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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
Lieut.. Day Returning from the Pur-
suit of Geronimo's Band.

S0tN ~ AAAiAsS . S&hlO
ELPASo, TEX, Oct. 3I-Lieut. Day,
of the Ninth Cavalry, who has been
pursuing Geronimo and his band for
Che past FIVE months, arrived here last
evening to enjoy a brief rest from
chasing the hostile. He states that
Indian scouts in the employ of the
government will be continued in the
service, but that those now in the field
will be allowed to return to their
reservation and recuperate, and
another band of friendly Apache
scouts, from San Carlos reservation,
will be placed to watch the hostiles, if
they attempt to return from Mexico,
where it is certain all of
Geronimo's band is now sheltered.
1t is currently believed in army circles
that nearly all the depredations COM
mitted in the section during the past
two months have been perpetrated by
white desperadoes disguised as In.
dians. Arizona and New Mexico are
over-run by white renegades and
thieves who, disguised as Apaches,
prefer to plumber ranches and steal
cattle rather than do an honest DAYS
work. Lieut.. Day relates many thrill.
ing incidents of his long chase. Three
times they overlook portions of Zero.
nimo's band and gave them a running
battle, but in each instance the hos
tiles escaped to their mountain re.
treats. In these three battles the
lieutenant was the only white man
participating On the side of the gov
eminent. Every Indian scout, the
lieutenant says, proved faithful and
untiring. For days they were without
food and suffered terribly. Never
says the lieutenant, "did l see a sign
Of mutiny. They suffered like heroes
and encouraged me when l was weary
and nearly played out"
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Where They n1n't Speak.

They were engaged to be married
and called each other by their first
names, Tom and Fanny, and he was
telling her how he had always liked the
name OF Fanny, and how it sounded
! iikc music in his ear. II Ike the
name so well," lie added, as q sort OF
clncher to the argument, that when
sister Clara asked me TO name her pet
terrier at once called it Fanny, after
you, dearest" Il don't think that
was very ncc," said the fair girl,
edging away from him; chow would
you like 10 have II dog nance! after
you?' "Why, that's nothiug!" said
Tom, airiiy; "half the cats in the
country are named after me-" They
ion't speak now.
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"a Hindoo Lady" who wrote a let
ter to the Times of India on infant
marriage has sent another remarkable
communication to the same paper on
the subject of enforced widowhood.
She writes bitterly of what she des-
cribes as the "brutalizod human ma
ture" that could lose sight OF the diff
ference between child widow Of 6 and
q matron widow of so; and provide for
the innocent mite that life of long mis-
cry which is the invariable lot Of the
Hindoo widow. Sac tells how directly
after the husbands death the widows
hair is cut off aud her ornaments are
taken away; how she must thenceforth
wear the coarsest clothes and cat the
most unsavory food. Her presence is
stunned and she becomes the leper
Of society, doomed to pass her life in
seclusion.
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Influence of Light on the Color or
Animals.

AS rule. the parts OF animals most
exposed to rays of light are, other
things being equal, richest in coloring-
matter, The backs Of wild animals are
usually and with few exceptions Gas
among nocturnal and burrowing ami
mals) more strongly colored than their
bellies. Another class of exceptions
may be seen among fishes of certain
families which lie on their sides instead
of on their bellies. and expose, not their
backs but one of their sides to the
light In these fishes the upper side is
colored. while the under side, next to
the ground and the darkness, is not.
Articulates also have their upper sides
most strongly colored. although what
in them answers most nearly to the
dorsal column is next to the ground.
Inc parts of mollusks which are in
contact with the ground are uncolored,
while the parts exposed to the light
shine with varied tints; aud this, what
ever may be the peculiar positions as
sumed by particular shoils.
For individuals of the same race, the
abundance of tho coloring-matter is
generally proportioned to the intensity
of the light TO which they are exposed.
The fact is generally understood,
though exact observations bearing up
on it are not MS numerous as it is de-
sirable they should be. 1t is well
known that the skin is tanned by light,
that people from the north arc brown
ed by living in the south, and that rud-
diness aud frcckles appear under the
action of the sunlight. Some people
of the white race, like the Hindoos and
the Moors, that live in southern eli
mates. are frequently darkcr-skinned
than the negroes themselves. Still. we
can not affirm that light is the only
cause of these changes.
Mr.. Gould has observed that bird:
are more strongly colored when they
live in countries having clear sky
than on islands or the seashore. Berch
stein says that the colors of the plum
age of cagc-birds are affected by thu
shade in which they are kept MIR
, Allen has shown that the color of sew
eral species in the United States change
as we 60 from north to SOUTH
Popular Science Monthly for November
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He Was How,ing Glad.

