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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19
Quite Sane.

IIarry.--I hear that you have lost your
father. Allow mo to express my sympa-
thy.
Jack with a sigh)-Thank you. Yes,
he has gone; but the event was expected
for long time, and the blow was con.
sequcntly less severe than if it had not
been lookcl for.
Hills property was largc9
J.--Yes; something like quarter of
million.
Ill heard that his intellect, owing
to his illness, was somewhat feeble dur
ing his latter years. Is there any prop
ability o: the will being contested.
J.--No, father was quite sane when
he made his will. He left everything to
me. Boston Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19
Warned.

81 tell you, it's great thing to have
girl who knows enough to warn fell
low of his danger"
"Have youl" inquired one of the COM
pany
eyes, indeed; Julia's father and moth
cr were laying for me the other night,
when snc heard my tap at the window,
and what do you suppose that girl didr,,
"Can't think
"Shc just sat down to the piano, and
sang the insidcs out of old Folks at
Home You can Just bet ] didn't call
that evening"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19

ut seems" says the London Lancet
"that the little toy balloons of India
rubber bladders which the children in
fate with the breath may be readily re-
verscd by inspiration, and even drawn
into the air passages. In two instances
recently death has occurred by suffoca-
ton, balloon of the sort being drawn
into tho opening of the glottis. This is
matter of danger which ought to be
recognized. Parents and nurses should
be on their guard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19
'ODSTOCK, VT, WEDNESDAY,, MAY 10, 1886.

the evening, and as the company went in
to supper in rclays-old folks first and
young folks last, as Mrs. Slack sad--shc
found very little left but cup of coffee
and a turkcy.bonc when her duties were
done.
But there is an end to everything.
One day she saw Mrs. Slack driving up
the road in the minister's new buggy.
She was wearing the pretty mantilla she
had borrowed of her. With her usual lit
tie gigglc she stopped at the garden gate.
Mr. Pepper had taken holiday and
was lying in the hammock reading. His
wife had her sewing under the oak trees
and was extremely happy and comforta-
bic. If Mrs. Sleek had come to ask her
to drive she had resolved not to go. She
would say: "NIy husband has so few
holidays ! cannot leave home to-day"
But Mrs. Slack did no such thing.
"You dear, good soul!" she cried, as
soon as she was within speaking distance,
81 came to borrow your husband"
"Borrow whatl' cjacalated Mrs. Pep
per.
"Your husband" said Mrs. Slack,
"Slacli's in Now York; l am going to a
a picnic; want an escort and some one
to drive. May have him2'
"You ought to ask Mr.. Pepper him
self" said Mrs. Pepper, very coldly.
81 shon't," said Mrs. Slack, plOyfully,
81 came to borrow him of you. You'll
lend him, won't you? and | shall tell
every one that dear, good angel, Mrs.
Pepper, lent me her husband"
"You insist | shall answer, Mrs. Slack, 1"
Mrs. Pepper answered.
Yes" lispcd Mrs, Slack, "you'll lend
him, won't YOU"
"No" said Mrs, Pepper in very de-
cidcd tone, II am afraid l shouldn't get
him back. l let you have my piano.
That hasn't been returned. My water
proof-whcrc is that? My baby's car
riagc--your baby takes air in it now.
My cutting-board and scissors, my roll
ing-pin, an all the rest, haven't seen.
But Ipromscd to clcavc unto my hus-
band till death docs us part! You surely
never would return him."
ooh! oh. OH" screamed Mrs. Slack,
turning pink. "You wicked woman!
You mean thing. You shall have all
your horrid things back. Do you want
your spoonful of salt, too, you mean,
mean wrctch?"
Then, tearing the mantilla from her
shoulders, she threw it at Mr. Peppers
head rs he struggled from the hammock
and drove away.
She borrowed a shawl from the clergy.
mans wife aud went to the picnic with
her eldest boy as escort.
Before her return Mrs. Pepper had
proceeded to her ncighbor's house and
collected her goods and chattcls,
The piano was out of tune and scratch
cd; onions had been kept in the ice
cream freezer, and the mantle had a
grcase-spot on one shoulder; the child
rem had cut game on the lap-board, and
it was evident Mr.. Slack had whipped
them with the cgg-bcatcr. The baby
carriage had been used to carry char
coal home, and tho points of the scissors
were gone. So was Mrs. S!acks love.
She goes about abusing Mrs Pepper as
the mcancst and most jealous thing she
ever knew
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19

