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Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

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Rsbere I Senbre llnbal branbte uplia
GUS % eab~ebssntnssr usb for en- af Op
fibosrne. Bet meiie 9essre os Snbbo GIT
meb. 8sruene biep frelfte uifabte. men
Sonsn - Wanben bar lite bismure -
fit. ba bun ptIbe fo,icse at bierse nosst
Snbbo, io9re g~ranbiaar. ON Slbens
Opfomit foetcues, at 8onen babbs I ct
8ereIie fat fra fig noset brenbsnbe Spubl
for nsb Spoplreg OF forbripe 8eeseopr;
bette babbe ba tanbt | Omsioelierne, os
ba aonsn sfter en- Stunts 5orlcb ituIos
ie til SnopIei, fanbt bun @ereIiet Branb.
9snne iom snbber Slbsbranb sibsr en-
alporlis Opforortns til at omeaaes for,
fistis uleb SIb os bolbe fine gienbeIe
asiurerebe.
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25
EnReS.

guifes inarefi muIist 10 eusr 10 StOs
masere til OF sisre Bacs. Staoist os
sobt Ntbeibe. Rris pr. Bar 40 Gents.
celuter 9. see,
Rinpnn, Wiru.
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25
Sau0 tNaIeS.

unbertesnebe bar omfrina 900 Gcres
2anb tiiialss / BIeaiant Eownibip, Bins
ne5beif Go. Der er Sano paa fire Steber,
% 2anbet fan inIaes belpis. Omfrma
800 Ncrss er opbruifet o8 SsIano. Til
freffelis Siop. Yris fro s. til $t2.50 pr.
Here. Gle Senortffon,
4s.4 SiebIanopiQe y. g., Soma
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

Gplpsuins pnfies ON min Srpoerisn
Ears Salporion Smtpebt. Sipft ies bsrte
fro BAN, par | SuIi Raaneo 1885. oa
reifie ban ira 8ritiib Columbia til 9atota
for OF arbeios Der I Sarueten.
8 Z. Smtpeot,
4S.tf. Sano Greet, Dunn Co., Ris.
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

Stpr ear. GnslGnbsrsn Wr. Stu,bp,
iom paater 5titeretteu t @osiesIpeu fra
@iosbsIsn os belt neb til llblcbet net
BoIifab, fiifsoe npIis paa Stans en- Coz,
iom betebe fire Bismerpunb. Set foftsbs
aoffiaig 8sipGr at faa ben tiaanbS. oa
ben pifte fig at pere tire 9tIsn lang, men
nosst urager. Den fiempem9sftse Gar
blsp ienbt for at opbepares I ct sneeIfi
Nuisam. - s inmme 8asbras itaI en-.
gang for mango gar iiben bore ftifet er
Car, iom beiebe 5 8tsmsrpunb, forteQe,
man.
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

Gil en- Winseftotte for 9istersn
gasmunb OIapien ginie inbbpbes Der I
'Ssbrebeimen" til Bibras. Den ostes
retft paa bans Tetefteb Eelemarten.
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

Gil gountp Central gomite for
tommsnbe Gar uaIstss o.. 8. guns
b,rfrn, 8 o. Rape, Il. s. gratisus
berg. Q. W. Glen, 6. @. Rsatsr, 6.
q. 7apibisn oe $. W. 9~ansIonb.
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

9r. SouEs iaa It gtfbli, Iza til Q. /
Sfterriobas. TUt'orsu trrr, !. III ,lr
fulo Rft til al prait.isrs iom talsEs u.
oenior Sowes gr4ueier, Ia s.rs Sss,
R1rm,fi sicloeI 8otisHtrr lem ban tia,
sfterot be bar bTast hans t~itliJsys Siuss
ter. Gan bor forrshEH tftfr fsa Syzk
net SssHins ashsff =, "a ia 7Inmrt
SiuInuo, Srrsin'a ca uruye uncrs St:aa
ussnfnr o9 | Union Il b2- BIN mtH3'o!s''
a. Sortipsrsslsr ON SDee14sIIf1les ion
Stehets 9Ggsr fife bar Raae usn.
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

