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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
The Extent of Human Travel.

The movement of persons has un
dergone quite as important a growth
as that of goods. In the "Review OF
the Worlds Economy the number of
passengers carried by all the railroads
in all parts of the world, in 1882, is
estimated at 2,40O,000,000, or an aver
age of six and half million, day
The absolute number of passengers
carried on steamers is smaller but
here, as was also the case with goods,
they are carried longer distances. and
more days journeys, than on railroads;
so that, estimated by the mile or tue
day, the amount both of freight and
passenger work the steamers do will
appear to much better advantage.
The significance of the faclitation
of passenger transportation is derived
principally from its effects on social
conditions, civilization, and customs.
OHo VI tuC lllooU llpoi loho "a eiS'o
effects is illustrated in emigration,
which has assumed grand dimensions
under the operation of the new
methods of communication. OF the
twelve and half million emigrants
who went to the United States be-
tween the recognition Of their inde-
pendence and 1888, not more than q
million belong to the time previous to
the establishment Of regular passen.
ger communication by steamer with
Europe, about 1914. AS result Of
the establishment of this method of
communication, and of the building
of the railroads that opened the Miss
issippi Valley and the western part
of the continent, emigration assumed
colossal proportions. Besides the ame-
Iteration of the voyage, which has be.
come an affair of not more than ten OF
twelve days for emigrant vessels, the
improved fare, the cheaper rate of pas
sage, and the punctuality and in
creased safety of the transit, may b,
marked as circumstances and contrib
uting to this result.-Poputar Science
| MOuthIU.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
A YOunp Mans Fortune.

Every young man has fortune in
the fact of his youth, says college
president. The energy of youth is un
blunted by defeat or worn by hope de
ferred. With age one becomes more
conservative, and looks at as impossi
BILE what younger person would en-
deavor to accomplish, in many cases
with success. The effort, even if there
be failure, is grand success. Self,
confidence, or self-conceit, if you wish
to call it so, is great thing. A young
mans fortune is not to be found in in.
herited wealth or social position. Gra-
cious manners of business habits are
good things to cultivate, but are not
all. Will power is the young mans
fortune. 1t is the essence of the man.
A young man with only little will
power is foregone failure. 1t should
be cultivated. Genius is gift of
God, and should not cause pride, but
an honest pursuit of duties is an eXhi-
bition of will power, and is something
to be proud of. Well directed. educa-
ted will power is what young man
needs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
The Eyolu,iou Of ,he Arm.Cbair.

The transition from the arm chair
to the easy chair was not made all at
once. When men and women wanted
real repose, they formerly found it in
divans. couches, sofas, and, what in
Shakspelre's time were somewhat re-
proachfully called "day-beds." A
loose cushion was made for wooden
chairs, and it was sometimes placed
upon, at other times underneath, a
richly embroidered cloth or an an
imal's skin. 1t is doubtful whether
for many hundred years, the easy
chairs of Western Europe were any
thing more elaborate. The fixed seat
and padded back and arms did not
come into use in Eagland until Queen
Elizabeth's time. An arm chair wa
in fact, an article of costly luxury,
and sometimes of reproach.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
A Novel Dellcacy.

Among the products, more or less
Chinese, which, since the hostilities
with France, have found their way back
to Paris, the trepang, or sea-cucumber,
is the most remarkable. The trepang is
probably the most extraordinary fish
which lives in the sea, and there is
just now a great demand for it among
the Partisan gourmets. The trepang
indeed, is one of the latest Paris fash
ions. From its habits the very idea
of the trepang is repulsive, but its
flesh is delicate, and it produces a soup
which many people esteem equal to
turtle. The scientific name of the tre-
papg is Holothuria edulis, and, in ap-
pearance, it is something like long
snail traversed from one end to the
other by a digestive tube. The crea-
ture, indeed, is more like stomach
than anything else. 1t walks upon
hollow tentacular feet, which, when it
moves along its native rocks, act as
suckers. The trepang possesses the
extraordinary faculty Of ejecting, when
frightened or irritated, the entire con-
tents of its body-even to the teeth.
What, however, is more extraordinary
still, is that when the organs have
been elected they presently reproduce
themselves. Another not less extra
ordinary faculty is that of spontan-
eous subdivision. When it is hungry
and cannot find food to nurture the
whole of its body, the animal snaps in
the middle, and two perfect sea-cucum-
bers are produced where before there
was but one. So great delicacy is
the trepang esteemed by the Chinese
that some thousands of junks are occu-
pied in fishing for them. The Chin
ese seas are exceedingly limpid, and
the Malay fisher men can observe the
| dlllllldl otiChiHS W .lo loSh oo oal
depth. They are transtixed by kind
of harpoon fixed to a long bamboo;
but in shallow water they are taken
by divers. Immediately the boats re-
turn to the shore the creature is
thrown alive into cauldrOn and
| boiled in sea water After being
cleaned they are smoked or dried
in the sun. The usual price for tre-
pangs ready for consumption is seventy
pounds per ton. They are mainly used
for soup, but in China are sometimes
eaten like ordinary fish. The Partisan
riceuis who have lately been expert
menting upon trepang-soup say that
it possesses much of the exquisite fla
vor of the cray-lish.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
CurioSities Xnuted.

