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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-11
The Appointed Part.

BY thine own souls law learn to live,
And ifmen thwart thee take no heed,
And if men hate thee have no care;
Sing thou song and do thy deed
Hope thou thy hope and pray thy prayer,
And clam no crown they will not give,
Nor bays they grudge thee for thy hair.
Keep thou thy scul-sworn stesdiast OATH
And to thy heart be true thy heart;
What thy soul teaches learn to know,
And play out thine appointed part;
And thou shall reap as thou shall sow;
Nor helped nor hindered in thy growth,
To thy full stature thou shalt grow.
Fix on the futures goal thy face,
Nor let thy feet bo mred to stray
Now hither but be swift TO run,
And nowhere tarry by the way,
Until at last the end is won,
And thou may'st look back from thy place
And see thy long days journey done,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-11
So LONDONDERRY yT.THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1884,
against the side of the little porch and

against the side Of the little porch and
snored audibly.
81 think it is making some impress
sion upoa him." she unused. "lie
looked at me twice yesterday just as If
he were going to say something. If
he would only propose definitely, all
would be WE'LL"
And that ve,y evening. Captain
Algernon Sydford broke the spell of 81
ience, spurred on thereto by Miss
Copley's broad hints.
81 suppose you'll think me a giddy
young creature, captain" giggled she,
"but--"
II assure yot that don't think any
thing Of the Sort" said Captain sgd
ford, with emphasis.
"But one can't help ones thoughts"
went on Cynthia, "and l have been
wondering so much why you never
married"
"Oh, that's all going to be set right
now," said the captain.
"Gracious mep' fluttered Miss
Cynthia"
81 mean to take wife back with me
to Ottawa" went on Captain Sydford,
with unaccustomed frankness. ITO
tell the truth, Miss Copley, have lost
my heart in this pine wilderness"
do you really mean it?' murmured
Miss Copley, with little gasp.
"Of course mean it" said Captain
Sydford, with his face fairly radiant.
"Then there can be no harm in con-
Tossing that-that I've loved you from
the very first moment that l set eyes
on you,' gurgled Miss Cynthia, throw
ing herself in Captain Sydfords arms,
in as close an imitation as possible of a
tragic actress whom she had once seen
in Boston. "Oh, dearest Algernon,
am s-S-S0 nappy!
, But Captain Sydford rose up with
exceeding PROM itness and deposited hel
carefully on the calico-draped lounge
| as if she were brown-paper parcel
"My dear Miss Copley," said he, 'yol
4 are entirely mistaken. 1t isn't you
mean at all. ] am engaged to Mis-
Q Oscelita Dean. We are to be married
4 tomorrow. think she will be to-
); happy to have you witness the cere
t mony, if you care to come"
t But Miss Cynthia had run, sobbin
e and shrieking, out of the room.
She went back to the state of Rhod
l. Island the next week, and by strang
L combination nf circumstances. sh
70 Travelled on the same train which ca
ried Mr.. and Mrs. Captain Sydford t
q Boston; the captain exultantly happ,
a Oscelita sweet and shy as wild-howe
And ever after she spoke Of LAX
l. Umbagog as wilderness, and its il
n habitants as half-civilizcd aborigine
While throughout all the vicinity {
~ Weldon Falls there reigns a gener;
le impression that Miss Cynthia Cople
W has met with disappo,ntment.-
r Helen Forrest Grures.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-11
ThOrns Held Sacred.

In Ulster, Ireland, the thorns are sa-
cred; no plough approaches within
some feet of them, and even to touch
their branches is unlucky. Innumera-
BILE are the tales of fool-hardy persons
who, after many warning insisted on
breaking off leaves or boughs from
such trees, and who were punished by
losing the guilty hand, or by its being
so torn by the thorns as to be crippled
for life. Sometimes man alone at
work in the fields would hear his own
name distinctly called, and, looking up,
would see all the little fix in green
dancing on hillside or playing among
trees, and whilst he gazed they would
all vanish again. They are in popular
legends the very embodiment of caprice
and fitful zeal for good or evil. For
no apparent cause, some man or woman
is suddenly singled out for every sort
of favor; the ashes on the hearths are
changed by night to glittering gold,
the empty cans are filled with we'll
water by the toll of the tiny friends,
the housework is done, and the barrel
kept full of meal; and then on sudden
they forsake the favorite Of fortnight
and pelt him with petty woes till he is
half wild, or, maybe, dry up the supply
of milk, lame his horses, or blight his
child. Their love of children, and
their longing to carry them away, have
suggested many touching ballads, and
they are supposed to be willing to give
any good gift to a household in return
for leave to rock the cradle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-11
HUMOROUS.