Love is good deal like the car Ca
Bile, remarks q writer in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. 1t is endless. it goes
on ali the time, but it doesn't matter a
cent what car it is drawing. You've
always got to pay fare, too. but what
ever you put into the box is gone.
There was man in Oakland who had
q sweetheart. l suppose there are
several men in Oakland who have
sweethearts, several who have the same
sweetheart, several who have several
sweethcarts. But this man had one
sweetheart whom he adored, as only a
man who finds it hard to get n sweet
heart and does not feel sure of her
then, can adore. He wanted some
thing precious to keep for her sake.
So he got permission of the Central
Pacific railroad and came over to San
Francisco one afternoon. A friend of
his was going to Dresden and a happy
thought struck the lover.
Il want you to do something deli
cate for me" he said TO his friend.
what is itp"
He took out of his pocket photo
graph and lock of hair.
Look at this. Isn't she lovely?"
Well, she was about 40, broad-faced,
with chunky nose and the faintest
sensation of u cross-eye. The lock of
hair was red. l am describing q wo-
man who could not by any possibility
exist in Oakland. l do not want to
offend that city, l may want to live
there some day.
"Y-e-e-s. She's good looking"
when you 60 to Dresden | want
you to have apainting of her made on
porcelain. a daisy. don't care what
it costs"
"All right, old man, I'll do it.'
'Take care of it won't youP-the lock
of hair, l mean"
Certainly. Do you want to insure
itP"
The friend went to Europe and came
back. In Dresden he had made in
quiries, and found what was required
would cost $50. He made up his mind
that anybody who wanted that girl
painted and was willing to pay $50 fol-
it was an idiot. So he came back with.
out the porcelain. He had been back
some time, when he met the Oakland
man on the street. Strangely enough
the Oakland man avoided him, but he
was cornered.
"Hullo! Got backP How did you en-
joy yourself"
Not word about the commission.
At last the Frisco man spoke up.
by the way, priced those porce-
lain paintings in Dresden, and thought
you would not care to pay $50 for one,
SO l."
The Oakland man gave jump OF
Joy. He seized on the Frisco mans
nand and shook it nearly of.
rm so bowling glad you didn't
SO bowling glad. I've got another
girl now, and there would have been
the devil to pay. Come and have a
bottle of champagne"
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New York, ninety dollars worth of
stain to be used in coloring skatc-woods
Forty dollars worth of this stain being
damaged and entirely worthless, he re-
fused to pay the full bill, but offered
to pay fifty dollars, being for the a.
mount of stain that was good. This
King refused to accept and brought
suit. This, probably, is another attach.
mcnt, and the only one. But this Wood
claims to know nothing about, says the
officer simply asked him if he would
accept service, he telling him he would.
NoW all this time this mill and ma
chineyy oas owned By parties IN Mass.
and, not until after these attachments
,rere PET on, or until last summer, did
he( UooOpurchase the property.
After this purchase he could not be-
fore)he mortgaged the mill and ma.
chinery to the West River National
Bank.
Now this bank is winding up its af'
fairs and latterly has been pressing
its claim. In November Wood made
an agreement with its officers by which
he was to pay two hundred dollars
month commencing the 18th Of Dec.
until the whole amount was paid up
That day arrived and found Wood in
possession of check of SlO3., only
but daily expecting another. On the
10th the bank sent up Dept. Sheriff
Shumway to look after it. The
next day Wood went down and paid
in his Sl0S dollar check, and since that
time has turned over to the bank bills
of lumber shipped amounting to $780,,
leaving but two hundred due. If this
statement is true, and we believe it to
be, the effort being made to create a
great hullabalo, by certain parties,
looks more like malicious persecution
than the upright actions of honorable
men, and without doubt the Reformer
has been misled in making its state
mcnts.
This is no fight of the SIFTER's. Mr..
Wood is its political opponent. 1t is
only actuated by desire that justice
may be done to all parties. 1t does not
believe that there is one particle of ev'
idencc that this letter was distracted at
this office; and believes that to assume
that all other parties who may have had
a chance to handle this letter were hon.
est, and that no mistake, such as get,
ting into the wrong pouch or being
wrongly boxed at Brattleboro, could
have happened, and, that therefore.
Wood must have taken it, is unfair,
unjust and unmanly.
Mr.. Wood has demanded of the Post
Office Department a full investigation
of all charges against him. This he viii
undoubtedly receive, and until then, il
is but fair that judgment be Withheld.
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DISSOLUTION OF CoPARTYERsHIp.

