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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-27
Greece Refuses to Disarm.

a dispatch from Athens snys: The minis.
try has Threatened 10 the king that it would
resign unless he consented to an alliance with
Servia, and the maintenance of the army on
a war footing.
- A. later dispatch says Greece has refused 10
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-27

Great Britain lays claim to onc-third of
the sailing vessels of the world; in steam
,wo birds of the total tonnage.
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The most scientific compound for the cure OF
coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles
Is Dr. Bigclows Positive Cure. 1t IL pleasant,
prompt and safe. 20 cents and 81.
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son, of Kirkman, Ia, writes to the proprIetors
OF Aliens Lung Balsam; ~ firmly believe my
wife would have died Of consumption, II not
for the timely use Of your Balsam." Price No.,
Uc. and 81 per bottle, ut Druggists.
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Young or middlc-aged men suffering from
nervous debility and kindred weaknesses
should send 10 cents in stamps for large, illus
tratcd treatise suggesting sure means OF cure.
Worlds Dspensary Medical Association, Bull
falo \. Y.
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Read His Answer In the Stars.

"Oh, Lucinda, do bemine," he pleaded.
81 will be ever faithful, and work and
slave for you-only say the word, dear
est"
"Not now, George"
ooh, do not cast me to the depths OF
despair" Think what you dol Why
not now, dearestl"
"Because-oh, cannot tell you'll"
"Speak~
"Because the astrologer told me to be-
ware the man with-b-baggy trousers,
and oh, George, your trousers-bag-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l"-7id- Bits.
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Let thy hands be as the hands Of good
watch, through every golden moment
marking the worthy progress of the inner
life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-27

Physicians indorso Halls Hair Renewor. IL
uso Is always attended with good results.
For throat and lung troubles, tho most TO
liable remedy 10 Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL
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Elnnn Of the ZOdinc.


A most interesting and original introduction
to book comes in little work in the shape OF
n humorous article, entitled 1.-THE Twelve
6 gns of the Zodiac" illustrated by Thomas
Worth, the well-known New York artist. The
old and familiar signs with which we are well
acquainted through almanacs and otherwise,
are given u new and every day meaning, and
we defy any one 10 look at them or to read the
text without induging in hearty laugh.
"Bill Nyc's" thrilling experience with cy-
clone is also wittily treated BY that humorist,
and Wade Whipplc,' M Quail and others
OF those writers Of to-day, who shoot folly as
it flies" are among the contributors, while
artists such as Opper Cox and Solhn, have
is the 81. JdcobS OIL Family Cdlendar and
Book Of Heath and Humor for the Million for
1856, is published by the Charles A. Vogeler
company, of Baltimore, Md, and II Is only
another proof of the wel-earncd reputation
OF the remedies Manufactured by that house,
that such literary lights should be ready to rs;
sist in spreading the story of the wonderful
cures wrought by St. Jacobs on. Another ,n,r
specialty now being manufactured by ms
house, Red star Cough Cure, which costs
only twentv-llvc cents, is shown by analysis to
be free from opates, and Is Of remarkable ell
ficacy. A whole regiment OF carriers Is now
distributing the book in large cities, while in
towns and villages 1t can be had through drug.
giss, and if ii cannot he obtained in any OF
these ways copy Will, on receipt OF stamp,
be forwarded to any address by the publishers,
The best Ankle Boot and Collar Pads are
made of zinc and leather. TN Them.
With Ey's Cream Balm child can be
treated without pain or dread, and with perfect
safety. Try the remedy. 1t cures Catarrh,
Hay Fever and Colds in the head 1t is easily
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Ely Cream Balm has entirely cured me OF
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head and headache resulting from such colds.
1t is remedy Of sterling merit.-Ed L.
Grossly, Nashville, Tenn.
Ihnve been severe sufferer from Cntarrh
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over my eyes Gradually the disease work d
down upon my lungs. Aboua year an a.hnlf
ugo commenced using Ely's Cream Balm,
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NirIitJnVrc,

Your destiny may be decided In day;
there are moments Of more value than u
ypar
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If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists soil 1t. &c.
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A wife is the making or unmaking of the
best of men
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Straighten your old boots and shoes with
LyOn's Heel SlilTrners, and wear them Again.
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Weasel Sent to Samoan leland.
Tho Fan-Way Closed.

