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

A very singular succession of deaths
among the men who have been candidates
for the Presidency or Nice-P Presidency of
the United States has followed the demise
of General Grant That event occurred
on July 23of last year. Since then some
one candidate who has run in every pres.
idential election since 1854 has passed
avay, as will be seen by this grouping:
1S64-General George B. Mcclellan, Dem
ocratic candidate against Liocoln.
1S6S-Horatio Seymour, Democrtic candt
date against General Grant
1868 General U. s. Grant.
1S2-Ex-Governor b. Grant, Brown, Of
Missouri, Democratic candidate for Vice.
President on the Greeley ticket
lS76-Ex-GovernOr Thomas A. Hendricks,
Democratic cand date for Vice President on
the ticket with Mr. Tilden.
1SSO-General Winfield S. Hancock Demo
cratic candidate for the Presidency against
General j. A. Garfield
1S4-Thomas A Hendricks elected Vice
President on the Democratic ticket with
Grover Cleveland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
Choice or Fruit Trees.


Many q dollar will be saved to the far
mer's purse, and many years of fruitless
waiting spared him, by attention to the
facts: that varieties are influenced by soil
and situation that experience of prac-
teal fruit-growers in the same locality is
valuable guide in selection, and that
local nurserymen should be safe advisers,
unless self-interest impels them to work
off undesirable stock. Moreover, nearly
every state has one or more horticultural
societies, often subsidized by the state,
for the express purpose of gathering and
imparting just such information as is re-
ferred to. While self-interest may not al.
ways be wanting here, it is kept well UNI
der, and the published opinions of horti-
cultural societies may always be consulted
with profit by those who contemplate
setting out fruit trees. -PrefesSor William
Treledse
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Senate,

Among the measures taken up was joint
resolution authorizing the president to grant
permission to one or more officers OF the army
to accept temporary service under the govern
ment OF Corea 10 instruct aud drill its troops,
the officers not 10 receive pay from tho
United States during their absence.
Mr. Sewell moved an amendment requiring
that no leave of absence under the authority
of the Joint resolution should continue longer
than three years. This was agreed to,
The joint resolution was then changed to
the form of bill and temporarily laid aside
TO give time for the preparation Of an amend
ment suggested by Mr.. Ingalls, permitting
such officers to receive pay from the govern
ment of Corca
Mr. Morrill, called up the house bill permit
cling national banks to change their name, 10.
cation and capital by vote of two-thirds OF
their shareholders. 1.-THE bill makes the
changes subject to the approval of the comp
trOller of the currency.l
On motion Of Mr. HOar, nm amendment
was made to the bill, limiting the right of a
bank to change its location so that it shall not
change to another State, nor to place moro
than 80 miles distant from the original loca.
ton The bill was then passed.
The education bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Blair addressed the senate in reply to the
ODJecJOnS ana cfltlclSfnS maze against IL. lie
commended that the legislature Of Alabama
had given unanimous Endorsement to the
principle Of tho bill and to the bill itself, so
far as its essential features were concerned
He denied that the people of the South were
opposed to the measure and insisted that they
favored it. In discussing the constitutional
features involved in the measure, Mr.. Blair
remarked that when our country had not
more than one-fourth our present population,
the general government had taken SOS, 900,
900 from the national Treasury in one year
and distributed it among the States. That
was much more than this bill would dis
tribute the first year.
Mr.. George said the house of represents
tives of his State mississippi had paSsed reso-
lutions requesting the United States senators
from Mississippi 70 support the measure.
Mississippi was not here, however, Mr.. George
said, as a Suppinnt for the national bounty.
The bill providing for the allotment OF
lands in Severalty to Indians was passed
Mr.. EdmundS introduced bill providing
for the inspection OF meats for expectation,
and against the importation of adulterated
articles Of food and drink, and authorizing
the President (" make proclamation in Ger
tain cases
A bill was passed to erect statues to Co
lumbus and Lafayette at tho west entrance
to the Capitol grounds.
defence of the bill introduced by him pro.
vding for the abrogation of all treaties
permitting the immigration Of Chinese to the
United States. The rest of the session wai
occupied in discussing the education bill
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
IL eCipes.

