive smoking, and altogether o
chewing tobacco in connection with course o
llo,tetter's Stomach Bittcrs, will in nine cases
ont of ten eifacc consequences of the abuses o
the laws of health indicated above. A want o
stamina, dyspepsia, nervousness and biliousncs.
nre among these consequences, and they arr
bodily ills TO the removal OF which the Biltcrs
is specially adapted. Nor is the Bittcrs less
fitted to overcome and prevent fever and aSuc
kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatic
ailments. 1t is also fine appetizer and pro
moier of convalescence.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
The lannon's NOtre Dana.

On the 30th Of last January, the Sis.
ters of the most noted Catholic ladies
seminary in the United States, tho ia
nous Notre Dame, at Goyanstown, near
Baltimore Nd, made public card GER
tiGying to the beneficial results attend
ing the use of Red star Cough Cure in
that institution, They state that they
found 1t eilcacious alike for relieving
coughs, expressions on the chest and
irritation of the throat. Officials of
the Boards Of Health of Brooklyn, Bal
tlmore and other cities have likewise
publicly proclaimed the virtues Of this
new discovery, which is entirely free
from opiates, poisons and other obJec-
tOuS.
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IteCipcS.

Celery Braise with Grary.--Take
six heads of table celery, trim off tho
green tops and cut off most of the
root end; simmer in hot water i've
minutes; put them in n stew pan with
enough thick brown gravy to cover
them: add teaspoonful of sherry,
simmer ten minutes, and serve.
Succotash.-Boil the corn on the
cob and cut off the kernels; add to
quart of these one pint of boiled lima
beans; put them in saucepan, add
an ounce of butter, salt and pepper to
taste, and pint of hot milk; simmer
ten minutes and serve. Succotash is
an American dish; the Narragansett
Indians called it MsickQuutlSh, Or
corn boiled whole.
Puree of Lima BeanS.--Soak
quart of young lima beans two hours.
drain and boil them two hours in
three quarts of hot water. Rub them
through sieve and season the water
with stalk of celery. one capsicum
pepper, blade of mace, salt and one
onion previously Drowned in the fry.
ing-pan; simmer half an hour and
strain into the bean pulp. Whsk in
to the soup pint Of rich boiled
cream, and serve with croutons.
Lemon Pudding.-Moisten half a
pint of fine farina with gill OF cold
milk; add 1T to pint Of hot milk and
stir we'll Add saltspoontul Of salt
and two ounces Of butter. stir until
quite smooth and thick and allow it
to become cold. Beat together four
eggs, six ounces Of sugar, the grated
rind and Juice of two lemons and n
dash Of ground cinnamon; stir into
this mixture the cold farina, a small
quantity at a time, until used, then
pour it into buttered pudding dish
and bake forty minutes. 1t
may be served hot, but is better when
served cold, during hot weathar.--
Cook.
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Many lace dresses have velvet pam
els.
Skirts are worn short by all save ell,
derby women.
Canvas draperies are much employ
cd for silk dresses.
Etamine and cotton fabrics stamped
with gold are novelties.
White gauze and white satin stripes
and laceinsertion have very cool and
light effect.
The combination of dark blue and
dark red is very favorite one With
the Princess Of Wales.
Hoods of embroidered silk and of
lace lined with silk are among the
novelties for evening head gear.
Shoulder capes are longer and light,
er than formerly. They are made of
crepe de chine, lace or chenille.
Chidren's dresses of solid colored
ginghams and chambreys are trimmed
with many rows of narrow white lin
en- braid.
Old-time balzarine has been revived
this year for dresses. 1t is in large
checks, resembles "laCe bunting" and
is very durable.
In wooden stuffs Partisan modistes
are fond of finding colored selvedge
and allowing it to show, so that it
forms a trimming.
Partisan dresses of striped material
have the back draperies arranged so
that half the stripes are horizontal
and half perpendicular.
Attorney cream is the latest name
for the shade of white with tint of
pale yellow in it, so popular in sum-
mer wooden fabrics this season.
Small necklet of pleated silk Grape,
pink, cream, blue, lilac or red, with a
small pompon to match at the side,
are fashionable for dressy toilets.
Moleveteen is new fabric. 1t is
of cotton, closely woven. 1t has a
velyety surface, and is said to wash
well. 1t is made in colors and black
and white checks.
Crinoline and steel have been aban-
doned by Paris dressmakers. Satin
double improvers stuffed with horse
hair are all that are required to give
fulness to the dress.
Lace polonaises or jackets with ell
bow sleeves are worn with gauze or
lace skirts for dinner costumes. The
polonase or jacket must be of the
same color as the skirt.
Yak laces of gray and tan shades
have gilded or silver threads woven in
them. These stylish laces are used
for trimming hats, and are seen on the
waists OF handsome dresses.
Old-fashioned surplus waists. which
were popular century ago, have been
revived this season for summer dresses
of all materials. This pretty waist Is
becoming to all figures
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Human NightingaIes.

