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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
The MOlf Snider.

Suddenly appears on tho wall dark
gray fly or perhaps beetle. Itmovts
with wonderful quickness, but always
by fits and starts, sometimes one way
and then another. All at once it
darts few inches from the wall and
then flies back again to the same spot.
This action is several times repeated.
and is so quick that tho creatures
wings cannot be seen. l approach the
wall more closely, and find that the
creature is neither fly nor beetle, nor
even an insect. 1t is a hunting spider,
and of course has no wings. How,
then, did it.hy from the wall and back
again? i have long been familiar
with these pretty and active spiders.
have often seen them sidle cautious
ly toward a fly, leap upon it, and have
sharp tussle with it before it sue
Gumbed to the venomed fangs. Win
dow sills, especially when facing
southwark are happy hunting grounds
for this spider. had often seen spi-
der and fly tumble together off the
window SILL and presently the spicer
return still clasping its prey. 1t had
saved itself from falling to the ground
by spinning thread as it rolled of
the sill, and was able to regain its po'
sition by climbing up the thread. But
until lately l had never seen it leap
from a perpendicular wall, and to
all appearances fly back again. The
thread affords the means whereby this
remarkable feat is performed. 1t is
extremely elastic, and when the spider
has reached the end of its leap the
thread contracts and jerks it back
again, just as child throws ball
away from him, and draws it back to
his hand by an india-rubber thread
which is attached to it. How l had
failed t notice this action for so many
years l cannot imagine. Even the
common wolf spider will act in the
same way. caught glimpse of the
! creature crouching in the wall under
the shadow of vine leaf, so that I
could not identify it. Suddenly it
darted from the wall and alighted on
the ground at some little distance, the
elastic thread causing it to describe a
slow and graceful curve, just asif it
had wings. As it darted from the
wall put the net over it, and, much
to my surprise, found that it was no in
sect, but a wolf spider. LopgmcR's
| Magazine. i
1
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

The last formulated idea in crazes is
an international cooking-match. This
is to take place in the aquarium in
Westminster, London. 1t means the
production of the fayorite dishes of
each nation. The Briton will present
his plum pudding and roast beef, the
Spaniard ola-pod-rida, the Italian mac
aroni q Ia garlic, the German his brat
wurst and sauerkraut, the Russian his
kapoosta soup, the Frenchman his fri
cassee, and the Norwegian will teach
how to cook eggs in that variety of
ways which astonishes the traveller in
his cline.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

Whale fishing in small steamers off
the coast of New England is getting
to be business of some Importance,
four steamers formerly catching men
haden) having been steadily engaged
during the past season. They cruise
off the Main and Massachusetts shores
as far south as Cape Cod. A bomb
lance, fired from a gun held at the
shoulder is the weapon employed in
killing the whales, about fifty of
which have been taken this year.
They will average sixty feet in length
and twenty-five tons in weight. Each
one yields about twenty barrels of oil,
two barrels of meat, FIVE tons of dry
ehum and two tons of bone, the value
of which amounts to about $400. As
the men become expert in the capture
the whales become shy and keep more
in deep water. This will be fatal to
the business, as at present conducted,
since dead whale usually sinks. and
can hardly be recovered from depth
of more than forty fathoms.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

A California miner has invented
what he calls mechanical mine finder,
by which it is claimed metal bearing
veins can be detected with accuracy.
He has already directed the attention
of several capitalists to deposits of an
timoney, silver and gold.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

Asia possesses the most powerfully
equipped hornets, The Indian Medi-
cal Gazette tells of man who was
bitten on the neck by one of them.
Within ten minutes he became cold,
pulseless, and unconcious. He was a
robust man, but the use of active rem
edies only brought him to after a
couple of hours. The hornet was Of
medium size, bright yellow and striped
with black.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