Stirred Bread. One quart flour,
two large tcaspoonfuls baking powder
two teaspoonfuls salt, two eggs and sweet
milk to make stiff batter; bake in a
loaf in biscuit tin. To be broken, not
cut, and eaten hot. Water may be used
instead of milk by adding spoonful OF
butter.
French Fried Potatoes. -Parc the
potatoes, cut in blocks an inch long and
little larger than lead pencil, soak in
ice water an hour, drain and dry with a
towel, have as much hot lard as you
would to fry doughnuts, put in as many
of the potato strips as will go in without
OVERLAPPING and fry until golden brown,
stirring them up often that they may
brown evenly, take out into a colander
and dust lightly with salt
Salad Dressing. One heaping tea.
spoon each of salt and mustard, two
tablespoons of thick, sweet cream one
tablespoon of butter, three of sugar, one.
third of cup Of vinegar, the well-beaten
yolks of two eggs; add mustard to eggs,
beat well; add sugar, salt, cream; stil
all well together and place over the fire,
and stir constantly until it thickens;
add vinegar last, pouring the dressing
over the salad and mixing it well. This
is especially nice for cabbage salad, but
can be used on other salads also.
Bro'cn Bread Pudding,- ounces
of stale brown breadcrumbs, six ounces
fresh butter, four eggs 0he yolks and
whites whisked separately, one-hat
ounce powdered cinnamon, one-half
pound coarsest brown sugar. Cream the
butter, then mix well with the sugar till
quite smooth, add the well beaten eggs
and stir in gradually the other ingredi-
ents. Steam the pudding for two hours
or even more Gt cannot be too much
done). When turned out pour melted
cherry jam over it and serve hot.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
Treatment OF sheep.

There are many reasons why the few
growers who still persist should abandon
the habit Or washing their sheep before
sharing, and we know of not single
argument in its favor. The practice was
inaugurated at an carly day, and it is a
relic of old times, when the wool shorn
from the small hocks in the Eastern
States was largely used upat home. Then
it was necessary to wash it either before
or after shearing, to prepare it for card
ing or spinning. Those days are past,
and both the sheep and the owners
ought to be glad of it.
The yolk in a healthy fleece is natures
preservation Of the fibre. 1t is a soapy
matter with strong potash base, rescm-
bling no other animal secretion: it is, in
fact, a soap, with more or less free oil. 1t
preserves the elasticity of the fibre and
should be left in the wool until it is
wanted for manufacturing use. Manu-
facturers well know that secured wool,
in time, becomes brittle and loses its
elasticity, while unwashcd retains all its
good qualities indefinitely. 1t is doubt
full if anybody ever saw a moth in un-
washed wool. 1t is, as a rule, free from
all vermin. The percentage of yolk in
healthy flocks Of even grade is quite uni
form, but varying in different breeds
from rs per cent in the Leicester and
other coarse breeds, to 80 to IS per cent.
in the very finest Saxon, the bucks always
carrying more than the ewes.
The system of washing in cold water
on the sleeps back never results in a
washed fleece fit for the manufacturer,
but only the eradication of an unknown
and uncertain part of the yolk, contained
in the fleece, which is thus changed into an
understandable commodity to be sold on
its uncertain merits as to Shrinkage. The
name or designation of washed wool has
ceased to have any charm, and the sooner
the practice of washing is entirely aban-
doned the better it will be for the sheep
and their owners and the trade generally.
Wood Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Among other interesting experiments
conducted by Prof. II. c. White, of the
University farm in Athens, Ga, under
the auspices of the State Commissioner,
and recently reported upon, was one test
ing the effect of different manures under
oats and of different top dressings
The plot selected was a section of an
oat field 1925 feet long and 1879 feet wide,
containing in all 1-2 acres. A strip S25
feet long and 40 10 feet wide was ma
nured in the fall with well-rottcd stable
manure alone at the rate of 20 bushels
per acre. A strip S25 feet long by 80
feet wide was MANFRED with cotton seed
alone at the rate of 90 bushels per acre.
A strip S25 feet long by 40 l-2 feet wide
was MANFRED with commercial fertilizers
(ammoniatedD at the rate of 800 pounds
per acre. The plot was divided into ten
sections across the three strips, each sec
ton containing in all IA acre, and sub.
divided into three parts, a containing
3-32 acres; b containing 2-32 acres and
containing 3-32 acres. The top dressings
Including cotton-seed meal, acid pho>-
phate, nitrate of Soda sulphate of am
monia and muriate of potash) were ap-
piled at the rate of 100 pounds per acre
upon each section on the same day, i'm
mcdiately preceding a shower.
The conclusions arrived at, according
to the results presented in table accom-
panying the report, and not given here
for lack of space, are:
FrSt-Where no top dressing was ap-
piled stable manure gave best results,
commercial fertilizer next best, and cot
ton seed much lower results.
Second-Cotton seed does not appear
to be a good manure for oats. either with
or without subsequent top dressing.
WWd-The largest yield, which was
1918 pounds of grain and 9,ii2 pounds
of straw per acre, was obtained by ma
nuring with stable manure and top dress
ing with nitrate of soda.
BY manuring with stable manure and
top-dressing with muriatc of potash,
were gained 1876 pounds of grain and
1896 pounds of straw per acre. BY ma
nuring with stable manure and top-dress-
ing with kainit, were obtained 1850
pounds. of grain and 2,570 pounds of
straw per acre. sulphatc of ammonia ap-
piled as top-dressing with stable ma
nure gave 1,Os6 pounds Of grain and o.
406 pounds of straw per acre.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