SrGbt at S%puiisen. timber ct Eors
benoeir fribsr "gbr lambs Eibsnbe" -
paa @aarben SiefteI t6aeeIanb Soen er
Gteren, 0tIs SIien, ranuet al epnilbeu
os brabf. @iatersattsn bar to,nu,st bism,
oa ban lite turte rere olene I Siopsn
msS 8rsaturerne unbsr BET ipere Eorosns
neir; Wanbsn bee bar "a Qer gammeI,
eit ba ielp ub for at ttIie arsaturerne,
men fommsn 10 ca. 20 Wster fra Su.
Jet log 2puet neb % brebts bam paa
Stebet. San uaa bare rammet bag bet
enc Ore, ba Der btife fis en- blaa Stribe.
Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

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Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25
2%anei6aere.

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hor 8ieies & Rortbfru IL u frp "a
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tiliaIss ii! ben uaImtrbsltse lac IN. If
en- fare for 5urs us RstrT. glsu as
9assus, ban see o. 22bs Ssptsmbg.
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Gen Ticket and Pass Agent,
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Decorah-posten., 1886-08-25

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&c alt I fnIb Gang, % ba famine Gis
mepIan fsIses Dag sfter Dag er bsr
lite ncssn fisrre Joraubrius for Esrs
minens SIutntus. Oa boIbss gramsn.
Raar iaa naft. Eermiu bespnber, bar
man famine Grsmsanssmuabs op ieien.
@Ieuerne ueb benns StOIs er for en-
for Del 5amersutter os Bigger, m.b
be meft forffieIise So,tunbfab.r. gns
segte Ct pei forberebts % ulssst finite,
andre berimOb faar tiIoase | aus Sag
men ba bet er Stolsns Opsape at
bieIpe netop faabanne bIiuer iussn nsss
tet Optaselfe, buor baarlis bet enb
ton uere beusnbt ulsb bans Sortunbs
ffaber. Common school teachers ubs
aisr osiaa en- title ~ubetpbsIis Del at
SioIens gIeper. 9isie tour,er enten
for at repetere % iauIsbss uebltseboIbs
bet alIsrebe Iarte sqsr osiaa for at ops
naa ct bebre "@rabe Certificate
DeriOm nOs:n af BIabsts 9aiere
ftuIbe baue 2pf til at faa nermere
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tumne faa al ben Undertaking be sns
Fer, ueb at ftriue til en- Of SsoIsns
9erere, s1er csfaa Tan be fenbs fine
SoreipsrsfIer btrette til StoIen. Da
be Fsfe af 2eterme title opboIber fig
@iamar I 5erierne e. Der truHst 5or.
anfaItntnser for, at ale Brsue. fom
a~bbrssieres til Semtnariet, Wiumar,
nttnn., yil bIipe bsiuarebe % ben fors
snffebe tlnberretntns mtbbsIt inaref
uauItst. 5.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
A Washington Silk FLctory.