As horse and cart, apparently with
a load of hay, were about to pass the
Custom house of Vroenhoven, on the
Belgian frontier, the animal suddenly
stopped. and either could not or would
not bulge an inch. Two custom Off
GERS came up to lend u hand, where.
upon the driver took to his heels. 1t
turned out that the hay concealed
about $50 kilos of Dutch tobacco.
Conscientiousness must now be added
to the other good qualities of the
horse.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

vengeance. Many of them remained
until the new city began to rise. and
there are still in many gardens of this
city traces of these Impoverished de-
fences OF the women and chileren Of
Atlanta,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

A gigantic strong room, the largest
ever constructed. measuring fifty feet
in length and weighing close upon 100
tons, has been erected for the National
Bank of Scotland. The doors are
seven inches thick, aud the plates are
all treble, thus giving a practically
adamantinc strength. The capacity
of the safe is sufficient to contain l,25O
tons weight of gold bullion, equal in
value to el10,0000o0.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

An ing enious Frenchman has con-
ceived the thoroughly Partisan idea of
preserving bodies by covering them
with Il metal skin. Burying, he says,
has been condemned by experience;
cremation is bad, as it destroys all evil
dcnce of crime in case murder has
been committed, and embalming is ex-
pensive. But galvanizing is safe and
cheap. The poor can be zinc-plated,
well-to do individuals may acquire a
copper coat and the Millionaire can en-
joy the luxury of silver or gold plate,
NJ. Kergovaty, the inventor of this
method, says he has already used it
successfully eleven times in the case
of human beings, and over 100 times
for animals.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

The school ma'am who married a
tanner had evidently glimmering of
the fitness of thing
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The average income of the 500 lords
of England is over $4,000 each.
Their gross income is about s75, ,000,-
900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

TO deter boys from Ginning the tel
ephone poles at Fond du Lac, Wis,
the plan of attaching wire to the
spikes and connecting them with a
battery was conceived, and it worked
to perfection The first day no less than
200 boys attempted to climb the poles,
but Immediately received such a shock
that they retreated in dismay. Later,
however, a farmer drove up to the
hole and hitched his horses. One Of
the animals unsuspectingly caught
hold of the spike, and Immediately
there was a start and jump, and the
hitching strap snapped and away went
the team. The farmer suffered the
fracture of three ribs in attempting to
stop the runaways, one or more
women were run over and the wagon
smashed to atoms.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

An American expedition sent out
last year by wealthy New York lady
to find the site of the Garden of Eden
reports important Geographical discov-
cries in the region of Chaldea, south
of Babylon. The best encouragement,
however, was in locating definitely the
original city of Sippora, on the bank
of the Euphratss. 1t was here that,
according to ancient Chaldean history,
Noah was commanded to bury all the
records of the anteduluvian world be-
fore he embarked in the ark, in order
that they might be preserved. ave
mean to dig up this ground thorough
ly," says the leader of the expedition,
"and maybe shall find something as
tonishing."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

Horses an. Carriages at all hours. Persons
carried TO all surrounding points upon arrival
oftrains. Special accommodations to excur.
zion parties. Good teams and attentive dIi
yerS. II
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
Gle Londonderry Sitter.

AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER,
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
FROM
Filter oflce, So Londonderry, Vt,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

HJHEntered at the Post-office at South
Londonderry, as second-c ass matter.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
The Garden.

Farmer friends have you dischar- ged your full duty in the matter oi preparing a good garden? Be very sure of this before you allow the work of the farm to absorb all of your time and energies. There is no one adjunct to the farm more important than good garden. We have frequently asserted and here reiterate, that good garden will furnish one half of the living of the family for at least six months of the year, Think of this. The time expended in preparing, plan ting and cultivating garden is not missed from the routine work of the farm. Here is where all the odds and ends ofspare time can be employed at good profit; time that is never missed from the labor of the farm. Rural and Workmen.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Milo Mai1e.

know of no one thing that will pay the farmer as an acre or two of Willow Maize, 10 cut, grow and feed 10 work stock during the fall, fla drought cuts the grass down. It seems to grow as well during dry weather as if there was plenty of rain. No man who never saw an acre of it growform any ides.of. the amount of forage there is on an acre. Don't thin it out, 1 have seen fifteen stalks in a hill. Plant as early as cotton, work same as cotton. Cut when four or five feet high if for green food.
 If left till it natures seed and then cut and shock in. field same as corn is done-it will make a world of winter food. l suppose it could be stacked in a long row on Q pole and do well. Try an acre and you will be pleased with it. l do not know how much grain per acre it will produce, but it will pay.-Rural and Workmen.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Uncle Rubc's Philosophy.