A gentleman in New York. who is
about to start a museum, is in want OF
the following curiosities;-
A man to take splinters from the
"foot' of street.
Laughter from the mouth of river
Receipt to make peanut" stand.
How to make tree "bark."
A corn from the foot of hill.
Goals from mountain range.-SUt-
ings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
SO. LONDONDERRY VT. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1885,

"Dear me! how late it isl" she
thought with little start. 81 must
go up stairs Immediately. There. l
forgot to tell the cook about having
breakfast at five tomorrow morning,
and of course she's abed and asleep by
this time. I'll be up early enough to
see to it myself, that will be just as
WELL"
Laying this salve on her conscience
Mrs. Chickerly turned off the gas. and
crept drowsily up the stairs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
Cruel Man.

"Who made this cake?" asked
DobbS of his young wife as he chewed
on piece.
81 did, my DEAR" she answered with
pride.
"Um-um," he continued testify
"what kind is it?
Angel cake, darling
"Um-um-go good name for it-mar
will be pretty sure to go there if he
eats very much of it."-Merchnni
Trdceler.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

The threats from time to time of in
vasions of the United Statea by chol-
era, yellow fever, aud other malig-
nant diseases, repeatedly call the at
tention to the general use of disnlect-
ants, which are often used to great ad-
vantage in communities that have to
fear an irruption of these epidemics.
But it is a great mistake to rely on
them to the exclusion of individua |
measures having far greater impor-
tance. Humboldt said that persons
whose bodies are strengthened by
wholesome habits in respect of food,
clothing, cleanliness, exercise, and fresh
air. are enabled to resist the cause
which brings about disease in other
men. But to ordinary people it is so
much easier to rely upon the germi-
eide poisons of Board of Health than
adopt sensible habits, that half the
good work that is done by the author
tiles is neutralized by the neglect
all sanitary precautions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

Boulder, Col. has an ingenious musi-
clan, according to western newspa-
per, which says: "Neil McClay, who
griDds music out of violins in the
Board of Trade saloon, has made a
small violin which is quite a novelty
in its way. He caught small turtle
at the lake and used the shell for the
body of the violin. TAe holes where
;he feet protuded were covered over
With banjo head and glue. The
back of the turtle is turned up and
the holes for the sound cut into it.
The head Of the violin is ornamented
with the turtles head and two of the
feet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

A chemist in New York asserts that
in every one hundred pounds of green
tea used in this country the consumer
drinks more than half-pound of
Prussian blue and gypsum.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

The London Lancet warns people
against the danger of licking adhesive
stamps and envelopes, adding that it
is most perilous practice, producing
local irritation and sore tongues,
whilst occasionally other diseases are
propagated by the habit.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

The cooperative community in
France. of which so much has been writ
ten, is steadily gaining ground. The
average wages of workmen per week
are 30 shillings and sixpence (say
sI35), which is said to be far higher
than those earned by foundry hands
in England. The association was
formed twenty-five years ago, and is
composed of l,400 persons. The capi-
tai employed has preferential inter-
est of per cent. Further profits
are divided among the workmen. Last
year the capital share was $66,000,a and
The laborers' share was $377,400
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

The Journal Of Inebriety thinks
that the cumulative action Of alcohol
IN the brain centres exists to great
er extent than is generally supposed.
Many men who drink regularly
through the day and seem no worse
Tor it, become intoxicated late at night,
although they have used no spirits
1uring the evening. ut appears"
says the editor, that alcohol, like
bromide, may remain in the system
10 some extent without producing any
marked action, and then suddenly,
from some unknown cause, burst into
great activity, producing profound in
,oxication." The reasons for this do
not seem to be definitely understood,
though they are thought to be of a
combined physiological and psyche
logical nature, and partly due to eli
matic conditions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