Davy Crockett was the toughest dia.
mond that ever sparklld in the House of
Representatives. Reared in the cabin Of
his father, revolutionary soldier, who
was pioneer settler In Tennessee, he be-
came noted as marksman, bear
hunter and IN Indian fighter. In due
time he was sent TO tho legislature, and
in 1927 he came to Congress. Wearing
homospun suit with a waistcoat made
from the skin of panther which he had
shot, he attracted some attention, and
the most absurd stories were told Of his
proves, He told some good stories, but
tho greater part OF his remarks were
coarse and vulgar. 1t 50 happened, how
ever, that he became arraycd against
General Jackson on an Indian bill, and
when the President sent friend to him
to tell him that he must support the bill
if he desired reelection he replied, II
believe the measure is unjust and wicked,
and shall fight it, let the consequences
be what they may. | am willing to 60
with General jackson in everything be.
lieve right and honest, but beyond this
I wont go for any man in creation. I
would sooner be honest and politically
BANKED than hypocritically immortal
lied" The Wings took him up, and he
visited Philadelphia New York and Bos-
ton, receiving marked attention and
many presents in each city. When he re-
turned to Tennessee aud went into the
canvass he found that President Jackson
Was too much for him, and he was beaten
by about 300 votes. He went to Texas,
where he fought CALAMITY, and was
killed when the Alamo was taken and its
garrison was slaughtered. Ills son,
John W., served as wing in Congress
from 1887 to 1871. He then removed to
New Orleans, where he edited a paper
for a while, and then returned to Ten
ncsscc, where he died in 1852 Several
lives of Crockett were published, written
by others. Of the many sayings credited
TO him the most popular one was, "Be
sure you're right; then go ahead. Dos
Ton BQdget.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
BOSTON MARKETS


FLouR-Michrollor, 81. 75to5'OOi Ohio. Ina
Ill and ST Louis pat, 500 to 5'5Oi ONO,
Ind, So Ill and st, Louis stmiShs, Si9O 10
800; Ohio, Ind, So Ill and st Louis clems,
$40 to 47jj MINI Spling pat, 1910 10 3 Go;
Wis spring pat 1925 to $50, Above are Job
Der prices in car lots.
OATS Fancy No white A l-2c to 40 l'2c,
Mo- white, Al PC to 42ci No 3whit", 40 lie
TO 4lci mixed, 80 o4lc, MS to quality
RlE-Qul AT Toe per bush lorNo' New
York in small way
BARLEY AND MALT-Bnrley bright.
Canndn, 81 o.; six rowed Canada No l. 05ci cy
tra No 2, soc; No 2, soc; No 3, 7Sc; six rowrd
state, Csc to 7jc; two rowcd state, Gle 10 &c;
Malt-Two rowrd state zoe to Zoe per bush;
six rowcd state, 7Sc to S3c; six rowcd wv,
SEC to 81 per bush. llops-llc to he per Ib
for choice, and &c to Toe for common to good
BulrER-Norih cmy, good to choice 27e
to Csc; fancy, PC to 2Sc New York dairy,
BIC 10 22c; fancy, DE; Vermont dairy, pc 10
&c; selections, 24c to 2jci common to
good, l5c to Doc; extra West fresh made crmy,
SIC; common 20 good, Doe to zoe, Jobbing
prices range | to . cents higher than these
quotations,
CnEEsE-Chocc North, loo to 10 lie;
good to cnoicc . lie to 0 3.dc; West l2c to
EGGs-Ensr extra, 2So TO 80; n Y and Vt,
2Sc; Island, 2jc TO u; Western picked,
&c; Eost lined ice.
BEANs-Choce large andpicked pea, $l50
to Loo per bush choice small hand
picked do, Sl.GOto l,6j; small Vt hand picked
pea, Sl.7O to | IS; common to good, SlS5
10 100; choice screened do, $l,iO to l.I5;
hand picked med, $l5j to Leo, and choice
screened do, Sl,4j to Loo; common do, Sl35
to l,jO; choice imp vel eyes, SLIGO to Go;
old fashioned vel eyes SLjj to LOO; red Kid
ncy Sl,90 to 2.OJ. Split peas, $40
/" go per Dbl; green peas, Sl2O
~ l.2j per bush for choice West, SOC TO SlOO
lur Nor h.
FHuIr-AppIcS, choice, 81 90 to | 70;
common apples, Sl.OO to $l2j; Fancy Maine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A philadelphia Tailor Cuts His Wife's
Throat and Shoots Himself