Whereas partnership having existed
between Rickctson Brill of the town
OF Beekman, Duchess County and
state of New York and Lorenzo K.
Burbank of the town Of Winhall, Coun-
ty of Bennington and state of Yer
mont, known as Brill and Burbank.
Now for tiAers good and valuable con
'giderations it has been agrecdby and be-
tween the parties to said partnership
heretofore entered into, that said part
nership should be absolutely dissolved
and determined. And the said Ricket-
son Brill and Lorenzo X. Burbank
do hereby mutually covenant and agree
with each other that said partnership
heretofore entered into shall be utterly
dissolved and determined, and the same
by mutual consent is hereby determined
And ii is hereby further agreed that
all debts and demands due and owing
said firm shall be transferrea to said
Brill and he is empowered solely TO
collect the same. Dated at Winhall
this 18th day of December 1888.
Rickctson Brill,
l.. X. Burbank.
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Poor McGettrick.

No wonder one of our Democratic
exchanges think the party have ill-luck
with their office holders. Very recent
ly the President has appointed F. W..
McGettrick postmaster at St. Adams.
McGettrick's only qualification seems
to be that he is one of Ex-Governor
Smiths little men. The Reformer
says he ought to be in Jail. The Rich
ford Gazette says he is "detestable
scoundrel." The Boston Record says !:
"This selection is very grave mis-
take on the part Of the administration
Apart from the consideration of Nc
Gettrick's function as q worker for
Mr.. J. Gregory Smith, whose alliance
with Messrs. Smalley and Atkins
seems to be growing more and more in
innate, there are reasons well known
to the people Of st. Adams which
makes the appointment emphatically
one Unfit to be made-and unfit to be
confirmed"
So poor McGettrick is kicked all a.
round, and only has this to console
him: He belongs to the "royal fam
ily.'
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bounded generosity to pass mo out a
slice OF bread and butter, please be so
kind us to butter only one side.
: dislike to have my pocket-liuing
bread was given him, and, care
' doubling it butter sido in, no
ID il into his already well-flled
ct aud started along with yorita-
dolce far nientc air. -iidrJoni
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STATE NOTES.
Murder mt Lyndonville.


