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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

About dozen long-lcggcd white
Shanghai chickens were exhibited in
the window of the fancer's store in
Eighth street, below Locust, yesterday
afternoon. About o'clock two little
urchins came along and admired the
chickens and spcculatcd as to whether
they were intended for fighting or eat
ing purposes. During the discussion
one of the urchins pressed his nose
against the window and particularly
long-leggcd rooster pcckcd at it, The
boy jumped, then laughed, and turning
to his companion said:
Jimmy, I've got Schcme,"
He searched in front of the store until
he found Il grain of corn and then put
his scheme in execution. 1t was very
simple one and consisted of placing the
grain of corn against the window-g glass,
when the whole flock of chickens made
n scramble for it. They scrambled and
fought for shot at that grain of corn
until their beaks We're nearly worn out
in pccking against tho glnSs and the
boys were almost suilocntOd with
laughter. The guilclcSs chickens never
tumblcd to the rusc Of the wicked boys,
but plunged after the corn us the boy
moved it across the window with as
much hope and cagcrncSs after they had
been defeated twenty times as on the
first trial. When the boy stood on his
tip.taes and held the grain about two
feet above tao tales. chicken, one
rooster stood on the shoulders of
another and dashed his beak against
the glass until he icll back exhausted. --
Miiadephia YlmcS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

HARPER FOR OCToBER.-The Octo-
Der number of IIarper's though perhaps
less striking in some of its features
than its predecessors, is nevertheless a
very good one indeed. The mort i'm
portant article which it contains is
Miss Amelia B. Edwards "Story Of
Tunis." The other illustrated articles
of interest are Miss Maria b. Butler s
sketch of "The National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers" and
Rear Admiral Simpsons description Of
"United States Naval Artillery" The
the two continued stories, Mr.. War
ner's "Their Pilgrimage" and Mr..
Blackmorc's "Springhaven,' are also
nicely illustrated. A notable engrav-
ing, too, is tine frontispiece from a
drawing by Mr.. j. r. Wegnelin, with
the ode Of Horace, "Persicos OBJ for
subject. The editorial Department.
one of the chief charms-is well sus-
tanned. For sale here at the Book
stores, at 80 cents. single number.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
VERMONT.

A 400 pounds Boston boy, ~ years
old, was exhibited at the Rutland
county fair last week.
Burlington Medical College boys
had Rocky Mountain sheep "Sct up
for EN- the other day, present from
Hon. D. c. Lindsey.
Hiram McAllister of Stowe, aged
70, fell down stairs the other day and
broke his neck.
Hattie L. Flint has been appointed
postmistress at Hancock.
Ellis Cole of East Burke fell from a
hoy-mow, striking on a fork-handle'
which penetrated his bowels. He'll
make live of it.
Sevcnty-fve carloads of hogs, thirty
five carloads of beef and nine cars OF
butter, etc., passed through St. Adams
one day recently in transit from the
West.
Chaplain McCabe is expected in this
state soon, in the interest of his special
missionary work.
Rev. p. N. Granger and wife of st.
Johnsbury while out driving the other
day were thrown from their carriage
by the horses taking fright. The car
riage was badly wrecked, but the
parties escaped unhurt.
1t is said that the State fair folks
scooped in $1,000 net-and, probably,
more.
Work has just begun in Hartford on
a building for large wooden MILL
The building and machinery will cost
1925, 900 and it will give employment
TO 125 hands.
Mrs. Rods Bassett had her shopping
bag, containing 500, snatched from her
hands in St. Adams, and the thief got
off with it. That St. Adams is Il hard
burg.
William Mcneil of Shelburne, while
hunting recently, shot and wounded an
immense bald-hcaded eagle, which
after desperate encounter he sue
ceedcd in capturing alive. 1t measured
seven feet from tip to tip aud weighed
10 pounds.
Lightning struck a tree near Jack
Hulps house in West Concord Sunday
evening. 1t passed from the tree into
the house. Mr. Hull was letting
down the window when the lightning
followed down his arm, side and leg,
took off two of his toe-nails, went
down through the chamber floor and
passed out the front door, tearing up
things generally. 1t saved Jack the
trouble of amputating those two long
toe-nails anyway.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
ALL SORTS.

