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A New Method of Instruction.

An institution, known as the Core
spondence University, has been recent
ly established, wherein any one whose
circumstances preclude the higher ed
ucation by attending university will
be enabled to gain the same through
the medium of correspondence. The
facuity-is made up OF professors.-most-
ly specialists, of different institutions
of this country and Europe who have
leisure Far doing outside work. The
headquarters of the faculty are at Cor
nell University, Professor Lucian A.
Wait Of that institution being the sec
rotary. To illustrate the proposed
method of instruction we quote the
following from the Cornell Era: Sup
pose student receiving instruction
in mathematics. His lesson is assign
ed, and at the same time list of ques-
tions and problems, based upon the
lesson, is made out by the instructor
and mailed to him. The student an
swers the questions and solves the
problems, making notes Of all Difficult.
ties, which he forwards to the ms rue
tor. AT such times as seem best an
examination paper is forwarded that
will refer to the difficulties which the
students notes have made known to
the instructor The examinations
will be conducted under the eye Of
some competent person in the town
where the student lives. in order to in
sure fairness, and who will be empow-
cred to send the papers to the examin-
ing committee for correction. TIL,
student will be advised as to what
textbooks are necessary, and these
will be farther supplemented by specia
notes and commentaries of instructor.
which will be photographed or printed
The advantage Of such a course of in
struction, which indicates tn,
various fields of science, philosophy
history, literature and language. will
be apparent to one who cannot gail
that instruction by other means, ant
it affords an additional advantage t,
the pupil by giving him the benefit o
the personal attention of the profes
sors, of which regular collegiates ar
deprived
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Fruit Gar den hints.

The pruning Of grape vines and
training them upon their trellises, and
the transplanting Of blackberries, rasp-
berries, and currants, should be attend
ed to among the first warm days, says
the american Cultioator. They start
out their new shoots, which will bear
the next years fruit very early. and it
is better for them to be placed where
they are wanted to grow, before they
do So An abundance of these fruits
for family use is one Of those Inquiries
which every farmer should enjoy. A
little land, little manure, and'a little
labor will furnish them; and as the
land may be in hooks heretofore occu-
pied by unsightly hedges and weeds,
and the labor will be but little more
than pleasure, taking up the half
hours after supper, when one can stroll
about the grounds, admiring the
growth of the things in the garden,
the chickens, the flower beds and other
ornamental and useful appendages of
the farm and door-yard, they will be
enjoyed at small cost.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

It is a very popular subject just now
for discussion whether feed or breed
is paramount in the productive value
of an animal, more especially in regard
to the yield of butter. One enthusiast
tic believer in breed asks why any
ordinary COW cannot be made to give
two pounds of butter a day as a pure
bred Jersey does. Any one can ask
questions which will puzzle wise man
to answer. But this question is no
puzzle, and would be harder to answer
if it were true that a Jersey cow as a
rule gave two pounds of butter a day.
So far, there are about 40 of these aris-
tpcrats among, perhaps, $4,000 Jersey
cows in-the country, all pure bred, but
not all recorded. sBut what of the
others? 1t has bean1eAS, that the
average yield of the 1850 plebeian
Jerseys is about three pounds per
week. How much does BrSed for
these? On the other hand, native
scrub" cows have been known that.
owing nothing to breed at all, have
Just doubled their yield of butter when
4 fed as well as Jersey COW usually is,
and it is these native cows which have
made the dairy SO profitable as it is
Also, one might ask, was it breed or
feed that made noted Jersey COW die
of milk fever after having been fed
daily bushel of crushed oats and II
pounds of corn-meal and bran, besides
other feed, to force her to give three
pounds of butter day? Perhaps il
may be said most truly, that if our
native cows had been fed and cult
waited with as much care as the Jer
seys have been, they might have out
done them in regard to their product
AS it is, they have an excellent record
not in any book, but in the enormous
aggregate yield of milk, cheese, ant
butter which has made dairying the
most prosperous branch of farming
Ne,o York Times.
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How to Keep Clean Stables.

