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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
How the Sun Knocks Things Ont.

The sun is doubtless in the main O
great globe OF gas, although 80 in
tensely compressed in its central parts
that they may be in thickened or
semi.visoous condition. The gravi-
tatpg attraction of the suns mass is
ever tending to generate a downward
velocity IN the gaseous molecules,
situated in any part of it, toward its
center At the same time, the radia-
ton of heat at its surface diminishes
the upward counter.balanclng pres
sure. This allows the molecules to be
actually more or less drawn inward.
Their individual average velocities
are, upon the whole, increased. Their
knocks against each other become
more violent and generate an increase
of temperature. And the result,
which might at first seem to be almost
paradoxical, is explained, viz: That
the sun, as its surface radiates hea
away (which 50 far is a cooling pro
cess), may nevertheless, through Its
contraction, generate higher TEN
perature by the fercer clashings to
gether, or knocks, OF its molecules
as they nre drawn inward. This ma,
enable it to send forth more intens
heat and light than before. Nine
teenth Century
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
EVER A SONG SOMEWHERE.

There is ever q song somewhere, my dear,
There Is ever II something sings Away
There's the song OF the lark when the skies
are clear,
And the song Of the thrush when the skies
are gray.
The sunshine showers across the grain,
And tho hluebird thrills In the orchard tree,
And in and out, when the caves drip ram,
The swallows are twitterinS ceaseleSs'y.
There is evcra song somewhere my aear,
BE the skies above or dark or fairs
There is ever a song that our hearts may
hear
There ia ever song somewhere, my dear
! There Is ever song somewhere.
| There is ever n song somewhere, my dear,
In the midnight black or the midday blue
The robin pipes when the sun is here,
And the cricket chirrups the whole nigh
through.
The buds may blow and tho fruit may grow,
And the autumn leaves drop crisp and ser;
But whetherthe sun, or the rain, or the snow
There is ever Il song somewhere, my dear.
Thore is ever song somewhere, my dear,
BE the skies above or dark or fair;
There is ever II song that our hearts ma
hear
There is ever song somewhere, my deNr.
There Is ever song somewhere
james Whitcomb Riley,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

1t is well known that the fascination
OF getting something for nothing ap-
plies with special force to the gentle.
men who are termed 'hotel beats. "
In New York in particular, with its
great number of public houses and its
immense population in which the
individual is swallowed rs in n mael-
strom, the practice OF living on the
generosity of mine host has become OF
vast proportions-so vast that pro-
tective society has been formed with
lines in every large city in the union.
There is central office here, aud re-
ports are received from suffering land
lords in all sections of the country,
telling of the various swindles commit
ted and giving full descriptions OF
the cheats" who have come under their
personal notice. The results of these
bits of information are printed III
weekly bulletin, and copy is mailed
to each member of the association. Ii
chat with Hiram Hitchcock, the pro
prietor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, thu
other day, l learned good many in
tsresting things about this species o
fraud. "rho public would he sur
prisel, said he, sat the prominence o
some OF the names on these bulletins
| for it is of certain well.known mi"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
NEWSI CLEANlNCS
Business keeps on booming.