Considerable interest having been
aroused by the announcement of the es-
tabIishmcnt of silk factory at the Agri-
cultural department, Star reporter
called upon NJ. Philip Walker, special
agent of the division of entomology, who
is charged with carrying out :hc details
of the work, and elected the following
inlormation
For three years past Congress has ap'
propiated sum Of money to be used by
the commissioner of agriculture in en-
dcavoring to establish the cultivation of
silk in the United States. Part Of this
money has been employed in looking
over the ground and making experiments
preliminary to the more systematic ones
which it is now the purpose of the COM
missioner to undertake. These new ex-
per,mcnts will be conducted under the
authority of clause in the last agrcultu-
raj appropriation bill auth,riz,ng the
trial, at some point in the District Of
Columbia, of some new machinery for
recling silk from the cocoon automat
calIy.
The silk industry of the United States,
in most of its branches, is one which has
been established upon firm foundation;
bat for raw material OF the best class the
silk throwstcr and weaver have been
obliged to seek foreign markets. There
are two grades of this raw material COM
monty called spun and raw silk. The
former is produced from silk waste and
pierced cocoons, and, after preliminary
operations of maccration and carding, is
spun somewhat after the manner of cot
ton. This operation has been success
fully carried out for some years by several
important establishments in Connecticut,
Pennsylvania and elsewhere, and the in.
dustry may be said to be firmly estab-
llshed.
But as good unpierccd cocoons are not
used in this work there still remains no
outlet in the United States for this pro.
duct, and the officials Of the department
Of agriculture have found that it was
necessary, in order to make the culture
of silk success, that they should also
assist in the establishment of a market
for the choicest product of the silk-raiscr
the whole or unpierccd cocoon. From
these cocoons is produced raw silk. 1t
is needless here to 90 into the details of
the process by which the continuous fila
mcnts of several cocoons are unwound
and united into strong, elastic, and
well-lounded thread of raw silk though
it is this kind of work that is to be per-
formed in the annex TO the agricultural
building during the coming year.
Washington STR.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15

When BJst was Fanny Kemble's
home. and her summers were spent here
and there in rural Massachusetts,, she en-.
gagged n worthy ncighbor to be her char
iotcer during the season of one Of her
country sojournings. With kind.heartcd
loquacity he was beginning to cxpatiate
on the country, the crops and the history
of the people around about, when Fanny
r marked, in her imperious, dogmatic
fashion:
"Sir, l have engaged you to drive for
me, not to talk to me-"
The farmer ceased, pursed up his lip,
and ever after kept his peace. When
the vacation weeks were over, and the
dame was about to return to town, she
sent for her driver and his hil. Running
her eyes down its columns, she paused.
"What is this item, sir2' said she. 81
cannot understand it,
Aud with cqaal gravity he rejoined
"Saes, S.. l don't often take it, but
when | do charge. ."-Bostoa Beacon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
WHOLE NO. 2232.
Surgery for Plano Players.

"Surgery for piano-forte players as
recommended by one of the leading
piano'fortc teachers Of this city, and
now being rushed at in San Francisco to
o degree that will at least make this an
interesting spot for the rest of the mu-
scal world to watch, in seeing how such
large average of the venturesome come
out. The clever physician, with his
knife made expressly for the purpose,
and his cocaine, admits he knows little
about piano-forte playing, but is told
that the results of the operation are sat
isfactory. There then follows something
about liability to Gloss of grip" etc,
During the halcyon era of piano art,
when List was clcctrifying Europe, and
Mcndclssohn and Chopin vying with
each other in the production of compost
tons embodying the utmost a tistc per-
fiction; and when gigantic Beethoven
was astonishingV.eana with a succession
of his sonaas-why was there no kniv-
ing thcn1 Surgeons were skilful fifty
years ago, and knew as much of the
mechanism Of the hand as to-day. There
were enthusiasts in those days who
would have gone to the bottom Of this
method and as readily yielded Themselves
up to trial of it, and yet we do not
read Of any ham-strung artists coming to
the front. Yes, there was one who tried
royal road to perfection. Poor Robert
SChumann cssaycd some cxpcditing
method on his third finger, and ran him.
self hopclcssly and disastrous'y out of
the field Of cxccutantS. He has stood us
warning monument from those days as
to mechanical contrivances and al sorts
OF cXtrancous dodgcs, and it would be
well for every intending victim to the
knife method to first read through his
"Advice TO Young Musicians. "--.Sm
Francisco Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15