Members of boating club should
always be true to its scullers.
Theman who remains out illtwenty-
four o'clock can be said to be having
high old time.
It is no use telling the individual
with harsh voice that soaking 1t IN
oil might make it easier.
Professor Proctor says the earth IS
still in her youth That explains why
she goes around so much and is ou
50 late at nights.
La. me!r' said the old lady, "tlmes
10 change They now wear KIDS on
their hands. When l was child they
wore out their hands on the kids"
80 you called that well water?' re-
marked the stranger, squirting the Of
Tending liquid from his mouth. "Great
Scot! how must it have tasted when
it was ILL"
81 think 1 will go to Ohio to live"
said a maiden of uncertain age. "What
for?" because there is one factory
there that makes $4,000 matches every
day." she replied, with sigh.
One young man said to another:
at is long way from this world to
the next" "Oh never mind, my dear
fellow" said the other; you'll have 1t
all down hill"
Departing, had clipped curl
That o'er her brow did hang;
She, smiling, said: ''You're like gun,
You go off with bang
At which pressed her lips, and cried;
''For punning you've a knack;
But now I'm like a fisherman,
go offwit a smack"
A new device for wedding break
fasts is a pyramid of transparent ice
having in the centre photograph of
the bride and bridegroom. This is
suggestive of coolness as well as ex-
clusiveness.
A single shoe manufactory in Mas
sachusetts turns out by patent machin-
cry in twelve months as many pairs of
boots and shoes as 10000 shoemakers
in Paris make by hand in the same
period of time.
To the city of Paris have been pre-
sented by the shah Of Persia two
diminutive camels no larger than
ponies, which belong to an exceeding
ly rare species of which the shah has
four specimens in his private stables.
"Why am like a Wall-street finan-
? cier? ?" asked young farmer as he re-
turned from the barn. 81 give it up, u
replied his father. "Becausc l have
been watering the stock. .'-Brookly,l
Times.
"Halloor' shouted one boy to an
other, whom he saw running wildly
down the street. "Holloo Are you
f training for race?' NO. called
S back the flying boy, Pm racing fol-
q train
o "Going out with your bride to select
your tableware, are you? Well, young
s man, let me give you a hint Buy
n light cups and small plate. Many
l. man and wife have been seriously
g injured in dispute by big plates
And old Mr.. Budger chuckled and rub
bed his head as the happy couple
l. passed on.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-11
The Printer and the Press.

Here's TO the honest typo,
Whose busy brain and hand
Presents IN most attractive form
The news of every hnd'
The treasures ofintelliganGo
Are all at his command
Here's all success unto the press
Commissioned to proclaim
The triumphs of inventive art
The need of wcll-earned lame;
Unmask the face Of knavery,
And brighten iicnor's name
To write, to speak, without reserve
Let all the right possess;
Confusion to the tyrant clown
Who would that right suppress,
And everlasting honor to
Tho Printer and the Press.
C +. Green.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-11

In Philadelphia all the cutters are
flushed ally hy turning the water on
from the fire plugs a. a certain hour.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
Two Bridges Gone at PemberviIle.


A Pemberville correspondent ofhe Toledo
Bee, under date of 9Th inst, says: "Com-
missioner Dunipace has been Mt work
Yesterday and to day with force of men
moving what remains of the lost bridges
from the Portage river The last bridge
taken away had not been completed more
than three months. 1t was one span las
feet long, and the longest wagon bridge in
the county. An agent for the Smith Bridge
Company arrived here to-day and pro-
nounces this bridge in rerairable cendi
lion. He will begin preparation to replace
the bridge Immediately. Our citizens are
in ecstaey over such haltering prospects 8
for bridge in few weeks. The bridge
was four ieet above the ice, and won ID
have stood the test had 1t not been forced
from its moorings by the carcass of the
bridge which hoated from above il.
Mayor Bierly is "a man for his place He
has done many wise things 10 relieve the
business of the town and attends To them
Immediately. lie asked the G. & Il. II. r
Co., to plalk their railroad bridge, which
they have done and which affords the town
the only crossing over the river. He has
ordered the ice cleaned from the streets and
other small duties which would he well
for Mayors Of larger cities to initiate.
The upper bridge will not be replaced
until tfter u new abutment is put In, which
will be some time during the summer
The abuiments at this point will be farther
apart, to give any bridge chance for life
which must be n new and longer one,
The excitement Is much snbsided, ant
business is again quite normal.
Other than the loss OF these two bridges
no damage has been done, neither aboy,
nor below US, that have heard"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15

