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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

In October l accompanied Lord
Houghton to Roslyn to visit Mr.. Bry-
ant. One evening the two poets yield
ed to the solicitation Of some Of the
guests, and each recited selections
from his own poetry-a violence to his
modesty to which doubt if Mr. Bry-
ant, at least, had ever submitted be-
fore. He began by reading October"
aftcrward assigning as reason for the
selection that it was the shortest of all
his poems, but later, yielding to the
persuasion of his audience, no read
1.-THE Death of the Flowers. and "The
Fringed Gentian." Lord Houghton
read, as nearly as can remember,
"Half Truth" strangers Yes." and
Passed Friendship" As we sat list
ching to these white-haired, venerable
bards reciting their own verses it re-
quired no effort Of the imagination to
fancy ourselves transported back to
Middle Ages, to the time. if not to the
court, Of Richard Of the Lion Hoart,
when ladies' suit and minstrels' strain
by knight were never beard IN vain
l was so much interested in watch
ing the pocts that what they recited
became Of secondary interest. Two
men more unlike ia their theories Of
human life, its legitimate purposes and
results, could hardly DO imagined; yet
both had in common venerable age,
exquisite literary culture, md undis-
puted social prestige. 1t was apparent
from the first that each was trying to
entertain two very distinct audiences
one the rival poet, and the other their
common listeners. 1t was somewhat
more difficult for Bryant than for
Houghton to yield to our appeals. He
had o constitutional aversion to being
the hero Of his own comedy, and i
was not till refusal would seem to
dull the edge of hospitality that he
surrendered himself cheerful victim.
There was pretty strife of modesty
between them, neither wishing to be-
tray his own estimate of his verses by
his manner of reading them, nor yet
indifferent to the impression they would
make. The poems they selected might
have been rendered more dramatically
and more melodiously by q reader who
had not to strive with the responsible
ties Of authorship, but by no one else
80 effectively. ALI who heard them
felt that tbs lines recited by these two
venerable scalds on this occasion were
thenceforth more to them than they
ever had been or could be to those who
had only read them. hon. John Big.
low. in Harpsr's Magazine for Norcnl.
| Der.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

We congratulate our Townshend
friends in that they have opened q pub
reading room in connection with l.. h
G, Seminary. This exhibits an enter
prise and public spirit worthy of emu.
lation,
The annual winter meeting of the
Vermont Dairyman's Association will
be held at Bellows Falls opening at 2
O'Clock p. M, January 10th, aud hold
ing 3 days,
Detective Dyson recovered Sl65,000
of the missing funds of the Lancaster
National bank of Clinton, Mass, at
Rutland, Thursday. There were $751;
$50 in bills, etc., and $4,000 in securi-
ties, in two valises buried under pile
of rocks in Tinmouth, 10 miles from
Rutland. Charles ii. Veo, treasurer of
Rutland Marble Company, confessed
at Lowell, Wednesday, that he helped
Mcneil steal the finds Of the bank, and
they came together to Rutland last
Wednesday morning, Mcneil bringing
$4,000 in gold and part Of the securities.
Veo thinking no suspicion would rest
on him, got of there and went to work
at his desk. Thursday, Dec. 81, Veo
gave his book-keeper, z. L. Barnum,
two valises and told him to hide them.
Barnum refused, but DR.. Nelson, pres
ident of the West Rutland marble Co.,
insisted, and he felt obliged to do it or
loose his position. Thursday night
Barnum took a team for Tinmouth
and called on his cousin, on u lonely
road half mile from the village. AZ
ter his visit, he concealed the valises,
containing money in wood lot, bury
ing them under two feet Of stone and
rubbish. AS soon as Veo confessed,
Dyson took the train for Rutland,
reached there at 2:S0 Thursday morn
ing. With Chief of Policce Mead he
went to Tinmouth and found the secu-
rites ana money as represented by
Veo. Barnum was not arrested as he
is thought to be innocent of any crime.
Dyson took the 1880 train Thursday
night for Boston having the banks
funds and will report to Chief Wade
to-day.
Robert Elton has finally won his
case gainst the insurance companies,
Judge Wheeler, at an adjourned term
of District court last week, having
handed down the opinion in the case,
Robert Elton and wife v. Phoenix As
surance company and others, with an
order and decree for the orators for the
payment by the defendants, each re-
spectively, to the oratrix, of $4,000 with
interest and one fourth of the cost of
suit within 80 days from the entry of
the decree.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
Charm Of American Women.