There is saying among the Russians
that man who is fond Of his horse will
not grow old early. The Arab and the
Cossack are examples of the truth Of the
proverb. They generally live long, en-
Joy robust health and have no use for
liver pads and blue pills. That vigorous
octogenaran, David Dudley Field, tells
us that he attributes his remarkably vi
tality to the habit of horseback riding,
and if the truth were known, it would
be doubtless appear that our sturdiest
old men are those who have been fond Of
the saddle. The taste for equestrian
sports and exercise which has lately made
such progress in Brooklyn is, therefore,
hopeful and hcathful sign. 1t is not
mere freak of fashion, but q develop
ment in the direction of rational enjoy
ment and an assurance that the rising
generation will be less of an indoor and
more of an outdoor people. 1t means
less headache hereafter, better appetites,
stronger lungs, roster cheeks, brighter
eyes, soundcr sleep, happier spirits, and
a total oblivion of that organ which, ac.
cording to Sidney Smith, keeps men a
good deal lower than the angels--thc
liver. -B,0oklyn Edgle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19
He Was Too SOcIablc.

Old Bloonose-By the way, Jane,
what has become of Mr. Litewaitel lie
used to be frequent visitor.
Jane (shortly)-I am afraid that he
wasn't treated very well when he did
call.
Bloonose-Whot! Jane, Pm surprised
There wasn't night he called to see you
that l didn't go into the parlor and
smoke my old clay pipe for hours, just as
sociable as if I'd known him for years -
Gail,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19
Tho Arabian Horse.

Arabian horses arc being imported into
America to slight extent Of recent years.
Messenger, the famous old stallion from
whom our American trotting stock is all
descended, had large strain of Arabian
blood in him.
Arabian stations have been brought to
this country from time to time as pres
ents to public men and others. But it is
doubtful if full-booded Arabian marc
was ever in the United States. They
are valued more highly than the stations,
and not allowed to leave the country.
There are six distinct families of horses
in Arabia, and the pedigree of some of
them runs back unmistakably for five
hundred years. They come of old families
These are the horses for swiftness and
endurance. They are not draught horses,
but in the two qualities named they excel
all other breeds in tho world. They
have delicate necks and fine, small,
straight limbs, flashing eyes and strong,
flowing name and tail, They are not
large, fifteen and half hands being an
unusual height, The back is not arched
much, the tail is high set, and the hoofs
are always small, black and very tough.
Centuries of pounding over the sands Of
the desert have made them so. They
have small ears and powerful chest, from
which they get their great endurance.
They arc distinguished for soundncss of
wind and limb, though their high-bred,
far-ofr cousin, the Kentucky horse, of
late years seems to be developing a lack
Of hardness.
The Arabian horse is noted, too for its
gentle temper and intelligence. Its mas
ter, the Arab, says the horse is Alah'j
best gift to man.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19

Edward Atkinson calculates that an
eight-how law would only affect ono in
ten among all the workers in the coun-
try, the other nnc-tenths being engaged
in occupations in which shorter hours
are impracticablc, as farming, hcrding
fishing, carrying, railroading and the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Rock-a-Byo.

H0ck-a-Byo.
"Rock -a-bye- bab es, upon the tree-top'
To her young the mother-bird sings,
"When the winds still, the rocking will stop,
And then you may all use your wings"
Crock a-bye, babies, under the eaves'
Tho swallow croons to her brood,
''Here you are safer, my children, from
thieves
Than il I had built in the woodn
"Bock-abye, babies, tho river runs deep"
Tho reed-bird trills to her flock,
"The river stirs only to to sing you to sleep,
The wind your green cradle to rockr'
Mary N. Prescott, In 50. Nicholas,
Tho Lesson Tie Learned from n Snail,
Freddy sat on q wall in the garden
with book in his hand, at which In
was looking with very sad face.
'I'm sure I shall never learn itY" N,
cried, in tones of despair.
The schoolmastcr had given all tho
boys holiday task, and Freddy Scott
had let the time slip away without touch
ing n book till only a week was left and
he had his long poem to learn by heart.
Like most boys he wished to get the
prize, but did not like the labor of work.
ing for it. Rather an idle lad was Mas
ter Freddy, in fact, though he had got it
into his head somehow that he was not so
clever as other boys, and that it was not
much use for him to try.
He was thinking that very thing just
now, when his eye fell upon snail crawl
ing up the bottom Of the wall on which
he sat.
"surcly," thought he, "that silly thing
is not going to try to get to the top at
that pace"
Yet slowly, as he watched livery
slowly-the snail came nearer and near
er, until at length the summit was
reached, and, as if in triumph, the old
snail reared itself up and waved its horns,
till Freddy laughed outright.
Then the thought flashed upon-sup.
pose the snail had said what he had, "It
is of no use trying" He would never
have reached the top of the wall; that
was certain.
~ wont be beaten by snail" cried
he; and he set to work at once in down
right earnest, and by the time the holi-
days came to an end he knew his poem
by heart and could rccitc it without a
mistake.
Prize day came, and the boys listened
eagerly for the prizc-boys' names. Fred
dy's surprise can scarcely be imagined
when he heard his own called out; but
there was no mistake about; he had won
q prize.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19