De man s fool what tries ter git outen trosl1le by de way ob de sa- loon dO.'
 When yer pro; ;udiced agih aman its easy to make yer b'lieve dat he has got faults.
 A mann'cibits de weakness Of his selt when he's tryin' ter convince yer of de weakness ob de oder man.
 Some folks smiles brightens up de room morn a hickory fire on a frosty morln'.
 Worryin' ober what can't be hel- ped is de shreak on de wagon wheel ob life.
 In de pathway ob life it am bet ter ter go ahead steady in mos any direction dan to wobble about.
 Ciyility am mighty fine letter ob binterduction'-EX.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Smart aud Dull Boys.

Go into the school-ro0m and mark there the difference between the pseudo genius which has no in dustry and the careful diligence that has no genuis. . The clever boy, with dash, originality, bril- liant capacily of all kinds, and ln- herent idleness, makes magnificent spurts and takes dazzling leaps in to the enchanted regions of sue cess. He can do what he Land no grapes need be sour for him If only he will give himself the trou' ble to jump. But the mischief of it is just this. He does not give himself the trouble save by fits and starts. He prefers the business of amusement to that.of learning, and between baseball and Horace pre- fers the former and lets the latter slide. Hence on examination days he fails, while the dull dogs whom he despised-the boys without gen jus who have stuck to it-get all the prizes and carry off the honors so well witlin his reach. In pro- cess of time those dull dogs come to the front in other things beside school-boy prizes, while the bril- liant genius who could nor would
 not trials behind as n failure sll men wondering why. With his power he could have done anything, they say. 50 ne could, and so he would, had he had just that one bit ot useful ballast
 We called industry. N. I. Herald
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16

Newspaper farming, as often ap- piled to agricultural suggestions by the press, is the subject of great de-isien by many who are unwilling to look beyond the sphere of their own experince, It is true, nevertheless, that the pub lie press Is the principle medium through which is disseminated the essential learning thus tending to place agricultural industries upon a more elevated and independent basis. Books, as well as newspa- sers, upon agricultural subjects, at the present day contain much information that is of no little val ue to the farmer. "Lyman's Cot ton Culture" for instance, is not simply the experience of the an' thor, with traditions from his great
 grandfather, but it. is ahe well di' gested experience of the best and most successfW planters of the South. Many periodicals are now being published which contain the reeoyts of practical and scientific inquiry, andy ytical investigations of the properties of soils and fertiliz- CTS, chemical tests of disputed questions, and thousands of sus- gestions that are labor -sayfng and money. making in their application. It was not chimerical theory with
 Horace &reely that the successful l farmer should make his farm better every year, and then his income would be increased in proportion
 Another of his agricultural max inns, that farmer should plant on
 ly what he could culti uate we'll, is one that too many disregard i'll the
 watse of labor and the lack Ofpro- duction. If he had lived in this age of crop mortgages, he deebt 1 less would have said that 1t could be easily remedied by raising sup
 plies at home. The first purpose of the thrifty farmer, whether he is renter or owner of the soil, i. 1 to raise what will be necessary for
 home consumption, and his excess l for the market. .-Batesville Guard
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16

Carelessly tying horses in the stables with nothing but ropes around the necks has been the cause of tue death of enough hor- ses to have paid for first-class hal ters for all the dorses in the coun- try. 1t does not pay any one to economize in such a way as that. Every one that is able to keep q horse should De able to provide equipage for it, or sell out to some one who can.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
What It COsts to Smoke.

