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Among the colonial possessions, or
more correctly, dependencies, of Hol-
land, there is a remarkable little state
which, in its constitution and original
costume of it inhabitants, surpasses
the boldest dreams Of the advocates
of women's rights. In the island Of
Java, between the cities of Batavia
and Samarane, is the kingdom of
Bantam, which, although tributary to
Holland, is an independent state The
sovereign is, indeed, a man, but all the
rest of the government belongs to the
fair sex. The king is entirely depen-
dent upon his state council. This
highest authorities, military command
ers and soldiers are, without excep.
tion, OF the female sex. These
amazons ride in the masculine style.
wearing sharp steel points instead of
spurs. They carry a pointed lance,
which they swing very gracefully, and
also a musket, which is discharged at
full gallop. The capital of this little
state lies in the most picturesque
part of the island in fruitful plain,
and is defended by two well-kept
fortresses.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09
Here or There1
May God be near thee, friend,
vyhan ye ovn far owav.

May God be near thee, friend,
When We arc far away;
May His smile cheer theo, friend,
And make all light as day.
look up! the sky, the stars above
Will whisper to thee Of his changeless love.
In distant desert places
The mounts of God arc foundj
His sky the world embraces,
And makes it holy ground;
The heart that serves, and loves, and clinSs,
Hears everywhere the rush of angel wings.
To God the there is here;
AL spaces are His own;
The distant and the near
Are shadows of His throne;
all times arc His, the new, the old;
What boots it where life's little tale is told?
'Tis not for us TO choosej
We listen and obey;
IT'S His to call and use; ,e
Tis ours to serve and pray,
t matters little, here or there,
sod's world is wide, and Heaven is everywhere
We cannot 60 so far
That home is out Of sight;
The morn, the evening star,
Will say, Good day! Goodnight.
rhe heart that loves will never be alone;
All GARTH all heaven it reckons as Its own.
Henry Burton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09
Ho gave the little chalet, at which

ing, very wide berth indeed. He
could not bear the sight Of it. He
would not have gone near 1t for worlds
He dreaded to look upon Johanna, lest
the old love should return with such
force that he might be constrained to
make fool of himself--that was how
he phrased it--make fool of himself,
trample on his pride, and own he had
been wrong and unjust in his jealousy.
But was he unjustl He often and
often asked himself that question.
What right had she to accept the gifts
of that hateful Saxon2 How dared she
the allianced bride of Frank de Vaut
accompany Poddlesby in his wan
derings among the hills and on excur.
sions with him on the lsIIe9 Nay. he
had been wronged; he never, never,
never would forgive her.
Supplemented, innocent Johanna.
she, and even her parents. had accept
ed presents from Poddlesby, and she
did not like to seem ungrateful What
harm could there be, she often asked
herself, in acting as guide for the poor
little Englishman in his rambles over
the hills and in his studies2
All! but many and many night, for
all that, Johanna sobbed herself to
sleep.
One Autumn day, Frank, lying on
his side on a bank of snow, upon
" Which the sun was beating so warmly
as almost to soften it, spied something
black in crevasse far down beneath
him. Presently he saw tho something
move, next he heard it halo.
"It u.s." cried Frank; "no, it can't be
but, by everything that is remarka'
BILE, It's nobody else but Poddlesby! Ay.
scream away, my little man. l took
you out of one crovasse; now. indeed,
you shall become food for the eagles.
Revenge is sweet"
Yes, reader. revenge is sweet, but
vengeance does not belong to man,
Frank lay there for two whole hours
watching Poddlesby. then, his better
nature prevailing, he went straight
away and got assistance. and in a short
time the Englishman from Ealing
was out of danger. When he saw
who had again rescued him, Poddles'
by positively burst into tears.
"Come with me, come with me-" ne
cried. Il shall die else"
And he led Frank straight to Jo-
hanna's cottage and dragged him in'
and took his half-unwilling hand and
placed it in blushing Johanna's.
Il have done you both an injury" he
said. 81 have now to crave forgive.
ness, which 1 sincerity do"
Well, there was some good in little
Poddlesby's heart after all.
Ineed not say that Frank and Jo-
hanna were married. Yes, and Pod
dlesby was at the wedding, too. and tht
most charming gift that Johanna ha(
was Poddlesby's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09
Knew Him,

Agitated man to acquaintance: "By
gracious. did you see me rush up just
then and shake hands with that fellow ?"
"YeS"
"well, didit under misapprehension.
l wouldn't have shaken hands with
him for anything"
"Why, don't you know him?"
"Yes, know him, but / owe him
ten dollars, "-ArkansaU Trapser.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

