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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
The Quaker Girls Choice.

Residing on the Clackamas River,
in Clackamas county, Oregon, is a
good old Quaker couple, whose pretty
daughter, with her "thees" and "thous'
and chaste style of dressing, has been
more thoroughly admired than any one
for miles around. The fame of her
beauty was not confined to the imme-
diate neighborhood of her fathers
farm, but had reached the ears of a
stalwart young stonecutter of this city,
named Stafford, and also the auricu
lars of any young railroad engineer,
named NJ '5,a.
Both fell in love with the modest
girl at first sight, the parents object
ing to Stafford, while the daughter
manifested slight preference for him.
To make long story short, Stafford
was so devoted in his attentions that,
unknown to the parents, he succeeded
in engaging himself to the object of
his alteration, and gave her 500 with
which to purchase few necessary ar
ticles of wearing apparel. This reach
ing the fathers ears, he sent for Stat
ford and Morgan-the latter appear
ing upon the scene accompanied by
two friends--and, with his pretty
daughter, met them all in his little
parlor.
The feelings of the rivals can well
be imagined when the blunt old Quaker
announced to his daughter that her
two admirers were before her, and
that although he preferred the en-
gineer, he would leave the choice OIL
her future husband entirely to her
The poor girl burst into tears, and il
could be plainly seen by the tumul
tuous heaving of her bosom that {
great struggle was going on between
Illial devotion on one side, and love fol
the choice Of her young heart on thu
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
Take Care of Your Implemen

Cultivators, moving and harvesting
machines, and all summer implements
are never past the season of use. How
many remain in the fields or yards ex-
posed to the weather. More than one
half, it is estimated How many are
partially taken apart to be stored, and
all bright surfaces properly protected
Immediately after the season of use?
The estimate is only one machine in
ten. Are you one of the great army
who wholly abuse or iniperfectly care
for your machines? If so, and your
other farm operations are after the
same slipshod manner, you are doing
what would swamp any man who so
neglected his business in any other
calling in one year.
The average life of a mower or
reaper is three years. Properly cared
for it will be good machine at the
end of ten years, and with less cost
for repairs during that time than lily
cared for machines will have cost in a
single year. Water quickly rots wood
work. The sun shrinks the joints
Iron and steel quickly corrode if left
in the dew, rain and sun. Hence you
lose not only in the decay, but such
machines never do good work. You
cannot afford to allow this. The rem
edy is cover where they may be
carefully stored away and protected,
The farmer who before using an in
strument is obliged to spend half day
or more cutting the rust with oil of
vitriol, washing it off with water, and
then securing it bright does not under
stand his business. Such an implement
never thereafter does perfect work.
Every farmer should be able to take
apart and properly put together every
implement he uses 1t is one of the
first lessons he should learn, after the
machine is bOught,at least so far as the
working parts to be protected are con-
cerned. The gummed portions should
be cleaned with kerosene Or turpen-
tine, dried, and these and all bright
surfaces painted with kerosene and
lampblack of the consistency of paint
Then If carefully laid away where the
covering will not he brushed or washed
off, the whole will come out perfect
and ready for use when wanted. NJ
gummy substance like linseed oil pain
should be used 1t takes time to clear
when the implement is wanted.
For plows, hoes, rakes, or othe1
bright surfaces an ounce of campho
dissolved in turpentne or alcohol, fou
ounces of lard oil, and one ounce o
black lead stove polish, intimatel.
mixed, make in this preparation on
of the best and cheapest perfect pre-.
servatives, which is quickly removed
by simple use, but it is no better thar
the kerosene and lamp black paint
Some very careful farmers have cal
Of the. lamp black and kerosene mix
ture in the field, and every plow -shar
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
Tho Iucreuso of Ipsunitv.