One of our highly-respccted and wealthy citizens, now over so years of age, has made an interest ing calculation as to the cost of cigars he has smoked during his lifetime. He began to smoke when quite young and has always used the very best quality ot ci. gars. Ina period of the smoking covers siXty-seven years. He knows the amont he has expended and calculated the sum invested in cigars every six months, and placing it at compound interest at 6 per cent, on the basis of the say ings bank calculations, he finds that the total sum now amounts to 2O0,000. It seems like an enor- nous sum to be wasted in smoke, but the gentleman who has been a successful business manager and methodical in keeping his accounts spent a good many hours iu mak' ing up this cigar account and he is satisfied that the sum of $20O,0O0, including the intetest compounded once in six months is correc! c!.-Hartford Times.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16

Owing to unfavorable weather our farmers are behind with the coming crop, but it is noticeable in passing over the country that they have taken advantage ofall favora- ble weather for work in reiencin z and clearing up land, remodeling their houses and premises. etc. On almost every hand the homesteads eyince unusual thrift. With fair weather all will be we'll with the horny handed sons of toil.-Ber- ryyille Times.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Matrimonial Prospects.

Wilson Candle.s, one of the most poverty stricken young men of Galveston, applied t" Col, Rich ley for the hand of his daughter.
 In the first place Pye sent in my application to President Cleve- land for a position in one of the departments"
 Have you any other resources" asked the prospective father-in- law.
 "You bet I have. I'm seriously thinking about giving up smok- ing.'
 "Pa' exclaimed the young la dy, "thats enough for us to beg in with, ain't it?"-Texas Siftings.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Tsming a French Repes ter.

Last night l was assigned to re- port a fire oh the West Side, and l wrote it up in grand style, and made half-column article out of it-I began in this way: Sudden ly on the still night air rang the thrill cry of fire, and at the same moment one little licking tongue of flame, whose light play along the roofs edge had caus ht the eye of the midnight watcher, leapee forth, no longer playful, but angry in it's thirst md greed. Like glow ing, saaky doomed buildings, ill venomous hisses and spurts the flames shot into the over-han?lng darkness while from every window and door poured forth a dense se'' phurous smoke, the deadly suffo-
 eating breath of an Imprisoned end" Il went on in that style for over half a c0lumn," said the re- porter, "and this is what showed up in the paper this morning: Pat Sheeny's grocery was destroyed by fire last night; s25e; unlnsured.' -Drake's Travellers magazine.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Relief& ri III Malarial Poison

For six months past 1 have been affected with a very serious case of typhoyd malaria. which l con- tracted on my orange grove III northwestern Florida. tried sev. eral remedies, but everything failed me Two weeks ago 1 pur- chased bottle of Swift's Specific which has proved cure for this dreadful malady. 1 had almost given ny hope of ever being well aga:n for had tried so many TeR. edies, all of which had failed 10 do any good, Would to God that all the afflicted people residing in the malarious counties of Georgia, Florida and Alabama, would read this and try the s. $. $. instead of dosing themselves on quinine and mineral remedies. feel 1t my duty to suffering humanity to write this certificate, for it may be the means of many of my old friends trying this great remedy as l have done. So strong is my faith in it that in every case where the directions are followed 1 will guarantee sure cure, or forfeit one hundred dollars.
 CHAs. D. BARKER, Publisher,
 Editorial Room Temperance Advocate, Attalfa, Ga.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Enemies.