Not long ago one Of Barnum's ele-
plants was found to be in danger Of
losing his sense of sight. A surgeon
who had been called to examine the
huge animal declared that if the ele-
phant could be induced to submit to an
operation the eye could be saved. Ac-
cordingly the poor animal was tied
down, and some caustic fluid was
dropped into one Of his eyes. He
roared with pain, for the treatment
was severe. On the following day the
eye that had been treated was much
better. but the surgeon thought he
was going to have terrible time in
operating on the other eye. Fancy
his surprise to find that as soon as the
great besst heard his voice he stretched
himself on the ground and peacefully
submitted to the painful ordeal. The
elephant had simply recognized the
skill and friendly purpose Of his bene-
factor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

A continuous stream of Jews from
Russia and Roumania is flowing into
Palestine. says the Jetotsh World. and
many even Of those who went to
America have returned to the land of
their fathers. Most of them support
themselves by their own labor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

Wolves still abound in France. Last
year rewards were paid for the destruc-
tion of 1906, the amount reaching
over $4,000. Nine persons were at
tackled and killed by wolves during the
year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

The New York Tribune says that
zone of the minor results of the upris-
ing of Ell Mahdi in the Soudan may
possibly be a gum-arabic famine
Most of the gum arabic of commerce
comes from the country now in the
possession of the false prophet, and
since the fall of Khartoum little gum
arabic has found its way out of the
Soudan."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09
At the Skating Rink.

Gust Gomez"
"Yes. Been here longt'
"Not too long. just"
Are you hurt?"
"--ho, nor
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09
TOPICS or THE DAY.

1t costs s5oo,ooo.ooo to support the
criminals in this country. 1t is not
estimated how much the criminals
who are not in jail cost the country,
but 1t is very much more.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

The surprising statement is made by
an exchange that the demand for gun
powder is greater in times of peace
than in war. 1t is said that more was
used in the construction of the Hoosac
Tunnel than during tho course of the
late civil war. The United States con-
sumes on the average 100 tons a day,
which is estimated to be more than
would be burned in a battle in which
$4,000 men would fire forty rounds
each.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

was so great that at first they proposed
to shoot these innocent standard
bearers. but ultimately wiser counsels
prevailed. Fearing still further to
ALLEVIATE the sympathies of the stras-
burg population, the authorities deter
mined to trust to time and weather
for the obliteration of this token Of
the French preferences of the annexed
province.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

The cook in a New York club was
bothered by number of rats, until he
hit upon novel dish for them. He
collected a small pan of wine-bottle
corks. and chopped them up. Then he
fried the pieces in lard, and Dreaded
them. Tn, rats ate them at night,
and drank from dish of
water conveniently placed. In few
days the rats were all found dead, and
the cook was very happy over his ex-
pertinent.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

Horses an Carriages at all hours. Persons
carried TO oil surrounding points upon arrival
oftrains. Special accommodations to excur.
sion parties. Good teams and attentive dli-
vers. y
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09
Gle GonSon0errp Sitter,
SITTER OFFICE, LONDONDERRY, VT.

Entered at the Post-otfiee at South
Londonderry, as ccond-c ass matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-09

A dyer Of Strasburg succeeded in
capturing some of the storks which
are the pride of the town. He forth
with dyed the under part of the wings
of the birds, the one wing red, the
other blue. leaving the body to form
the white or central portion of the
French tricolor flag. This done, the
birds were at once restored to free
dom, and as they spread out their
wi;gs to regain their roosts they dis
played to all the colors of France.
The fury Of the German authorities
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-31
4 THANKSGIVING TRAeEDY.