The frankness of the American
young women. writes Archibald Forbes,
has in it, on the threshold. certain
bewilderment and even embarrassment
for the British male person. especially
if his collars be too stifiiy starchod.
She has so utter an apparent absence
Of CONSCIOUSNESS: her mental
equipoise is SO serenely stable; her
good-fcllowship, if one may use the
term, is SO natural, that he cannot see
bis way easily to the solution OF the
problem. assume him to be gen.
tleman. so that his intuition deters
him from o misconception of the phe-
nomena that confront him.
She flirts; she is adept in Irritation,
but it is Irritation "from tho teeth
outwards," to use Carlyle's phrase,
and he is fain to own to himself, like
the fox-hunting farmer we tried TN
successfully to get drunk on the claret,
that he seems to ''get no forader. " But
although the citadel of tho fort seems
to him strangely impregnable, because
Of the cool, alert, self-possession Of
the garrison, / have been told by he
roic persons who ventured in the esca-
,ade that if the beleaguer be him whom
fortune favors, it will terminate an
honorable siege by a graceful capitu-
lation.
Human nature is human nature all
the world over, and there is no great
er error than the prevalent one among
us that domcsticity is not leading
virtue of American married couples.
That there is too much OF hotel life for
American families | concede, and l
am fully conscious of the faults and
evils of the system, but that it entails
any Impairment of the higher domes-
tic virtues i have failed to discover. 1t
is not easy to see how q woman is de-
Perforated as companion aud friend
of man-as tho participator In his as
pirations, his troubles, his studies. his
higher life because her condition re-
leases her from the duty of devising
the details Of q dinner, from tho irrita-
ton OF dcmouiacal domestics, from tho
drudgcry of checking the groccr's
pass-book. and the sad realization that
all bakers arc liars, and mostly rob-
beers as well.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

A current item says that the authori-
ties of New England town which is
preparing to celebrate the anniversary
of its settlement, applied to the war de-
partment for transcript of the mill
tary records Of the war Of the rebellion.
An examination of the files at Wash.
ington discloses the fact that the towns
quota of troops was filled by draft
that "a of its citizens were drafted; that
90 of them periodically furnished sub
stitutes, and the Path ran away to Can
ada. 1t is added that the town was and
is an Overwhelmingly Democratic one.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

The United States Government is the
greatest publishing house in the world.
BY the side of its resources such an es.
tablishment as the Harper's becomes
quite small. In the books of estimates
for the next fiscal year just sent to con-
gress, 81, $3.50, 23I.6s is asked for wages
alone. There are on the pay roll 400
compositors, besides large force Of
superintendent, foreman, etc. Fifty
proof readers are steadily employed,
and As pressman, 1l5 press feeders and
"a ruling machine feeders. The esti-
mates call for 1000 reams Of print
ing paper, or 100000 sheets, each
sheet making eight or'sixteen pages.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

Mr.. II. P. Chase and his clerk, Mr..
Geo. o. Huntington drove over to
Chester yesterday. And why not? II
is true that Mr.. Chase's health is poor,
but then the air was bracing and invig.
Grating, and we hope the trip will dc
him much good. Then man can dc
wonderful things in cases of emergen.
cy, and these are emergency times
little delay might loose everything,
We received last night private and re.
liable advices from Chester to the effect
that Martin H. Goddard, Esq. was al
go at that place at the same time, and
closeted with Messrs. Chase & Hunt
ington. A coincident-a mere coinci-
dent.
This leads us to mention another co.
incidence that took place last summer,
in this place. Martin II. Goddard
ESQ. of Ludlow and Hon. j. l.. Mar
tin of Brattleboro, happened % tt
meet here. They also closeted, taking
in one or two friends in this place
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
Indignant.