The secretary of the navy has directed tina
a vessel of the Pacific station be sent to III
Snmnnn islands
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No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
, 1886-09-28
THE CHANTlLLY FOREST.
The Vast Hunting Grounds of the Eriied
Duo d'Aumaie.

The Vast Hunting Grounds of the ExIIed
Duo d'Aumaie.
The Chantilly forest, covering nearly
1000 acres, is said to have within its
boundaries many hundreds of deer. be-
sides an enormou quantity of small
game. But it happens that the forest is
cut through In half q dozen directions by
public roads, along which are constantly
galloping the twelve or fifteen hundred
race horses always in training in the
neighborhood, and that this makes the
game exceedingly shy. 1t is, therefore.
considered far more difficult to hunt
successfully in Chantilly forest than in
any other of the woods in the vicinity of
Paris. The Due d'Aumale had such a
wonderful collection of staghounds that
the hardest stag, it is SAID. could not
hold put against them for more han five
hours; and if the animal lost his head on
the start he would be run down in less
than an hour. After July of 1880 the
hunting stud and even the carriages of
the last prince of the house of Condo
were sold at auction. exactly as these of
the Due d'Aumale nave been. One rea-
son why the dukes dogs and horses
brought such moderate sums is that most
OF the younger French sportsmen have
no idea of indulging in such difficult and
dangerous hunting as pleased the Due
d'Aumale, and they realized that his
horses and hounds had been trained to
more stirring business han they cared
to undertake.
The Chantilly stables Of the duke con
tanned one pack of stag hounds, one for
hunting oe-bucks, and one for the boar
chase-a ~favorite amusement of the
Prince de Joinville. The stag hounds
numbered seventy, and among them
were several pure-b.ooded ones known
as the blancs du roy. There were forty
fox hounds of the celebrated northern
race, and n dozen of the famous dogs OF
Patton.
On hunting days the pack was led by
o u b~loodhounds and a number of Pait-
erin bastards, whose airy speed vas the
subject of admiring comment for miles
around. No matter how fast the stag
hounds might go, he bloodhounds in
variably took the lead, and were never
known to have lost it. Two of the
blanes du roy, named Nerbulo and Roy
ale. were specially renowned for their
power of endurance. After an all-day's
run they were as fresh and lively as at
early morning. when all the others hung
head and lowered tail. and seemed
anxious for nothing save to regain their
kennels. In the boar pack there were
100 dogs. all perfectly trained. The
comical little beagles, twenty in number.
used for hunting the roe, We're carried
away by the duke to England.-Boston
Journal.
, 1886-09-28
A TRAVELLER IN EUROPE.


Notes Of Things Seen by AN Alderman
Misunderstanding Batch.
Alderman G. w. Elliot ought to have
been a newspaper paragrapher, instead
Of a politicians. He closes a recent let
ter from Europe with the following in
teresting batch of Notes of Things
Seem
The Frenchman is known by his cap.
There are very few flies in England
and France.
In southern Ireland only did l see any
large and stately trees.
French locomotives are larger and
more powerful than the English.
The French woman is known by the
neatness and style of her clothes.
What a cuuntry for hand organs and
pianos, and what splendid instruments
they are in France.
Dirty boots are never or seldom seen
on the continent. The shoe blacking
business must be good.
France is happy under the republic.
but is always liable to have a revolution
when times get bad.
The universal macadam roadways OF
the continent made an American wish
that the genuine macadam were more
common in his country.
Crows, which are very common in
Great Britain, do not seem to fancy
France. Indeed, wild birds seem very
rare in the latter country. Has fashion"
destroyed them all?
English newspapers abound in adver-
tisements. editorials and long news"
letters. French newspapers are short,
crisp and sensational with a minimum OF
-advs' and a maximum of stories and
life"
Public poster advertising in Europe is
done on street 5ign-boards and in railway
stations only. The boards are controlled
by a large company, and a certain sun
of money is paid for the display of a
poster for a certain time.
Paris recognizes and regulates vice and
the social evils with a firm hand. Ameri-
can cities recognize them, but do not at
tempt to control them after he license
is paid; hence an infinite amount of mis-
chief is lone to the innocent as well as
the guilty.
Switzerland is the land of all lands in
Europe. 1t is sacred soil. The integrity
of this little republic is guaranteed by
the powers; its people are prosperous and
happy; its hotels are the envy of all
travellers; its climate is soft and pleas
ant; its scenery fills the soul with won
der, and sometimes with alarm; few "r
no beggars are seen or heard, and you
can get a good wholesome glass of water
if you want it.
Music literally fills the air in Europe.
Last night here in Geneva, Switzerland,
within my hearing were two orchestras,
probably as good as the best in America,
playing upon the hotel steps for the delec-
tation of guests. The result is that there
is a dreamy, luxurious sense, suggestive
of an oriental life of ease, infused into
life in such places, and ones constant
wish is that Americans would remit part
of the exacting duties of business and
devote more time to the softer and more
refreshing and soul-satisfying amenities
of life. -Rochester Democrat and Chron-
iclp
, 1886-09-28