James sat down to eat his dinner
\ On bright Thanksgiving day,
And he murmured 81 will tackle
Everything that comes my way.
stJames," his mother gently warned Elm
flames, you mustn't eat too much;
You will find it dangerous business,
Eating turkey, quail and SUCH.
James paid no attention to her,
Save to give passing frown,
But continued doing business ~
Putting all the viands down.
Ven'son. partridge, duck and rabbit,
Lobster, goose and chicken-pie,
Salads, sauces, entrees vanished
In the twinkling of an eye
"Come, my son." exclaimed his father,
"You have eaten quite enough,
Or you'll catch q dreadful collie,
Filling up on such rich stuff"
All in vain--his heir apparent
Would not listen unto him, ~
But continued masticating-
Naughty, foolish, silly J1mI
Bigger, bigger grew his stomach, 4
Filled with pies and cakes ana meat-
Rounder, fuller, tighter, plumper-
Still he did not cease to eat.
When at last appeared the pudding,
James INDUCED q smothered groan;
Darling, are you sickP" his mother
Queried, in an anxious tone.
Then the foolish little fellow
Placed one hand upon his head
And the other on his stomach
"Goshp' he feebly, family said.
Papa FASTENED for the doctor,
Mamma shrieked and tore her hair;
But before assistance reached him
James had climbed the golden stair.
For there came loud explosion,
Rending foolish James asunder-
Filled too full of toothsome y1ands,
He had bursted all to thunder;
And for several weeks they labored
Ere enough of James was found
To adorn a modest corner
In the family burying-ground.
Eugene Field, IN Chicago Nous.
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-. - = ~.

one furkey,isas good as that of ahec.
atomb of beeves, and. to the taste oi
to-day a dish of fleweEs ohthe table OIL
q rose at every plate is worth all tht4
uncut and untasted viands that are
only an ostentation of generous hos.
pitality, and thatfsiHee theysare to bt'
eaten cold,or warI1ea over s0n apothel
day, are like the ghos Is of pieBed-u4
dinnersintEuding ON the abapqnetsr a
rich and hoafntiful dinner does not de
pend on its appearance OF prottsg allsy
and waste So much as on its .pleasani
sufficiency, its good order and its nicely
of preparation9 One cangIhdeed dit So
sorely bested as that, dine on a crust
with thankful heart that one is moi
starving, with no crust to hinder; it is
only "a Thanksgiving dinner ifftlle'
chief thing is u1fforgotten, and sthat 10
the thankful heart; and such banquet
as Michael Scott prepared in the
kitchen of the King of France would
not be Thanksgiving dinner if cater
without that thankful hsart. That one
may have an all-suificient Thanksgiv-
ing dinner it is not needful to work
like slave in the kitchen and pantry
for week beforehand because one s
mother and grandmotfeIlor because
ones husbands mother and grand
mother did. Let the dinner be. the
tasteful and toothsome dinlierA of to
day and this generation, not of yester
day and the generationss that though
quite as much of the table as was gooC
for them. ~
But, let the dinner be profuse o
spare, it is not the sole feature of tn
day; it becomes one to add other pleas
ures to the occasion-the pleasures o
welcome, of consideration, of amuse
ment; to seek out new entertainment
new method of enjoyment and G
passing the time, as much as a neN
dish or condiment; to make the Who'll
season a thing to look forward to wit
anticipation, and recollect with enjoy
ment. nI
That Thanksgivingday has not bee
ordinarily looked upon as Particular
a woman's festival does not hinder tn
fact that it is so; for reflection wi
> show how much the largest part Yome
have in tan equal part with the res
of people in its enjoyment. prepor
derating part in its preparation, and
, recognition in chat Inherent quality
:, the day which makes respect for it
!, part of the things revolving around tn
orbit of home and the observance
: the domestic sanctities where woma
# is pfe-eminent. Into Christmas int
i New Years, into the Fourth of Jul,
: into harvest homes, and the birthda.
of heroes, into all the other holida.
. that we recall, different. clement e
Y ters-a religious, or a patriotic or
# poetical one. Thanksgiving-day is Il
is only holiday of them all wher
throughout the length and 4sreadth
= the best portion Of a. continent, Il
IL = most conspicuous part of the celehr
y. ton belongsgto home and to women.
y, Harper'S Bazaar.
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AN exehange SAYS that D. Fam n

An exchange says that Or, TanreL
has gone to Mexico to live on 4 RANCH
What nextwill that man ny to make
his stomach do. Most OF the ranches
in Mexico have houses of sun-dried
bricks manufactured from some adj ia
cent mudhole, and tits safe to say. that
if the foolhardy doctor tackles one OF
those, he will crave his native ham and
eggs long before the ranch is entirely
consumed.-Peek'S sun
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- aisToRY oFasA, PIN.
A Subject ON Which the Small Boy Could
Give His Father Points Every Time.