"Why Not Eat Insects?" is the title
of recent English book. The writer
thinks that such a diet would have
certain advantages for poor people,
and he insists that an "appetizing rel
ish" is to be found in "boiled caterpil-
lars, fried grasshoppers and grilled
cock -chafers." His argument rests
mainly on the descriptions of half
starved travellers concerning their
personal enjoyment of cooked insects,
and the fact that certain savages thrive
on such diet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

A correspondent who has visited He
rat, 1.-The key of India,' AYERS that it's
evil odors assail the nostrils at dis
tance of five miles from the walls if
one be not travelling with the wind.
The city is in the form of huge
square, with fortified sides about a
mile in length either way, and with a
huge stone citadel in the centre. Sur
rounded by hills, Herat has no drainage,
reeks with mud, garbage and stdgnant
water, yet its mortality is not exces-
sive. Probably the supply of pure
water and the prevalence of cool north
winds account for the ability of the
people to resist their filthy surround
ings. Some seven centuries ago, before
it was laid waste by Genghis Khan,
Herat was the largest city in the world.
Probably the Russian sol iiers who can
luxuriate on banquet of vodka and
tallow candles would feel comfortable
enough in Herat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

The largest diamond in the world is
soon to be cut at Amsterdam. where
special workshop is being constructed.
This gem is South African, and weighs
475 carats, thus being 1875 carats
heavier than the Grand Mogul' be-
longing to the Shah of Persia, and
hitherto the biggest diamond known.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

England's wars in remote regions al
least promote the study of geography
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09
Che lon0on0crrn Sitter.

AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER,
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
PROM
SITTER Cfflce, So Londonderry, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-09

Horses an. Carriages at all hours. Persons
carried TO all surrounding points upon arrival
of trains. Special accommodations to excur-
zion parties. Good teams and attentive dIi-
yers. "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09

STATE OF NERMOT, At Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD. -. tuurt held At
Woodstock. within and for said District.
on the twcnty-iitth day of May, \. u. 1N>l.
Present, Hon. John Porter. Judge.
r. olphu> II. Briggs estate. Bridgcwatrr.
intrStatu.
Whereas, Alfred >ar4cn'. Administrator Of
salu estate. la, presented to said Court hi,
petition IN writing. setting forth TIE amount
OF debts due from the said deceased and the
expenses Of administration. the value Of the
personal estate. and the situation of the real
estate. and THAI The safe of part %! said rrni
estate is necessary, to pay said d.b... and q
part can not be sold without injury to those
Interested in the rrmandcr: AMI therefor.
making application 10 said Court for ir"n.r
to sell the who Of said r"nl rSt"tn, ana all
other real estate Of the said Ntcefa,p. If any
such there be- wihin This state: and tai the
Court should order the homestead interest Of
the widow To b" sold. ~ u severance. ul he
same would grratiy drprrcirt" the. value Of
the residue of the premises:
lherrupon the Court appoints the third
Wednesday seventeenth dayl OF June next
Is Il time. and the Prohat" Oliirc in Woad-
stock aforesaid ~ q place Of hearing and dr-
rldlng IN sand application, and orders that
notice of said application be given TO all per-
sons interested III said estate. the reason for
the same. and the time and place of hearing.
by publishing three weeks >lcccs>iyclv in the
NpUW QJh" Age, II newspaper printed nj
MoodStOck. in this State. which cirulutr> in
the neiglhorho0d of those interested Gall
which publications shall he prcyou, to said
time of licaring) II copy of til" record of this
order, that they may appcarbatorp said Cour
ana DE heard in the matter Of said appIiru-
tlUn,i they Srp rnIlS,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
Taftsville.