BUSINESS httpS VI
Florida has 1851 pensioners.
England has an Anti-Purtan League.
The Socialists poll 100000 votes in Ger.
many.
Last September was the hottest in $50 years
in Paris.
The pear crop In Georgia this year was the
largest on record.
France is a very heavy purcha scr OF Ameri-
can winos this year.
An enumeration Just completed shows
G27072 voters in Indiana
Cholera is sprea ling seriously in the south.
western provinces oil Russia.
The Atlanta Exposition will have Cuban
Independence Day during November.
The interference OF the Mormon Church in
politics has created excitement in Utah.
English manufacturers have been buying
Montana wool and are bidding for more.
Oysters have been discovered on the bot.
tom OF the Unitel States battle ship Texas.
1t Is estimated that 700 Armenians were
killed In the recent riots in Coustantin9plr,
Turkey.
The Jail at Bridgeton. n. j., now contains
| TWENTY-FIVE prisoners charged with chicken
stealing.
They say that the Atlanta exposition
medals may be issued before those OF the
! Chicago fair.
The crop OF pampas pLumes around Santa
! Barbara, Cal. will aggregate little over
million this year.
The Spanish Government has ordered 60
900 Mauser rifles in Germany for the use OF
the army in Cuba.
It Is proposed to establish at or near Kan
sns City, Mo-, n home for superannuated OF
WORKOUT preachers.
The st. Paul Grimm School Board recent
w decided to prohibit married women from
becoming school teachers
A Paris syndicate will probably furnish
Spain with substantial loanto carry on the
war in Cuba little longer.
Grantsburg, Wis. has over 800. 900 bushels
Of potatoes to market this fall and can only
get ton cents a bushel for them.
The Americas Cup contest OF 1895 is prac
tcally arranged, and uuder the same terms
that were accepted by Lord Dunraven.
The Rev. p. T. Stanford, who was once d
slave, has been installed rs pastor OF tn,
Garrison Memorial Church. Boston, Mass.
A colored clergyman preached to Il whit
congregation In Alicetown, KY, oua lat
Sunday during II temporary illness of tn
pastor.
None of the Central or South American
Governments willtake the initiative in rec
oguizing the belligereacy OF the revolution
lists of Cuba.
Tho United States battle ship Maine hn
been nut into commission. She was begu
in 1890, and cost s2,4Oo,ooO. She can d
1875 knots an hour.
The Unitel States Government has mad
application to the Fisheries Department c
Canadian Government fora supply OF rs
! oya for the Great Lakes,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
Adventures as a Slave in Brazil.

John Aufdemhaus, thriving hotel
man of Braddock, Penn, went to Bra
zil in his youth to make his fortune
He had not been in that country long
before his money ran out and he found
himself penniless and hungry. slav'
cry existed in Brazil at that time,
and in fit OF desperation he sold him.
self as slave for 200 millreis, equiva-
lent to 5000 in United States coin.
His disposition Of himself in this man
per meant that for the balance OF his
life he was the property of another,
and as such could be transferred Just
the same as an animal. His master
sent him along with 900 other slaves
out to a coffee and fruit plantation'
where he labored along with his TEL
lows, most of whom were Africans,
and in return for his labor received
what he could eat and the necessary
clothing and nothing else. Forum.
ately for the young man he retained
possession OF two watches, and, giving
! one OIL ultil W luc oNCioSSiJ WV
slave driver. One day, eight months
after becoming slave, he was sent to
the coast with 100 slaves in his charge
with loads of fruit, dye woods ana
coffee. Arriving at the coast young
Aufdomhaus found that the vessel to
which the goods in his care we're con
sinnej was tne same vessel on which
he had come to Brazil, and he lost NJ
time in explaining his situation to TIT
captain, who agreed to take him bach
provided he could escape. The yes
sell was TO sail in the evening and tn
last OF the goois had been placed OF
board and the slaves were ordere
ashore, and before they had reached l
the big ship had spread her sailsand wa
scudding homeward, and the horror
: of the slave pen were left behind =
New Orleans PicayuDe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

There are 1l5 lodging houses in
this city, shcltering $4,000 persons.
The law passed by the last Legislature
regarding the registration OF dodgers
reads:
Every proprietor, lessee or keeper
OF IL licensed lodging house in cities
of the tirst.class shall, between Sept
and Nov Is of each year, keep
daily register Of dodgers within such
lolg>ng-houses.
it Shall be the duty Of the Board OF
Health Of e Ell snch citYto cause to be
prepared book, for the registration OF
such lodgers and blanks for the re-
turns hereinafter mentioned, Sald
books shall be known by the general
name of ''registers, and shall be ruled
in parallel columns, in which shall be
entered the name, birthplace, residence
| Cby State, county, town cltynnd street
number, il any, features aud charnc-
Ter of each ledger, Under the term
Creatures shall be included columns
for the color, approximate age, APP
proximate height and approximate
weight, together with am pcculnrl-
ties of form OF visible mNrns on the
face of such lodger, and under the
heading of character shall b. stnted
AS TO each lodger whether he Is II
monthly, weekly OF daily Iodgor, ana
whether or not he occupies bed.
The "registers" and blanks provided
for in this act shall be city charge
and Shall be given to every applicant
to whom license to keep lodging
house is granted, and snch 'registers'
shall, during all reasonable hours, be
omen to the inspection of the public.
A clearinghouse shall be taken &c
mean and include any house or build
Ing, or the portion of any thereof, il
which persons are harbored or re-
ceived or lodged for hire for singh
night, or for less than week at one
time, or any part Of which is let fol
any person TO sleep in for any tern
less than week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN efectually, dispeis colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 30
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it, DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL,
LOUISVILLE, xY new YORK. NJ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