Have you enemies7 Go straight on and mind them not. If they block up your path, walk around them, and do your duty regardless of their spite. A man who has no enemies is seldom good for any thing. He is made of that kind of material which is so easily worked that every one has hand it. A sterling character-one who think for himself and speaks what he thinks always sure to have en- emies. They are as necessary to him as fresh air; they keep him alive and active. A celebrated character, who was surrounded by enemies, used to remark: "They are sparks which, if you do no. blow, will go out hemselvs. ."-Ex. change.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16

slight frost will not injure them. Beans, cucumbers and all others of the melon family, tomatoes etc., are tender and must wait until "corn planting time' Cabbages and other plants still remaining in window boxes, hot beds must be planted out if the weather will al low. In former months we have advised planting an aspara- gus bed. Begin now by sowing seeds to raise plants. .. In sow ing seeds of all kinds, be sure that the soil is brought in close con. tact with them; tLis is especially important, should the sowing be followed by a dry time. On a large scale this is done with Q rol Ter; with small quantities the soil is patted down with the back of a spade. -. The contest with weeds begins with the season. Where early cabbages have been planted go over with a rake every day or two to keep the weeds under. A rake with long sharp teeth, is an efficient weeding implement in light soiis.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Growing Oats and Corn for Hay.

Mr. c. Newbold, who has farm n the District of Columbia, writes: : wish to put some ten or twelve acres in ccrn-fodder, and twenty to thirty acres in oats, to be cut when ill flower and cured for hay. This latd is poor-sandy and in places gravelly. l wish to secure as good a growth of forage as pos sible, and to improve the land. and then apply fertilizers with the seed. What commercial fertilizer you suggest? I see by Harris Talks on Manure., that gypsum worked well with him for both corn and oats. But will plaster improve the land ? l have few acres well manured with barn yard manure, and on these will SOW oats, and if the season permits follow with millet. My barnyard manure this year, will ali go on q few acres for corn and vegetables with the idea of permanently ben. efitting those few acres.'
 If the plaster will. increase the crop ana the crop is fed out on the farm, returning all the manure to the soil, it's use will improve the land. But we should prefer to use superphosphate rather than plas. ter. There is sufficient plaster in superphosphate, and soluble phos- phoric acid in additien. If Mir. Newbold has a drill with a fertil- izer attachment, he can drill in from two hundred pounds to three hundred pounds of superphos phate per acre with the seed, both for oats and corn fodder. Sow four bushels of oats per acre, and if he wants to be sure of a big crop of oats for hay, let him SOW broadcast three hundred pounds of potash salts, and three hundred pounds of nitrate of soda per acre before drilling in the oats
 Where large growth of straw is desired potash will probaly be needed. If the oats are grown for the grain, potash may not be re- Quired, For corn fodder, which has longer season of growth than the oats, it will probably not be necessary to use any artlii- cial manure except superphoSphate drilled in witk the seed, say ir two and one-haN feet apart, anC using three bushels of seed per acre. If the drill will not SOW thick enough, tie two or three 6
 the tubes together and make th'
 drih4 a litsle wider apart, so as tt afford ample room for the horse
 hoe or cultivatOr. The way pro posed is the right one for prepar ing land for garden crops. The corn stubs may be a little trouble
 some the follo wing reasons ant on this account some other croI might be better.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Kitchen Garden.

If seeds have not already been secured order them at once. It is poor economy to use doubtful seeds. Throw away all such and start with the best. Beets, spin ach, onions, parsuips and round eas may ba sVwn very carly, as a
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
"It's Q Wonderful Remedy. :"

For many years my blood was in a bad condition, manifesting it's character by a screful0us breaking ont on both my ankles which caus. ed me considerable suffering as well as great annoyance. f3ctsng the name of Rev. Jesse II. Campbell ;, Columbus Ga, attached to q certificate concerning cure by Swift's Specific, I wrote to him about this remedy. His reply was that "it is a wonderful remedy" 1 tried 1t and found the action very much as described iu the diIec- tionS. l used about one dozen bottles, observing a steady and al most daily improvement from the start. was entirely cured of this disa9rceble and distressing disease. That has been nearly a year ago and l fnd no signs of the disease returning, and am ready 10 testify with Rev. M+. Campbell that S. S. s. "is wonderful remedy"
 R M R.
 Charleston, S. c Feb. ,, 1885. Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis. eases mailed free.
 THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,,
 Atlanta, Ga.