c. 0. Tracy Ihas shelf Of flowers
that is well worth seeing; it is one of
the pretticst collections in this section.
George Harvey and wife are at
home from their visit to the Green
Mountains. Mr.. Harvey has improved
during his visit. Hc sold nice three
years old colt for Sl75.-W. II. TAFT
of Brattleboro is at home for few
weeks. Mrs Arthur Ward of w. r..
Junction, is visiting at her fathers, j..
II. Tracy.-William Bullock and wife,
of Suuapee, N. H., and Mrs. William
Phillips and two children of East Wal
lingford, VT, are the guests Of G.. W.
Harrey.-Mrs. DR.. Morse of Roches-
ter, is visiting at her brothers, Daniel
Taft Charlie Hawley, who has been
at his grandtather's, Daniel Taft, for
several weeks, has returned to Brattlc-
boro. The fall term of school is being
taught by Miss Simmons Of Woodstock.
Miss Edna Gillett is teaching at
Woodstock. Mrs. Gilchrist is teach
ing school at w. r. Junction. Misses
Mabel Tracy and Grace Darling and
Willie Whitman and Phillip Scaver,
are attending school at Woodstock -
True Putney is thrashing most of the
grain for the farmers in this vicinity
Frank Gates has gone to St. Adams to
engage in rairoading.-Dr. n. Ran
dali and niece, Miss Abbie Randall, of
South Woodstock, have been visiting
at Il. w. Emmons. -Eben Fletcher
and wife, of Woodstock, at w. j.
Strongs' Mrs. Willis Hall has gone
to w. II. Junction. The bears and
monkeys and their attendants passed
through this place last week we no
ticed an innumerable supply Of children
in the troupe.-Fiftecn tickets were
sold at this station tor the excursion to
Newport, and all returned the same
day but one, who returned via. of Leb-
anon, N. H., safely the next day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
Rutland.

Rutland has eight hotels.
No case. of sunstroke on Mount
Kilington. The thermometer register
ed 20 above zero there Aug. 9th.
Postmaster Rcdinston is going to
make II push for the free delivery
system.
Samuel Hayward, who has fingered
between life and death for many weeks,
is getting better.
The Union Hook and Ladder Com
pany are to have new uniforms ut a
cost of 1888. The company number
fifty men.
Haincs Brothers expect to begin
work on the horse railroad about the
first of October.
The Department at Washington has
consented and the post-otlicc will have
the electric lights,
Newman X. Chatiee, who has been
on Western trip, going as far west
as Salt Lake City, returned home
recently-wthout any extra wives.
Because Rutanders drink 100000
gallons of water daily is no evidence
that water is their only beverage
The police court records show that
they make way with considerable
''bug-juicc' daily.
Darwin c. Pierce, 4j years old,
transfer mail agent in the depot here
for Is years, was arrested last Thurs
day, charged with robbng the mail,
and was put under $1,000 bonds. Val
liable letters have been missed here
since March, and nearly the whole
mail Of July 1 last, with bank papers,
clc', unloUHliiS W Sio,VoO, was iool'
Detectives have been at work several
weeks and a postal card dropped in the
freight yard gave clue. Pierce has
stood well in the community. He has
proved that he was in Salem, N. Y,
July II, when the mail was stolen,
and the prosecuting officers accept the
proof of an abb. The case is much
complicated and new revelations are
expected. Later: Mr.. Pierce has
been discharged, his son having con-
fesscd himself as being the perpetrator
Of the crime.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
: FLOUR. :

Abont this time of year,
when new winter wheat first
comes into market great care
must be exercised in selecting
and buying flour, not to get
that ground from new wheat
or from old and new wheat
mixed. When dealers buy of
jobbers in small lots, they are
very likely to get THIS new or
mixed flour, and customers
complain that the bread or
pastry is dark and heavy
Buying always in CARLOAD
Lots, and direct from the
mills, we always get straight
old wheat, warranted -four
We have just placed in stock
over 800 barrels of choice
hours, including the old
Standard Plants Flours of
st. Louis, Pillsbury String
Wheat Patent "Bcst" and
choice Roller Process Michi-
gan Flours. We recommend
these fiours very highly and
eca,1ant erery barrel as rep
resented. Call and see us be-
fore buying elsewhere.
f. N. BILLINGS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09

The following is the running time OF
the trains over the Woodstock Railroad,
commencing Tuesday, Nov. %, 1884:
Trains Going Enst.-No. 2, Mail, A. N
Leave Woodstock, 1910; Taftsville. 10 90 /;
Qsechee,I ll o.; Dewey's Mills, II o. Hart
ford, II 25; White River Junction. IL 30.
Trains Going East. No. 4, Acsomme
dation, p. M.--Leayo Woodstock, 10
Taftsvle, 429; Queohes, 4s5:. Dewey's
Mills, 439; Hartford, 4 IS; White River
Junction, 8 90.
Trains Going West. No. l, Aocsmrno-
dation, A. M..-Leave White River Junction,
Z 80; Hartford. 1856; Dewey's Mills, 7 Sc
Quechee, 90; Taftsville, $40; woodstseA
20.
Trains Going West. No. ;, Mail, p. N
Leave White River Junction, l 50; Hat
ford, 55 Deweys Mills ala; Qusehss-
Az: Taftsvlle, 227; Woodstock, SIS.
j. G. PORTER, aspt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
South Wood stock.