Nc. James westco,t started for Manchester,
Mich, Sstwrday. and IL 10 reparted that
ysaue lady took the ssne tesiu frem Toledo.
Mrs. Mary Price and daaghter, Mics
E,hei, sre IL Bryaa THE week, visiting
her sts,er, Mrs. DR.. Long.
MRS. G. W. NGtou went to Toledo to-day 10
see her brother, ur. Thomas Bloomfeld whe Is
lying In critical condition from fall received
abo,k ten days ago
Mr.. Geo. Fullman, the lightning COM
positor on the Toledo Post, was the guest
Of Mr.. Heary oblinger Wednesday ev.
ening.
Mr.. Arthur Paici,en, Of Tontogany,
flled tie position o. night operator a few
nights this week, but Mr.. Thompson was
able 10 resume work again last evening.
The Misses Winnie and Sarah Ryder,
and Miss Carrie G erkint, ~ Hall Prni-
rie, we're in town Monday to view the
wreck aiong ,l,e river and see the ice go
out.
Supt. Curtis and Gen. Supt. Wright,
ot the Lake Shore Road, and Assistant
Supt. Starke, Of the u. a. NJ, came up
from Toledo Saturday merning 10 take
a view of the ituatien OF affairs along
the river.
Billy Holden, the lone and solitary fish,
erman, whose absence during the past
FIVE months has been shrouded in the
deepest mystery, popped into view last
week like a jumping jack, and 1t is not
known whether he dropped Iown or came
up from beneath the crnmbling ice,
Mrs, r. Lease, OF Bowling Lreen,
came over Wednesday morning and re-
mained at the Exchange Hotel until
Thursday evening, viewing the river will,
a telescope TO see the lee bresk mp and
crush its way through 10 the lake. She
became weary in waiting aud said she
would go home and send Mr.. Lease over
TO watch for a few days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
Books and Supplies, at
A. X. CHAMPNEY'S.

Only too Brief.-For the brief period
of one day aud two nights Perrysburg
was honorcd with being the termini OF
the d. & NJ. Road on Tuesday night and
Wednesday and Wednesday night, for at
least a portion OF its business. The wires
at Toledo being crushed by the almost
Unprecedented seet, Mr.. w. f. Stark,
Assistant Superintendent Of the Road and
Messrs. w. j. Ellis and J. II. LOuy, Tram
Dispatchers, came up and transacted their
business from this point. Located as Per.
rysburg is at AN elevation OF fifty feet
above the river, far above every possible
ity OF karin from water or ice, il would
not be surprising that the ID. & NJ. Off
cials would yet be compelled to return
to their first love and make Perrysburg
the permanent termini of the Road. We
heard a citizen regretting that the sleet
did not hold longer, as there were i'm
provements Roted such as getting the
waiting room of the depot swept out, etc.
1t is thought stay OF day or two more
by the above officials would have resulted
in the washing Of the Windows, and a
months stay would have revealed the fact
that new depot building was needed al
this point. Call again gentlemen when
you can stay longer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
G. A.. X.