Henry County, Virginia, and Ross
vile, Kansas, takes pride in the fact that
their politics are run by young men. In
the former case every person who holds
office in the county is under q years of
age. The Circuit Judge is 36, the County
Judge 9S, the Attorney for the Comwon-
wealth "a, the State ScntOr ~ the Dele
gate to the House 27, the Treasurer 81,
tho Superintendent of Schools 81. Clerk
of the Circuit Conrt 25, the Sheriff "A,
and the Jail Physician q. In Rossvillc,
tho Mayor is only %, the Police Judge q,
the Principal of Public Schools 25, and
the Postmaster %.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19

Nevada is sometimes spoken of as the
extinct state, because its population has
dwindlcd down to few thousand from
the collapse Of the mining industry. 1t
has been claimed that there was no hope
for the state, but the Dayton Neus Re
porter thinks differently. 1t finds in the
southern portion of the state pleasant
region capable of sustaining pcrma-
nont population. 1t says: "ln the
vicinity OF the Colorado River-our
southern boundary-not only do olive
trees grow, but many other trees indi-
gcnous to tropical climcs. There may
be seen hourishing the orange, lemon,
fig and pomcgranatc. The vine there
produces as delicious fruit as in the most
favored localities in France, Italy or
Spain. There also has been produced
the finest of tobacco and the soil yields
cottont at a the rateof 1909 pounds to the
acre
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-05-19

"a RN WE not, life if sweeping by, 81
HHV and dare before you de
R something mighty and cub.
hAV q lime leave behind to conquer
time S6G week in youI
own town. So outfit free. No risk. Every
thing new. Capital not required. We will
furnish you everything. Many arc making
fortunes. Ladies make ~ much as men, and
boys and girls make great pay. Reader, il you
want business at which you make great pay
sll the time, write tor particulars 10
II. HAfLhT & CO.. Portland, Maine,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-30
OBJECTIONS FROM THE ALTAR.
Father McSIanus Repudiates the Action by
Incorporate Temperance Advocates.

SCRANTON, Pa, June 24.-Rev. n. j. Nc
Manus, spiritual director of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of Scranton, pub
fishes a card in which he repudiates 1.-The
language and sentiments" of the resolutions
passed at the White Haven Convention OF
the Father Matthew Diocesan Union last
week. The resolutions IN question denounced
the rum traffic and those engaged in it in
scathing terms, and said that 1.-The time had
come to sound the clarion notes of defiance
to rum and all its nellish missions"
Among the resolutions was the following:
Resolved, That we are compelled TO regard
is swung the damnable heraldy of that damnable
traffic of rum enemy of his race and creed
and a disgrace to both, and we hail the coming
day when society shall place the saloon keeper in
his proper plsce-the slums into which the in
Vulnerable host OF his wretched victims have
been dragged.
Father McManus was not present at the
convention which adopted these resolutions,
and in his letter to-day he says:
| hope that they were the result of indie
hberate action. Certainly they did not and
can not receive my sanction. Catholics
know that temperance is an obligation for
every one, while total abstinence is matter
of opinion.
The resolutions in question have created
quite stir all along the valley on account
of their advanced" sentiments and the
harshness with which they denounce the
saloon keepers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-30