Boston supports 800 insane, says Mr.. T. B.
sanborn, not 70 Of whom will recover!
This is frightfulI Insanity has increased
10 per cent. III decade and most of the cases
are inciirable. Whatever the individual causs
may be, the fact remains that Uric Acid
blood sets the brain on fire, destroys lis It's
sues, and then comes some form Of fatal
'unacy.
Nothing is 80 pitiable as mind diseased
Most brain troubles begin in the stomach;
then II the blood is filled with uric acid,
caused by failure Of kidney action, and thd
consequent destruction Of the blood life-al.
bumen-you have the fuel and the flame and
q brain in full baze as when one raves, or in
slow combustion, as in milder forms of insan.
lily. Rev. t. d. Hopkins, of St Johnsbury,
w., few years ago was confined in an asy
lum. He took terrible cold while aiding in
putting out a fire in a nelghbor's burning
house, and for twenty-five years that cold was
slowly filling his blood with uric acid and
finally the deadly work was done Tho case
looked hopeless, but no happily ucl Warmers
safe cure and recovered. That was three years
ago, and having ridden his blood of all sur.
plus uric acid, no has remained well until
this day.
1t is indeed a terrible thing to lose ones
mind but it is a more terrible Thing to suffer
such condition when it can be so easily pre-.
vented
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
loves Labor Lost.

In recent elections at Brussels, the
wives of members of the conservative
party entered freely into the contest.
One of these ladies, after expanding,
in buying what she did not need, a
considerable sum of money in store.
said to the mistress:
your husband will, of course, vote
for NJ"
The proprietress, with eyes cast
down, replied:
"Alas, Nine. la Baronne, | am a
widow"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
FOR THE FARM AND home.


e~-. ~" q. os"so
A Massachusetts, gardener last spring
Tried the following experiment in
potato culture: One hill was planted
with one good-szed tuber whole,
another was given half of a potato MS
near like the first as possible the third
had an understood whole potato, and
The fourth hill half of one similar in
size to the third. The results are as
follows: The first hill yielded 4 1915
pounds of large-sized potatoes: the
second smaller sized ones and only
l4.l6 pounds; the third proved almost
Identical with the second, the weight
of the yield being exactly the same,
and the fourth produced 10 ounces of
small potatoes, The hills we're near
together and their treatment was the
same.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

The largest and most perfectly ap.
pointed abbatoir in the world is in New
York, at the foot OF West Fifty ninth
treet, the property Of r. @. Eastman,
who is known both In this country and
n Europe as "Thc Cattle King" One
thousand cattle, killed and dressed com
pletely for the market, is the daily work
ng capacity of the establishment.
sonnet tines, however, not more than 500
ire disposed of in day, and during the
past summer the average weekly killing
acre has not been over 1000 heads. To
uch perfection has science brought
the ordering of this formerly most olfen-
i've business, that there is, in all that
,ast amount of slaughtering absolutely
10 waste, and from it not the slightest
Intensive odor that ever gets outside the
building. Mr.. Eastman has huge relrig-
,rators on board number Of the swift
ist ocean steamers and sends to England
vi, or very nearly all, the meat he kills.
That meat he sells in his own shops, Of
which he has one or more in nearly every
important city or town in the United
Kingdom. In Mr.. Eastman's abbatoir
lie uses no natural ice, refrigeration be-
ne attained very much more perfectly
md cheapIy by means of two rclrigerat-
ne machines. Each Of these machines
PRODUCES aS much cold daily as would
esult from the most direct and non
vasteful use OF ITO tons of ice, and Is
infinitely better than ice, since 1t gives
Is low degree of refrigeration without
humidity, as may be desired with great
economy of space and convenience Of
application. The cost of operation of
hese machines, including interest upon
Investment in the plant, etc, is-fgured
n dollars and cents equal to supplying
he quantity of ice that would be requis-
lie to do their work at seventy five cents
Ter ton. Natural ice costs $3.50 to
400 per ton. So the machines effect
money saving of at least $685. per
lem, and from that up to $715.-NeV
Hork Cook.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