Miss Oldgirl angling for compli'
ments)-Oh, dearI When the wind
blows my hair like this, it makes me
look homelier thun ever,
Mr. Newman learncatlyl--But I as'
sure you it doesn't!
land he wondered whore the cool
breeze came from, Truth,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
NEW YORK LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

The military authorities at Wash
incton seem to be needlessly alarmed |
at what they call 'rhe unprotected |
condition" OF the metropolis in the
event of riots and domestic insur-
rection." As II measure of procnutIou
there is n proposition under consider
alton to make Governors lsInnd II
military post, and locate there Mt least
two full regiments, 80 mat IN me
emergency contemplated, there may
be few thousand regulars ut hand to
mid in maintaining the pence. The
question is one for the Federal Gov
eminent to determine, and neither
the State of Naw York nor the mGtrop-
oils will care very much how 1t Is de-
cided. The fact is both the State and
the city have adopted,at an enormous
EXPENSE to themselves, every possible
prccnution to preserve the supremacy
of the law in case it should he seriously
threatened; md it is almost impossi-
bic to conceive Of situation so dam
perous that the intervention ot the
national authority would have to be
invoked for the purpose of dealing
with it,
What are they ? In the first place
the city of New York has police force
of nearly 1000 men, one-Iourth,1t not
one. half of which can be concentrated
in couple of hours Mt any given
point. That force alone could dis
perse mob ten times its number
without firing single pistol shot. 1t
is under the command of men who
know every dangerous spot i'll the
city, and are MS familiar with the to-
biography OF the town Tvs with the
rooms in their own houses. This force
is what may be called "under arms
every hour in the twenty-tour. Its
individual members are IN constant
communication with their superior
officers by telephone and telegraph, SO
that the slightest matter affecting the
public peace il known at Police Head
quarters almost simultaneously with
: its occurrence.
: But, supposing that the police
should prove to be unable to den
| with grave disturbance of the peace
We have our militia regiments to fat
bnck on as re-iuforcements. Nearly
every one of these regiments is IL
: drill and equipment equal to any body
8 of troops in the service OF the genera
/, Government, and almost every mn!
of them could be summoned to III
q armory in far less time than 1t woul'
It take to transport regiment IRON
|. Governors Island to the Battery
s Some Of these regiments have peel
specially instructed i'll street'hghtlhi
:. tactics; and the superb manner II
o which they acquitted themselves "
o Buffalo, when Mr.. Flower was Gov
y ernor, and more recently in Brooklyn
proves that no force belonging to til
"a general Government is competent t
N give them any instruction in the I'm
N of their duty. To sum up the Sltllt
N ton, New York is abundantly able t
protect itself without any assistanc
80 from Uncle Sans soldiers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

Fashionable London is much con-
cerned at the closing OF the dogs Gem,
etery in Hyde Park, and the refusal
of the Duke of Cambridge to provide
a further allotment. The cemetery
has been in existence for nearly forty
wears
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

The boa constructor is capable OF
swallowing deer, calves or men whole.
1t first brushes its victims bones by
the strenstho of its folds. 1t usually
catches its prey by hanging from tho
branch of tree near the places
where animals go to water, and its de-
struotive powers are pressure---ior II
has no poison fangs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

The clerk might be boss" il he Lad the head
for il. The b. aims are therI, but they cont
seem to work. The trOuwe usually Dcg u. IA
the stomach. Indigo ton keeps men poo! be-
cause they don't know they nave {, buI mag.
inc something else. hIp,rS TAB lies insure
sound digestion and a Gear head. They reg
ulate the entire system. ASS the drugg st for
"A box,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