In the northwestern part of the town
of Castlcton, Ratand county, VT, is the
only mandatory in the United States of
white slate pencils. The stone as it
comes from the quarry is first sawed
into blocks from four 10 seven inches
wide, according to the length desired
for the pencils. These are split quite
easily with chiscl into slabs little
thicker than the finished pcncls--say,
5-lG inch. These are passed through
planning machine and over an emery bet
make them fiat, smooth, and of a
uniform thickness of about 3-16 inch.
Next they are pushed into the jaws of a
"crocodilc," which consists If a pair of
steel plates, in the under one OF which
are sX rows of curved knives, each set
so us to cut lit DEEPER than the one
which went before it. These plough
out parallel grooves half way
through the slab, which a man then turns
and lay, upon Il steel late having ridges
which Just tit these grooves. This slides
back under the SIX rows of teeth of
second ''cr,colilc' lying in wait along
side, which cut the grooves on the other
side, and leave the pencils sdc by side.
Lastly, they are broken and rolled for in
instant to point them, upon an emery
belt. A man can give this last touch to
about s. coo in day. The average daily
output is 81, 600, and the mil! gives en-
ployment to some tw ,nty-livc hands.
The old pan was to saw out square pen
cils from the slab with circular saw
one by one. These were boxed and dis.
tributcd among poor families who whit
tied them round by hand at from q
quarter to half dollar per thousand,
The 'crocodic' has spoiled this busi.
ness. New York Ectniag Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
Rirlie,a lad Drenm.

Aunt Annie was getting ready for bed
one night. 1t rainel very harl, and
there was thunder with sharp fl shes of
H. i-htning. The window was open, but
the blinds were shut.
Suddenly she thought she heard some
thing say, "Chirp, chirp" outside the
shutters, and little tap, tap, against
them. She waited, and listened mo-
mcnt; and then it came 0gain--a sharp
little cry-"WCct, wcct.'
She opened the shutters, and in few
little yellow bril-. lie had been fast
asleep in some high tree, when the bright
flashes and the loud rain woke him up
and frightened him 50 TINT he came to
the window and begged to be let in.
think he must have felt just as you
do when you have a bad dream and want
TO creep into mammals be Perhaps he
thought his house was on fire, or that tho
food had come again.
But, when he got in, the "asIight and
the strange place frightcnc Lin still
moro. He ilcw round and round the
ceiling until Aunt Annie was afraid he
would batter himself to dcah.
She had turned the gas down very low,
so as to quiet him, when he dashed into
it, and put it OUT but he did NOT Lura
himself.
Aunt Annie put towel over the water.
pitcher, so that he could not fail in, and
she took care to move about very softly,
Presently, the poor little fellow, finding
that nobody wanted to hurt him, settled
down on the gas-iyturc at the head of
the bed, folded his tired wing, tucked
Lis little head (Which must have ached,
am sure, from the bumps he hal given
iO under his feathers aud went to sleep.
lie looked very queer indeed just as
though he had no head
His tiny claws could just clasp nicely
round the smooth perch he hal chosen.
Aunt Annie left the shutters AMI the
window both open, while birdie slept
all night on this funny roost; and, when
the bright summer morning came, he
flew out into the fresh air, before any
I
we never saw him again.
How astonishcd he must have been
wien he opened his eyes, to find him.
self in a bedroom, sitting on q gas-fx-
ture! 1 guess he must have thought 20
himself:
"How did com here!
Iw"nt to sleep las nigh m tree;
And how 90 he e 10 not seat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
A Quarrelsome Baby.

IN certain mcnagcr.c, baby Gle.
plant was added to the collection of ami.
mails. 1t was chained opposite III, cage
of a lion. From the first day these ami
mails became ncighbors they cv nc.d u
hostility against each other TINT alarmed
the managers. To prevent an outbreak,
the elephant was removed to point out
OF the sight of the lions cage. 1t was
thought the animals would forget each
other. Shortly after midnight watch.
man on the street was startled by the
ratting of chains, followed by the
trumpeting of the elephant and the roar.
ing Of the lion. fastening to the mu.
scum he found the managers and a mum.
Der Of the stage wolk.ngm batting
with the little elephant, which had sczod
the hon with its trunk ~ the hind leg
and was tugging 10 pull the beast through
the bars Of the cage. The rOa:s of tho
lion aroused all the other animals. and
their cries added to the conru ion. Twice
the men succeeded in breaking the hold
of the elephant, which then, maddencd
by scratches and bites of the lion, stIove
to break down the strong cage in which
its enemy was confaed, and twice tAe
elephant renewed its hold. Finally the
men, rc.enforced by other workers in the
museum, succeeded in binding the little
elephant with ropes aud chains, and
securing him at place far removed from
the lion. 1t was found that The lions
leg was badly wrenched. The elephant
escaped with unmpogtant scratches aud
bites in its trunk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
IT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1886.