The relief committee of the New
York Chamber of Commerce has re.
ceivcd for the aid Of the Charleston
suffers ST. 1881.
A sunhower four feet in circumIcr.
ence has been raised at MUM, Mich.
Farmers have lost $4,000 worth OF
hogs by cholera in the vicinity OF
Tolonc, H., and the disease is rapidly
spreading.
Several American mission stations
in China have recently been destroyed
by natives and their inmates assaulted.
5. c. Whitaker Of Chicago has
beaten the best bicycle time on record.
At Charlottesville, Ind Friday he
rode 100 miles in 6 hours 43 minutes
and 50 seconds.
A brother of Lydia Pinkham is the
candidate for Licutenant-Governor of
Kansas. So pronounced a Prohibi-
ZIONIST is he that he will not allow any
Of his sisters patent medicine in the
house.
The complaint is made that in many
eastern rivers during the long drought
the fish got so unaccustomed to water
that when the rains came they were
drowned Alta California.
The agitation inside the Congrega-
tionalist denomination, known as the
"Andover controversy" over the sub,
ject of future punishment, Is receiving
increased attention.
An Atkinson, Kansas, man has
been fued $40 Tor stealing an umbrel-
la. We are inclined to think that, if
the millennium ever comes, it will come
around by the way of Kansas,
Colonel Belo says: Il have had on
q blue flannel shirt for six weeks, and
so has the President" If that be
true, it was really about time for them
to ccme out Of the woods and get Il
change.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
Breathing through the Mouth.

Tight dressing, though the most
serious hindrancc to the habit Of good
breathing, is not the obstacle. There
are careless ways of sitting and stand
ing that draw the shoulders forward
and cramp the chest; and it is as hard
for the lungs to do good work when
the chest is narrow and CONSTRUCTED as
it is for closely bandaged hand to set
a copy Of clear, graceful penmanship.
Then there are lazy ways of breathing,
and one-sided ways of breathing, and
the particularly bad habit of breathing
through the mouth. Now the nose
was meant to breathe through, and it
is marvelously arranged for filtering
the impurities out of the air, and for
changing it to a suitable temperature
for entering the lungs. The mouth
has no such apparatus, and when air is
swallowed through the mouth iu-
stead of breathed through the nose, it
has an injurious effect upon the lungs.
A story is told of an Indian who had a
personal encounter with white man
much his superior in size and strength,
and who, was asked afterward if he
was not afraid. me never afraid of
man who keeps mouth OPEN" was the
immediate reply. Indeed, breathing
through the mouth gives foolish and
weak expression to the face, as you
may see by watching any one asleep
with the mouth open.
1t may be noted that an annmlc, or
low condition Of the blood is seldom
found where there is an established
habit of full, deep breathing with the
mouth closed From "About Breath
ing" by Helen Clark Swazey, in st.
Nicholas for October.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The Music Hall block, Manchester
was burned Thursday.
Hon. l.. Q. c. Lamar, secretary Of
the interior, is at the Maplewood,
White mountains.
Mrs. Mary Manu- of Oxford, Is one
hundred years and eight months old.
Milford folds seducc Il hose factory
from Laconia with a POO bait.
The steamer, Lady Of the Lake, has
been running on Lake Winnipesaukce
for 81 years, without accident to boat
or passengers.
There are eighty-iive entries for d.
vorces Oh the IIillsboro county docket
of the supreme court.
A poor Milton boy, named Wendell,
gets $4,000 by the death of his father
in Illinois, who had not been heard
from for many years.
Work has been begun on the found
alton OF the large summer hotel, to be
erected at North Woodstock, the upper
terminus of the Pcmigcwasset Valley
railroad.
AS Mrs. Philando Moore, of Ash
land, was driving her cows LONE, 4
few nights ago, beautiful deer joined
the herd aud followed them into the
barn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