After more than sixteen years liti.
CATION the contest over the will OF
Bishop Ames, Methodist Episcopal,
has been settled, The children are
to have equal shares of what is left OF
the estate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
aItE1

Built on the solid foundation Of pure,
healthy blood is real and lasting. With rich
red blood you will have no sickness.
When you allow your blood to become
thin, depleted, robbed Of tho little rcd cor
puscies which indicate its quality, you VIII
become tired, worn out, lose your appetite
and strength and disease will soon have you
in Its grasp.
Purify, vitalize and enrich your blood, and
keep 1t pure by taking
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

FITS stopped free. by DR.. KLlNE's GREAT
NERVE RrsrORER, NOtit after first day use
Muryclou, cures Treatise and s:.W tria! bot
lie Tree, DR., Kline, @l Arch St., Ph!a" IA
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

George G. Krause Of Hartford, Ct,
has become insane through fear OF
lightning,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

Through the efforts Of the Asso-
ciated Pioneers of tue Territorial
DAVIS of California it is expected that
Il monument will mark the grave OF
Gen John G. Fremont in RockIand
Cemetery. Gen. Fremont died Ill this
city July 10, 1890. 1t was deemed
best to contine the cost OF the monu-
ment to $40, 900, and also to coniine
the movement to the pioneers of Cali.
furnia and the Generals military, pc
litical and personal friends. The
Loyal Legion became interested III the
work, md all the branches of the
order in the West nro at work raising
funds The Associated Pioueors com
municated their views and wishes to
Mrs Fremont, aud received from her
the following response
"This will assure You that the idea
of a memorial by the fioreers and
! LOYAL Legions entirely congeniat to
my feelings, and for Gemc reasons
better than any personal memorial
The general did belong to his country
and did do it II great and unseltish ser
vice, and while | could not ask, | can
value and thankfully accept so appro,
pirate and frien lily tribute. Upon
receiving this response the Associated
Pioneers requested number OF artists
and sculptors to submit designs for
monument that would artisticaliy anc
impressively illustrate the followln!
story:
In Fremonts first expedition across
the continent in 1912 he had made tn
ascent OF what is now called Ere
mont's Peak, in Wyoming. There
upon great rock, to which the nam
of Rock independence has since bee
given, the soldier made mark, o
which he has written: "Here, not III
mindful of the custom of early tray
clers and explorers in our country,
engraved on this rock OF the Fla
West symbol Of the Christian faitf
made on the hard granite the IN
preston OF large cross, which | CO.
cred with black preparation OF Ind
rubber we'll calculated to resist the il
auence of wind and rain. "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for ch ldren
teething softcns the gums, reduces intiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie :.5c. bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

on can't expect me
to support you in
idleness any longer, "
said Mrs. Ubsdell.
Mrs. Ubsdell was
a tall, stout woman,
with level black
brows, very red lips
and q loud incisivC
voice. Her t W c
a. .;n,Ia cat hy
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

1t is reported that the big brewers
of this city have resolved to raise
& fund of 800, 900 and hand it over
to John G. Sheehan for campaign pur-
poses. If they shall do 50 1t will be
a great tribute TO the ex-Police Com
missioner and Vice Boss, proving that
the brewers of the metropolis take no
stock in all the rumors from Buffalo
about Mr.. Sheehnn's tangled official
accounts while holding an office OF
trust in that city, and that the bank
passbook revelations before the LexoW
Committee have made no impression
ON their minds If SheehNn gets that
check, Mr.. Richard Croker, as n mat
ter of precaution against robbery
will undoubtedly accompany the Wee
Boss to the bank where it is to be
cushed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

FoRrIrY Feeble Lungs Against Winter with
Hale's Honey OF HOrehound and Tar
pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
Hoods
Sarsaparilla

The One True Blood Purifier prominently in
the public eye. II. All druggists.
uI, NIL. cure habituRl cOnstipa-
H000 s PlllS ton. Price pc. per box.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26
AUNT MATILDA.