Gottlieb Lentz aged So German tailor
living at No, 25i2 Sepyiva street, Philadel-
phia, cut the throat OF his wife, Mnrgareta,
one evening recently, and few minutes later
shot himself dead. No one witnessed the
dreadful tragedy, but, so far rs can be
Judged, Mrs, Lcnta was preparing suppe: ut
table in the back Kitchen when her hus-
band, who was of drunken, jealous and
vicious disposition, suddenly attacked her,
and, drawing a razor across her throat, al
most decnpitNtel her With what vitality
remained, she instinrtivcly ran TO the back
door, on which the marks of bloody hands are
to be seen She succeeded in opening the
door, and went out into an alley leading into
Fox street. 1t was distance of about 30
feet to the side entrance to Louis Nadenhau-
ser's. She got to the door and pushed it open
but had only stepped beyond the threshold
when she fell dead A moment afterwards
three shots were heard in Lentzs house, and
when the premises We're entered he was found
to have shot himself through the throat, He
lily stretched on his back on the floor in n
ol of blood. Lent. had frequently thr q =
tned to kill his wife, ard few weeks ago she
had him arrested for as sault. They had two
married daughters an | q son living away
from them,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
VALUABLE FIND.
Excitement Over the Discovery OF
Gold and Coal Deposits.

Intense excitement prevails in Brady town,
ship, Pa, over the discovery of a supposed
valuable deposit closely resembling gold, that
has been found in large quantities in that
neighborhood. Jacob Iillius, mineralogist
of Huntingdon, Pa, while prospecting for
coal, found evidence Of a large deposit of the
valuable mineral when but seventy-fivc feet
below the surface An analytical chemist of
Philadelphia reports thut the ore is WORTH
from $4,000 to Sl5,c0O per ton. Mr. Hillm,
is now in consultation with capitalists with a
view Of organizing a stock company to de-
velop the land in which this valuable find has
been made. In prospecting for gold, Mr.. I'll
Illus struck three-Ioot vein of anthracite
coal, which is now being developed. The
land in the neighborhood that heretofore
would not bring any price whatever, has now
risen to fabulous sums. Prominent capital
lists of Philadelphia and PittSburg are buying
up the land, with the view of developing it,
resources
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10

John Allen, the famous Methodist
preacher of Maine, better known as
"Camp Meeting" John Allen, at
one time was acting as chaplain
of the Maine Legislature, and
he was called upon to pray for the
Governor. Now, this Governor wasn't OF
Camp Meeting" Johns political persua-
sions, so the chaplain naively prayed that
he "might be the best Governor the State
ever had, if possible"
The worthy chaplain hit the Legislators
themselves still harder. He prayed, 80
Lord, enable them to condense and be
able to stop when they get through"
That was certainly practical prayer, it
not of the complimentary stamp usually
offered on such occasions.
Camp Meeting" John Aliens wife
was of opposite character to her husband;
she was very serious, even approaching to
solcmncss. The old gentleman liked to
get off his fun with her. One day, when
he was helping her into carriage, she
said, somewhat sadly, "John, amt as
buoyant as when l was girl" "No,"
quickly responded John Allen, "and |
amt so gallant as when | was a boy"
One day Baptist minister attended a
meeting of Methodist clergymen who
were discussing the topic, "The Method
ist Doctrine and Economy" The visi-
tor was courteously called upon and he
gave his opinion, that while the Method
lists doubtless accomplished geat deal,
there was too much machinery attached
to their economy. "Camp Meeting"
John Allen was ready for tilt instantly,
and in his dryest tone replied that there
might be considerable machinery in
Methodism, but it didn't take quite as
much water to run it as some other sects.
Boston Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
THE WEEK.
In the United States and the
Old World.
THE FORiNIGN MAILS.
Forcing American Steamers to Carr,
Them.