The OCTOBER CENTURY.--Few
numbers Of The CENTURY have ap-
pealed to so wide an audience with top
les of such general interest as the Octo-
Der issue, 1t is important for what it
promises no less than by what it gives.
An editorial in Topics of the Time"
announces that in the November num-
Der will be given the first chapters of
"The Authorized Life of Lincoln"
Matthew Arnolds paper on Common
Schools Abroad" in forcble if iudi-
rect way, gets at the root of the Amer
lean as well as English faults in COM
mon-school education. President Gil
man, of Johns Hopkins University,
writes of bland. craft and Rede- craft, -
and makes plea for the former in the
educational system. Charles de Kay
recounts the efforts of "The Ursulines
of Quebec" to civilize and Christian
ize the Indians. Mr.. Stockton COM
pletes his inimitable novelette,, "The
Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs.
Aleshino," and Mr.. Howells provides
Lcmuel Barker with a new employ
ment and a quarrel with Manila Grier,
in the ninth part of "The Minister'S
Charge" The short stories of the
number are numerous and good. Cen
w. S. Rosecrans' description of his
victory at ''Corinth, is the chief illus.
trated war article. "Open Letters"
are interesting reading. Fer sale here
at the Bookstores, at 81 per year or
35 cents single number.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
Averse to Improved Machinery

United States Consul Smith atCartha-
gena, United States of Columbia, has
sent an interesting report to the State
department in regard to the harvesting
and hulling of rice in that country. He
has illustrated his report by two draw
ings which shows the women of the
country first engaged in pounding the
hulls of the rice in mortars and then
winnowing it ii. the open air. He says
that while the improved machinery now
in use in the United States has been
tried there. 1t has always been pro-
nounccd failure and they have gone
back to the primitive way. lie suggests
that if the manufacturers of rice ma
chinery, or those interested in the rice
product, would send experts there to
teach the natives the new methods, n
great deal of good might result to all
concerned. He feels certain that many
thousands of dollars worth of machine
ry might be sold.-iSt. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

A French scientist boldly defends
the use Of alcohol, and presents stats.
tics to show that in countries which use
the most alcohol there is the least
crime, and that the birth rate is higher.
England, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Russia and Germany all consume much
more alcohol than France, while the
birth rate is far greater. He claims
that those peoples who have the most
vitality, and who are the richest and
most moral, use the most alcohol. In
Italy and Spain, where but little alco-
hol is used, the crime rate is high.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
Planting OF Fruit-Trecs.

II the acre has been enriched and
ploughcd twice deeply as have already
suggested, little more is necessary in
planting than TO cycavatc II hole large
enough to receive the roots spread out
in their natural positions. Should no
such thorough and general preparation
have been made, or il the ground is
hard, poor, and stony, the owner will
find it TO his advantage TO dig Il good
sized hole three or four feet across and
two deep, filling IN and around the tree
with iinu rich surface soil. If he can
obtain some thoroughly dccomposcd
compost or manUrr. for instance, rs the
scrapings OF II bayn-yard, or rich black
soil from m old pasture to mix with
the earth beneath and around the roots,
the good cilrc;, viii be seen speedily,
but in no instance should raw manure
from the stable, or anything that must
decay before becoming plant food, be
brought in contact with the roots.
Again | repeat my caution against
planting too deeply one OF the COM
moncSt and most fatal errors Let the
tree be set about rs deeply US it stood
before removal. If the tree be planted
early in spring, rs it should be, there
will be moisture enough in the soil, but
when planting is delayed until the
ground has become rather dry and
warm, pail OF water poured about its
roots when the whole has been nearly
filled will be beneficial. Now that the
tree is planted, any kind of coarse
manure spread to the depth Of two or
three inches on the surface rs n mulch
is very useful. Stake ut once to protect
against the winds Do not make the
common mistake Of planting too closely
Observe the area shaded by fully grown
trees, and you will learn the folly of
crowding. Moreover, dense shade
about the house is not desirable. There
should be space for plenty of air and
sunshine, The fruit from one we'll
developed tree will often more than
supply family, for ten or fifteen bar
relS of apples is not an unusual yield.
The standard apples should be thirty
feet apart. Pears, the dwarfcr growing
cherries, plums, etc, can be grown in
the intervening spaces. In ordering
from the nurseries insist on straight,
shapcly, and young trees, say three
years from the bud. Many trees that
are sent out are small enough, but they
are old and stuntcd. Also require that
there should be an abundance of fbrous
and unmutilated roots.-E. I. Roe, in
Haypcr'S Nagazinc for Aprl.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
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Almost a Hint.