The citizens within this post-office
delivery regard the attempt to foist up
on them Henry Goddard, as postmas-
ter, as an insult to every decent man in
the district, and 1876 Of them have man
Tested this by signing a petition pray
ing the Postmaster General to Withhold
Goddard's commission,
"Because, we believe him to be ut
terly incompetent to take charge of,
ard properly perform the duties of the
Office.
Nor, in our belief, would the par
ties who favor his appointment to this
position entrust to his care, and charge,
matter of private or individual business
of the Importance which attaches to the
management of this post-office, because
of his lack of qualification in business
capacity, and incompetency to manage
the same"
These 1856 voters, taken on very
imperfect canvass of day and half,
constitute large majority, and en-
brace our leading and best citizens, in
Guiding the pastors of both of oul
churches. Other important documents
have also gone on to Washington, max
ing one of the strongest cases ever sen
to the department. The SITTER assures
its readers that large majority of ou
citizens utterly repndiate and spew on
Henry Goddard for postmaster; ant
further that they are settling down t.
the solid conviction that the whole o,
the charges against postmaster Woo
and the alledged investigation by In
spector Lampson was farce, if not
wicked conspiracy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
BIRTHS.

In Londonderry, Jan. 9TH daughte,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Buxton.
In Jamaica, Jan. 10th son to Rev.
aud Mrs. q. G. Baker. '..
In Weston, Jan. Sd SON to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. s. Fem.
In Weston, Jan. 4th daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Pratt. ...
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
Railway Bridges.

MIR. B. Baker, of the British Assoca-
ton. said in recent lecture: Hun.
dreds of existing railway bridges which
carry twenty trains . day with perfect
safety would break down quickly under
twenty trains per hour. This fact was
forced on my attention nearly twenty
years ago by the fracture Of number
Of iron Orders Of ordinary strength
under q fivc-minute train service.
Similarly. when in New York last year,
l noticed in the case OF some hundreds
of girders on the elevated railway that
the alternate thrust and pull on the
central diagonals from trains passing
every two or three minutes had de-
veloped weakness which nccessitated
the bars being replaced by stronger
ones after very short service. Some
what the Same thing had to be done
recently in this country with bridge
over the Trent. but, tho train service
being small. the life Of the bars was
measured by years instead Of months.
If ships were always among grea.
waves. tho number going to the bot
tom would be largely increased, for.
according 10 MIR. John, late Of Lloyd's.
many large merchant steamers atioat
are SO deficient in longitudinal strength
that they are liable under certain con-
ditions Of sea to be strained in the up.
per works to tension Of from eight to
nine tons per square inch. and to q
compression of from six TO seven tons
stresses which the experiments already
referred to proved would cause failure
after adetinite number of rapetitions, "
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

A gossiper 10 the Now York Tribune
says: The manuscript of his play.
The Mighty Dollar, was in Billy
Florence's hand Us ran across him in
the Fifth Avenue Hotel recently, and l
noticed that he had curiosity on its
cover for title. The first two words
werc in ordinary print in one line
above genuine greenback dollar bill
which was pasted across the entiro
cover. i can always realize dollar
on that manuscript, laughingly said
Florence, which is more than can be
said for most play manuscripts.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
Tuesdays extreme cold weather wa

Tuesdays extreme cold weather was
experienced in all parts of the State,
and in some places with extraordinary
severity. At West Randolph, the
spirit thermometer registered "a degrees
below; at Enosburgh Falls the murcu-
ry stood at 80 degrees below. All
through Central Vermont the cold was
intense. Montpelier reports 80 degrees
below; Bare-that phenomenally cold
hamlet-3l degrees; Williamstown 35,
and Moretown caps the climax with a
round 40 below. This morning the
mercury ran alittle lower than on Tues
day.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

The Reformer will find out, in due
season all about the lumber business.
And, by the way, has it not taken a
big job, when it undertakes to make
people, up this way at least, believe
that Goo. G. Smith, Esq. is liar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
For Sale Cheap!