Can consumption be curedl Yes. One
man only, discovered the laws Of gravitation
One man only, discovered the virtue of vac
cination. And one man after year
of study and reflection, has discovered thu
cure for consumption. DR.. Perce's "Golder
Medical Discovery is its specific. Send twt
letter stamps and get DR., Pierce's pamphle
treatise on consumption Address, Worldt
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

other Pending the decision, Stafford
and Morgan hardly dared raise their
eyes from the carpet. At last, with o
mighty effort and a voice full of tears,
the young Qualkeress sobbed the name
of Stafford, and gently put her hand
in his. Morgan accepted the situa-
ton like a sensible fellow, and with
his friends, left the house.-Portland
(Or. Sunday Welcome.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

Whittier's beautiful ballad contains 9
touching illusion to the many cares and sor
rows which wear upon the "heart and brain
Of wife and mother. Thousands of weary
suffering women have found DR.. Piercei
"Favorite Prescription" marvellous recup
orator of wasted strength, and of sovereign
efficacy in all those arrangements and maa
dies peculiar to their sex, by reason Of which
the vitality is gradually sapped, and tn,
cheek robbed preniaturely of its bloom
Price reduced to one dollar BY druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
Fighting With His Fists.

Charles F. Duflin enlisted with the
Sixteenth Iowa Infantry, was made
corporal and attached to the color
guard. At Inka the Confederates
charged upon the Sixteenth with the
intention of capturing its flag. A
hand.to. hand fight took place about
the flag. Corporal lullin had no
arms, not even the short sword which
soldiers in the color guard usually car
ried; 81 he fought with his fists, and
knocked several COnfederates down.
He managed to seize the musket of a
dead comrade and used it as club,
the Confederates using their guns in
that way, too. For the space of five
minutes there was a ferociOus fight
about the flag, but the Confederates
were driven back without having
touched it. Corporal Dullin's conduct
was the talk of the division for several
days. Three gold medals had been
struck for awards to soldiers of the
army of the Tennessee, whose conduct
should prove exceptionally meritori-
Gus, and, after the battle of Inka, Col.
Sanders demanded one of them for
Corporal Dutlin, and General Sher-
man presented it with words of great
praise, and Corporal Duflin was pro-
NOTED to a second lieutenancy. AT
Rome, Ga, he was on the skirmish
line, which was under command of
Captain John Henry Smith. The
lieutenant was shot in one of his legs,
was borne from the field, and the sur
geons found it necessary to amputate
the leg. The patient died soon after
-IoWd State Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
It Is said that the nations OF the eartD

It Is said that the nations of the eartn
speak about ninety different dialects.
But these dialects can be traced to a
much smaller number of languages. All
these languages are divided into three
classes, namely, the do-Germanic,
which embraces the ancient classical
languages and those Of modern Europe
the Ssnscrit, which embraces all the
various languages of India, and the Sc,
mitic, which embraces the Hebrew,
Chaldaic, Syriac, Arabic, etc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

and mold.board is painted with it
every night, and then turned upside
down. The first furrow in the morn
ing cleans it perfectly The same is
true of cultivators. II this pays, and
it does, it certainly will pay with more
costly machinery.-Chica9o Tribune,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
The experiment of raising buffaloes

The experiment of raising buffaloes is
at present engaging the attention OF some
Of the Western ranchmen, who are pay
ing $50 apiece for calves with which tc
start their herd. Buffalo hides are now
worth from SIS to $50 each, and as these
animals are much more hardy than cat
tie, losses from severe winter weather
will be light in comparison with that o.
herd of Shorthorns,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

my dear fellow says an Indiana
sheriff to his prisoner, ~ must apollo
gize to you for the sanitary condition
of this Jail. Several of the prisoners
are down with the measles, but ]
assure you that it is not my fault"
"Oh, no excuses" replied the prise,
ner. at was my intention to break out
as soon as posshla anvway."-Ne,o
York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