The G.. A. r. Enaampment of the De.
partment Of Ohio at Zanesville on January
81 elected the following officers for the ell
suing year:
Drprrtmeni Commnnder II. F LLOYD, Of
Cincinnati. For senior vice conmader, r.
i. Brown. of Toledo jusior vice commnn-
der, T c. Gully. of Defiance chaplain, T.
G. Warner, of Elyria; historian. Wm.
Horn, Kent; medical director. A. C. Maih.
ews, Gil i'bov: delegate Mt large, David Lun-
ming, delegates 10 National enca pn,.ni, 40
follows: Comrades Jas. Barnett. J. X
Hamilton, l.. NJ. CnnroJ. W.. Elliot, ]
NJ. Hunter. J. g. Ruse, w. Horn, Ch,s
Townsend J. I. TuhnnnAn, o. r. Schatf.r
Geo, W. Wilson, G. V. +. Armstrong. c. H.
Grosvenor, d. r. Austin. j. n. Ebersole
&C White, p II. Dnwling. T r. Terry, Z
+ Ewing, S, II. Hnrs', J J. Sullivan.
Akron was CHOSEN as the place for hold
ing the next Encampmen,.
Some needed reforms were made in
,lncing the number of delegates to the Stat,
Eucampment, by cutting off past post ON
nianders 10 representation. The rerresen
tation was becoming too large and unwell,
for the transaction OF business.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
Manufactured by
CHAS. HI. NICHOLS,
Toledo, Ohio, U. 8. A.
Continued from cstucek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

In buying silver watch case great care
should be taken to secure one that is solid
silver throughout. The cap of most cheap
silver cases is made of a composition known
as albata, which is a very poor substitute
for silver, US it turns black in q short time.
The backs of such cases are made much
thinner than those Of an all silver case,
Icing robbed in order to make the cap
thicker and get in as much as possible OF
the cheap metal. Another important point
in silver case is the joints or hinges, which
should lie made of gold. Those of most
cheap cases are made of silver, which is
not II suitable metal for that purpose. In
81 brief period it warps, bends and spreads
yi,art, allowing the backs to become loose
upun the case and admitting the dust and
cit that accumulate in the pocket The
keystone SilyerWatch Cases are only made
with silver caps and gold joints.
ST LOUIS, No., Feb II. 1854
Inour"ng and varied Iperence in handling watched.
nuut acknov ledge and give testimony that
tie keystone Solid Silver Watch Cases aro the best
made TO orir knowledge Having soldering they 70
main h,nngensnus. Lnr'tsr and sifer than t8 wousd
ic werc iEry heated for soldcring and have more
rss;ing pow asast Pre- sure tlan any otner cases
in the .iaTket hEnAoo y JSocAhp cE"ELnf w.
s@nd e.rt stamp Er,ou. watch Case Faetoris rhia-
q. Ia Handsome iilustrated Pamphlet showing hev
lame. ns-. a~d k~y.s'nt Watch Cases are Aads.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
AUTOMATIC
Musical instruments.
School Examiners Notice
The meetings of the Baard Of .School Exa m
iners of Wood county, Ohio, will be held AS

The meetings of the Baa I'd Of .School Exam-
iners of Wood county, Ohio, will be held MS
follows:
Bowling Green Saturday, Feb 23d, 1884.
RULES.
The following rules " il be strictly enforced
Applicants will be required to deposit hve
cents with the clerk for postage.
determinations will commence at o o'clock
A. N. ana close at 3 p. ".
Applicants mnst furnish til emselves with pen
or pencils, paperwi II be furnished bv the Board.
Applicants will be required to ofuIuish h certiti-
Gates of good moral character.
There will be no examination Of applicants
except at regular meetings ot the Board.
M cert iiicate Will hereafter be antedated to
corertime taught previous tn examination.
Five classes of certificates are granted, as
follows:
Firstclass, valid SO months second class
valid "a mouths; third class, valid s months /;
fourth class, valid IL months; fifth class, valid
months
A first class certifcateis granted when he
applicants average standing in the several
branchesOf study is at least9M. Three years
experience in aching is required.
A second-class certificate is granted when
the applicants average standing Is abOvs
rwp sexpericnce in teaching is required.
A third-class certificate is granted when the
applicant'saverag standing is above One
year'sexperienne in teaching is required.
A fourth class certificate is granted when
the applicants average standing is above 7.
ffh-class certificate is granted when the
applicantsaverage standing is not less than 9.
Ii is trial certificate and will be granted oDl y
once to the same person
By order Of the Board.
Z. X. BARNES. BOARD
G. b. SPENCER. of
I.N.vANTASSEL\ Examiners
Bowling Green, February 8, 1854.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
no nELlouoN m III.

