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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
The MaSSncrn at KhnrlOnln.

The London Ne,1S gives the story
Of two Egyptians who were present at
tho fall Of Khartoum: They were
soldiers in Gordon's army, taken at the
time and sold as slaves, but who uIti-
mately escaped, Their names are
Said Abdullah and Jacob Mahomet.
They say: "Nlen were slain shrieking
for mercy, when mercy was not in the
hearts of our savage enemies, Wom-
en- and children were robbed of their
Jewels of gold and jewels of silver, of
their bracelets, necklaces of precious
stones, and carried off to be sold to the
Blshareen merchants as slaves.
"1es, and white women, too
Egyptians and Circassians who wore
the burke over their faces, the rabtah
and the turban, and the kurs on their
heads-ladies clad in silk and satin
gibbehs and saltahs. Mother and
daughter alike were dragged off from
their homes of comfort. These were
widows, wives and daughters Of
Egyptian officers, some of whom had
been killed with Hicks Pasha; wives
and children of Egyptians formerly
rich, owning ships and mills gardens
and shops. These were sold after
ward, some for $40 thaleries or more,
some for $50, according to age and
good looks. And the poor black wom-
en-, already slaves, and their children,
were taken off, too. These were sold,
too, for hundred, eighty or seventy
thalcries.
"Thcir husbands and masters we're
slain before their eyes, and yet hear
1t said there was no massacre at Tia
taking Of Khartoum. They lie who
say SO, and are in league with Moham-
med Achmet. You must not believe
all that men coming from OmdurInan
tell you. Mohammed Achmet and the
dervishes send you false reports Of
every thing, and you believe them;
then they laugh. This fighting and
splling of blood continued till the sun
rode high in the sky-red, yet darken-
ed by smoke and dust. There was
riot and clamOr, hubbub and wrang-
ling over spoil; cursing was heard till
the hour of evening prayer.
"But the Muczzn was not called;
neither were any prayers offered up at
the mosque on that dark day in the
annals of Khartoum. The history Of
Inp ,,,i L. .,
records, for all scrolls and papers and
books in the archives were destroyed
and scattered"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Mexican widows and,Orphans.

If a Mexican lady is widowed and
has no means, a family council is held.
Her male relatives, or those of her
deceased husband, charge themselves
with the'educationiof her sons, and
provision is,made for her and her
daughters Even if the widow and
young ladiesrshould be accomplished,
they are not expected to work for
their bread. On the contrary, if a
widowed mother,is wealthy, she can
not DO Independent. Custom exacts
that the care off her property, and the
education of her sons shall be dele
gated to male relatives, and, unless
she is really an oldlwoman with adult
children, she mustl either reside with
her kindred or keep some staid,
matronly person in her household by
way of protection against criticism
or scandal. Mexican gentlemen are
SO thoroughly imbued with this idea
of womanly helplessness THAT they do
not seem to regard the charge of u
bereaved family as an unnatural or
unjust burden, but accepts all the jdu-
ties it involves as really sacred' obi
cations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

Roupis to fowls what heavy colds
are to human individuals, and as we
have cold in the head, cold in the
bowels, sore throat, and other dis
turbances from cold, the term "roup'
covers them all. Roup in some forms
is contagious, while in other shapes it
may exist in a flock without affecting
any but weak constitutions. The first
thing to do with the affected fowl is
to clean out the nostrils, and every
breeder should have on hand a small
syringe which should be put to use
early. Roup, when malignant, makes
known its presence by peculiar dis
agreeable odor. The sick fowl looks
droopy, and slight pressure on the
nostrls causes a discharge which is
very offensive in smell. Make a solu-
ton of copperas water, and with a
syringe inject some of it into the
nostrils, and also down the throat. If
the birds is no better in a few hours
try a severer remedy, which is the in
lection of mixture of coal-Oil and
csrbolic acid. Add ten drops of car
bolic acid to a tablespoonful of coal
oil, and force small quantity into
each nostril. This will cure when all
other remedies fail. Night and morn
ing give pills Cor powder) either in
food or by forcing it down the throat.
Add some also to the food of those
that are well.
How to make roup pills is what
most persons desire to know. The
basis Of all roup pills or powders is
asafetida, This is combined with
tonics and cathartics. Here is the
method, and by which a small quantity
may be made at Il small cost: Take
one teaspoonlul each OF tlncture OIL
iron, red pepper, ginger, saffron,
chlorate of potash, salt and powdered
rhubarb; mix them intimately. After
thoroughly mixing, add three table
spoonfuls of hyposulphite of soda and
mix well together incorporate this
with one ounce of asafetida, working
it together until the whole is complete
ly mingled, occasionally softening it
when necessary, with castor-oil. This
can be made into pills. or when dry
into powder. 1t is of the same COM
position as many of the roup pills
which are sold at fifty cents box
Poultry Keeper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Tn the wear 1892 there were only eo4