Give His Father Points Every Time.
The paglor laulp shed ITS paRRafRl
rays on a 1iafpy group of I've y
There was the head of the family and
the one who called himself the head II
the family, their two daughters, aged
respectively eighfeep and eightsanf
boy Of ds4e9 ydhts eT6e thet care,
fully removed bent pin from the seat
of the rocking, chair and stood holding !
il betVeep. his thunp and forefiInger.,
AMY son, F" hesssid pompo Dusty did
you eyer, when you saw discarded,
bent, little pin, pause' and reflect how
long it took to make it,sand how manNI
dif1erents hands contributed toward
fashioning. it rs y vas Il is an ia7
struetiveSand ciafspbjeet of COZ
templation,s In the first place, there
were thesmihefsA dug dae 1de1al II
is composed lof; the men who trar s.
ported ittoathe factoriesa the Wogkmhn
who made the pins; itlie wofkmen WHO
sharpened them; the men who packed
them ;athe dealers who sold them TO-
tradesmen; the men, that carried them
tosthe stores, and ths saleshleh who Ie-
tailed them oyer the counters-jdst
think what an army of laborcrs
handlea that crooked little pinR'E y
Il aYes,s' said HIS on and heir fehect-
] lively, 'ibut Yea left out Z rot, pa. a. : !.
"How SOP" asked the old gentleman,
. in a tone of surprise. -.--.-...i.y
hWhy, there was the old lady who
bought a paper of 'em; thereewas her
biggest daughter who took one to pin
up the rip in the waist of her dress; the
SopnM man til sbel0s 'snlgat fHe office
that It was a cat that made that rail"
road-map scratch on the back. of his
, hand; the girls little brother who bors
rowed theF pin to meke.into.a tish-hooki
the little sister whose Straw hat he took
to keep his angle%orms in, aand his old
father who set down on the, bent pin
, when his little boy got tiredsof fishing,
) They all had hand in it, tool
f s.No,n, said the gentleman, as he
} threw the pin in the fire and took w
1 his newspaper. s'Yeu aresdrawing on
: your Imagination, my some l meyer
! found a pin that went through sucha
! series of eSrefAnces inmy li1.
"May be YOU haven't, but you viii, :
9 reInafked Ids and heir.
. = slIn;, Nc. at oAt and play, re
{ piled hissfathar I'm gelaS to sitsoF
!, nlV.s-sas,liit bef0f8 Id sat he .
4 tiSed that. Ia qssleab aass tef wa
a mendina a teal Nor. Nhile tl'
vi little one was wiping sh na from$
d straw iak So he pusht m-chah
t kakide WI q suspioip pce at
i gIfar0ir point - II SAM
i sSas,,s.sl h al al 81 thS ss5fs. Hos er, err
4 INA bas fsliFl< l6he6a bee n
> hNgaN sH xR|
n Of Sa ~ wv.
Q, THE old man coutcth't verN wel
Is have helpsd finling.itnna said the sInal
IS boy tBhiniselfa as he stopned y re ga
). his breath two blocks OF ssaeause the {
ID was pin on every blamed piece
ID furniture in that ROOM My, bQtwols
s, ma give it to him for swoarin like US
A In. al
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SPECIAL attention Of the .reader.is called
to the advertisementpf the POULTRY KEEP
Err which appeared in our columns three
weeks ago; This wellknQwnb 9o our na neS
running an advertisement copied. Verbatim
from ours. Our former offeri is still open.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-31

: TIE blond girl is out of fashion, ana tne
dav of brunettes has come again. Those
who 'bleached before many as well prepare
to dye now. ~''e %asss
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-31

IT Is aauestion in Brooklyn which keeps
the worst.hours--the people OF the Clocks
--YonEeTsS Statesman. ..s
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y Z, ~ 4, NM osEodsb h a waasiisb
dude ff1aN had any oyeralls, replieds mo,
but L have a pair Of candle molds that
would jhst fit you"
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COUGHS, HoARsENEss, SORE THROAT,
etc, quickly relieved by BROWNS BRoN1,
cHfAL TRocHEs. "A simple, .effectual and
superior remedy. Sold o1sty IN 6o1es'
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A.M.RGuarAN, Rditorpf the Ger

A.M.VAUaTAN,I aditorgnf the "Greenwlcn
Review ~ Sssliwieh, %. writes; Last Janu-
ary met with aasevere accident. fused al
mostevery kind Of salve to heal the wounds,
which turned to running sores, but 1ouno
nothing to % me any good till was recon-
mended HENRY's CARBoLIC SALVE. l
BOUGHT a box, and at the end Of two months
Twas completely well. 1t is the best salYe
in she market"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-31

IF afRicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac
Thompson Eye Water. Druggists sell It. 25c'
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-31

LARGE ears are said to denote generoai'
ty. We have noticed that males ,giTe
away their hind legs.-SaH francisco I'osL
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WHxN skiip wteishs anehor she probably
has sS sel y'Hls 90 = with.