Walter Hadlcy shot Edgar Hayes
last Monday night at Lyndonville, two
balls entering the latters head. Hadley
claims Hayes called him out of the
house and struck him twice and then
shot at him. Hadley returned the fire
killing Hayes instantly. Brass knuck-
les and Hayes revolver were found
! beside the dead man. Hadley deliver
ed himself up at once. There has been
trouble between the men before last
Monday night.
A shooting scrape took place at
Dummerston last week. One Frank
Dodge a well known character, being
the same fellow who tiqed up Vernon
Negro and exhibited him as a "Wild
Pategonian' at several fairs an d
brought him through So. Londonderry
last fall, took upon himself the super
vision of school in that town. To
this the teacher, Chas. Davis, of Put
ney, demured, which resulted in
Dsvis shooting Dodge, but not fatally,
it is thought. Davis is at large under
81 800 bonds.
The board of agriculture will hold u
meeting in Woodstock about the mid.
die of january.
Gov. Pingree has appointed Frank
lin Scott of Bennington, special pros
ecutor of criminal offenses mder>No.
772 in the acts of 1881.
There are sixteen persons living ut
Bennington Center, whose ages aver
age eighty Yeas.
Two Rutland men, Geo. E. Pelton
and Fred A. Field, propose to start
the Vermonter, a monthly magazine
of siXty-four pages, filled with the
best efforts of the States literary
lights. personal and historical sketches,
and always devoted to the States best
interest.
1t is said that both of Vermont's re-
cent dead EX-Govenors, Hall and
Fletcher, were buried on the farms
where they were born. Hall in Ben
nington and Fletcher in Cavendish.
Vermont at New Orleans.
The part taken by the Green Noun
tain state in the American exposition
at New Orleans is set forth by the
correspondent of the Springfield Re
publican as follows: Vermont has lost
her elegant marble arch put up last
year by Governor Proctor, but the mod
ell house, specimns of woods, mar
bic and slate, some of the best apples
ever saw, raised just outside of Mont,
pelier, are here besides two carloads
of exhibits on the way. Among the
several commissioners and other New
Englanders connected with the expo.
sitioD, Col. j. B. Mead of Vermont
is regarded as leading man, will
Commissioners Ham, Bates and lesser
lights. Commissioner of Agriculture
L. B. Hibbard, formerly of Vermont
was here last year as an assistant, anC
now has entire charge of the depart
ment of agriculture.
Thomas Fox an employee of the
Burlington wooden mills, was badly
scalded Saturday afternoon.
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Congressman Stewart on the New Rules.

Congressman Stewart on the New Rules.
Hon. j, W. Stewart was interview
ed in relation to the new rules by a
reporter of the New York Mail and Ex-
press, who represents him as speaking
in the following term: l was not In the
house when the bill passed creating
the new rules. They are wise and will
in my opinion greatly expedite the gem
eral business of Congress. 1t is all
bosh to suppose that political capital
will be made out of the new rules or
that it was intended to do SO. The ap-
preparation committee literally had
more work than it could attend to, and
something first had to be done to push
the progress of bills that required APP
preparations. Look at the many thOus-
and bills before the house now, the re-
suit of choke up in the single APP
preparation committee. Things W IL
work as harmonious as ever and no
doubt much faster.
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Trees hiasQuerading.

"You never saw such funny freaks
MS some of the trees in Wayne county
are up TO this fall, " said n veracious
Honesdaler to reporter the other day.
Zone largo maple in field on the De-
lany farm is as green rs twas in June,
except on the south side. There
patches of light red and q emi.circular
splash of yellow have appeared. The
red patches arc so distributed as 10
form the eyes, nose, and mouth of
human face. and so lite-like are the
lines, curves, and standings OF the feat
ures that at q distance the effect is
startling. The sprays of yellow curl
around the face, above the eyes, and
civn striking resemblance to y head
of blonde hair adding to the
- ling effect.
lot far from this tree is another
n lie. A band of scarlet three feet
cncircles it at the lower branches.
&c this belt tho leaves are green
round the tree for about the same
4 us the scarlet. Above the green
.. imilar circle of bright yellow, and
Sd. ounded top of the tree is solid
OF scarlet, rested Oh the banded
.. of tho whole like q dome of
high hill in Texas township is
ed of timber from bottom to top,
the exception Of four large trees
tand close together on the sum-
Two OF the trees are naples.
other two arc Gins. They stand
tarod apart. One of the naples
It large circular spot of bright red
leaves on the side facing one OF tho
Gins. Ali the rest Of the tree is still
unchanged from its summer green.
The leaves OF the elm this maple faces
have all turned to rich golden hue,
with the exception of circular spot Of
lively green, almost the exact size Of
the red spot on the maple. and i'm
mediately opposite it. DiagonalIy
across the second maple, from bottom
10 top, extends wild and regular
strip of leaves of solid green. All but
this verdant streak is II flaming red.
The elm opposite this maple has 4
! strip running in the same direction
across it. 1t corresponds in width
with the strip on the maple, but is OF Il
soft golden color. Every other leaf on
the tree is still green.
"a water birch on the border of
Middle creek displays, among its other
wise uniform array of yellow leaves,
lines Of green leaves that form huge
and perfect human hand.
"a particularly striking effect caused
| by autumn foliage is given by two tall
hemlock trees that grow along the
Hawley turnpike. y wild ivy vine has
wound its way up one of the trees and
crept among the branches in all direc-
tons. The leaves OF this vine have
turned to most intense crimson, and
CLEAN here and there in the midst Of
the dark and neyer-changing green OF
the hemlock like radiant flowers. a
wild grapevine has entwined itself
about the trunk and up around the
branches of the other hemlock. The
leaves of this vine have become Il rich
and waxy yellow, and stand out
against the cold color OF the tree like
fantastic fashionings of gold. Port
JerUis gazette.
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31