Care should be taken, in all operations
of sponging, washing, and cleansing the
skin, not TO expose too great a surface of
the body at once, SO as to check the per
spiiation. which might retard recovery
from the disease. or renew the trouble
in some other form. In several varieties
of diarrhosa, dysentery, etc, when the
skin is hard and harsh, the relief to the
sick person from washing with water
and using a good deal of soap, is almost
beyond calculation.
In other cases. sponging with tepid
water and soap will be ordered, then
tepid water alone, and afterward prop
erly drying the skin with a soft warm
towel. Sometimes when water alone is
to be used, a little vinegar added to it
makes the sponging more refreshing. OF
course no one would think of using Vine
gar at the sarne time soap is used. Bay
rum is very acceptable, also, to the face,
neck, and hands of sick people, when
used after s%ponging or bathing. If not
convenient, some common spirits diluted
with water may be substituted. Halls
Journal of Health.
, 1886-09-28

The explorations of recent years have
considerably changed our notions Of the
comparative rank of the great rivers of
the world. If we class rivers according
to their length, both the Nile and the
Yangtse-Kiang must be named before
the Amazon. The Niles 1000 miles of
waterway from its h~eadwaters south of
Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean
make it the largest river in the world,
nearly as long as the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, together, and about 1000 miles
longer than the Amazon. The Amazon
is the greatest river in the world, because
it has immense tributaries, some of them
larger than the Danube or the Rhine, by
means of which the Amazon basin covers
an area about 1000, 900 square miles
greater than that of any other river.
The Congo river is the fourth longest
river in the world, but in the volume of
water that it pours into the ocean it is
second only to the Amazon.-New York
Sun.
, 1886-09-28
Eu PLEA OF A TIRED SOUL.
Oh, moon-crcwned Night. pallld and sad
Is there no soothing balm,

Oh. moon-crcwned Night. pallid and sad
Is there no soothing balm,
No soft, delicious calm.
To make the mourner gladt aN
Oh. sovereign Sleepl 3D<Sl
Press thy mild kisses now rzn342x
Upon my fevered brow; 5slh
Seal with thy lips these eyes.
Drown in thy Joys these signs t
Must I thus watch and weepf
Ilist thy voice. bright Spirit of my dream
Within its garden bed the dew-drunk
flower
Hath pinned for thee through the long
midnight hour
Come from thy covert by the dancing
stream,
The fairies are abroad. and scorn thy
power,
On every leaf thy tiny lamps are seen.
The moon has flung her sparkling
largess free
Forth to the white-lipped. ever-mur-
muring sea.
And treads "A path Of light In silver sheen.
Waiting until the ocesn-dweller, Morn.
Hath from his briny halls her jewels
borne
Must | still watch for theef
Twin sisters, Night and Sleep. -
Eufold me In your armsl
There. safe from all that harms,
My tired soul would Joys full harvest
reap
Must l still longer watch. still longer
weeDf
, 1886-09-28