were the best for the selling interest. Poor to
prime steers SOLD 81 81 So95 so per 100 pounds;
ira do, s. 90@6 is. and fat beeyes at s. 25al y.
The weeks exports were 6,420 beeves, 20 sheep
and $500 quarters of beef.
IS, AGO head for the week. Active marEet at sus-
tanned prices for good sheep, but at reduction
Of &c per ID. on lambs. Extremes; sS95 30 per
HOgs-Reeeipts, 1880 head, making 81, 9j0Ihesd
for the week. Market nominally steady for live
hogs At "a COCA so per 100 lbs
BALTIMORE, June 2S.-Beef Cattle-Market
slow and prices lse1zc lower than last week; best
beeves, - s095 20: first quality s595 S41a; medi-
were from S. 75@5 so; receipts, li67 head; sales,
954 head.
swiRea Light supply and fairly GOOD demand;
SHEEP and Lambs-ReceiptS, 1854 head sheep,
S264 so; lambs, So 5045 IS.
ST. LOUIS. June 2s.-National Stock Yards-Cat-
tle-Receipts, 200 heao; shipments, 500. Mar
keI active and 5@l0c higher; good to choice ship
Pn,gi - sS s So e s61 70 fair stast CO.
81 9s@s 65; TeXans s. Sal 50. COWS anu ne''efS
Hogs-Receipts, $500 mead: shipments, none.
Market active, and shade higher; butchers and
81 2Os4 40.
sheep-Receipts. 800 head. Market stronger
on good sheep: range, 81 2594 25.
KANSAS CITY, June 2S.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports:
Cattle-Receipts, LOO head; shipments, none.
Market shade stronger; good to choice, 81 SOC
81 1908 40; feeders. 50 5094; cows, S2@3 p.
Hogs-Receipts 1888 mead; shipments, 1876
head. The market opened slow, closing strong
and active at Saturdays prices; good to choice,
81 35G4 50; common to medium, e494 80.
sheep-Receipts, none; shipments none. Good
to choice. 81 5o@3: common to medium, 81 ~
al p.
BUFFALO, June 2S.-Csttle-Receipts, 1.22i
head. Prices advanced lO@l5c since last Monday.
ping e. 1905 %; extra steers, IS 25@5 40; native
stOckers fiTmer at SS93 25
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head Good demand at
fI,1lr 1rfrQ to fair M IN
choice 81 25m4 -; choice TO extra, 81 9Od5 Is.
Lambs-Firm; common to fair, S5@s 80; good to
choice, S. 75@6 80
a shade lower: mixed pigs and light Workers.
81 25@4 50; selected Workers, 81 60@i 20; selected
medium weights, 81 75@4 80.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports:
Catue-Recejpts. $500 head; shipments $500
head. Market strong and shade higher; ship
ping steers, $50 to SEQ lbs So 1895 40: stockers
and feeders. 81 5004 90; COWS, bulls and mixed s.
@ bulk. g 75@3 10; through Texas CATTLE SSd4
a-ogs-Receipts. ,0C0 head, shipments, 7,UUC
head. Market slow and easy: closed strong
rough and mixed, 81 l5G4 So; packing and ship
ping, 81 25e4 IS; light, 81 2O94 Co; skips, 81 sea
IS.
sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments. 1000
head. Market steady; natives, S294 40; Texans
The London cable to the Drovers' Journal
quotes the market heavily supplied and lower.
Best American steers l21sc per Id. dressed
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-30
A PENNSYLVANIA MIDGET.
\ Baby Bunting Only Ten Inches Long
and Weighing Four Pounds

PHILADELPHIA, June pa Baby Bunt-
ing" that could very readily be wrapped in
the rabbit skin of nursery lore has been born
to farmers wife in the little settlement of
Bell Bemk, Chester County, Pennsylvania,
which is about eight miles from Oxford.
The infant is most wonderful freak of ma
ture. When ushered into existence, two
weeks ago, it was barely ten inches in length,
and it failed to get the better of four-pound
weight when placed in the other end of an
ordinary pair of scales in the village grocery
store. The father a fine, hearty farmer,
rather above than below medium height,
named Nelson Bunting. He is forty-five
years old. and his wife, Julia, who
is not over two or three years his
junior, is quite large woman. They
are the parents of half dozen girls and boys
fully as large as children OF their respective
ages usually are, and they can offer no ex-
PLANTATION OF this apparent phenomenon.
Since her birth Baby Bunting has not
grown in any perceptible degree, but she is
by no means weak or puny despite her di-
minutive size. and her voice is as powerful
as that of the largest infant ever born. She
is well proportioned and pretty, and is gen.
orally considered a perfect specimen OF a
midget. Her fathers Sunday silk hat is
plenty large enough to hide her completely,
and when put in half gallon measure her
head does not come within several inches of
the top.
The baby has not yet been named, but the
suggestion that it should be called Frank
Folsom Cleveland Bunting, in honor of the
Presidents bride on whose wedding day it
was born, has met with some favor. and il is
probable that il will be so christened.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-30
ONE EFFECT OF STRIKES.
The Edison Machine shops BEING Removed
from New York.