Every COW stable should have a
broad gutter sixteen inches wide to
eight inches deep behind the COWS to
catch the droppings. and this should
be kept full of litter to keep the cows
tails out of the water. This will re-
move one frequent source of filth. The
floor should slope two inches in the
four and one-half or five feet of the
standing floor to keep it dry. The
stalls should be made with short parti-
lions. so that the cows are obliged to
stand straight and not mess up the
other cows floors. Then every COW
must be thoroughly carded and brushed
before it is MIXED every time and
made as clean al carriage horse is.
A man that will not keep his cows as
clean as the horses he drives to church
on sunas is not clean dairyman.
The ,e6S should be kept well Uttered,
andlM gutter cleared out every morn
iRS without fail and Uttered freshly
every night with leaves, straw, or
Glaff. If this method is practiced
there will be no dust, no loose hairs,
no fffrf1,. and if the mixer will wash
his hands before he milks, the milk
will be clean enough to drink even
without straining. The udder and
teats should be wiped with a clean
cloth the last thing before milking
Rural NeaD Yorker.
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take one Of white sugar, mix together
thoroughly, and boil for twenty or
thirty minutes.
Strawberry Jelly,-Mash the berries
and extract the juice; strain through a
flannel jelly bag; to each pint of juice
take one pound of crushed sugar; put
all in the kettle together and boil for
fifteen or twenty minutes; put it in
the glasses before it is cold and let it
set until the next day; then cover With
paper and tie closely.
Potato Pudding.-Bruise with a
wooden spoon, through colander, six
large or twelve middle-sized potatoes;
beat four eggs, mix with a pint of good
milk, stir in the potatoes six ounces
of sugar and flavoring. This receipt Is
simple and economical, as celdlpotatoes
may be used and may be kept two OF
three days until sufficient quantity is
COLLECTED. 4.
.Raroecued Hqm,-oiit liberal slices
|-oEold ham, and fry in their own fat
Wien theEi'are done take out Of the
hniand arrange on hot dish. KeeI
warm while you add to the gravy s
tea-spoonful of made mustard, goot
pinch Of pepper, "a tablespoonful of white
sugar. and three tablespoonful Of
vinegar. Mix these well together be
fore stirring into the gravy; heat al
to sharp boil, pour over the ham
and let it stand, covered, for a minute
before sending to the table,
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Worthless.

While ploughing out in my field
one day, Uncle Joining Farmer came
along the road, and socially stopped at
the end to chat with Tue bit. AT one
side of the piece was blowing,
were some rows Of stunted corn, which
thinking worthless, l had skipped in
blowing.
whats your idea in not blowing
those rowsY' asked Unele Johnny, as
his critical eye fell up3a the sighted
rows.
ooh! well, because I didn't think
that they would make anything" an.
swered, they're so badly stunted."
"Well, the more reason you should
work them, my son." answered the
old farmer. "see how they reach up
their blades, struggling with the hard
ground and topping corn about them.
to make something Of themselves. Lend
them helping hand; give them .
chance"
Acting upon his advice. gave them
a thorough blowing, following with
a careful hoeing, land 10! in corn gath
ering, found the once despised and
dwarfed rows, the best corn had in
my field.
AS with those rows Of corn, thought
I, so it is among people. The greatest
of the worthlessness among men is due
more to the neglect of their fellow-be-
ings and the want .of.npportanities,
than to any latent worthlessness Of
themselves. Let person get down in
the world. be it financially or socially
and no one is ready to extend to him
the generous hand of unselish aid.
Rather instead, to our shame be il
said, is every hand appraised against
him, pressing him into the ditch
Like the constituencies brutes below
us, let one Of our number get down
and every one is ready to give him 8
look or kick to complete his misfor
tune.
"Oh; he's no good. let him alone
he never will amount to anything
How often have heard these crue
words applied to a poor unfortunate
who struggling valianiiy to better him
self, would have succeeded with NIT
of assist ance, or if let alone, and unim
peded in his endeavors. But no
granted this, they fail. Our Word
prove true; our superior discernmen
is vindicated, and we hug ourselves
with compliment dissatisfaction. Tha
too, in the teeth of the fact, that, as
result, our land swarms with tramps
our prisons are overcrowded will
culprits, and our gallows groan witt
strangling felons. And further, whel
it costs hundred fold more to sup
press the one, and try and convic
and execute the others, than it woult
to help these unfortunates at first T.
help themselves. st. Louis Magazine
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From His Own Pen.