In the year 1902 there were only 26f
postollices in tho United States, and so
light were the duties of postmaster
general regarded that President Wash
ington was opposed to giving him seat
in the cabinet. Now there are nearly
so, 900 postoilices, and the annual rcve.
nucs have sweled from $25, 600 to $45,-
100000. Ninety years ago the depart.
ment looked with unconcealed disfavor
on the project of admitting newspapers
to the mails, and not until the introduc.
ton Of railroads did the opposition en-
tirely relax. Nowadays hundreds OF
tons of printed matter arc handled and
transported daily. When Thomas JEFF.
fcrson and Timothy Pickering cndeav.
ored to expedite the service between
New York and Washington so as to at.
tain speed of 100 miles IN twenty-four
hours they came into collision with a
State rights pretension which tcmpora.
rily defeated the enterprise, for New
Jersey insisted on cxacting her 'stage
and tavern tax of $400 from the Fed.
eral mail coaches.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

Mr.. Barry says: "If Il tree is severe
ly pruned Immediately after it has put
forth its leaves, it receives such
check as to be unable to produce a
vigorous growth the same season.
Young trees may be cut back to a
single bud in early spring, and the
new shoot will push forward with in.
creased viyor. But cut back in
similar manner in time or during the
growing season, its growth for the re-
maindcr of the season will be feeble;
it has been shorn of its foliage and
time alone can lcstore its wonted
yigor'
Mr.. Downing says: Ignorant
cultivator5 frequently weaken the
energies of young trees, and cause
them to grow with lean and slender
stems, by injudciouSly trimming off
The young side shoos and leaves in
Tho growing season. BY taking off
these shoots, the stem is deprived of
all the leaves which would attract and
elaborate the sap. thus preparing
nourshment for the growth of the
stem. And the trunk of the tree does
not increase in size hall so fast rs
when the side branches are allowed TO
remain for time, pruning them
away gradually"
If pruning during the growing
season tends to check wood growth,
and of the truth of this there can be
no doubt, what are the lessons taught
us by these facts? One thing is very
certain, we can hasten or increase the
produCtiveuos5 of our orchards by
summer pruning, as whatever tends to
check wool develops fruit buds and
brings trees sooner in bearing; on the
contrary, if our orchards are over-pro-
luCtive and batter tree growth is
desirable, avoid pruning in summer
1t is far better to prune in early
spring -rWicntOr.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Historical Items About Hair.

The Romans never adopted long hair,
considering it cilcminatc
Mr.. Cleveland is the first President
who has ever worn only mustache.
Kings and mobiles among the Franks
were distinguished by long hair.
Lord Justice Knight Bruce refused to
hear a barristcr because he wore o
beard.
1t is said that Cynoisius, the tyrant,
singed his beard off with hot walnut
shells.
Archbishop Tate forbade ono of the
clergy to otliciate because he wore q
musachc.
False hair was worn ages ago. 1t was
preached against by the fathers of the
church, but to no purpose.
Red hair became popular under the
reign of Queen Elizabeth, aud has con.
tinucd more or less so ever since.
Red hair, in general, was an aversion
to the ancients, mark of reprobation,
even before the time of Judas.
Black hair was not highly esteemed by
the ancicnts, the Dosscssors of it being
Thought jealous and onarrclsome.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

The JownaJ of Iae1ricty thinks that
the cumulative action of alcohol on the
brain centres exists to greater extent
than is generally supposed. Many men
who drink regularly through the day
and sceem no worse for it, become intox-
lcatcd late at night, although they
have not used spirits during the evening.
at appears, says the ed tor that al,
cohol, like bromide, may remain in the
system to some extent without producing
any marked action, and then suddenly,
from some unknown cause, burst into
great activity, producing profound in
toxication." The reasons for this do
not seem to be definitely understood,
though they are thought TO be OF com.
bined physiological and psychological
nature, and partly due to climate condi'
lions,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Fashion Notes.