In chatting with Nine. Marchesi,
the famous Singing Professor, about
her still more famous pupil, Gabrielle
krauss, says a writer in an exchange,
we depressed into talk about the
vocal gifts of the different civilized
nations of the world. In her classes at
Vienna, Nine. Marchesi had young
songstresses of almost every nation.
She placed the Italians and Germans
at the head of the best endowed, both
as regards voices and musical sensibil-
tiles. Some llungarians should also
be highly estimated, and many Swedes
that passed through her hands had
superior gifts. When Frcnchwoman
had musical enGowments she made
the most of them. Americans and
Irish Nine. Marchesi had often found
very highly gifted. But there was no
larynX more difficult to drill than the
English. | asked her whether this
was owing to want of ear. 1t could
not be due to the effect of the English
language on the throat and mouth,
since it was spoken both in America
and Ireland. NO. she said, "there
is vast deal of music in good English
poetry. The defective larynx, in my
opinion, comes from the way English
is spoken in genteel and aristocratic
society. Broad, open sounds are never
heard. There are consonants that are
slurred or clipped; and conversation
is carried on everywhere in under
tones-that is, by ladies, young girls,
governesses, and nurserymaids. The
current pronunciation and enuncia-
ton in the long run incapacitate the
throat for fine vocaIizatiOn. The Irish
speech is much less restrained, so far
as the pitch of the voice and the
launching of vowes and certain con
sonants 90. A brogue may be dis.
advantage in drawing room; but
from my particular point of view it is
not one" "Well," l observed, show
do you account for the number of good
voices in the United States, among
Americans who have no brogue, and
are of Anglo,Saxon origin ?" Nine.
Marchesi replied that American girls
learned to speak in their public and
other schools very distinctly and audi
bly, and were often obliged to give
their impressions and ideas on many
subjects orally as well as in writing.
The spoken and improvised essay was
the best way to acquire good die
tiOn, but on condition, of course, that
the matter with which it dealt was
well understood by the speaker The
sing song delivery of thing learned
by rote was unconsciously avoided;
and as a teacher at some distance was
the person addressed, it would not do
to clip words. Peculiarly American
defects were easily surmounted by
singer. Nine. Marchesi insisted again
on the music of English poetry. She
was half inclined to think that Eug-
land must have been land of song
and good songsters when society was
less conventional than it is now.
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Farm and Garden Notes.

A putrid carcass polluting the air
of a pasture will spoil not only the
milk of the cows running there, but
also the entire contents Of the vat in
to which the tainted milk is poured at
the factory.
Turkeys are great foragers, and will
gather their entire food from the
fields during the summer, at the same
time destroying myriads of grasshop-
pers, bugs, and other insects that prey
on vegetables and grain crops.
There is no better food for young
pigs, after they have learned to eat,
than good thrashed oats. If given dry
and alone, the pigs will chew at them
till they get all the kernels, but they
will swallow little or none Of the
husks.