"Come over and take dinner with
me tomorrow" said Farmer Crimson
beak to his neighbor Yeast.
Il don't think 1 can come, very
well, was Yeast's reply; "You see I'm
busy reading Shakespeare's works"
Shakespeare be blowed!" was the
intelligent response of Crimsonbeak.
Shakespeare is played out. Come
over and 1 will give you something
from my own penn Yeast went and
his friend kept his word by setting be-
fore him nice plump shote.- States
man
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

I have been troubled long time with kid
new weakness, great proportion of the time
with severe pains in the back. Having
heard Hunts Remedy recommended very
highly for troubles of the kidney and urinary
organs by Ira Wood, ex-chief Of the fire de-
partment of Syracuse, he having been cured
Of a severe case Of kidney disease lately by
the use Of Hunts Remedy, purchased a
bottle and used it, and have not been trou-
bled any since; and know OF many others
here in Syracuse that have used it andrecom-
mend it as great medium for the kidneys,
and do not hesitate to say that it is a re-
markable medicine. JACOB WoLFRoM,
Member Of Syracuse Fire Department.
Syracuse, n w. June IL. 1883.
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have been severe sufferer long time
with kidney troubles, causing severe pains
in back and sides; and from the recon-
mendation Of the Chief of Fire Department,
Mr.. Ira Wood, formerly of Syracuse, who
had used Hunts Remedy with wonderful
success, commenced using it, and found
speedy relief in short time, and it has COM
pIetely cured me of the pains in the back.
have recommended it to oilers in the de-
partment, that have used it with great sue
cess, and do not hesitate to recommend it
to any one troubled with kidney, liver or
bladder troubles. II. KIRKLAND,
Sup't Fire Alarm, Syracuse, NY, June u, 80.
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The Hon. Billa Flint /,

Life Senator OF the Dominion FS5iament,
Belleville, Ontario, Canada, wr4es: 81
tried st. Jacobs Oil for ague in my face
and tooth ache. 1t acted like a CHARM
A few times rubbing with II took away
all soreness and pain; far better thar
having them drawn at the age OF seventy
levan
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

Ifyou feel dull, drowsy, debiiitated, have fire.
quent headach :, mouth tastes, bad, poor appe.
tite, tongue coated, you arc suffering from torpid
liver, or "biliousness." Nothing will cure you
so speedily and permanently MS DR.. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" BY all druggists
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

Capt. T. II. Dozier, who lives near
Winterville, Ga, has $4,000 cigars
that his father made 80 years ago.
The captain smokes only one a day,
and they are expected to last him sew
eral years. .
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

The medical profession are slow (and rightly
10Y to indorse every new medicine that is adver.
tised and sold; but homes. merit convinces the
fair-minded after reasonable time. Physicians
in good standing often prescribe Mrs. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for the cure Of female
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

As the sable Is to ermine: as smut TO nour
as coal to alabaster; as SCOT to driven snow,
So is Carboline, the perfection of all Hair
REVIEWERS, to all other preparations.
A charming resolvent,a matchless laxative, AN
infallible nerve conqueror- Samaritan .Nerpine
Rev.Mr Greenfield, of Knoxville, Tenn says:
"Samar,tan Verv,ne cured my son OF epieptic
fits"
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DR.. W. D. Wright, Cincinnati, Ohio, send,
the subjoined professional Endorsement;
have prescribed DR.. VIM. Falls Balsam fol
the Lungs in great number Of cas- 8, and
always with success One case in particular
was given up by several physic ans who La
been called in for consultation with myself.
The patient had all the symptoms of con-
firmed consumpton-cold night sweats
hectic fever, harrassing cough, etc. He com
menced Immediately to get better, and wa
soon restored to his usual health. foun
DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs the
most valuable .expectorant for breaking uI
distressing cough and colds
FoR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression Of splr
Its and general debility in their various forms
also as preventive against fever and ague and
otherin intermittent fevers, the "Ferro-P hosphor-
ated Elixir Of Calisaya," made by Caswell,
Hazard Il Co., New York, and sold by all Drug
gists, is the best tonic and for patients recover.
mo from fever nr other sio.rpss il has 10 equal
ihS iioii ie'. 49,
Headache is Immediately relieved by the use
of Pso's Remedy for Catarrh.
FoR RATES for advertising In this paper apply to the
publisher. Il ID
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