Barege IS one OF the tashlonaDle re-
vivals.
Many new dresses show double
skirts.
Tucked waists are worn with round
skirts by young girls.
Gold salt-celars are in the shape of
the four leaved clover.
Paris dressmakers trim silver gray
dresses with gold braid.
Linen finish puebles and prints are
novelties for summer wear
A pretty wash dress is a soft pink
lbatiste embroidered in white.
Chantilly lace barbes are again worn
at the throat with linen collars.
Five o'clock tea tables have three
tiers of Shelves one above the other.
Mantelets are made of black silk
network, unlined and threaded with
beads.
Wedgwood designs in table ware
are again popular and in great de-
mand.
Striped silks are prettily made in
combination with plain silk Of the
tint of one of the stripes.
Rough straw sailor hats with a
large bow OF many loops in front, are
worn with woollen dresses.
White woolens are made up for all
sorts of occasions, and after the same
models that other dresses are made.
A great many of the summer man.
telets are in Chantilly lace, with dark
velvet braces They are short and
tight-iitting in tho back. but longer in
! the front.
Long wraps for travelling are made
either of silk pongee or of mohair 1t
lis needless to explain that the former
is the more comfortable and at the
same time more expensive garment.
Fichus of Oriental net laid in folds
which end in full caquilles Of Oriental
lace at the waist-line are made in V
shape. The inner edge has full frill-
ing of lace. They are dressy adjunct
to bodices opening in "surplce" style.
The neck slides or buckles, so fash
ionable abroad last winter, are in de-
mand here this season. These slides
are worn on avelvct ribbon of any de-
sired hue and present, as the name
suggests, the appearance of a buckle
or slide
Princesso dresses embroidered by
hand are very effective. Flowers and
leaves in natural colors are massed at
the bottom of the skirt. Thence they
taper gradually to the walst-line. The
cuffs are embroidered with sprays
of flowers. Hand embroidered dress
fronts and panels are also much worn.
Long mantles, entirely concealing
the dress, of bright-colored lace made
over black or white silk Innings, are
worn for driving. In Paris this style
of mantle is made of black or white
'lace over bright satin or surah Innings
| The parasol and bonnet match the
mantle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
FOR THE FARM AND HOME.


Two seasons are required to pro.
duce crop of apples; that is, during
one season the fruit buds are deyel-
oped, and during the next the fruit.
All the vital energies of some trees
are employed during one season, to
develop the fruit buds; then the year
following, their entire vitality seems
to be spent in developing the fruit,
without sufficient force being left to
form fruit buds for the crop of the
next season. Now, in order to induce
an apple tree to bear every season,
climb into the top, or 60 up on lad
ters, just as one does when plucking
the ripe fruit, and with pair of
sharp shears clip off the young fruit
from about half the tree. Then fruit
buds will form on that side of the
tree from which the young apples
were cut off. One-half the top,
then, will bear fruit one wear, while
the other half wilt yield fruit the
next standardization Garden.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.


Southern Women as t1cquoDtrians.
! think / have seen more graceful
equestriennes in the South than any
where else-than even in England.
Although the Southern woman re-
fuses to ride the trot, she has a
proper substitute for it, and her seat
is generally admirable. Though l
greatly admire square trot when
we'll ridden in side saddle, 1t is real
ly the rise on this gait which makes
so many crooked female riders. This
ought not to be so; but ladies are apt
to resent too much severity in in
struction, and without strict ODE
dience to her master lady never
learns to ride gracefully and stoutly.
In the South ladies ride habitually,
and, moreover, rack, single FOOT and
canter are not Only graceful, but
straight-sitting PAGES fora woman
Patrocl,tS and Penelope.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
The Sexes i'm the United States,