There will be meeting at the
church here next Sunday afternoon.
Light frosts for three nights in sue
cession have set the provident ones to
harvesting in good earnest. Potatoes
gathered and corn cut potatoes it, ured
by rust not large crop: no rot as
yet; corn good growth; fodder
abundant; the corn not filled out, it
ought to stand ten days longer; more
rowen than usual,
The Arabs, Indian half breeds, II
mixture Of many races, come into the
village Monday, and held Indian, bear
and monkey dances, and powwows.
Four women and six men, with six
teen little ones, the oldest not over ten
years. The women with bundles
near the size of IL ladies' trunk, upon
their backs, with childrcn's heads Tor
signs, goes through the village beg
ging. They have with them two Gin
namon bears and II sucking colt,
but no carriages. The Canadians
have followed this way of living for
many years.
The funeral of one Of our oldest cit
liens, Mr.. French, 80 years old, Lar
ned Kcndal's wife's father, was held
Sunday. The old gentleman has
been dcmcntcl and unable for many
years to care for himself, but has had
the best Of care, and everything done
to make him comfortable. One day he
showed signs Of distress, and the lady
attendant discovered his false teeth
were missing, ard forcing opca his
mouth with her lorcfngcr, the teeth
were got out. In all probability he
could not have lived but few minutes.
A large conyourse of people were pres
ent. Rev. Moses Kiddcr OBLIGATED.
The remains were taken to Barnard
for intcrment.
New arrivals at Elliot Thomas
Miss Grant came week ago from
Manchester, n. ii. She has attrac-
tive, rosy lips, dimplc checks, aud be-
witching eyes. Last Saturday,
spruce young gentleman, in the height
of fashion, none other than Fred, son
of Elliot, came home on visit. lie
and Miss Grant had such magnetic at
fractions that introduction was not nee
essary, and from their movement we
verify believe Il partnership of long
duration will take place ere long.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-09
BOSTON Il LOWELL H. X.
Northern Division.
S55 SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,

1885 SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
IN and after June %, '05, Passengers Trains
" viii run as follcws
UPWARD TRAINS.
Day Express Train leaves Concord attic ~
AM for White River junction, connection
Barton, Newport, Willoughby and Mace,
Lakes, Stanstead, Quebec, Bath, lattleton,
Lancaster. and the White and Frauconi,
Mountains. Also, with trains tor Mont.
pelier, Mansfield Mountain, Burlington &.
.Albans, Rouse's Point, Montreal. Opdens .
burgh, and the Yves.
ExEhE.s TRAIN leaves Concord =, q lG
P.M.'for White River junction ( Bristnl
EVENING FNN2ass TRAIN leaves Concord
at $50 p. N. for White River junction. con
Meeting with trains for Montpelier, Burlinv
ton, ST. Adams, Rouse's Point, Montreal
Ogdensburgh and the West,and with Wood
stock X. Il. for Qucchec, Woodstock, etc. I,
'or on arrival OF trains from Boston, Wor-
cester, Portsmouth, Portland, &C.
DOWNWARD TRAINS.
MORNING EXPRESS TRAIN leaves White
RiverJunction for Concord Mt 3.25A, N. or on
arrival oftrains from Ogdensburgh and Mon
treal. This train is run to Boston on Sunday
ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN leaves White Il
Junction for CoIcord at 100 A. N.
tBRIsToL TRAIN leaves Bristol for Cuncorl
at $50 A. N. and l.23 p. NJ, aud Franklin at
9.24 A. NJ. and 2.e5 NJ.
rMAIL TRAIN leaves White River junction
for Concord ut 1900 NJ, or On arrival of
trains over theVermont Contra, Passumpsic,
and White Mountains Railroads.
DAY EXPRESS TRAIN leaves White River
Junction at 3.OO r NJ, or on arrival of trains
from Montreal AMI ogdensburgh, Brattle.
boro, keene, Bellows Falls, Windsor, &C..
connecting at Concord with train for Man
chester, Nashua, Lowell and Boston.
tThese trains connect at Concord with
trains Tor Manchester, Lawrence, Por.
mouth, PORTLAND, Nashua, Worcester, New
York, Lowell, and Boston.
LUClUs FUTILE. Gen, Pass. Ast,
c. S. MELLEN. Cen Supt
Boston, June 50. 1855