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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

BILE, it is necessary to have something in
return for every stroke that is made, and
for every dollar invested Even when
only few house plants are cared for,
we expect to see growth and bloom in
repay for our care; if not, our interest
would soon be lost. We devote an acre
Of land to certain crop; it costs for the
season the interest for year on the in
vcstment made for it, beside the expense
of preparation, manuring, cultivating,
harvesting, marketing, etc, Our crop is
but half what it might be, or what good
cultivation has proved what might be
obtained. The time and expense of
preparation, of sowing, and of cultiva-
ton, have been as much as for full
crop, and the cost of harvesting and 9TH
err expenses but little less; but a part of
the land was too wet, and the planting
could not be done early, as it should
have been, and on the same account the
manure that was applied, though there
was not half enough of that, could only
produce partial effects; and so, from these
combined causes, we get back for our
seasons work, perhaps the expenses and
little more. The interest and expenses
were $50 on the acre, and our returns all
told, amounted to $50, giving profit of
$40. At this rate per acre on the whole
place, with what it provides for the
table besides, with great economy, one
may perhaps, live along for awhile, and
the land is growing poorer, and the val
lie of the first investment is lowered
the place is running down. But at a lit
tie more expense in preparation, perhaps
$40 on the acre, enough to insure the
best results, making the whole $50 in
stead of $50 as before, the crop is twice
as great and perhaps further enhanced in
value by its superior quality, All of this
success then, is proft-$60 or more, in
stead of sloan amount that makes
prosperity and success instead of failure.
-Vicks Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
An Adverse Report.

NJ Rousseau, the delegate appointed by
the French government to inspect the work
on the Panama Canal and to report as to the
feasibility of its conStru ton, is on his way
home 1t is reported that he apprised thu
government that it was useless for him To
await the arrival of Count de Lesseps, and
that the French delegates are not in accord
with the view of NJ. Charles de Lesseps Oh
the question of cost and the time in which it
is possible to construct the canal. The ~.
port is said to be SO adverse that the govern
nent has already decided to refuse to uuthol-
i've the issue of lottery obligations in conne,
tlOn with the canal construction
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
Sumatra TObacco

A report from Consul Ecksten at Amster
dam, is publish ID by the State Department
on the importation into this country of Su.
matra tobacco 1t shows the startling in
crease OF the amount from lSSj when it was
300 bales; in 1881, 5000 bales and last wear,
S2,l2S bales, valued at S3,2O1 ,S24 He saws
the number OF Americans who visit Amster-
dam to buy this tobacco is increasing ovnrv
year. The production of this Sumatra tobac-
co has grown from Il, 900 bales, in 1850. to rs
W0 IN 1881. He thinks this years crop viii
fall off 20 per cent
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

In the court of claims at Washington, p.
C.. Chief Justice Richardson has delivered
the opinion of the court in the case of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company in which
il is held on the authority or several decisions
OF the United States Supreme Court that the
right Of the government to retain under the
subsidy acts and the sinking fund act the
whole compensation due the company for
services, applies only to compensation for
services upon the S65 miles of aided portions
of its road, and not to the 2l75 miles, for the
building of which the United States furnished
no aid, either by bonds on by chartered rights.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
Household Hints.
Tough meat is made tender by lying

Tough meat is made tender by lying a
few minutes in vinegar and water.
Cold tea should be saved for your vine
gar barrel. 1t sours easily and gives
color and flavor
To soften the hardest old boots or
shoes, apply the fat from roast fowls with
cloth or brush.
Paint brushes may be cleaned perfectly
by putting into soft-soap for day or
two, when the paint can be washed out
Care should be taken that the soap does
not extend up over where the bristles are
fastened, as it will cause them to fall
out.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