A Texas merchant is the father OF
several marriagcable daughters. In fact
they have been marriageable for Il num-
Der of years Not long since one of his
clerks left his employment.
You are most excellent young
man, and enjoy my perfect confidence,
would like to present you with some
thing to remind you of me during the
rest OF your life," said the merchant.
IN be only too glad to take anything
you may have to offer, " replied the clerk.
Il am rejoiced to hear that. Take
your pick of my daughters. You need
good wife"
The clerk took-his leave.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
A Kings Romance.

According to time-honorcd custom
the capital city of Munich invariably
presents to the king, in the event of his
entering the state of matrimony, II huge
cask of the choicest wine grown in Ba-
varia and selected by Il special commits
sion. The cask is conveyed to the pal
ace on n richly carved wagon drawn by
six of the finest white stations which
can be obtained in this country. While
quito n young man King Louis, as is
we'll known, was ailianccd to certain
princely lady, at the time residing in
Munich. Already the day of the nup-
tials had been fixed, and among other
preparations the traditional Offering OF
the city Of Munich had been purchased,
when suddenly, on the very eve OF the
royal bridal day, 1.-THE match was de-
carcd off," for state reasons"
The arches and banners We're taken
down, and in due time the wine and
white stations, whose occupation, alas,
was gone, were sold at auction. Sic
transit gloria mundi The State
reasons consisted simply of the fact that
klng Louis had surprised MS royal
bride in a suspicious tcte-a-tetc with one
of his subjects, the handsome son of the
famous "art photographer" Haufstan-
gel IN Munich. Or, according to others,
had come across some gushing love-
letters, which had passed between the
Princess and her humble lover previous
to the Kings courtship. However that
may be- the cruel and humilatng blow
was sufficient to blight the remainder OF
his life, and from that moment he abb
horred and Stunned all womankind.
The shame, which at first forbade him
to make his appearance in public, he
could not overcome until it became
chronic, as it were, giving rise to the
silly report that he fiercely hates all
mankind and is well nigh insane. The
exact contrary is about the truth. -NeD
York Mail and ErOrcSS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
100 Doses One Dollar

Is inseparably connected with Hoods SarsA.
parilla, and is true OF no other medicine. It's
an unanswerable argument as to strength and
economy, while thousands testify to Its supe-
rior blood-purlfying and strengthening quail
ties. bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla contains
100 doses and will last month, while others
will average to last not over week. Hence,
Tor economy, buy Hoods sarsapsrilla,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

Each village in the Black forest has
its differences in dress, besides which
there is II difference in the local GUS
toms and sports. We witnessed what is
known as ''thc cock dance" 1t was
going on in barn, and our obliging
driver told us of it. We We're the only
strangers in Il group of some thirty
couples, a glass full Of water was hung
from the ratters ut n considerable height
above the floor, and after executing n
figure which brought Il dancing couple
directly under this glass, the girl bent
her knees, rested her open hands on
them in such way that her partner
could step on them. then she did her
best to lift him high enough to kick the
glass. Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

Johnnie's mother told him to look in
the dictionary for the word liar" and
John did so for several minutes, without
success. "Well," she said with some
Impotence, "do you find it?' Nom
he answered running his finger up and
down the columns. ''Why not?' "Co's
faint here, that's why" "But, john
ME, it must be there" 81 know it
amt" "You are not looking in the
right place. | guess" "Yes'm, an"
"Why, this isn't the LIS you've got
here exclaimed his mother, taking tho
book. Course it amt. It's Noted
Names of Fiction Amt that the place
to look for it?" The mother was over
whemcd. II Commercial Irarelier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