dentistry cost but little. 1t 10 the work
and skill for which the patient is obliged
to pay. You will excuse me-" said my
informant, looking at his watch, "as l
have an engagement at my office at this
hour"
A laboratory can be fitted up with all
the necessary tools for the practice of
dentistry at cost of from 5000 to $4O0.
--Br0Oklyn Eagle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
4 Rrmur.uhl, Roc YNLY,

Dr.. Robert ST. George DrTau!orth Of
Wa a,lnngtJn relates a curious experience
Of his own during the civil war, and
later while acting rs 4 correspondent in
the Franco-Gtmal war. While serving
in the first great struggle 'he doctor was
shot through the lungs and was iAvalided.
He subsequently went to Europe for his
health aud remained there sJmc years.
When the German war broke out he
b came correspondent for the New York
Tribune, and II ono of the battles he
was shot through the base OF the skull.
He caught heavy cold while lying
wounded on the battlefield, ami his
wound in the lungs troubled him 50
much that his life WIS dgspair2d Of and
he was victim of rapid consumption.
Oac day during v.ocnt fit of coughing
tn. doctor brought up piece of his
ovcrcoat, which had been shot into his
lungs ten years before. Tie election Of
this cluse irritation so relieved him
that he at oacc became better and finally
completely recovered. II. returned to
Washington and has since held the Office
Of Judge Of the Court of Appeals. lie
was also a member Of the Bor.l Q, Ex-
Gmincrs ard Assist0n. Commissioner OF
Patents. D.yanforth is now prominent
Iatcnt lawyer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15

Many gcoogists of Australasia cherish
the faith that diamond mines will yet be
added to the sources of wealth of that
developing land of surprises. Accident
ally discovered by travelling trader not
quite twenty years ago, the South Afri-
can mines, which are five hundred miles
from the coast, and at an elevation of
four thousand feet above the sea, are,
however, at present unrivalcd in their
size and value. The romantic hardships
which toughcncd and roughcnel the
early diggcrs have largely disappeared
before the railway communication which
brings the fields within a thirty hours
journey Of the coast. The business is
now transacted on scientific principles
and regular system. There have been,
as might be expected, alterations of
profit and loss, but the returns of the
four principal mines show that in the
three years and a thirl previous to the
end of 1885, there was total production
OF more than eight and half millions
sterling. A Kimberley diamond was re-
Gently shown in London valued at el00,-
900. 1t weighed more than 400 carats
in the rough. The finest diamond in
quality ever found in South Africa was
the "Porter Rhodes" discovered in the
centre of Kimberley mine in 1880. 1t is
pure white octahedron, valued at &C.,.
900. London Standard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
CHILDREN'S CO. UMN.
The Ambitious Kangaroo,

They held great mectinga ng select,
End the kangaroo rose ina i, Snfie way,
And said, sim tho one !o4 ohould surely
elect,
For can out-lcap every boast here to-day"
Said the eagle, ''How high can you climb
toward the sky y
Said the nightingale, Favor us, plea;e
with song r
Said the hawk, let US measure our powers
of eye !"
Said the lion, Come wrestle and prove
you are strong |"
But the kangaroo said, "It would surely bo
best,
In our choice of king, to make leapin5
the test y
"A. R. wis, in 81. Nich0laS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
Furuilur, ia RrlrOOmS.