remedy equal to Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh,
Cold In the head and Hay Fever 1t is not q
liquid Or snuff, but ID perfectly safe and easily
applied with the finger 1t gives immediate
relief and cures the worst cases. Price 80 cents.
At druggists. 90 cents by mail. Ely Bros,
Owego, N. Y.
"a God-srnd is Ely's Cream Balm writes
Mrs. NJ. A. Jackson Of Portsmouth, n. H., on
May -, 1899 ! had catarrh for three years. had
tried nearly all remedies but to no purpose.
Two or three times week my nose would
Bleed quite freely and thought the sores in 1t
would never heal, Your Balm has cured me.
This preparation Is not liquid ora snuff, and
is easily applied. Price 30 cents.
Ely's Cream Balm is the most effective, con-
venent and agreeable catarrh remedy ever
used, and have tried them all.-C. B. Cook.
fienning, Lauderdale Co., Tenn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Is paradise for the invalid, and the "Foun-
tain of Youth" was once thought to be hid in
one of its forest glades. 1t Is now the haven Of
genial warmth and fragrant flowers. The con-
sumptive invalid need not neces ,arily go so far
from home and friends to get relief. For il
not in the last stages of the diseage, DR.. r. V.
Pierce's Sc 'ldcn Medical Discovery" will re-
store TO perfect health. For all chr mic throat,
bronchial and lung diseases it is a most relia-
BILE specific. BY druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Music teacher: "Your daughter, Mrs.
Jones, has real musical talent. She
ought to have thorough training"
| Mrs. Jones: "That's just what l was
telling Mr.. Jones to-day; and we agreed
to engage competent teacher for her
after she has finished her next quarter
with YOU"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

How 70 CURE COLD.-I'll cure any cough
you evfr heard of, and with one of the simplest
remedies you ever Jaw; that remedy is AL
lens Lung Balsam 1t contains no opium, and
isperfectly harmless. Mothers can give it to
their children for Group with perfect safety.
Price, @jc SOC, and 81 per bottle at Druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
When He Gets Round.

Wifc-John, dear, l notice that your
brother James never makes a friendly
call upon us unless he is intoxicated.
Husband-No, my dear, he doesn't
James reminds me of the moon.
Wife-Reminds you of the mooni =,
Husband-Yes, dear; he never gets
ror. .... " ~ Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
War on the Chinese.

Between midnight and two o'clock in the
morning recently, mob of 50 men visited
the Chinese working back of East Portland
and Albina, an eastern suburb of Portland
Ore. and drove them out. There were $50
Chinese in ALL They offered no resistance
but allowed themselves To bc driven to n
ferry boat, which brought them To Portland
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
Rescued from Denth.

VIM. j, Longhlin, of Somervilc Mass, says:
IN the fall OF 1915 was taken with BLEEDING
OF LUNGS followed by a severe cough | lost
my appetite and flesh, and was confined to my
bed. In 1877 was admitted to the Hospital.
The doctors said | had a hole In my lung as
big as half dollar. At one time report went
around that was dead. gave up hope but
friend told me of DIR. WIN. HALLS BALsAM
FOR THE LUNGS. got a bottle, when TO my
surprise, commenced to get well, and to-day
lfeel better than for three years."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
They Join the Strikers

The latest development in the ship carpen-
tiers strike in Detroit, Mich, was the recent
arrival of number Of French Canadians,
who hal been imported to fill the places of
the strikers, They We're met by the strikers
and the case explained to them, whereupon
they decided not to work The strikers pro.
pose to prosecute the company for importing
contract labor
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

VI rome
There would be fewer clouds and brighter
sunshine in many households il every dispir
tied, suffering woman realized what boor
Dr. Pierccs "Favorite Prescription" is for al
liable. No lady who gives this wonderful
remedy trial will be disappointed by the re-
suit. 1t not only acts promptly upon all func
tional arrangements, but by its rare nervne
a d onic properties strengthens and repairs
the whole feminine system. Price reduced tc
one dollar. BY druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

The late State Chemist of Delaware,
Prof. Chas. p Williams, says that Red
Star Cough Cure is safe and valuable and
contains neither morphia opium nor any
other narcotic poison. The price is only
25 cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
The Missouri Stranded.