Young or middle.aged men, suffering
from premature decline Of power, however
induced, speedily and radically cured. Illus
trated book for 10 cents in stamps. Worlds
Dspensary Medical Association, Buffalo. N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

"BEEsoSs AROMATIC ALUM SULPHUR
SOAP" beauties and soitens Face and Hands,
heals and cures all skin diseases for sure. rs
cents by druggist" or by mail VIM. Drey.
dOnnel Phindelphin, Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

The Frazer Axle Grease is the best and, in
trinsically, the chear est. Don't work yourhorses
to death by using poor grease. Try it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

KELLER & Co. make point Of keeping or
hand the largest variety in New England o
all essential articles in Furniture, Bedding, &C.
at lowest prices. 81 to Of Washington ST., Boston
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

wien you visit or cave New York city, save baggage,
cxprcsSage and s. carriage hire and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel, opposite tirand Central depot.
60 elegant rooms lifted up at cost OF one million
dollars 81 and upward per day. European plan. Els-
vator. Restaurant supplied with the best Horse cars,
stages and elevated railroad 10 all depOts. Families
can live better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than at any other frs-c,as' hotel IN the city.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
ScrofuIa

Turks In the blood Of nearly every in many oases
Inherited It's severest form that of running sorei
on the arms. legs fest Blnches in the glands oil
the neck. pimpes, growths. swollen joints
and thckenng of the upper lip are other symptoms
Hoods Sarsspsrilla has hal wonderful success in cur
ing scrofula. 1t thoroughly Graduates the humor
from Tho blood and gives it new vitality and richness
Albert Estes, "a East Pine Street. Lowell, Mass.
had been troubled wi scrotnlous humor from boy
hood and in the simmer of 1884 had large running
sorc on his leg. On taking Hoods sar'aparllla the
sore gradually disappeared. and he has had no indica
ton nj the hunor since.
Mrs, WIN. McDrsld. Wooster. o., for IS months
suffered with ser ,flous swelling OF the glands in tho
neck Hoods S,rsaparla gave imm sdiate relief, the
swelliugs being largely reduced. She thinks there
nothing cQual TO II.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

The gold and scarlet of the sun is RI
vailed in the cupolas of st. Peters ca
thedral, just finished at Moscow. There
are five of the cupolas, and no less than
nine hundred pounds of gold were used
in OVERLAPPING them. The doors of the
temple cost 1910, 900, and upon the mar
Bile floors was expended 81, 500, 900. Ten
thousand worshippers can be comfort
able If their souls will let them within
this twelve million five hundred thou.
sand dollar temple.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

An active trade in sea gulls has sprung ur
along the Long Island coast. They bring 80
and Is cents for the fe athers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

The first railway in India dates from 1858,
and there are now $4,000 completed miles of
road.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
Frazer Axle Grease.

GET Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners applied
to your new boots and shoes before you weal
them out.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

Scientific inquiry is being made into thu
medical virtues Of dogs tongues
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

iSy- None genuine without bunch of green
Hops on the white label Shun all the vile,
poisonous stuff with chop or "Hops" in
their name.
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CONT Gl0US!

lam native of England, and while was In that
country contracted a terrible blood poison, and for
two years was under treatment as an outdoor pa.
tent ct Nottingham Hospital England, but was not
cured. suffered the most agonizing pains In my
bones, and was covered with sores all over my body
and limbs. Finally completely lost all hope in
that country, and sailed FOR America, and was
prominent physician in New York having no con.
ncctOn with the hospitals.
saw the advertisement OF Swft's Specific, and I
determined to give 1t trial took six bottles and
can say with great Joy that they have cured me
entirely. | am sound and well as ever was In
my life. L. FRED HALToRD.
New York City, June 18th, 1885
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Foa RAtEs Tor advertising in this pnIer apply to the
Publi,her. N l. FOrty-three
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

