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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
CLIPPINGS FOR TIE CURIOUS.

A Canadian claims to have found a
piece Ol barbed wire in hens egg
recently.
After the Norman conquest Of Eng
land the king and the upper clos3cs Of
England spoke French for some time,
A sunAower weighing five and one.
half pounds and measuring thirteen
inches across has been grown in Florida
Eighteen Lumblcbccs, twenty-five
wasps or thirty-eght ordinary honey
bees contain enough poison to kill an
adult
Some of the Roman orators employed
q piper to assist them in keeping their
voices at n proper pitch. Cicero in
sinuatcs that one always accompanied
Gracious when he spoke in public.
Sir Henry Thompson holds that ort-
fetal teeth ar an evil to those Of od-
vanccd years, because they cradle such
persons to masticatc ncsh. W.cn the
teeth fall naturally, it is n"turc's design
that the individual should subsllt on
vegetable diet.
A wire apparatus has been paced in
the ack Sea by American engineers to
catch and destroy hostile torpedo boats
by electric fuses. The const uction is
kept secret. The port Of Scbastopol
was closed for twclvy hours while tho
apparatus was being laid.
An infant loses from three to six ounces
in weight curing the first four to six
d US; by the seventh day it should have
rcgained its brth-wci ght; from that to
the fifth month it ought to gain about
five ounces per week, or about six
drachms day; after the tl(thmonth about
four drachms day, at the fifth month
it ought to have doubled its bith-wcght;
and in sixteen months quadrup ed it.
The manner of lighting and roofing in
Assygian palaces is not directly evident
from existing remains, none OF the walls
showing traces Of any window-lkc OPEN
ings. S,me authorities assume that all
the light of the interior was limited
through the doors. Other scholars are
of the opinion that light and air were
procured through horizontal openings in
the ceiling and roof, while others believe
that op ning' for light existed just be-
meath the ceiling.
The BARRIERS among the Creeks ard
Romans cat and dressed the h ir. shaved
the beard, pared the nails and pulled ut
th9 stray hairs with their tv..:-'.
Wealthy persons kept bub.r in "."ir
own houses amongst til il slaves, lu, the
people at large had recourse to the bnr.
bcrs shop. The R,maa rarely shared
himself, at least after the year i. c. l5f,
when the first barber was introduced
from Sicily. Previous to that period the
hair and bead were Worn long.
Squottcrs are sad to make clcarincs in
the heavily timbcred lands Of British Co.
lumbia by boring one large hole in the
trunk slanting upwards and another l",m
point we'll up the trunk and s,ontjog
downwards, both meeting in the heart
of the tree. Then the upper hole will
be filled with any convenient combus-
tiblc and ign;ted. The long hole acts as
a chimney, and the fire lurn, iuriou,,y till
the tree is destroyed. Any considerable
body of timber appears incXhau,tibl! to
the average frcnticr'man, but it Is pity
that the Dominion Coy rnmcnt does not
find some way to prevent waste of this
sort Of material that will be sorciy
needed when the vast treclc,s plain, to
the eastward are settled
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01

"What was that great racket | heard
in your wood-shcd after yyu got home
from fishing last nighl!' asked one
Estrliuc small boy of another.
at was me swingin' the buggy whip
for fun,' the other replied,
"BIt heard somebody i,mpin'
around, too.'
"OA, that was pa seeing ii he could
jump over the wsi.b,.I,r and two
tu,s.n
But WHO was it yelled so like the
dcu"; r.
"Why cv ry time he made an extra
high jump he would hol.er kinder in
fun. you know. ."-BN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
A Oh lncL 10 SnYn MnnrY.

Patient-Thcn you think my finger
will have to be amputatc |, doctor?
Surgcon-Ycs, it will have to come
Off.
Patient How much will the job cost 2
Surgeon Fifteen dollars.
PAicnt-ls that tn b.st you can do,
do tori I'm pc, man.
Surgeon Yc', f.t'en dollars is the
best can do for on, tiAge-, but l will
cut two of 'cm of for twenty-five dollars.
-New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
EnyirOnn cni.

CNn the wild swan harrcl by hawks,
And hunted and chased from rest,
Over deserts aud bleak fields driven
From the quiet of his nest
Where he never may pause wing
Wh re lie hath 10 clear cool SPRING
Can he ilee think'st thou and sing,
With broken wing'
But give him his reedy haNnts,
His mate, and his silent pool,
And his shldowy lakes that run
To the heart OF the forest cool,
And, though his wing be broken,
He vii. suffer and give no token,
Yet leave not a note unspoken,
Iut low in the reeds will sing.
--CharleS j. O'ualley in Literary Life
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
Rutland sineso Cards.
BERWICK HOTEL.