A London dispatch says: During the re-
rent heavy snow storm which prevailed on
the coast the steamer Missouri of the Warren
line, Captain Pouard, from Boston, Febru-
AIRY IS, for Liverpool stranded off Holyhead
The crew are safe and the steamer will prob
ably bo iloated. The cattle were thrown over
BOARD in order to tighten her.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Prof. G. A. Donaldson, of Louisville,
Ky, the well-knOwn pioneer, in eighteen
years spent $4,000 in trying to get rid of
his rheumatism and failed. At last he
used st. Jacobs Oil, was cured and sold
| his crutches
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

In his annual report on Indian affairs, Sin
John Macdonald asserts that the recent up
rising in the Northwest was due to specious
Inducements held out to the Indians by Riel,
and argues that the half-breed leader was re.
sponsible for the whole trouble. The cxpen-
ditures in tn field and for transport services
were nearly 81, OOO.O
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
The CcSSiOn of Croto

The Journal DIES DcJats of Paris s,vstho,
Lord Salisbury drew up conyention w si'
the Porte for the Cession of Crete 70 EnoIond
on the payment of three million pounds and
a guarantee that Greece would be prevented
from taking aggressive measures against
Turkey Mr.. Gladstone, the Journal adds
heSllates to confirm the convention N'N'9l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

;. Fordyspepsia, indigestion. depression of spir.
also as preventive against fever and ague and
other intermittent fevers, the "Ferro- Phosphor-
ated Elixir of Calisaya," made by Caswell,
Hazard d Co., Now York. and sold by all Drug
ing from fever or other sick ness It has no eausl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

In the United States there are eighty
two factories engaged in the manufac-
turc Of glue, and they employ altogether
about 1000 hands. The value OF the
product is about IS, 900, 900 year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

The commissions of the following New
England poStmnSters expire during March
and April
May,nrhnscttS-EastW Weymouth, March Isl;
Dcdham, March -; Framingham, March %;
Mrthuen, March 10; Stoughton, March ID;
Ware, March ~ Beverly, April 2j;
Brgwater. April 90; CAM clio,
April II; Chicopee Falls, April III;
Concord, Al ri 81; Everett, April II; Fox
boro, April g; Holliston, April 26; Lee,
April ~; Merrimlc, April II; Middleboro,
April Il; Randolph, April II; Weymouth,
April H.
New Hartford, Ct, April II; Norwich, CT,
April II; Thomaston, Me-, Apr! 20; Calais,
Me, March p; Manchester, n, H., March
u
The following expired in December, Janu-
airy and February, but no appointments have
been made: Rorklanl aud Ameshury, Mass,
and W ilton, N H. These are now on thu
postmaster generals table for his action.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
March April May

Are the months in which TO purify your blood and
for this purpose there Is medicine equal to Hoods
sarsaparilla It purnos vitallGes and enrches the
blood, removing all traces Of sCrofula or other dis.
ease. 1t creates an appetite and imparts new
strength and vgor to the whole body 1t is the ideal
spring medicine Try 1t,
when began taking Hoods Sarsaparla was
dizzy in the momin5, had headache and no appe.
tito but now can hardly get enough cooked to
sat"-EaMA sHEPARD, Coral Street, Worcester,
Nina
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Skillful cultivation should be the aim
of every one who raises plants and crops,
To make gardening and farming profta-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

To err Is human, but you make no mistake IL
you use Dr. Jones' Red Clover Tonic for dys.
pepsia, costiyeness, bad breath, piles, pimples,
aague and malaria, poor appetite, low spirits, or
diseases OF the kidneys, Stomach and liver. HOcts
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

We, cannot renew youth, but we can ureyer,,
gray mar BY using Halls Hair Remover.
Ayers Pllls arc q never-failng remedy for
headaches, caused by disordered stomach,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Better late than never" but better never
Or. Bigelow's Positive Cure at once, which
cures all throat and lung troubles speedily
ana thoroughly Pleasant for children, 20
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

The thawmg breeze that follows the
blizzard IL known in the northwest as
"chinOok.n
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
No TrGnfN Yet

Servia refuses to accept the treaty OF peace
drafted by Bulgaria. Tho treaty has, there
fore. not yet been signed
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
1t outrivals all DR.. sage's Catarrh Remedy

