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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
stranger Than Fiction.

Among those who were with st.
Clair's army at the time of Its inglorious
defeat was Roger Vanderburg, cap
tain in the Revolutionary army, from
Lancaster, Pa, whose first impulse after
the battle WAS to start for his home. Be-
ing pursued by a small band Of Indians
be sought to elude them, when passing
through forest in Miami county, Ohio,
by climbing an oak tree, which when he
reached the lower limbs, he found to be
hollow. Without giving the matter a
second thought he dropped into the
hole when to his horror he found it to
be deeper than his height, and that he
had ESCAPED death at the hands Of saw
ages only to starve. The hole was large
enough to permit him comfortably to
move about;and he was enabled to keep
diary In which for over a week he
noted the changes in the weather from
day to night, and described his feel.
ings and told the story of st. Clair's de.
feat.
A few years ago the owner of the
land, while passing through his woods
to ascertain the damage done by re-
cent storm, discovered the skeleton Of
an old soldier, together with the diary
This was case In which the truth
would seem to be stranger than fiction
Yet Payn years before these bones wert
discovered had described very similar
case in his novel of Lost Sir Massing
bard"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01

A truly extraordinary story is toldby
an old schoolfelIow OF NJ. Lemaire, late
French Consul General at Shanghai,
and recently appointed Minister Pleni-
potentiary at Hue. Twenty-Five years
ago he was at school at Tonnera. There,
with unconsciousness of his destiny, he
was nicknamed Jaunot, en- account Of
his singularly yellow complexion. He
was a quiet lad, not brilliant, often bull
lied by his comrades, and somewhat
hardly treated by his professors.
When Is he passed vacation with
an uncle in Burgundy, and had for COM
psnion cousin much younger than
himself. Their delight was to play at
soldiers. Lemaire shouldered rusty
fint gun, and the cousin flourished an
old saber. One day it was agreed that
they should get up some wine from the
cellar, not with any pilfering intention;
but merely to play at soldiers plundering.
As the cousin was mounting the stairs,
Lemaire exclaimed "Here IS the
enemy" and pulled the trigger. The
gun, which he did not know to be loaded,
went off and blew out the brains of the
young cousin. Lemaire's family, hor-
rified at the event, sent him to sea as a
cabin boy.
Nothing was heard Of him for years,
and he sent no letters home. At last
it was found out that he had established
himself at Saigon and learned Chinese,
and was employed as interpreter at the
French consulate. Later news came
that he had married Cochin Chinese
lady, whether a native or settler is not
stated, and now the result of that un-
fortunate shot with the flint gun is that
he isrecognized as the most accomplished
diplomatist that France can find to
conduct her affairs among the yellow
people. Such is the history Of Jaunot.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
NUMBER AZ.


Mr.. Gould's residence is situated on
commanding eminence overlooking
the Hudson. From the veranda, New
York, 25 miles distant, Is plainly visible,
while up the river for 20 miles or more
is presented one of the grandest views OF
mountain meadow and water in Amer
lea. Mr.. Gould has 900 acres of land at
Irlvngton under high state OF cultiva-
tion and employs upon 1t about 4O men.
The greenhouses are immense, hlled
with the choicest exotics from every
part of the world. A large space is de-
voted to orchids, which grow in endless
variety and profusion. Every morning
at 6 O'Clock Mr.. Gould rises and spends
an hour before breakfast in overseeing
his workmen When asked If he is able
to throw off the care of business when
in his home. he replied that he made 1t
his invariable rule. And here l must
take the liberty of stating that his home
is remarkable happy one. have often
heard his friends speak Of 1t. Mrs.
Gould is lady of culture and exceeding
i
refinement. Like her husband, she Is
very practical and displays rare common
sense In the ordering Of her domestic
affairs. That she is an exceptionally
good mother is evinced by the rearing
of her children, and the marked respect
and Difference shown to both father and
mother, as evinced from the eldest son
down to the youngest child is very
striking. Mr.. Gould, being prominent
leader In commercial affairs, Is un-
doubtedly fair subject for criticism,
but in his home he Is beyond Its reach,
and his private life is above reproach.
The Irvington house is substantial
stone structure, formerly the property
of the late Mr.. Merritt. 1t Is furnished
with great taste. The picture gallery and
library are rare and valuable collections.
The library contains several thousand
volumes, including many books In the
original manuscript centuries old.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
The Haunted Hill.