Ep. JoraSAL:-Ia your iasua Of last
week you s,sie, in eject. that the Couh,y
Commissioners have been saiiiy OF grsat
wrong aud ininsiice In the csnstruetios OF
,iiiches sad roads; tia, in order 10 pre-
yeat interference from the esuris they
employed Messrs. Tyler a Meehaa a. Mt.
torneys; that these attorneys Mirg Of the
same political aud religious belief no the
Common Pleas Sudse had secured decls-
ions in court which were grossly unjust, &c.
ps-sing by the question of Kindred po-
liticsi eenyictions, h Ia well known thal
Mr.. Tyier upon all occasions professcs The
religious faith Of ingersoll. As To wbeth-
Ell there is God or net, n futars lilo or
not, whether man has any soul oc not, he
declares that he has no frith or conviction
either way. In short lie prefesses that
form OF atheism known a. agnosticism,
On the other hand Mr.. Meehan IS sup
posed TO lie az much OF Roman Catholic
as any man can be who everiasiingly
damns the Pope for his alleged iaeddiiag
with Irish afr,ire. Probably 1t would take
n powerful microscope TO detect any par
ticular anioua, of religion Of any Mnd in
Mr.. Meellaa.
Now how can any Common Pleas Judge
agree with b 9th of these gentleman In the
@stter Of religions
But dropping all this "a wholly imma-
erial, will you do an act oi simple justice
by stating fact that can easily he proved
| by the record. During the six years that
he has been on the bench, Judge Dodge
has not decided one single ditch case or
road case in Wood county. Please allow
the statement 10 be repeated The record
shows that Judge Dodge has not decided a
single ditch or road case in Wood county
since he has been on the bench.
The reasun Of this is very easily stated.
When Judge Dodge was elected Judge he
was engaged IA attorney in a large num-
ber OF ditch and road cases against the
county commissioners. lie had large
amount of lees dependant upon his sue
cess IN these eases, and he was making a
very active fight in favor Of his clIerts 1t,
would have been manifeslly improper for
HIM TO act as Judge when lie was deeply
interested on one side AZ attorney.
A portion d these cases were decided by
Judge McCauley, some by Judge Price, OF
BellefontAihe, and some by in ge Beer
bat not one single case by Judge Dodge.
ONE WHO KNOWS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.

All citizens of Wood county who are in
favor Of prohibiting the manufacture,
importation and sale OF intoxicating bey-
srages, and are willing to vote and work
for this policy, are earnestly invited to
meet in convention AT Bowling Green, in
the Court House, on Friday, Feb. 22d, 'S4
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of bel-
ter organizing the Prohibition Home Pro-
tsctive party in this county, ard appoint.
ing delegates for the next State Conven-
tion. L. s. LoeMIs, Chm. Ex. Com.
g. V. BLACK, Sec'y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from active prac-
tlce, having had placed in his hands by an East
India Missionary the formula of simple vege-
of Consumption, Bronchitis Catarrh, Asthma.
and all Throat and Lung affections, also posi-:
tive and radical cure for general Debility and all
nervous complaints, after having thoroughly
tested Its wonderful curative powers in thous-
ands of cases, feels It his duty to make 1t known
TO his suffering fellows. The recipe i'll he sent
froe of charge to all who may desire it. with full
directions for preparing and successfully using.
Address, with stamp. naming this PAPER, DIR. j,
c. RAYMOND, 1854 Washington st, Drooklyn,N Y
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15

MeteOrOlogy.-Prof. Tice makes ''new
departure" ia his FARMERS ALMANAC
AND WEATHER FORECASTS for 1884, adj
ding much OF value and interest to all, and
especially to the farmer. The large
amount OF information in regard to the
Care Of Stock, their Diseases, Symptoms.
Cure, etc., prepared by the most celebrated
veterinary surgeon in America, and the
rules, now given for the first time, which
will enable any person te foretel the ap-
proach Of frost, are among the new feat
urss introduced in the forthcoming issue.
fWealber Foreteiling," and the article
showing how the clouds indicate the ap-
proach OF stornS, will prove of general in
tcrest. A "iunny corner" will be gwen for
those who enjoy good laugh, while the
careful house keeper is not forgotten. Send
for il, read it, follow lis advice, and be
happy, Tice g. Lllingston, the publishers
S05 n. Third ST., ST. Lonis, Mo, will mai
sample copy and terms To the trade OIL re-
ceipt at twenty cents.
Prof lice died suddenly just as the abov,
named work was ready for press and tn,
publication was delayed To add to it
short biography of This remarkable man