Have you noticed how many people
get caught at stores, churches, theatres,
etc, without umbrellas whenever an un-
expected rain comes?" remarked a bust
ness man last evening while waiting at a
hotel for a cessation of 'heaven's weep
ing" ut has occurred to me that some
one with 800 to spare could make a
fair living by taking advantage of thi,
srequently-recurring state of affairs.
Almost any n would rather give q
quarter than get wet or run the risk of
wearisome waiting. Let some man
come along at the right time with UNI
brellas TO let and he would have plenty
of patrons. He would have to make
himself safe, | suppose, in dealing with
strangers, by selling the umbrella out
right, with a stipulated rebate upon its
return TO an established Office. If it
fails to come back, so much the better
he can buy a new one with the mones
received. Buffalo courier.
, 1886-09-28

THE Cheyenne Mirror. Of yesterday,
contains the following, which seems to
require some explanation
The LEADER Jumps onto the CORES
pendent If the Denver Tribune Ropubii-
cou liz this city about a matter concerning
land transfers, which for strong reasons il
should keep exceedingly quiet concerning.
The entire facts do not warrant The
LEADER structures, and this writer has
possession Of them. .Ndbc'
Something near week ago there APP
ueared in the Denver Tribune Republican
a palpahly false and utterly absurd state
ment, concerning which THr LEADER.
the Denver Times and other western pa
pers naturally expressed some comment,
Now, as the Mirror seems to hold certain
facts Of interest To the public concerning
this matter, it is most cordially invited TO
iivulge the same If tho editor Of the
Mirror cares to take NJ the ease of the
Tribune Rcpoblc1n correspondent. he
will probably find himself met at all
points.
, 1886-09-28

The English astronomer, Richard \.
Proctor, in an article which he coutribut-
ed to the Globe Democrat entitled Mr..
Virgins Prophecy, ~ says,
st appears to me shameful, that any
man. even though he be not a student of
science. and therefore fully aware of the
mischief he is doing, should spread abroad
predictions of coming disaster of such
sort, that the foolish folks are likely to be
disturbed, and terrified.
Mr.. Virgins, a half educated and
wholly unscientifc employe of the mcteo-
biological Office in Ottawa, has long en-
deavored to acquire a cheap reputation By
weather predictions of that kind which
Of itself assures the student of science
that this weather prophet il either utterly
ignorant or exceedingly knavish.
, 1886-09-28

FthffhtH VI LII
If the progress of civilization can be
measured by the competitive energy Of
advertisement bureaus, the Hungarian
capital can rank with the most advanced
cities of the globe. Two rival insurance
companies had for years been swelling
the advertisement columns of the met
ropolitan press, when a few weeks ago a
Junta of new competitors appeared on
the scene and promulgated their claims
by private circulars distributed by a
corps Of o%mnipresent THE
hberality of our terms says the pros
pectus, should recommend our scheme TO
every friend of personal freedom"
AFTER the expiration OF the fifth year
the holders of a policy are at perfect
liberty 10 commit suicide. They may
shoot, drown, poison, or hang them
selves. They can die in the assurance
that even the acknowledged d~eliberation
OF the act will not invalidate the claims
of the survivors. They may indulge in
any desired variety or combination of
life-shortening excuses. They may take
the risk Of pcrishing in the preparation
Of a deed Of violence. They may die in
n pot-house. IN prison. or even on the
gallows. The insurance will be paid all
the same. After the expiration of the
fifth year death. in whatever form,
means payment in full. We ascertain
the date, the fact, and ask no further
questions; and we are confident that
lberality such as ours needs only to bs
known to be- appreciated. Competition
flecs shricking.r DIR. Felix L. Oswald.
, 1886-09-28

The Danish government has repeatedly
~onsidered the question of assisting the
catives Of Iceland to leave a cline
which almost every other year threatens
them with humiliation. The chronic
want of fuel is even more distressing
THAI intermittent starvation; there is no
coal. and trees absolutely refuse to grow.
Yet when lienrick Olaf discovered the
Island in So Its west coasts for hun drcds
Of miles were covered with stately beech
forests. Greenland, too. once deserved
, 1886-09-28

jamestown began to decline when the
capital was removed 10 Williamsburg.
and after it was burnt during the Bacon
rebellion of 1876, it was never rebuilt.
The water will eventually eat away the
ground upon which it stood. This old
ruin will lie soon at the bottom of the
James, and no vcstige Of the first settle
ment of America will remain. 1t was
nm exceedingly bad choice of a location.
1t was aguish and low. and a man Of the
sense Of John Smith ought to have under
stood better than TO have started n town
there. Ii takes a steamer five or six
hours to go from Richmond to james
town, and it is about four hours away
from Old Point Comfort and Norfolk
Frank C.. Carpenter in Cleveland Leader
, 1886-09-28