Out In what is known as the "ghost
district" )" In Missouri, there Is a fated
hill, over which passes the main coun-
try road. A well-known farmer, who
resides In the vicinity, states that with
In the past year there have been no less
than fifty disastrous runaways on this
particular hill, and that old fragments
of wagons and buggles could be seen
lying around in all directions. People
are beginning to think strangely of 30
many accidents occurring at one place,
and many go great distance out Of
their way to avoid what is beginning
to be familiarly known as the ''haunted
hill" OF late it is rare thing that
any traveller passes this road by night,
and then only on horseback. In nearly
every instance when the hill is reached
the animal becomes unmanageable and
makes frantic efforts to unhorse his
rider.
AS Mr., Anton Bradshaw and family
were returning home by this route
their team, pair of sturdy old work
horses, took fright and ran away, luck
lily injurine no one, but literally demol-
ishing the vehicle. These horses were
never known to run before. Last week
two young ladies-the Misses Stevens
were thrown out of their buggy at the
same place, one of them sustaining q
severe fracture Of the ankle. In this
instance the buggy was smashed to
smithereens. Countless other accidents
of like character were named, all
happening at this particular spot. Tho
'fatal hill" is situated two miles west
of the town, just in the rear of Philip
Brownies residence, In what is known
as the 'ghost district" which later
derived its name last fall from a strange
creature roaming at large, 1t Is said,
through the woods Of the locality, fright
ening the inhabitants nearly out of
their wits. The mystery never was
fathomed. although day after day and
night after night hunting parties were
out securing the thlckly wooded
sparsely settled neighborhood.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01

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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
The six Hundred.

One of the famous Six Hundred,
who rode In the memorable charge at
Balaclava, Mr.. Thomas Perry, of Dals-
ton, England, has recently died. The
deceased was born in 1922, and served
with the Eighth regiment of Royal
Irish Hussars at the Siege of Sebas-
topool. In the charge through "the
valley of death" at Balaclava he was
shot through both thighs and in the
right shoulder, receiving also two
severe cuts on the head, two lance
wounds in the body and one in the left
hand. He was taken prisoner of wal
and remained for many months in the
Russian hospital at Sinferopol. On
being exchanged the gallant soldier was
discharged from the army and sent
home, He was well-known and much
respected In the neighborAood where
he lived and died.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
Different Temperatures

at Monterey, one Of the most famous
of the California watering places, there
are connected with the hotel three huge
bathing tanks filled with water of diff
ferent temperatures. The bellies of
Monterey have the audacity to make up
their faces for even bathing hour. They
plunge into the tanks in the most elab-
crate bathing suits, with pencilled eye
brows and rouged cheeks, not regard
less of consequences, however, for they
are careful to float with their heads up
on the surface. How they manage to
do this is mystery to the lookers-on,
but they have learned the art to perfec-
ton, and they seem rather to enjoy the
ecstasy of being gazed atby envious wo-
men who are not In the secret, and
who long desperately to plunge these
blondeand brunette nymphs under water
just to convince the rapturous male ele-
ment that these divinlties won't wash.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
Alfred Edgar Best,
5l5 Market Street, Wilmington, Del
HATS and MEMS FURNISHINGS.

Largest and most complete stock OF
Hats, Caps, Shirts, Collars. Cuffs,
Neckwear, Suspenders, Hosiery,
Gloves, Underwear, and novelties in
Furnishing Goods in the city.
Call and examine the best ONE COLLAR Np-
laund ed SHIRT In the world. Price reduced to
EIGHTY-FIVE CENTS.
ALFRED EDGAR BEST,
SIS Market ST.. Wilmington.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
SONGS IN THE MIGHT.