CT RICHARDSON, Propr,
RUTLAND VERNON
Heated Throughout by Steam,
Good Sample Rooms. Billiard Room an
Livery Stable connected with tho Hotel
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01

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eHH N ani dare before you di
E n "a something mighty and sub
HEE,A5 h lime lrnvc behind torouGurr
time SEC Il week in yOd:
own town. SIS outfit hce. No risk, Every
thing new. Capital not required. We " ill
furnish you everything. Many are mnknl
fortunes. Ladies' make NJ much NJ men, nnd
boys aud girls make great pny. Reader II you
want business at winch yun make great pay
all the time, write Tor particulars TO
II. IlAILLTT & Co.. 70 tland Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
WENTWoRTH's MURDER,
Foss Convicted of manslaughter

foSS COnviCr6Q OF WdnSidugntST
PARIS, March Sin the supreme judicial
court today, Ernest e. Foss, son of w. S.
Foss, the prisoner, testified that he went to
Wentworth's on January 4th, and was there
when his father arrived He saw Went
worth come out of the barn. He came out
pulling up his sleeves. Foss testified as to
the affray substantially as did the other wit
nesses.
Wendall S. Foss, the prisoner, testified
that he went to Wentworth's to move his
wife and goods home, and narrated the cir
cumstances of the atfray. He claimed that
he received great bodily injuries and that he
took out his knife and opened it while in the
pung to frighten Wentworth, and that Went
wosth pulled the knife into him in the scuffie.
On direct examination, the prisoner said
that he tried to prick Wentworth's legs and
arms, but denied it on his cross examna-
tion, saying however, that he tried to stick
the knife through Wentworth's boot leg. He
said he felt the knife go through his clothes.
Foss became greatly excited during the cross
examination, and denied much of the testi-
mony of the other witnesses, and some of
his own.
The prisoner was ably defended by Hon.
d. r. Hastings and John p. Swasey. j. S.
Wright, county attorney, with Orville d..
Baker, attorney general, appeared for the
State.
Judge Foster occupied about an hour and
a half in delivering his charge, and the jury,
after being out nearly two hours, returned
verdict of manslaughter.
The counsel for the prisoner will carry the
case up on exceptions and motion for new
trial
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
The Great Snow RIockade.

Reports just coming iE from EasternMaine
indicate that the snow blockade caused by the
recent storm is hardly terminated yet. The
mail carriers and stage drivers who are just
struggling into Bangor report that they never
knew such snow drifts before. All day Mon
day no teams but milk pungs got into the
city. One Of these pungs was drawn by
seven men. Along the line of the Bangor q
Piscataquis railroad, in the vicinity OF Sc
bee, where the passenger train was stuck,
the snow was drifted so hard tnat WOODEN
shovels could not be used
The trains which arrived in Bangor from
the West ON Tuesday morning had encoun-
tered some very severe weather during the
long Journey from Portland. The passen-
gers were obliged to stay in the cars, where
they fitted up beds with the cushions of the
seats. Although roaring fires were kept up,
they actually suffered from the cold. The
wind blew with such force that the cars
would rock violently and snow would blow
in around the doors and windows. The pos
tai clerks hung up sacks all round the sides
of their car to keep out the cold, but even
then they could not keep warm, and one of
them asserts that they should have feoZen
while at Monmouth had it not been for the
buffalo robe which they obtained from liv-
cry stable. For some unaccountable reason
the proprietor of the hotel at Monmouth
would not shelter the snow-bound travellers,
and lady, Mrs. Getchell, furnished food
for the 125 persons on board the train which
lay there from Friday afternoon until $50 p.
H. MONDAY, when 1t started on for Bangor.
Maine Central train has arrived at FARM
lngton, but in so damaged a condition that 1t
has not returned. A train left Leeds juno
ton for Pennington yesterday morning with
the mails.
The Sandy river train is expected at FARM
ington today A large gang of workmen are
shoveling snow on that railroad. James A.
Smith Started from Phillips Wednesday
morning for Pennington with the mail on
hand sled
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
MAIN e.
Democratic Caucus