, AassA o1RstSh fsf cleaning carpets without
stea lin athafsKas mRHNent invention. What
SUFFERING man. and. woman need is ma
clffnesthat wiz clean housesNsithout taking
10 flA aarpets& nsuchla ceiatri vance
is intnodno edF seyeptyatiye per cont, less
male pro family VII shoot througn inc
~. 49, ~ $500 si
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-31

THERE'S one thing about a paragraphs
that commands good will, and that IS his
willingness to take a joke.-BoStoR Post.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-31

zTr would seem but reasonable that equal
partners in a wool-growing enterprises
should "shear aud shear alike. ~ Chicago
n5SbuRe. M&@
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GONE glass sometimes makes a tumbler,"
remarkedathe chap who found that single
drinEaofi appleiaek twisted his IN q bow
knos.s ~ X -
Plies TOOTH ACHE pRoRs cnrefn1 minute S5c'
Glenn' pEtt1 Soa1 hes Is and peautites. 25c
GERMAN CORN KEMoVI Il XII ID D0fnE Bunions'
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~ q ~ 2 4N@ g.RWMNsg
A. Cereal which Has Few Equals and NO
a sSAperiorsasiaRe novakor of the Soil.
NEere are many reasons why we
should raise more rye than we do. AsI
q renoYator of soils it has few equals.
and nd SUB ridts; NOT even excefeng
clover. Aeeod cr6 d bye capsoften
be gkogqa Whsrae diver oAp"Hnt set a
hold.%% Thi \ espeoially the nases mon
light, sandy Soil, IL have seen, many
Sdry, ssEhdy kponsf'where clover had re-
peatedIF Saileditd sseateh,s seeded With
rye, and Produces fairly good crop.
Two orathree crops of this plowed I'M
der green will pave the way for other
crops, or make valuable pasturage OF
these otherwise waste places, Rye can
be harvested and. takep OF from. these
same soils. for several seasons in sue
lcession withoittS eemingto detefiorate
at,a1I id q1Eilityor Alhhtity, However,
/ do not think it pays to raise rye as a
market crop. even if the land were I'M
injured thereby, for the yield and price
received will not generally warrant such
course. But l am positive that as
renoyator Of partially "run out,' lands,
il is UNSURPASSED. Were l a scientist l
might explain how the rye dEafs more
y from the atmosphere than many other
plants, taking but a small SCARE OF
those properties or constituents OF plant
food from the soil, and perhaps reach
ing down below the uncultiyated surface
soil f6f large % ft.Rf the little needed.
But. s lam not 4 scientist, I will moi
, usrlfp the Sfunetio s,of one, buts wi !
siFsiEi state hat 4 my obsorys flQh and
aasseTiS 10 rye Il des seam to possess the
tUaffties above alluded to. Where the
! amount oflmanure produced is INSULT
:. cient for the demands OF the acres un
! dsreal tE alton recdnrset the plan o
green manuring must be had. Other
wise | do, NOT think the practice a.
economical .one~ y - MI
one system Oh farming will not an
J swer fornll sections of sour country
: Some are blessed with feftile s0lls, goo'
! markets and fine climate, while in othe
u ! sections nature.ha s~not been so lavisl
Il in. het gifts, and the 'cultivators OF th
!. soil find it a.constapt and hard struggl
{ { to keep the fertili Aecessary. to pre-
y ducc thescd1t en- Fom which the
a must exc out a subsistence. The II
. habftants must labor under all the dis
= advantages incident to such countr
L Aremote markets and BAD facilities &c
y ereaching the same. They must reso1
Z, to many expedients not sanctioned b
y .theirlnare fortunate brothers of the AZ
= riculturaR profession. To thate cla
/ does this article more particularly q
a ply. And to them l would say, raj
l y more ryess -Make.its a. prominent fe
=, ture in the system of rotation. Let
u preeede every crop of corn$ not to
10 taken off asnripened crop, out plough,
a. under as 4 fertiiizar} ors4sh down
: stoelsess a. eHRillr flourish where 9th
. orr d ! WdI b wet u dry, rou!
OF s.aoosl5 soNp II QrERWnsaate,
SFl rth e1ep..
Id - eiglg Pa p
81 sarawsususIly .bring ea good price; a
= ~ 80; yy8ttsa1f is oftar fffgfyfh0 FaS hi