10
Them.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, on behalf of thu
minority of the house committee on post Off.
rcS and post roads, submitted report, dis
scnting from the views of the majority in
reporting favorahly the bin to compel lawful
american steamships 10 carry the United
States mails. The report states that under
tne Dlngiey bill American vessels were to be
consulted like their foreign rivals as to
the performance of the service and
the compensation to be paid therefor and
not forced to carry the mails on such terms
as the Postmaster General saw fit to impose.
The Postmaster General had wholly ne
elected and refused not only to con.
tract with any American steamships
for carrying foreign mails as he was all.
thorized to do by the act of March
), 1888, but had declined to use the appro-
priation therein made for the purposes
named, As result Of this action, and in
consequence of this inadequate compensa.
ton, now allowed by law, several
American steamship companies have do
cilned to carry the mails. 1t was
now proposed, instead of assisting the
Postmaster General by some appropriate
legislation to execute the law of March 3
lNS1, to punish American steamships for re-
III al to carry the mails BY virtue Of section
4Opj of the Revised Statutes the Postmaster
General was restricted in the matter OF com.
pensatiOn to he allowed American Steam.
ships to sea and inland postage on the mails
50 carried If the bill Of the majority were
to become law American steamships
would be denied a clearance and right to
carry the American t'ag, unless they con.
sen;cd to carry the mails -for sum not ex.
ceetlng the sea and inland postage. whatever
fnttrnt he tCt
and inland postage was the same wha Their the
mails were carried 500 or 5000 miles, and the
POSTMASTER General might allow the same
compensation for transporting the mails
from Key West to Havana rs from San Fran.
cisco to China, The postmaster general
could not exceed these and inland postage in
hNinS the maximum amount, but his dscre-
t'on was unlestrane1 in fixing the mini
mum amount. He was, therefore, clothed
with the power TO force American vessels to
carry the mails for any sum he saw proper,
however meagrc. The minority could not be
ilcve that congress ought to confer on the
postmaster general such an arbitrary power,
or strike so deadly blow at our feeble and
Struggling marine
lie report states that the United States
pat in 1885 for foreign mail service only
$50 $50, of which $21S, 600 was paid to for.
elgn lines, leaving less than $4,000 for the
American vessels
It was not necessary to Subsdizo lines, Tut
only to allow them such compensation as was
Just and reasonable. The bill of the majority
did not do this, but cl p yered the post
master general to force AIN rican vessels to
carry the mails at a loss or surrender the adj
vantage of sailing under the American flag.
The country was not prepared nor could it
afford TO place the destiny of its merchant
marine in the keeping of any one man
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-10
MCCORMICK REAPER WORKS
Operations Resumed. One Hundred
and Fifty Men at Work.

The Mccormick Reaper Works at Chicago
have resumed operations, $50 men reporting
for duty on the first day.
Over 400 men are now at work After IN.
works opened those remaining ont
gathered in groups Twenty of them we're
arrested. StonifoR Gengor, n Pole, addressed
one group and endeavored to incite n riot
Now is the time to net" he shouted, ''ev-
cry man on his pistol, and let us live or die
FOR the cause" In two minutes he was be-
hind hotS and bars. A 4S-Calibrr revolver
was taken from him. An outbreak is EXPECT
"l but the police are prepared. Thirty three
arrests hive been made in all bv the police
All these were made by officers in citizens
dlrS "ho wcro n,inglmg with the crowd Tho
greater number of those taken in charge were
booked for carrying concealed weapons re-
v"lrclS having been found on them. The re.
maindcr were charged with violating the
section 253 of the criminal code, which refers
to rOtOus aSSemblages.
II is claimed by the superintendent that
many more of the old men will 20 to work
who will be encouraged by the protection af.
forded by the large police force. Mr. McCor-
mick says that if 800 men report for duty in
the next three or four days, he will be salts
fed, and can run the shops very well. Under
The most favorable circumstances, he cannot
for some time, give employment to more than
500 men, as he has given great deal of work
to outside parties.