us. Whitney, Assistant Postmaster, Put
cam, Conn" Mrites;-" have sur re Il untold
Rgoay with kidney and liver complaints, my
water was Very bad, ut times actually passed
o!oOd. HUNTS kidney Cud Liyrrl REMEDY
has benefited mo more than all other meLi-
zines | used
"liome love is Tho lcsf lnrnn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31

Tho timber work Of the domos Of
The Churcn OF St. Mark, at Venice, is
more ihan $40 years old, and is still in
4 good state.
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FOR SALE.

20 Pork bbls., 80 cents each, new
Sleiglls. 3 new Buggies, , pr. work
Harnesses, team Wagons, | new cook
stove. 81 900 worth of stuff incident TO
retirement from Store and teaming,
PAYABLE in work on lumber job if desir-
ed j. J. HAPGOOD & c.,
Peru Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31

HI TS kidney and Liverl REMEDY, is n
wonderful medicine. / cordially recommend
uey troublcs.-Ge0 Il. Ro5ol taUn, Deputy
Sheriff, Bangor, Ne.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31
DEATHS.
In Weston, Dec. %, MI. Semon
iIeselton, aged y years.
NO7'ICE,.

All persons having unsettled accounts
with me are requested to settled them
before Jan. Goth 1886 or subject them
selves TO cost.
\. A. Curtis,
Londonderry, VT, Dec. 3.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31

EsgsASmorc money than at anything
WI saWclse by taking an agency for
the best selling book out. Beginners
succeed grandly. None fail. Terms
free. HALLETr Book Co., Portland
Maine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31

2 purely vegetable, and meets n went never
otiore FURNISHED 10 the public, and the utmost
reliance mSy lie placed In il.
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ia-->--z----s---asa=s-ss fsls
BFSsVEsS.

! In Peru, Dec. %, u daughter 10 MIR.
and Mrs. John l.. Byard.
| In Weston, Dec. 26, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Jane; +. Austin.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31
A q 4 R.T

-EA N-J-LA--AO-D
To all who ara suffering from the errors and
indiscretioas OF youth, nervous weakness.
early decay. loss q manhood. &c. will send
recipe ths. will euro you, FREE OB CHARGE.
This great remedy WAS discovered by a mis-
sioaary in South America. Send self-ad-
dressed cuvsiope to the REV. JOSEPH T. IN
NAN, Station .. New York City.
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OEEIcIaL.

II encourages sleep, cre-
ates an appetite, braces up
the system, and renewed
health is the result.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31
BRIDGTPORT, CONN.

"W mite Bronze" monuments an
statues are the best in the world. They hold
their color and will not crack or become moss
grown. like stone. Most beautiful in color,
design and finish. Cheaper and more
enduring than marble or granite.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31

livery cloud has q silver
lining"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31

ESNs's kidney and r.Iycr)
EEJsEDJ

"shollow brooks are often
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-31

Home love is the best love"