One Custom made Dump
Cart, with 2 IA axles, 3 inch
tire, every part warranted.
One secondhand Skeleton
with ! inch steel patent axles
and Sarven's patent wheels.
10 windows and frames
complete, size, ~ lights l0xl6
glass.
Apply to or address
w. d. BALL, Ludlow, VI.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
DEATHS.

In Londonderry, Jan. sth, Mrs. Dan
lei Batcheldar, aged 50,
In West Townsheud, Jan. 9TH, Mrs.
Nancy Holden, aged o.. ...
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

NOTICE.
To all persons interested in the estate
of j. Ford, deceased, late of London
derry You are hereby notified that the
next and final meeting of the Commits
sioners on said estate will take place
the first Wednesday in Feb. 1886 at
the residence of l.. n. Vale in Lon
donderry.
j. X. Hall, }Commis.
5. NJ. Hobart. sioners-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
Does this look like Investigation by the
Department.

- Department.
Postmaster Wood of So. Londonderry
says he has demanded full and rigid inyes.
tiga,ion Of his case This all sounds Very
brave, But the fact is an investigation was or
dered by the department several weeks ago,
on complaint of the postmaster here, it has
been held, and probably the report is in
Washington before this time,--Reformer Jan,
Sth. ..l .---...-.. ..--.
On the second of January Postmas.
ter Wood, through his attorney, asked
of the department an investigation.
The following was received in reply:
Post.offiee Department, - / ... -
Office of the Postmaster Gsneral.
Washington, d. c. Jan. 6, 1886
Dear Sir:--Your favor of Jan. I'd, adj.
dressed to the P. NJ. Gen. has been referred
to this office for answer and action, So far
as am informed there are no charges pend
ing against the r. NJ. referred to. Until charg-
es me properly preferred ir is not deemed nee.
essary tosend an inspector.
Respectfully,
VIM. A. West,
Chief p o. Inspector,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

THE FOLLOWING ADVERTISEMENTS REPRESENT GOOD AND
kkLi,ELs fiPMs. PLEASE MENTION hi, PAPER waES
ADDRESSING THEN
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

HUNTS Kidney and Liver
"',.v REMEDY.
3 purely vegetable. and meets a want never
before furnished to the public and the utmost
reliance may he placed In Il,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
OFFICIAL TESTIMONY.

s !. pr" issoon shaken. by Hunts Remedy
OFFICIAL TESTIMONY.
Postmastcr.
Ii. >, Whitney, Assistant Postmaster, Put
nam. Conn, writes -" have sufy red untold
agony with kidney and liver complaints my
blood. HUNTS kidney and Liverl RENGpY
zines used" - -,
Rome love is the best love"
Town Clerk.
Mr. 0thniel eager, Town Clerk. Town Nor,
Wien. Conn, ~ years old, writes -" For years
have suffered with disease of the kidneys and
pnuuer aEd nave no hestsncy IN rccommcnd-
Ing HUNTS Kidney and Liverl REMnpY Us q
specific for these complaints"
, yt.U "Ihnotuality bceets confidence" 81.
Deputy sheriff.
HUNTS kidney and Liverl REMEDY, is a
wonderful medicine. | cordially recommend
us use TO those suffering from dropsy or kid
ney troubles.-t;eo. Il. Robertson, Deputy
sheriff, Bangor, Me.
"A willing heart lightens work"
'-.i g.. Sheriff.
Mr.. Isaiah Cook, Sheriff Of SkoyThegan. Me-.
writes" have been afflicted for over twenty
years with weakness Of the kidneys and liy
Liver REMEDY relieved all pains in the back
and sideSr
Price sl.25 Send for Illustrated Pamphlet to
HUNTS REMED" CO, Providence, II, I.
Sold by NJ Druggists,
e. N. CRITTENTOlJ. Gen. Agent, NY.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