by VERA LOCKWOOD.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-13

in ut the waist with q knOtted scarf; a
short pair of blanket breeches and two
or three pairs of thick woulen stockings,
one owe, the other, terminating in In
dian buckskin moccasins, ornamented
with Indian embroidery. These cos
tunes are very picturesque The mate
rial is generally of some brilliant color,
or white striped with brilliant colors
and adorned with the printed ribbon
badges of the snowshoe and toboggan
clubs to which the wearer belongs. Tho
toQue and scarf ARE also club badges.
Very young ladies wear blanket cos
tunes, which are comparatively mex
pensive, but as they grow up they are
quite alive to the beauty of costly furs,
and, since they require them for the
greater part of each year, most dauch.
tiers Of Eve contrive to have them.
They, too, have to wear fur caps. but
they do not, as rule, wear their fur
coats as lengthy as the men, and, using
muffs, often wear thinner gloves. Cana
| dian ladies' seldom wear boots in the
winter unless they are going to skate
They merely draw very thick, loose
wooden stockings over their slipp"red
feet and thrust them into rubhcrs. Whom
they come into their own or a friend Is
house, they pull Off stockings and rub
bers. For skating the fair Canadians are
careful to have their ankles faulty laced
up in very ''smart" boots.
Children, like their elders, are swath-
ed from head TO foot, the white Persian
lamb fur and white blankoting being
very popular for them. When turned
out, they roll about in the SNOW, snow.
ball each other q little, dig ont caves in
the snow and coast" on toy toboggans
| down sides made from the middle of the
road to the pavement. the snow often
being several feet high in tho road, rs
the pavemcnts are kept clear by the
snow being thrown on 20 the road.
There is 10 fear of them being run
over A child is every body's care, and
the sleighs, which all have bells, have
to keep their trodden track in the mid.
die OF the road, or their horses would be
swallowed up in the soft snow, and it is
in the soft snow that the children play.
A great tobogganing place III Canada
is the frozen over Montmorency fall
(higher than Niagara, near Quebec.
Scattered round the slides, standing
about or climbing up the starting plat
form, arc groups of laughing toboggan'
ers, male and female, moccasined and
in picturesque blanket suits of all the
colors of the rainbow. In cold like this
it keeps one warm TO laugh.
Every minute there is swish, ant
something flies past like II cannon shot
the down hill impetus carrying it NJ
any smaller hill ION the principle of wa
terworks). The moment one toboggan il
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-13
our YOUNG FOLKS.


yobrggpning in Canada Young and Did,
Clad la Iii,nkets and urs, 7 AXE Part.
February Is the mouth for winter
spots in Canada, and Canada in winter
is an enchanting place to visit, how
ever droary il may be to live In. Not that
tho inhabitants seem to feel it much.
The thermometer may ramble 10, 90 or
80 degrees below zero, but II is under a
warm sun and a cloudless sky, and the
little children turn out to play in the
snow, ana adults stand about tho streets
chatting or watching procession just
as if it were summer. The secret of this
is that they take such precautions
against cold in their dress.
For tobugganing man will wear a
toque or tlsherman's wo1len can,
Crawn down over his cars and eyebrows;
o tremendously thick blanket coat com.
ing down half way to the knee, caught
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-13

JoVITE is the name given to
substance which lis inventor says
is new explosive made of nitrate
of soda and miro substitution pro,
ducts. The peculiar value of the
iovite, its advocates maintain, lies
in the fact thai il possesses all the
virtues and none OF the vices o.
dynamite. 1t can be pounded ano
burned; it never freezes, 50 il
never has to be put OH the stove tc
be thawei out, and in fact, the
only thing that will explode it is a
decorating cap.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-13

THE Communication law provides
hat only pe,sons sentenced to i'm
prisonmeut at hard labor shall have
The benefit Of rebate for good be
lavior. OF the hundred political
prisoners the only onenot sentenced
10 hard labor is Lilioukalani. 1t i,
likely, however, being but simply
Justice, that a special means will be
adopted of granting Communication
in this instance. Again, events
may take such a turn that the tern
political prisoner" will pass into
history.