BANGOR, March 3The Democratic caucus
tonight nominated General Charles w. Rob-
erts for Mayor, but he declined and no one
being willing to accept the nomination the
caucus adjourned till Friday evening.
Tough Experience of Portland Boy.
BosroN, March 3.-Fred A. Lewis of Port
land, son of Capt. Lewis, formerly of Salem,
had rough experience during the storm the
first Of the week He started for Ashdale in
a small boat Losing his mast and sail and
then his oars, and finding himself drifting
out to sea, he jumped overheard near Wood
Island and swan ashore, where he arrived
in an exhausted condition. No one lives on
the island, and Lewis was compelled to walk
all night to keep from freezing. He tied
some fiannels around his ankles and wrists,
and also tied a piece on stick for signal,
but he could not attract the attention of any
one during the afternoon. The next
morning he was found by William
Wallace, who worked over him for
four hours without restoring him to
consciousness. He was then taken home
and when last heard from he was still un-
conscious.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
RAILWAY MATTERS.
MAINE CENTRAL.

Passes will be issued only in rare instances
this year.
The new iron bridge at Augusta is rapidly
nearing completion and the resumption of
service of through trains via that route, may
be early looked for.
Indications point to very heavy travel
this summer and the company are duly pre-
pairing for it, eight new passenger cars hav-
ing already arrived. Every car on the road
has during the winter undergone renovation.
The equipment of the Maine Central ranks
second to none in this country.
WORCESTER AND NASHUA LEASE.
Mr.. Bent of Cambridge, from the MasSa-
chusetts Committee on Railroads has re-
ported the following bill:
SECTION 1.-The lease of the Worcester, Nash
ma and Rochester Railroad Company, dated Oct.
80, 1885, to the Boston and Maine Railroad. IS
hereby authorized, ratified and confirmed proyid-
ed, that nothing herein contained shall be con-
Strued as a waiver of any rights the Common
wealth may now have under section 81, chapter
112, Public Statutes.
NOTES.
The Bridgton railroad claims to be the
only road in Maine that was not blocked
during the late storm and blow.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
THROUGH a BRIDGE.
Bad Ac cident on the Grand Trunk
Railway.
The Ice Prevents a Much Sadder
Catastrophe.

BELLEvILLE, March "a terrible rail-
rood accident occurred last night on the
Grand Junction division of the Grand Trunk
Railway near here An express train crowd
ed with passengers jumped the rails while
crossing bridge near the river Ouse, and
breaking through the timbers the engine
and cars fell distance of nearly 40 feet onto
the ice below. Many people were badly hurt
but no more than four were fatally injured
so far as reported.
The ice was very thick, and the cars only
partially broke through into the water.
Most of the cars took fire from the upsetting
of stoves. Conductor Morris OF Bellevllle,
in charge of the train, was caught petWWeh
the timbers of the smashed cars and badly
injured. Mr.. Irwin of Toronto, CONNER
cal traveller, was fatally injured. MIS-
Crawford, young married lady from Peter
boro, received injuries likely to prove 1atal.
The loss to the rolling styck Of the road VIII
be about $4,000
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
United order of pilgrim Fathers.

BosToN, March 3.-The seventh annual
session of the Supreme Colony, United Or
der of Pilgrim Fathers, convened in this city
today. The committee on credentials report.
Cd present seg tbe The fet1 report
bershin. her January i. 46l6, of which 2S16 are
males nnSai and 1902 females total number Of col
onies, 66. The treasurer,s rt report gt.fl shows,
ceiyed on assessments, $54,309.36; expended
to Jan. /, $5O,Oo7.O0. These officers were
elected:
Supreme Governor-Nathan r. Morse, Salem;
Ieuten ant Governor-J. H. Rowell, Franklin,
n. Ii. e,,., -,
Supreme Secretary-James E. Sheppard Law
renee
Treasurer-A V. Bugbee, Lawrence.
Chaplain-Mrs. Eliza B. Wood, Sprlngneld.
Sergeant at Arms-D. p. Atwood, Pelham
Deputy Sergeant at Arms-Phebe II. fossett,
Portland, Me-
Sentinel Inner Gate--William FL. Thresher,
Lewiston, Me-
Seminal outer Gate-C, B. Goodale.
Board Of Directors-W, L. Thompson, Emery \;
White, Moses P. Brown, A. K. T. knewIEsh ana
J. H, Hartman.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
a BIG FAILURE.
r. w. Nickerson & Co., of Boston,
Financially Embarrassed.