The first two monthsTof 1884 brought %, So
immigrants to the United States,'or only 2l2S
less than the same months Of 1888.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

FROM B. F. LIEpsNER A. NJ, Red Bank, N.
J. have been troubled with Catarrh SO badly
for several years that it seriously affected my
voice. l tried DR.. IS remedy without the
slightest relief One bottle of Ely's Cream,
Balm did the work. My voice is fully restored
and my head feels better than for years.
In REGARD TO Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh
my answer is, can recommend it as the best
RENE dy l ever used-Dr. J. s. Vaughan,
Dentist, Muskegon, Mich (see adv't.)
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

The New York Tribune, in its market report,
explained why some butter Is sold for such low
prices. In speaking of butter it said Light.
colored goods are very hard to dispose of and
several lots were thought well sold at eight 10
ten CENTS" If butter makers would get the tor
price, they should use the Improved Butter
Color, made by Wells, Richardson, & Co., Bur.
lngton, Vt. 1t gives pure dandelion color
and never turns red, or rancid, but tends to
imnroye and nraserye the butter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

Since the commencement Of work on
the canal the population of AspinwaH,
Panama, has suddenly increased from
1900 or 1000 to 5000 or 10000.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

Professional beauties are going out OF fash
ion in London society. They have had then
day.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

OKelly, correspondent Of the London
Daily .Ners, is now with Ell Mahdi. He va
we'll received.
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Maryland, My Maryland"
"Pretty wives and
Lovely daughters"

"My farm lies in rather low and MAS
matte situation, and
."My wifei"
''Whol'
''Was a very pretty blonde!"
Twenty yssrsago, became .ss u -. 800
'"sallowl" s SSss
'''Hollow-eyed!"
"Withered and aged!"
Before her time, from
"Malarial vapors, though she made no par.
t;cular complaint not being of the grumpy
kind, yet causekme great uneasiness.
ga short time ago purchased your rem
edy for one of the children, who hal very
severe attack of biliousness, and it occurred
to me that the remedy might help my wife,
as found that our little girl upon recovery
had -
"Lost!n
"Her sallownesz, and looked as fresh as
new blown daisy Well the story is soon told.
My wife to-day has gained her old-time
beauty with compound interest, and is now
as handsome matron Gf do say it myself
as can be found in this county, which is noted
for pretty women. And / have only Hop
Bitters to thank for it,
"The dear creature just looked over my
shoulder and says, i can flatter equal to the
days of cur courtship,' and that reminds me
there might be more pretty Dires y my
brother farmers would do as have done"
Hoping you may long be spared to DO good
thankfully remain,
Most truly yours,
c. L. JAMES.
| Rr1rsyuIE. Prince George Co., May 20,
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= The German military authorities are
about to make some experiments in
the way Of aerial torpedoes. An ordi-
mary war balloon Is to be despatched,
fitted with a machinery resembling
that Of torpedo boats, by means of
which the charge could be projected
on the troops beneath. The project is
considered feaible, and the day may
not be very far distant when we shall
have navies fighting in the air. There
seems to be no limit to the invention
and production of instruments of
death and destruction.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28
Receipts.