NEW YORK, June a One of the most sig
ni6cant results of the recent labor strikes in
this city is the proposed removal of the Edl-
son machine shops from New York to Sche-
nectady. This removal has been fully deter
mined upon by the company, and the trans
fer of the Edison Company's business will
take place shortly. The present Edison ma
chine shops are on Goerck street, where $50
hands are employed. These shops have been
tor some time too small for the work re-
quired to be done in them. After a careful
consideration of various Sites a whole block
of land in Brooklyn was purchased. Upon
this site shops were to be erected of sufficient
capacity to employ thousand men. Work
was begun there at the beginning OF last
month. About the middle of May almost
all of the men employed in the works on
Goerck street went out on a strike, as pro-
test against the system of contract work
The result was to stop the firms work on
several important contracts, aud par
ticularly to prevent it from finishing three
torpedo-boats within the time required by
the Government. After holding out for about
three weeks the men abandoned their de-
mands and returned to work. The strike
thoroughly disguised Mr.. Edison, and he
determined at once to remove his works
from this city. He gave orders to stop the
erection OF the new works in Brooklyn, and
disposed of the land at a sacrifice. Then he
cast about for a suitable location for his
works, at such distance from the city as to
be fully removed from the demagogic in
fuences of the metropolitan labor organiza-
tons. The result was the purchase of ten
acres of land at Schenectady, upon which
suitable buildings are being erected. A
| large fore of men is now employed on these
shops, and by October it is expected that the
whole of the Edison manufacturing business
will be withdrawn from this city to the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-30
Marriage of Judge Matthews.

NEW York, June 23-Judge Stanley Mat
thews was married this afternoon to Mrs.
Mary X. Theaker, Of Cleveland. The cere-
mony took place at the home of the brides
cousin. by Charles Parson, Jr., of this city.
Rev. William r. Paxton, of Princeton, N.
j.. officiated, assisted by Rev. DIR. Richard
Harton, of the First Presbyterian Church
here. There were about fifty relatives and
friends present. Among them were two
sons and two brothers of the groom, Mr..
Mortimer and Mr.. Harry Matthews, Justice
Batchford, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Hitchcock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ID. Mccormick, Judge
Steven Bourke, of Cleveland, and Mrs. jos.
Villas, of Wisconsin. Tomorrow the bridal
party leave for Europe on the steamer Gel
tic
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-30
A REMARKABLE CANINE.
shep, n Scotch Collie, Takes Care of a
Brood of Motherless Chicks.

"
LOUISVILLE, June 24.-Christian Tomling,
who resides on Preston street, near the Short
Lipe junction. is a market gardener. and
devotes some of his spare moments to rails
ing fine fowls. Until few days since he
the possessor of Dominique hen, which
he had kept for several years, as she was
very prolific, and brought up fine broods of
chickens. lie also owns a fine Scotch collie,
a most faithful animal, The dog and hen
were his special pride, and seemed to take
great liking to one another. The collie
would watch over the chickens and her
broods, and chase away other dogs, cats, or
small boys. Several weeks since she appeared
clucking at fine brood or chickens at her
heels. In her endeavors to support her nu-
merous progeny she one day last week inn
pIudently made her way to the Belt Road.
In trying TO get the chickens out OF the way
of an approaching train she was run over and
killed. Shep, the dog, was much troubled
over the unlucky event, and seemed per-
picked as to what he should do for the or
phaned chicks which ran about uttering
-plaintive cries. Through the day he watched
over them as well as he could. When night
came they finally entered his kennel and
found safe shelter nestled close TO his shaggy
hide. The next morning he went scratching
about in his funny dog fashion to fill the
mouths OF his hungry charges. He has since
continued in his self-imposed duty, the
chickens thriving under his care, and bids
fair to bring them up to the frying pan in
approved STYLE