FInanCi2!lY En1pdrrdSSSus
BOSTON, March 3-F. w. Nickerson 81 Co.,
general merchants, agents of the Boston &
Savannah Steamship Company, and the Bos-
ton, Halifax & Prince Edward Island Steam
ship Company, with headquarters in this
city, have failed. Their direct liabilities are
given as between 100000 and 100000, and
indirect obligations will amount to about
$4,000 Their assets are not known at
present. B. Russell, an employe of the
NickerSons, has been made the assignee. The
firm claim that the Savannah line is not af-
fected by the failure, but state that the Bos-
ton, Halifax & P. E. l. line is somewhat in
yoved.
Nothing definite can be stated about the
assets They include extensive West Indian
and other foreign interests and other invest
ments which it will take long time to de-
yelop to their real value.
The indebtedness of the firm is chiefly to
national banks on time notes and on c0llat-
eraL The causes of the failure are mani
fold. The first blame affecting the credit of
the firm was the wreck of the City of CoEm-
bus of the Savannah line two years, ago and
the firm has also become involved in the
general business depression They have
dealt largely in hemp, sugar and other sta
pie goods on commission also IN direct
trade The settlement will inevitably require
long time, but the members of the firm hope
that with careful nursing the assets will
Weld very good dividend to the creditors.
There are no preferred creditors.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
Reform School.

1t is reported there is decided revival at
the Reform School. The Bethel Flag says: ::
ga little over week ago at morning pray
ers, one, by no means of the best boys, rose
to beg the privilege of speaking. He had
been thinking, he said, of what he had been,
and what he ought to be, and wanted to tell
them that he meant to do better, to be a
Christian 1t was all unexpected by the Off
GERS and teachers-like sudden sunshine at
midnight, Others were found to be under
the same influence. This boy and others
wanted to have a prayer meeting for them
selves. At their request it was held in the
presence of the officers, those boys attending
who chose. A majority were there. Under
the lead of one of their own number they
carried the meeting on, praying in simple
sincerity and speaking Of their new found
purpose.
The Who'll school was at once transformed,
every one was ready to do his duty in the
school-room and the shops. At meeting a
few days later, all the boys were present un-
der the same lead and about thirty prayed,
and larger number spoke"
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
OUTRAGE ON TAX PAYERS.
Seventy Miles Of New York's Streets
Voted Away to Street Railroads.

BosToN, March "a New York special
received in this city today says that the
board of aldermen of New York city still
continue to outrage the tax payers, notwith-
standing the present state of public opinion.
Yesterday the railroad committee distin-
guished itself, with the aid of the board, by
voting away about 70 miles of the city's
streets to various street railway organiza-
tions and for mere song The legislative
and all of the Investigations now pending
were defied in the most fragrant manner by
the city fathers. The grant to the cable road
people includes the right to lay tracks over
90 different routes, or 20 miles OF double
track. Four new franchises were granted to
as many roads and as each measure passed
the aldermen became frantic with delight.
All motions to lay over for consideration
were lost, and despite the earnest and forcl-
BILE protestation of alderman Van Rensselaer,,
the board voted away the city's streets with
unparalleled recklessness, and in far more
liberal manner than did Jack Sharp's tools
of 1884
The grants given away include the right OF
way through Central Park, and the privilege
of building a cable railroad on 9Th avenue.
Mayor Grace will undoubtedly interpose his
veto, but all the aldermen seem bound to
pass the orders over il. New York citizens
are aroused. Injunctions will probably pre-
vent the roads from taking possession OF the
streets until the legality of the grants is de-
cided. Charges of bribery are made freely
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
SIX MEN PERISHED.
Loss of the Steamer Saxon from New
York to Cape Haytien.
PitIfuI Tale of Suffering and Death.

HALIFAX, N. S., March 3.--Steamer Beta,
which arrived today, brought from Turks,
Island the second engineer and several of
the crew of steamer Saxon, which was
wrecked on the evening of Feb. 4th, in Cal
ro's passage, The steamer was on a voyage
from New York to Cape Haytien, and on the
fifth day out she struck on Birches Lookout
Rect, and on the following day broke in two.
The first and second engineers and four men
then took to a boat and reached the shore
safely. Another boat lying alongside, in
which were two of the crew, was swamped
when she parted, and both men were drown
ed. Two others of the crew, by the aid of a
plank, swan to schooner lying some dis
tance away, leaving Capt. Wynan and four
others on the wreck. The chief mate, son
of the captain, attempted to swim to land,
but was drowned The steward became
crazed and leaped into the sea, and was not
seen afterward. High winds and rough wa
ter in the neighborhood of the reef prevent
ed any attempts at rescue till Monday, by
which time another of the men had been
washed away and the captain, becoming de-
lirious, had died. On Sunday, when the
wreck was boarded, there was but one fire
man and the remains of the captain to re-
move. Six men in all perished. z2 ssssna -
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
VALUABLE PICTURES.
Sale of the Collection of the Late
Mavv 4 Morgan of New York