Almost all the Southern States have
Il nearly equal number of each sex. In
Massachusetts, the females between 20
and so years of age exceed the males
of the same age by about $4,000. In
seventy-eight cities the excess of fe-
males is $4,000. That illiteracy pre-
walls more among women is due prob
ably to the foreign population. Wom-
en- contribute less to pauperism, the
proportion being 81 900 to 10000 The
ratio of prison inmates stands 5,06S to
"a, 100 males Women are in excess
among the insane; men in excess
among the idiotic, blind, and deaf
mutes. The proportion of women who
engage in occupations outside Of the
household is smaller in the United
States than in foreign countries, but
in no country is the proportionate
number engaged in the superior indus
trial occupations equal to that in this
country. OF the 2,647,0O0 women in
occupations 595, 900 are engaged in ag-
riculture, most of them Colored women
in the Southern States; $4,000 are in
manufactures, of whom about One-half
are in New York, Massachusetts, and
Pennsylvania; $4,000 are milliners,
etc; $4,000 are tailors. OF the forty -four
occupations recorded as personal SER
vice." forty find women in them. The
52j female surgeons of 1870 have in.
creased to 2,473; the lawyers to IS;
the IS clergymen to 1865. The num-
berof laundrics has increased from 6l,-
600 in 1870 to $4,000, and of the lat
ter los, 900 are kept by women. This
large increase shows great tightening
| of the housewives labor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Ground Food while In Pasture.

"Docs it pay to feed COWS ground
food while in pasture?' is question
that is being agtated among dairymen
nowadays, and about which variety
of opinion is expressed. While it is a
fact that, taken alone, there is no bet
ter food for a COW than good pasture,
yet the experience of many dairymen
throughout the country is in favor of
quite liberal feeding with corn-meal
and bran even while the COW is on the
best of pasture and apparently doing
well.
The american DaIyman, in com
mcnting on the above, explains that
the grass furnishes the finest Of fla.
vors and all the moist elements, but the
meal gives butter qualities to an as
tonishing degree, ST. mucn so that old
dairymen who have had the nerve to
give it a full and fair trial have stuck
to the practice, even when butter was
selling at very low rates. This jour
nal also cautions feeders that there is
IA right way and Il wrong way to feed
meal. A wrong way is to begin the
experiment by giving them at once a
very large feed of meal, which disar-
ranges the stomach and stops the flow
of milk. The COW ought to be gradu-
ally accustomed to the meal by increas-
ing the ration day by day until the
stomach becomes accustomed to it. In
this way one can find out when the
maximum point is reached of feeding
meal for profit. "Whcn the increase
of butter ceases says the authority in
question, 1.-The increase in meal should
stop, ana usually it would be well to
decrease the feed Il little until the cX-
act point of profit is determined
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

plying every necessity or they will
either refuse to grow or only grow in
a stunted condition. 1t is therefore
quite wrong to consider any special
fertilizer which may be found to help
the growth ola crop as stimulant,
because it is really plant food and nee
essary nutriment, which not only adds
to the substance of the plant itself,
but enables it to appropriate large
amount of other food from the soil
which it otherwise could not do be-
cause of its own weakness and the in
completeness of the food.-Ne,o YORK.
Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

Some years ago, when tho excavations
OF Pompeii were beginning, party OF
Americans found, in what had been the
pantry of a house, many jars of pre-.
served figs. One was opened, and they
were found to be fresh and good, In.
vcstigation showed that the figs had
been put into the jars in heated state,
IN aperture being left for the steam TO
escape, and then sealed with wax. The
hint was taken, and soon after fruit can
ming was introduced here, the process
being identical with that in vogue in
Pompcii twenty centuries ago. There
are many ladies among us who can toma-
toes and peaches for domestic use and
do not realize that they are indebted for
the art to the people of Pompei.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
a Necessity Of IIcOIth,

1t is prime necessity of health that tho nc.
tion Of the bowels should be Kept regular But
he way to overcome temporary fit Of const'-
patton, or to remedy chronic costivcncss, is
not to dcluge the stomach nnd drcnch the
bowels with purGativcs OF violent and painful
action. The happy medium between an mop
erativc and violent cathallc Is llostctters
stomach Bittcrs, which acts just sufficiently
npon the bowels to relax them, without pain,
aud which being n wholesome tonic, ms well
as upcricnt has the effect of Strengthening
both them and The stomach, and promo ing
the well being Of tho whole internal economy,
The removal of bile from the blood, increased
activity OF the liver, usually dormant in cnsrs
Of cos,ivencss, and sound digestion follow
the use Of this bcnciccnt medicine, as thor.
Dugh and genial in its effects rs it is sale and
pure in composition. rheumatism, fever md
,guc, kidney troubles md debility are also
rcmcdcd by il.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Too Ready with His REPLIES.