If a cough dsturbs your sleep, take Pisos
Cure for Consumption and rest we'll.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel. Diabetes Drop
~, Soppage of Water lncontpeuco of Urino,
Drights Disease, hhrminnra, And all case, where
cloudy, or mixed wit substance like tho white Of ar
sgg, or there is morbid. dark bilious appearance
and white bone-dust deposits. and where there 10
prickling. burning sensation when RAISING water
and pain in the small of the back and along the oins
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
BOWEL COMPLAINTS
Malaria in its Various Forms,

There is not a remedial agent in the world tina,
will cure Fever and Asuc and all other Ma!arous
Bilious ond other tevers faded BY RAdSays Pills. Sc
quick as Ridways Ready Relief Price My cents
al l,,y lr,u .yiaks
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-10-28
Chronic Liver Complaints, etc
Kidney and Bladder Complaints,

Not only does the Sasaparllian Resolyent eIct
all remedial agents in the cure OF Chronic Scrofulou
Constitutional and Skin Diseases. but 1t il the onl
Dnait va riir
Richmond planet., 1885-02-21
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Is, 1885.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18, 1885.
Considerable commotIon was created in
j lstice Schuls Court Yesterday when a
colored man, Cypregu Vausan,
who was ARA g9d to
answer charge of vagrancy, asked for a
colored jury. The justice said the colored
man was entitled to a seat in tho jury
box under the laws of the United States
and he proceeded himself to summon a
jury which was composed of three white
and three colored men. This action was
much talked of on the street as colored
jury men have heretofore ONLY been seen
III the Federal Courts here. Sheriff Smith
threatens to withdraw the Deputy who
serves this Court, aud popular feeling is
fnat the colored Jnror must go. Tue pris-
D Ter on trial was found not guilty; buI
IS justice Schulz under the law has no
authority to. summon jurors except in cast
IT coroner's inquest the verdict stands
or naught.
James Kane who was yesterday senten-
sd to death, is one of those speci mems o,
Richmond planet., 1885-02-21
FROM TEXAS.
A Social Gathering-A Colored So+
hement--TerribIy Burned

sEGUIN, TEXAs, Feb, 1885
The season for blowing being very fin,
at present, most OF our farmers are trYino
to finish up.
This week has been quite a live one
The rink has been open every night
An entertainment was given on the 9th
inst. by Miss Battie Dnggan at the Gnad.
| bled.
Among those present we noticed Misses
Gahreila Foster, Lavonia Rogers, Matilda
Philips, Hager Collins, Elizabeth Williams
Azzerilne CoI1'ts' Alice Williams, Bette
Dnggan, and Ms Patne R,y.
M-ssrs. Thomas Ellis, A. JIrdon. Morris
Williams Jacob Ray, and your correspon.
dSnt. gice tune was had by all.
On last Saturday evening went over in
the colony---a little settlement of color.
ed people, about ten miles from this place
Is guin)
In this settlement there are about thirty
dren.
These families own every irch of THAR
laud which altogether is about 9. 500 acres
| was 10 the Sabbath school on Sunday.
Had quite large school indeed.
hC p1'Cl poISoIlS Soeln TO take q great |
deal of interest in attending Sabbath
school
A short address was delivered to the
school by your correspondent.
Little Ever Wood, age eleven years was
burned to death few nights since. Il |
seems as if her mother had left her and |
the rest of the children playing in the |
honse by the fire.
Ey6l's dress caught and she ran out |
Of the house.
When caught the people, being so excit
I'd, let some one put spirits of turpentine
y d molasses all over the child
She soon passed from this worldinto the
ext.
find this to I've very healthy portion
If the Country. Only two deaths in the
lbove named Colony within one year.
There is another colony of colored peo
lie about ten miles from this. | shall
i>it it soon. Will let your many readers
ear from it.
There is only one church in this colony
nd that is Baptist Church, called Sweet
lone Baptist Church.
am yours for the success of
our paper,
r. D. JONES. ,