collection of the late Mary j. Morgan was
begun at Chickering Hall this evening in the
presence of a crowd of spectators that com
pletely filled the hall Hundreds of people
who wsnted to get in the hall were turned
away because there was no room for them.
Many men of wealth and connoisseur from
various parts of the country were among the
purchasers. The bidding was spirited
throughout the evenings sale Of 80 pictures.
There was lively competition over the
possession of Messonier's SIN the Library"
which brought $16,525. A majority of the
pictures brought between $1,000 to $1,000 each
and the proceeds of to-night's sale aggre-
gated $171,2Oo The sale will be continued
Thursday evening.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
mrs. Woodbridge at Y. M. C. A. Hall.

Last evening in the Young Mems Christian
Association hall, good sized audience
listened to temperance lecture given by
Mrs. Mary Woodbridge, secretary of the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and president of the Ohio Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. Wood
bridge is snowbound in this city and unable
to fill her engagements in the eastern part of
the State, and she therefore consented to
speak last evening The meeting was some
what impromptu and therefore the audience
was not as large as it would otherwise have
been.
The meeting opened by singing ''All Hail
the Power of Jesus Name by the audience.
Rev. Mr.. Pearson offered prayer.
Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens then introduced the
lecturer, Mrs. Woodbridge-who appeared
here last winter-is lady of fine appear
ance and is an interesting speaker. Her
enunciation is clear, deliberate and forcible,
and she holds the attention of her hearers
from the beginning to the end. Her address
was forcible appeal for constitutional pro-
hibition; presenting the usual statistics IN
an interesting manner. The struggle with
intemperance in the West was described
with a pathos that brought tears to many
ewes. The necessity for Immediate action in
regard to suppressing the evil of intemper-
ance was shown, and the speaker predicted
a terrible future for America if such action
be not taken. ''The United States, though
nominally republic is in reality a kingdom,
over which king alcohol holds supreme
sway" An account was given of the rise OF
the Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and something told Of the work. of
those noble women. She said that Maine
has seemed a true ''Star of the East to the
people of the West, but as she stood here in
Maine, she realized that Maine was nearly
as bad off as her sister States.
The evil resulting from the use of tobacco
was proved by statistics and by the testi-
mony of medical experts, and it was shown
that the use of tobacco leads to the use of
other narcotics and intoxicating drinks. The
ready wit of the lecturer and her ability to
adapt herself to circumstances was shown
by an incident which occurred during the
lecture When the fire, bells began to ring
many persons left the hall, and at the second
Mrs Woodbridge said, Il do not blame you
for leaving, if you are thinking of your
homes and your desire is to protect the dear
ones there from the fire demon; but Oh! If
YOU only realized how much greater is your
danger from the demon of strong drink If
you were only as eager to put down in
temperance" And then followed an elo-
quent appeal to citizens to unite at the polls
and crush the rising evil. The incident
which would have discounted another, gave
her text for her discourse.
After the lecture Mrs. Woodbridge held an
informal reception, and many of those
present availed themselves of the opportuni-
ty to shake hands with the lady.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
Col. Morton ON the war Path.

The Kennebec journal says: Col. Morton
is again on the war-path, and is whetting MS
tomahawk for another encounter with the
office appointing power, having again aug
up the hatchet which he buried in saekcloth
and ashes at the close of his inglorious con-
test for the Augusta postmastership. He is
now willing to accept the place from which
TabuIator Chase was depOsed by the United
States Senate, and is already arraytd IN hi,
highest hued war paint to enter into light
of Wiseasset.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
The Alligator Boy" In North Adams,
Mass,

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, March 3.-About
week ago a Frenchman from Montreal came
here, rented a small room, and exhibited
what he called the Alligator. Bov." The
boy was about II years old and was covered
with scales. Today doctor saw the boy
and pronounced it bad case of ichthiosis
and the boy and his parentleft town at once.