In some parts of the State the Pro-
hi5ition party is receiving recognition
and assistance from the saloon keepers.
They claim that a prohibitory law is
better for them than high license,
They can sell more liquor and poorer
quality at cxhorbitant prices, - Core.
spondeDt Troy Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

He was really Il clerk in grocery
store, but on Sunday afternoon, mounted
on high horse, he looked as if he
might be Il member of congress. He
was putting on more than usual dignity
and grace, for there were several ladies
on the sidewalk admring him. He was
satisfied in his mind that he was Great
ing great impression when small
boy on the sidewalk called out:
Hey"
He looked around So did the young
ladies.
81 say. mister continued the boy,
last night you only gave me five can
die foI lna;vr-l oughter got six. -
leLdS >Jtmy..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

WHAT We WANT. The country is
prospecting and the government is be-
ing honestly administered, and there
are none of the jobs and populations
that have disgraced the past few years,
and that is the kind of service all hon.
est men Of either party want Man
chester Union.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
The Filial Lao.

Three thousand years ago man
whose name was Lao-Lai-tsz had both
parents living, though he himself was
20 years old. He not only provided the
ancient couple with dainty dishes. and
waited on them day and night, but he
would dress up to amusc them, and
would dance and play with his toys,
and pretend to tumble down and to
cry, and then nestle up TO his father and
mother 10 be kissed and coaXed and
comfortrd. All this was done with n
loving desire to make the old folks be-
lieve that they We're once more Il young
married couple, and had Il baby child.
Mrs B1yScH.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

Lator, unorganized labor, is weak,
while capital, especially incorporated
capital, is strong, and the one should
not be permitted to Cypress the other,
but both should stand on an equal foot.
ing before the law and be equally pro-
tected and io9tered by it. Gov, Hill
Of New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29

William Penn futile, a farmer living
on the Dover point road, has for some
time past been engaged in leisure hours
cultivating and promoting the grey
squirrel industry until he has To-day in
belt of woods near his residence sever
al hundred Of the nimblc, bushy-tailed,
cunning creatures, running about
whthcrsocvcr they will, some OF them
tame rs kittens. others wild us hawks.
and really the most interesting and
funny lot OF live stock ever seen in these
parts. In fact, hi, "woods are full of
en-" and he takes infinite pleasure in
seeing them frisk about over the ground,
up and down TIE trees, and in and out
of their holes
1t has not been an unfrequcnt occur
renee in the past to see dozens of them
all at once running around the house or
chattering away from the window-sills
at the family inside, Once or twice
every day in this cold wintry season the
owner visits the woods with Il supply of
corn and other things which they will
eat, and as he approaches scores of the
nimble things can be seen skipping to-
ward him from all directions, and as
soon as he throws out the corn they are
on hand to pick it up, and look which
ever way he may he can see them sitting
erect, taking their rations in the hearth
est fashion.
On being asked how he keeps the cats
and dogs from devouring them and the
vandal boys from shooting and destroy
ing them utterly, he said no cat dared
TO touch one of them, for u dozen would
be on the fclinc's back at once and kill
him outright; and as for dogs, they are
not spry enough to catch one if they
tried ever so hard AS for the gunncrs
who might 90 for them for game he had
rigidly forbidden anybody and every
body to venture with u gun upon the
premises at all, under the extreme pen
a'lties of the law, which he would GER
tainly enforce ii shot should be fired
The law gives him just the same right
to keep and propagate bis squirrels as
it does his horses, cattle and swine, and
everybody knows that he intends to en-
ercisc the right and "come down on
anybody who invades it. And that is
correct. Nobody tresspasses or inter-
fereS, and when he wants a squirrel pie
he has it.-DOrcr a. H) Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-29
The Montpelier Daily Journal

For the Legislative Session OF
1886, will contain full reports of Leg,
islative proceedings, and of all i'm
portant doinss at the Capitol during
the session. 1t will also have special
telegraphic reports of important news
each day.
TERMS Single subscription, Sl.25
. copies, $40; 10 copies, $40.
Address, ID. w. DIXON, Publisher,
Montpelier, Vt.