In Joy shall l praise Thee
And doubt Thee In pain2
Rejoice when the measure
OF life's golden-grsin
Is full to o'erfiowing,
Yet think not of owing
Thee thanks when my asking
And waiting seems vain9
Shall l In the sunlight
Be free from alarm,
But doubt In the darkness
Thou'lt keep me from hsrmf
Tho"foes be pursuing
Who seok my undoing.
Shall 1 not find safety
Within Thy strong srm2
Then sweet be thy praises,
My soul, in the pightj
In His love oonfiding
Till dawneth the light.
How safe His enfoldlng,
How Arm His uphslding,
They know who is weakness
Have leaned on His might.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01

How oft the sight of means to do i'll
deeds makes deeds i'll donel
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
The American Horse.

Docility is one of the strong points
of the American trotting horse. He
will stand undisturbed at the start of a
race, while whips are cracking and
men are shouting around him; will not
start till the signal is given, and will
then, IL properly trained, rarely barke
his pace. Such a horse is often curl
ously fitted with toe weights, each
weight so many ounces, fastened on to
each hoof, different weight being
frequently attached to each foot. This
seems odd to English horsemen: but
the American trotter does such ex-
traordinary things that one is unwilling
to criticlse such oddities.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01

There are some who write, talk and
think 30 much about virtue. that they
have no time to practise It.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
AVER: MASS, Jan 30, 1884.

Nh. Editor: Allow me a small cor
ner in your valuable paper to congrat-
ulate you for having furnished your
readers with so good a SITTER. l have
only seen one copy, but judging from
that, think l may safely expect, that
although it is in its infancy, at no very
distant day we may find it full grown
Mill. More than forty years has passed
since your town was my home, yet
being native, have always looked
back with pleasure to the evergreen
hills, the beautiful valleys and rapid
streams where l passed my boyhood
Gin part), the memory Of which ever
gives me pleasure. May your SETTER
continue to work until you have sifted
not only your own, but many other
sister towns around you. The wheat
and the tares may grow together until
the harvest, but much good may be
done in community by WELDON
Quoted SITTER.
Enclosed please find check for one
dollar to pay for your paper for one
year from date. Yours truly,
PARsoN.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
RESIST HAZING.
A Piucky Midshipman,

Cadet G.. G. Craig, who has achieved some
notoriety for his defence of himself at the naval
academy, was asked this evening at his quar-
tiers il he would make any statement in reply
to the one made by an eye witness to the diff
Guilty, which statement was greatly to Cadet
Craigs disparagement Cadet Craig said he
would prefer not to say anything, as the subject
was under Investigation, other than that the
statement was absolutely incorrect. Another
cadet followed Cadet Craig's denial with: 1T
began by telling Mr.. Craig to stand on his
head. They asked at tho same tmei You
don't want to stand on your headp Cadet
Craig replied, NO. Then they ordered him to
stand on his head, and he refu, ed, Then sew
eral upper class men sprang ut him to put him
on his head. Cadet Craig warned them of,
and tried to escape, but they had him against
the wall in the room with the lights put ont.
Then Craig struck out with his skates and one
of tho first-class men was heard to say to
Craig: Quit hitting. What are you doingi'
Then they got the skates from Craig, and he
managed to shake them off and get away
This was between and $40 p. IN. The bugle
then sounded for supper. After supper the
upper class men tried 10 carry Craig up stairs
by main force, and he resisted. This brought
he sergeant of marines, and he called the
officer of the day, and the affair ended"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08