1t is scarcely necessary nbwalay', say
the B )ston R cord, to warn any one
aglinst heavy furniture in bedrooms.
Householders have come to understand
the sanitary importince of perfect clean
illness in sleeping room, and that this
cannot be secured with furniture that
may not be moved easily and often. But
people in the average home are s'owc;
to learn to do away with woolen hang
ings AMI wooden carpets in bedrooms.
Blankets the year round excepted, there
is no need OF any woolen, duSt-lodging
fibre in a chamber. Cur,ains and cush-
ions are much more easily cared for
wAcn made of cottons, and for eight
months in the year straw mating is the
bst covering for bedroom floor
Even in winter two or three rugs, which
nay be often shaken out Of doors, are
enough to take off the chill look of the
straw. And this way of managing has
the advantage OF ch.apness as well IS Of
health!uness and comfort.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
Consolation

Because dark clouds have crossed the sky
Shall the sun refuse to shinel
Because the morning has been wet
May evening not be Fl le?
Sometimes the night has rayless been
Shall ars forget to glstsnl
Although the winter has been drear,
To summer birds we listen.
My life has metimes rayless been,
Enshrouded sorry grief;
May never time s assuaglng hand
Bring softly sweet relief.
Al hough my soul be overwhelmed
With buffettings Of sorrow.
Shall my weak heart neer stronger grow,
Or see glad tomorrow.
All, yes, God showers the selfish soul
With sorrows bitter rain;
The purest heights are often reached
Through suffering and pain;
And deepest griefs in love were meant
To purify and strengthen;
The souls that opens toward God
Grows as life's s. sadows lengthen.
Helen N. WinsloW.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
Not n Partisan.

Isn't he bcautiful" sud the wife OF
the politician, as she DIN lied her baby
boy, who smiled and kicked every time
she threw him up.
lie is" answered the lrcud father rs
he watched the play Of the i.t,Ie feet,
''but I'm afail ! c will nev.r be u good
party man.
why not''
"Bocause he's kicker
Ii is these terrible things that cast Il
gloom over the happ;est families. BIS.
ton Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15

A gentleman carrying very heavy
satchcl finally succeeds in getting it into
the rack. A lady seated directly beneath
manifests lively fear.
"Oh, monsieur, supposing it should
fali?'
"ReNssure yourself, madame, there is
nothing in It that can break. ."-Frtnch
Fun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
Social Nlcnty i'm Cubl.

Not long since my attention was called
in funny and rather plcban way to one
of the LEGAL customs of the island. When
a family moves into another house, it is
de rigucur to send cards-or to quote the
Spanish for it, "mandar parte"--to their
whole circle of acquaintances, announc-
ing the change, and, as they express it
here, "oifcnng them their house"
Those who fail to do this are not called
on, even by persons who visited them
before. This custom is observed through
all asses. | was immensely amused
when my washcrwoman OF the peasant
class and living in the country, business
settled and talk began, sad "Ah,
sonora, had such time this morning !!
l had to climb lenrcw Bat, whyN
"Ah, you see, the only 'anc leading into
the hi Shroad passes before my ncighbor's
house. Now they have moved in only
lately, and as they have not sent me
'paric' Of course l could not pass there,
but had to climb the fence to get into the
road; and (lo,cfuIIy) | shall have to
climb the fc &c ain when | 90 home.
-NeW Orleans Timcs-D D.m2crat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15

A Saratoga barber has made quite a
reputation as performer on the
hormonico. There is nothing extraordi.
nary about this. BARRIERS have unusual
facilities for practicing the mouth
organ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-15
Rutland Business Cards.
BERWICK HOTEL,
@ F RICHARDSON, Prowr

@ RlCIfAKDSON,P Pr0pr,
RUTLAND VERMONT
Heated Throughout by Steam,
Good Sample Rooms. Billiard Room an
Livery Stable connected with the Hotel.