MacAtme,i i'm. ,seaEch Of country
board You have plenty of fresh
eggs?
Millions of 'em, lady; mil
lions of 'em.
Madamc-And fresh butter?
Farmer--Tons of it, lady; tons of it,
Madame--And pure milk?
Farmer--Oceans of it, lady; oceans
of il.
Madame-And mosquitoes?
Farmer.-Bilions of 'em, lady; bill.
lions of er what did you say?
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Farmer There amt skeeter on
the farm. --Ne,o lork Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

The royal Bengal tiger, with his glis
tening eyes, smooth hide and supple pro-
portions, is quoted at 1000, and two
form full supply Pretty, but vicious,
panthers are sold for from 800 to $500,
and leopards are about twice as costly
say $500 for q spotted variety. The
wildcat, as concentration of wicked.
ness, Is highly priced, but *25 will buy
one. Any price from $40 to 800 has
been paid, according to the rarity of the
variety and its size. The giraffe is the
most valuable animal exhibited. Little
ones, from five to ten feet high, arc cs-
timatcd to be worth from $500 to
$1,000. Large ones bring $40, 900, and
those from sixteen to twenty feet cost
from $l5, 900 to $25, 200,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
A, ONLY pOu.h,,r Curoa Of c.n.umprr.-.

When death was hourly expected from Con.
sumption, all remedies having failed and Dr.
II. James was experimenting, he accidentally
made a preparation of Indian Hemp, which
cured his only child, and now gives this recipe
on receipt of stamps TO pay expenses Hemp
also cures night swca's, nausea at the stom-
ach, and will break fresh cold In "A hours.
Address Craddock a. Co., 1903. Race street,
Philadelphia, Pa, naming this paper.
The purcst, sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil
in the world, manufactured from fresh healthy
livcrs, upon the scashorc II is absolutely
pure and sweet. Patients who have once
taken it prefer it TO all others. Physicians
have decided it superior to any Of the other
oils in market, Made by Cuswell, Hazard &
Co., New York.
CnAPrED HANDS, face, pimples and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
Cuswell, Hazard 4 Co., New York
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

Among other valuable lessons impaired by
this teacher is the fact that for very long
time Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has been the prince of liver correctives and
blood purifiers, being the household physician
Of the poor man, and the able consulting ply
stefan to the rich patient, and praised by ali
for its magnificent service and efficacy in ali
diseases of a chronic nature, as malara
poisoning, ailments of the respiratory and di
gestive systems, liver disease and in all casci
where the use of an Alternative remedy is ind
ratel
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
A Sad Deatl,.

In Philadelphia recently at a
coroner's inquest over the body of a
child, the jury returned verdict that
death was caused by the administra-
ton of a patent cough syrup, contain
ing morphia, Dr. Sam'l X. Cox, of
Washington, states that not one cough
medicine in ten is free from this OBJ
lection. After careful analyses and
practical tests he endorses Red Star
Cough Cure as being purely vegetable,
absolutely free from opiates, poisons
and narcotics. lIeregards it as a most
happy and valuable discovery
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Horrible cruelty to animals Is common

Horrible cruelty to animals Is common
in Naples. Old horses, young kids and
lambs, ill dogs, cats and rats, are skinned
alive, because the skin when removed
from the living creature is considered
more supple and sells for a somewhat
higher price. Dogs are seized by legal
izcd municipal dog steaers twice day.
are thrust pell nell into court; kept
two days without food, and then halt
stunned with "A stick, and while living
faycd from head to tail. Horses in the
knackers yards there are allowed to
drop from hunger, as being less trouble
than killing them, and when utterly cx-
uaustcd are nailed on planks and ilayed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Sweeping Out.

Fashionable wife: Ibid you notice,
dear, at the party last evening, how
grandly our daughter Clara swept into
the room?'
Husband with a grunt): ooh, yes.
Clara can sweep into any room grand
ly enOugh,bu when it comes to sweep
ing out o. room, she isn't there"