WILLIAM HUDDY, 10 years OF age, of Cam
bridge, while visiting his relatives at No l0l
Hudson street, Boston, on Saturday, was taken
ill with scarlet fever and diphtheria. His re-
moval to the City Hospital was ordered, and
the other afternoon, when coming out of the
house to go to that institution he dropped dead
in the doorway.
The Boston Posts fund for Lieut. Rhodes OF
the cutter Dexter has reached SPOOL, and the
Gay Head Indian fund amounts to $425l.
A FARMER named Kingsbury, living near
Webster, Mass, was burned TO death in his
barn. He was in the hay NOW getting out hay
for the cattle below, and it is thought the hay
caught from lantern he carried, and blazed
up so quickly as 10 snfocate him at once The
barn was burnt TO the ground with the cattle
in it, and the body was horribly charred.
AT meeting of the Boston Produce Ex-
change it was resolved that the law regulating
the sale of dressed poultry bears unjustly on
the trade of Boston and should be modified
1t was voted that the board of directors peii-
ton the Legislature to protect shippers from
irresponsible parties 10 whom they may ship
poultry, and committee of five was appointed
to confer with other petitioners and to appear
before tho committee on agriculture in the
Legislature in regard to the matter
CHARLES II. OvEgToN, colored man, en-
ploycd as u messenger III the navy payInasters
Office in Boston, went to the office. cut his
throat with a razor, and shot himself with n
% Ca iber rev. liver just under the heart He
had been accused by the clerks of stealing $40,
and it so proved his mind that ut last he
decided to take his life.
The will of Gen. Alfred Hoitt of Dover, N.
H., who left 800 900, is 10 be contested Be-
sides the widow there are thirteen children by
his first wife.
A BELMONT, N. H., colorei man named
Moody has half-breed wife who wears over
als and chops in the woods with her husband.
She is said to have worked four years as q
teamster without her sex becoming known.
The Southern New England telephone CON-
pany expect to have their new copper wire for
long distance telephoning laid between Boston
and New York in about two weeks Copper
wire has always been too soft for long distance
telephone circuits, but this IS drawn hard by
new process, and is expected not to sag OF
break.
A FIFTEEN-YEARs OLD BOY and a sixteen
gears old girl of Hnmden were secretly married
at New Haven, CT.
"CAPT"sDINAH S. JOHNSON of the Salvation
Army has sued Chief of Police Webster OF New
Haven for $1,000, for malicious Imprisonment
in arresting her for parading the streets. If she
wins this suit the woman intends to bring sew
ieral others of the same kind
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
COMMUNICATED.

Editor Sitter: l had almost fiat
tered myself that the dawn of the Mil
lenium was breaking, that it was time
to Ego tell Elijah to hurry up Pomp.
To meet us at the gum tree, down in
the swamp, To wake Nicodemus to-
day." now that railroads, telegraphs,
and telephones were almost at every
mans door. But in humility of spirit
must confess the signs of the times
do not point to this consummation'
When men, yea old men, in discussing
the merits and dement's of passing
events, of daily occurrence, call one
another names and liars, why should
not our confidence in the love principle
be shaken? We were boxing for
other and more convincing arguments
as proof of the dawn of an era of love
We still hope such outbursts are only
ftful paroxysms of dying barbarism
We trust that all men will speedily
learn to live and practice that priceless
aphorism of "doing unto others as w
would that others should do by us.
Learn to agree to disagree on al
differences, in spirit of friendlines.
and brotherly love. Then there will
be no occasion for wrangling, leading
to bitterness of feeling that leaves {
scar on menory's fair page.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
THE HOME DOCTOR.

The free use of salaratus in domestic
cooking is extremely injurious. II
causes great muscular prostration when
taken into the stomach 1t IS poison to
the aiimentary canal, causing great irri-
fatlon to the passage.
A nourishing and pleasant drink for a
sick person is made of psrched rice.
Brown the rice the same as yol do coffee.
then pour boiling water with little salt
in it over the rice. Let it boil until it is
tender, then add sugar or cream to it.
1t may be strained or not, according to
taste.
Rrpsbes or cor,bS ,,sod ~, +bo hood, =,
persons afflicted with scalv badness viii III
communicate the disease 70 Other bea " L.
and Dr. q Tassar considers that haIdn n,
is snread bv hair. dressers wbo emnIoa
combs and brushes On tba;r cnstomors
ono ofter onothor without onn ro.,,is,
CLEANSING of tbesa articles oftar thos oaa
nsed Hair which fell from haajs ." ~
which dandrnff occurred nlent;frl ~
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 90, 1884,

CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 20, 1884.
Mr.. Editor = Sir Il accidentally
learned the other day that you were
just starting the enterprise of publish
ing newspaper in South London
derry. l am anxious to have my name
among the list of your subscribers. I
would have been glad to have had it
the first, but l can assure you that
you will henceforth find it somewhere
on your pages.
Londonderry is my native town and
at the foot of Globe Mountain I spent
the first eighteen years of my life.
I am deeply interested in anything
that is for the benefit. and adds to the
happiness and welfare of the people of
Londonderry.
Thirty years have passed away since
l left the Green Mountains. l have
made frequent visits to my old home
and when l approached it the last
time by one of the new railroads, ]
could hardly realize that it was sDer-
ry;' but as l passed the old familiar
farm houses, and on to the we'll
remembered village, | felt very glad
to think the people were to enjoy the
privilege of having the cars in their
midst, and SO easily connect with the
larger towns and cities.
For many years my home has been
in the West, and find very many Yer
mont people, and not few, once lived
in Londonderry.
When they learn that there is paper
published in their native town, they
will undoubtedly send in their names,
and your subscription list will be
greatly liner eased.
Wishing you every possible success
in your new enterprise, am respect
fully,
RESSIE
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
W EsTGRN WAY
or Avensing a Wrong.

Peter Clifford, a young man employ ed as q
brakeman on the Ohio Genital railroad, living
ut Rendville, o., was awakened late the other
night by two men, who asked him to come
to the door. As soon as the door was opened
one of the men put pistol to Clifford's breast,
and fired Clifford fell into the arms OF
his wife, saying: "T'he Hickeys have killed
me-" and died in few minutes. He was a
much esteemed young man, and had but re-
Gently been married The Hickeys, four in
number, and Joe Reddy, brother-in-law OF
Richard Hickey, all of whom bear bad name,
were arrested A mob of several hundred
men surrounded the Jail, and took Richard
Hickey and Reddy to grove near by, where
Hickey was hanged. He refused to confess or
deny the murder. Reddy was also strung up.
but the rope broke, and he protested his limo
cence and begged so piteously that the crowd
spared him for trial.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
CIVIL SERVICE IDEAS.
Abandoned in Washington.

Secretary Chandler has given the Civil Ser
vice commission slap in the face by refusing
to appoint to two vacancies from the lists sent
him by the commission. The commission sent
him four names, certifying that the men had
passed the necessary examination. Mr.. Chand-
Ter examined the men himself, and says they
were unable either to write tolerably or to
spell. As the work he wanted done by these
men was copyists' work, he decided that the
men were not competent and wouldn't have
them. Upon tho heels of Chandeliers action
comes the following expression of opinion from
Secretary Teller. The secretary said: The
Civil Service commission is an institution au-
thorized by law, and therefore it is our duty 10
endeavor TO conform to its provisions, but am
satisfied that what Secretary Chandler is re-
ported to have said expresses the situation
about as fairly as anything.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
CORRESPONDENCE.


TAMFA, FLA, Jan. 10, 1884.
Editor SITTER DEAR SIR, -
Through some unknown agency your
much newsy sheet has been trans
ported from the snow-capped hills
of Vermont to this our American
Italy, and instead Of being freighted
with the blue billiards. of the green
mountains, and tagged with ice it
brought sunshine and gladness to my
home; and were l given to toasting, l
would venture the following "THE
SOUTH LONDONDERRY SITTER, long
may it live and prosper, long may the
good people of the County labor to sus-
tain it; and at the beginning of every
year send in their silver dollar to glad
den the heart of the Editor. Right here
l will drop in my hard-earned S1.00,
that l may see and learn more of the
rise and progress of the SITTER.
Yours Most cordially.
S. ]. l..