Strawberry Jam.-Cap the berries
and mash them completely; weigh
them, and to every pound Of berries
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

The BtliOus,
dyspeptic, or con.iipated should address, with
two stamps for pamphlet, Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

Use St. Patrick's Salve, and learn its great
value. One trial convinces.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

THE MINISTER WHO FAILS to interest his congrega-
ton and build up generally accused of being poor preacher
studying enough That not always where the trouble
Dyspepsia and liver disorders responsible for many
dull sermon and many pulpit When the Domnie digestive
apparatus working and his giving him PAIN and his
brain refuses duty almost impossible make preach
good your suffering minister bottle Of Browns Iron Bit
will effect Sundays preaching sThe Rev.
Zehng Cod Pa parayzed and could walk except with
cuhes until Browns Iron Btters made him.. The
Mr. White of Rock HILL S. c. cit restored strength and vi
Browns Iron B the minister people,
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

.Rear-Admiral Ammen says that the
Panama Canal will cost $S00,000,000
instead of Sl00,0o0,00O, as estimated
and that when finished it will con-
stantly require the most formidable
and expensive repairs. The earth of
the isthmus, it seems, Is without the
requisite properties of frmness and
stability.
In recent number of the New
York Independent, the Rev. DIR. Dor
chester publishes statistics that, while
the consumption of alcoholic drinks in
tie United States sixty years ago was
five gallons per capita, it is now. Only
two gallons per capita. They show
also that the average quantity of spir-
its drunk in 1902 was 67.4l7,000
gallons and ia 1902, 7l,224,0OO
gallons. This'is ain increase of only
five per cent. insteml$of thirty per
cent. to correspond with the increase
of population.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

FoRRArrs for advertising in this paper apply to the
publisher. N Il IL
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The silo Is in great favor just now
in England. A correspondent of the
London Standard says it may be in
teresting to know that in the Neither
lands the farmers wife has her silo.
This is an earthenware jar about two
feet high. Into one such in summer
time she shreds kidney beans; into
another she puts shelled peas; into
another broad beans, say; and having
thus formed six-inch layer, she
sprinkles on the top little salt and
presses the whole firmly down. Then
comes another layer with another
sprinkling, and SO on until she has
come to the end of her vegetables.
Leaving light weight on top. which
serves to keep all firmly pressed and
exclude the air, when more vegetables
are ripe she repeats the process until
the jar is filled. A good substantial
weight is then placed on the top, and
the opening is covered with brown
paper, and her object is attained-viz.'
ensilage for her family; i. e., vegeta'
bles preserved green for winter use
more or less good according to taste
when brought to the table.
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justice Day, OF the EngllSn Dencn,
while visiting model show prison in
the provinces recently, noticed a tread
mill, and his Curiosity being excited,
he determined to try the labor to
which in his time he had sentenced
so many prisoners. So stepping on to
the machine he told the gently remon-
strating warder to set it going. After
about one and half minutes expert
ence his lordship's curiosity was quite
satisfied, and he ordered the mill to be
stopped. Then he found that although
the mill was set to do the shortest
possible spell, it could not be stopped
until that time was finished, so the
Judge had to go on grinding until
twenty minutes had expired.
The great building at Salt Lake,
which the Mormon saints have been
twenty-eight years in constructing, is
approaching completion. The main
walls are done. 1t is built of granite,
which is hauled from the mountains
back of Salt Lake on great wagons OF
trucks with wheels twelve feet high.
The WallS.,are ten feet in thickness
and. eighty-fve feet in hight. 1t has
cost upto this time $4.500,000, which
has been collected by the tithing tax
1t will require six years more to finish
the worlH-,Probably no other church
building in the United States has been
constructed in way to secure such
durability as is possible to this. Some
of those who predict the early ruin of
the Mormon hierarchy are wondering
whatsalse they can make of this temple.
.--r--x -
Justices who desire to rule accord
ing to strict construction of the law
have no easy time of it in Bavaria
According to the Allegemeine Zeitatng
there are no less than seven different
codes in force in that country, namely
the Bavarian code, applying to 2,100,
900 inhabitants of the kingdom; the
French code Gin the Palatinate) apply
ing to Gal, 250; the sovereign laws Of
the Bishopric of Wurzburg to 100000
the prerogatory code Of the principal
ty of Bayreuth to 49,, 900; the Austrian
code (Redwitz in Upper Franconia
to 2600; the Solms statutes to as few
= as 200, and finally the Coburg code
applying to only 100 inhabitants. T,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28

Headache is Immediately relieved by the use
Of Pso's Remedy for Catarrh.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-28
c. L. JAMES.
A SPECIFIC FOR

BEIrsvI1LE, Prince George Co., May 20,