The Washington county Mississippi Jail con-
tains thirteen prisoners charged with murder.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Last spring my whole family took Hoods sarsa-
parIlla The result is that all have been cured Of
scrofula, my little boy being entirely free from
sores and all four Of my children look bright and
healthy as possibly can be. | have found Hoods
sarsaparila also good for catarrh with which have
been troubled since the war Nothing did me so
much good as Hoods sarsaparllla "-WM. B. ArHER-
TON, Passac city, Nj.
~ have used Hoods Sarsaparllla in my family and
consider 1t splendid blood purner"-J. P. WILD
SMITH. North III Street. RroOkyn. \. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Several generals in the German army
will complete their half century ofservice
this wear
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompsons Eye Water Druggists sell It, 25c.
The best Ankle Boot and Collar Pads are
made Of zinc and leather. Try Them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

New Zealand has 12O newspapers, includ-
ing thirty daily, to a population of only AGO.
000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

The best cough medicine is Pisos Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere. Csc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Any man looks like sloven with turnover
heels, Lyons Heel Stiffeners keep boots
straight Bic
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
Purifies the Blood

"My wife thinks there Ia nothing like Hoods sar.
saparilla, and we never without 1t IN the house"
IF. II. LArIMER Syracuse, n. Y.
when bought Hoods sarsaparilla made a
good investment OF one dollar In medicine for the
first time. 1t has driven on rheumatism and I'm
proved my appetite so much that my boarding mis-
tress says must kept locked up or she will be
obliged to raise my board with every other boarder
that takes Hoods Sarsaparla. THOMAS BURRELL-
30 Hillary Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Frazer Axle Grease
Is tho very best. A trial will prove We are right
Received first premium at North Carolina
State Fair, Centennial and Paris Exposition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

WRITE US, and Ws wiH SEND YOU conrinc
W ing test monials, that CaniHdris has cured the
t9Hoping diseases q 10 80 Years Mdnding, ghere
there is in this country JGiied. A SOC. Jar. or
the iestimonials, will convince, you.
cases, Pmpics, BldckeadS ErptiOnso on the tdce,dnd
dUHching Diseases, lcdring the Skin clear, smooth,
s 4ma oeamyu SUI Rhegn ds9T r,is SosS asr
all the Spphiific CutdneOuS EruptionS, Bioodshot
Eyes Poisonous Sinps and Bites, Permin cuts Burns,
Bruises, Chdpped Hands, Pains in Sids. Breast or
Back drdlring out all Inflammation, Poisonous I'm.
purties Of he Blood and Soreness quicker than ann
Liniment, Sdltf, Ointment or compound Of any ma.
tlrc. T. HILL MANSFIELD, PyOpr., Portland.
Mnine. Sold BY az DrNnglsts SOC. a Jar
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
Two Sides Of a Story.

ut is not infrequent that a wife
mourns over the alienated affections OF
her husband when she has made no eff
fort herself to strengthen and increase
his attachment. She thinks because he
once loved her he ought always to love
her, and she neglects those attentions
which engaged his heart, Many Il wife
Is thus the cause of her own neglect and
sorrow. The woman deserves not q
husbands love who will not greet him
with smiles when he returns from the
labors of the day, who will not try tO
chain him to his home by the sweet en-
chantment of Il cheerful heart. There is
not one in a thousand SO mfccling as To
withstand such IN influence and break
away from such Il home" This is the
mans story.
"A woman's advice is generally worth
having, SO if you are in trouble tell Your
mother, or your wife, or your sister all
about it, BE assured that light will
flash upon darkness. Women are com
monty judged inexperienced in all but
pure wOmanish affairs. No philoSophi-
cal students of the sex thus Judge them.
Their intuitions or insight are the most
subtle. and if they cannot see cat in II
meal there is no cat there A man
should keep none of his affairs from his
wife. Many a home has been saved
and many Il fortune retrieved by q mans
full confidence in his wife, Woman is
far more seer and Il prophet than man
if she be given II fair chance. As Il
general thing wives coniide the minutcst
of their affairs and thoughts To their
husbands. The men who succeed are
those who make conii,lantc$ of their
wives" This is the wife's story.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
A Land of Flowers,