HENRY GEORGE says he expects to be
nominated as u candidate Tor mayor OF
New York by the trade and labor associa-
ions Of that city, next Thursday evening.
and that he will accept the nomination
when the 80, 1000 names of workingmen.
requesting him to be a candidate, are pre-
scented to him He says 10000 namea
mean more than that number of votes.
This may not prove to be the case. Men
readily sign papers that are offered to
them, or say. "Yes, sign my name. -
Thousands may say. W. would like to
see this man run, but will not vote for
him Hence, if the 10000 names are
signed, Mr.. George may not get so many
votes. Should he get more, it will be be
cause the people believe that he is pecu-
liariy well fitted to administer the duties
of mayor of New York.
, 1886-09-28

Many of the favorite vegetables in
America are unknown here. In place
of the succulent Lima bean they have in
England n coarse sort of bean, in a
broad. flat pod, called broad beans"
only fit to be eaten when served with
bacon. Its season Il mean the beans,
for bacon is an everlasting viand) is of
short duration. At the best beans are
not regarded as an elegant article of diet.
In place of summer squash we have a
green, melon-like looking vegetable
called vegetable marrow" 1t is a deli
cate vegetable, with n soft, pleasant
aroma. String beans or scarlet run
ners,' are plentiful. and English aspara-
gus is very delicious and cheap.
The French asparagus is easy to buy,
a few hours bringing it over to the Lon
don market. Even the nearest African
ports bring a goodly showing of vege-
tables and fruits in their changing seas
ons. Peas are abundant, also tomatoes,
potatoes, artichokes, French and Eng
lish, the latter called Jerusalem arti
chokes, looking like white turnips.
Gooseberries are big and red as crab
apples, while figs, grapes, cherries and
summer berries are not lacking.
But we have no corn. no Lima beans,
no oyster plants, and, alasl the peaches
are mainly Injuries in florists windows,
selling often as high as half a crown.
apiece. Save Tor q few choice varieties,
the English apple is inferior in quantity
and quality to our rich American apples.
i London Cor. Boston Herald.
, 1886-09-28
TREES FULL OF FLUTES
soudan and NubiH Groves That the Wind
Fills with Melody.

soudan and NubI. Groves That tho Wind
Fills with Melody.
In Nubia and the Soudan groves a
species of acacia are described as exist
ing. whose scientific appellation, as
well as its popular name, is derived
from the peculiar sound emitted by the
branches when swayed by the wind.
The Arabic name is the sofia or
pipe. and the specific name of fistula,
also meaning a pipe. has been given to 1t
for the same reason which prompted
the nations to give it it's local
designation. The tree is in
tested with insects. whose eggs are de-
posted in the young shoots and ex-
tremities of the branches.
a sort Of gall-like excrescence, about
an inch in diameter, is produced at the
base Of these shoots. When the larva
has emerged from this indus it lea yes a
small circular hole, the action of the
wind in which causes ii to produce q
whistling sound, like that produced by
a flute or by blowing any hollow pipe.
When the wind is violent the noise
caused by thousands Of these natural
flutes in a grove Of accacias is most re-
%markable. These natural whistles" OF
the whistling tree would form a valua-
BILE article Of m if they could be
easily and regularly collected and ex-
ported New York Journal.
, 1886-09-28

The veteran soldiers in the army in the
war for national preservation are growing
old. A few years in advanced life bring
the wrinkles and gray hairs of old age.
1t is now over twenty five years since the
civil war began. The infants Of those
days are of voting age ia. day The chill
dren born IN the last year Of the war are
adults now. OF the whole number of
living men there is not a majority in 1856
who have personal rccollections of the
war, and of the stirring events which
aroused the world while the struggle was
going on. The gray haired veterans are
las, passing away. The Grand Army
posts will in n few years have only a small
minority on the rolls. The Sons OF
Veterans must take the places of their
fathers. But so long as the cid soldiers
live they will hold a tender place in the
hearts of a liberty-loving peol lie and their
deeds will be held IN grateful remember
arce through coming generations.