And by some means, we can't say that
it was a coincidcnt, II leaked out that
the post-ofllcein this place was "fixed !"
that Henry Goddard was to be post
master with Geo. o. Huntington, Mr..
Chase's clerk, assistant, the spoils TO be
equitable divided.
Now for goodness sake don't tell the
Reformer, for that sheet is dre'ful sem
sitiye on the ''diyyn business.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14

"Shallow brooks are often
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-03-23
Peter Kitchen Says

That the Yuma penitentiary is now the best equipped hotel in Arizona.
 That Calabasas is soon to become the center of the railroad system of the United States.
 That all the Spanish and Mexican land grants will be confirmed immediately, and the settlers carried to heaven m chareiots of fire.
 That all the Federal officers nominated for office in Arizona, will be confirmed.
 That Geronimo will surrender to L. C. Hughes, and the Apaches will frisk on the reservation like little lambs.
 That the office will hereafter run around seeking the man-not the man the office. That the next legislature will be com posed of men of wealth, intelligence and integrity. That Tucson is the most "courtly" city on the continent, at the xpense of the people. That the Santa Cruz river (sic) is the original Styx.
 That the insane asylum at Phoenix will be an empty boast.
 That an asylum for the blind would be a good thing.
 That Nogales is the best city in Ari zona to live in, because it is nearest tn, boundary line.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-03-23
THE YAQUI WAR.
Three strong Mexicnn Colums Moving
 .saunst the Indians

I
 Advices from Sonora say that three
 columns of Mexican troops were set in
 motion against the Yaquis last week. | One column of 1900 men under Generals
 Leiva and Carilo with two mitrailleuses
 from the west. General Camana with a
 force of about equal numbers and two
 howitzers from the southeast. A heavy
 column of cavalry is also moving out on
 the northeast. This demonstration is to.
 ward the Yaqui forti6cation at Agua Cal
 ente, east of the Sierra Bacatete, and is intended to facilitate the movement of General Caamana's column. General Martinez, commander of the Zone, has taken up his headquarters at Baroyeca, about equi-distant from Cocori and
 Buena Vista. General Otero owner of the great Alamo rancho, northwest of Baroyeca, and at the forks of the road leading from the latter place to Cocsri and Buena Vista, has disposition strong ly fortified, and sufficiently manned to hold it against any demonstration from the Indians. Baroyeco on the southeast Buena Vista on the northeast and Cruz de Piedras on the west, are also fortified. It is an admirably planned campaign, and the first impression the Yaquis will receive is that four heavy columns of troops are moving upon them from four different directions. This will tend to concentrate them into their fortified strongholds, thus freeing the towns and cultivated portions of the valley of their presence and allowing them to fall into the hands of the national forces almost without shot. Torin, as Cajeme we'll understands, is the key to the whole sit uation. This place will doubtless be oc- cupied by General Martinez in less than two weeks. Then the Yaquis will con- centrate at the Anil, strongly fortified place only three miles distant from Torin and there, General Martinez will pro- bably allow them to remain in peace un- til they starve into submission.-Fron- tier.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-03-23
The Washing Problem solved.

The chief argument used by the ladies against the removal of the Chinamen is the difficulty of getting washing done. The force of this argument has been re- moved by modern invention-the "Lit- tie Joker" washing machine. This ma chine is light, simple, cheap and durable. A child, or weakly woman, can work it. It saves more than two-thirds of the time and three.fourths of the labor. It washes clean and saves wear of clothes. Call and inspect it. Mrs. Grant, agent. American Lodging House, Toughnut street, next door to Court House, Tomb stone. If
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-03-23

Summer is near at hand and Harris, the tailor, has just received nice lot of summer suitings, not samples, but summer suitings, which he will make up at reasona- ble prices. Come and examine his stock, Bothin block, Allen street, opposite the Fashion stables.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-03-23
Occidental Hotel.

This is the only 6rst-class hotel in Tombstone. It is handsomely furnished with all modern Improvements. Trav- elers who stop at this house will find every comfort and attention. Private rooms for commercial travellers at reason able rates. A splendid billiard table and card room. The bar is supplied with pure brands of wines, liquors and cigars. If