In addition 10 the colossal cauinOw-
ers, admire the immense cabbnges, the
splendid carrots, turnips. spinach, and
Jerusalem artichokes. the abundant sal
ads of "green meat" and. in particular,
the seemingly inexhaustible wealth of
rainbow-hued and deliciously fragrant
flowers.
The whole of the Australian colonies
are, indeed, flower and fern paradise;
but am told that il wish to see the
floral beauties of South Australia in
their most enchanting aspect ! must
come hither in springtime that is, in
September. October, and November.
This is only the first week in August.
and we are still in winter
AS regards fruit, apples, pears. and
the Strengthening and more strangely
tasting passion" fruit are the most
prominent of the gifts of Pomona that
/ have noticed In the Adelaide markets.
There are pineapples, too, but / ..;n
told they ARE grown under glass, but ut
the proper season ! should enjoy plums.
cherries, figs, apricots, ounces. null
berries, strawberries. currants, rasp-
berries, walnuts. filberts. and chestnuts
in perfection.
The quick, luxuriant growth and
early excessive bearing of the stone
fruit producing trees makes them short
lived. Those that the sun-god loves
best die young. The grandest of the
vegetables are grown in the gulleys of
the hills behind Adelaide. Thence are
obtained the caulitlowers the dimensions
of which so excited my establishment
and which are not uncommonly two
feet in diameter. The cucumbers, the
sweet and water melons, and the pump
kins also grow to an extraordinary
size.
The south Australian wheat is am
informed, simply the very finest that is
grown in the world, beating even that
removed cereal. the trigo of CASTLE, in
Old Spain.
And all this wondrous vegetation
fiourishes in most tickle climate, rem
dered more trying by hot wind and
drought. One statement which / have
met with concerning the vegetation of
south Australia has slightly puzzled me.
Ii is to the effect that 81 very peculiar
phenomenon is that in South Australia
most kinds of trees and shrubs, when
dying die from the top downward. y
But is this phenomenon peculiar TO
south Australia? Surely. there is on
record a grim anecdote of one Johna-
than Swift, Dean of st. Patrick's, re-
counting how, passing a tree which was
withered downward. he pointed to it
and said to friend: II shall be like
that tree; shall die ut the top"
On the other hand. scarcely think
that have ever travelled in II country
where j have seen so many tall trees
dying from the bottom upward us have
seen in Australia. That may be to Il
great extent due to the universally of
the practice of ring barking" trees-a
practice which, according to some au-
thorities in forestry, the Australians will
have cause ere long bitterly to repent
g. Il. s. IN Tendon Telegraph.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-29
Bob TOOmhs, Exile.

Probably the most picturesque chapter
in an eventful life was Gen. Toombs'
escape from his home after the war.
His wife detained the federal guard at
the door while he escaped through the
back yard. Taking to the woods he re-
manned three days in the country, but
in constant communication with his
family. Securing one of his carriage
horses he rode through to Crawfords-
vile to see Mr.. Stephens. He was
joined by Mr.. Charles ID. Irvine, of
Washington, a close friend of the
family, who accompanied him through
his long exile, and was his faithful
guide always. While riding in boat
from Mobile to New Orleans, Gen.
Toombs spied man who was eyeng
him closely and suspiciously. Fearing
detection and imprisonment Gen.
Toombs called Mr.. Irvine quietly from
the deck of the steamer and said:
Charlie, that man knows who am.
We must get rid of him. II he informs
on me we are lost. Shove him off the
boat"
True to his friend, Mr.. Irvine was pre-
pairing even for this emergency, when
the suspect said:
Il know that is Gen. Toombs. You
cant fool me; but you mistake me. I
was under him in the war, and would
not bctray him for the world" And he
did not.
Gen. Toombs sailed to Cuba, thence
to Paris, which he had visited before,
and where he was joined by his loving
wife Together they made the journey
of the continent, and were preparing for
an eastern tour when the amnesty act of
1867 suffered Gen. Toombs to return.
This he was the morc anxious to. do on
account of the illness of one of his
daughters. (Ga.) Chronicle.