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HypnOtism.

The facts connected with mesmerism,
or animal magnetism, electro biology,
odylic or odic force, Or hypnotism, as it
has been variously termed, appears to be
of very similar if not identical nature.
The only difference seems to be that in
sleep-walking the peculiar condition
comes on spontaneously and during
sleep, while in mesmerism this is brought
about purposely and through the agency
of an operator CT of some sort of mechan-
ical contrivance calculated to impress
the imagination of the subject. Tho
different terms used to indicate the con-
dition signify the theories that have
been, from time to time, advanced to
account for the efacts observed. Hypnot-
ism simply means sleep, and indicates
nothing in the way of accounting for it.
All the Others imply that something
emanates from the magnetizer or mes
merizer which produces the effect in tho
subject Of the experiment.
The sleep purposely induced by war;
Gus methods, now known under these
names, is nothing new. In all ages, and
in every country that possesses traditions
or records, such events have been known.
Thus, it is known that among the As
syrians, Babylonians, Persians, Chal-
deans, Egyptians, Romans and the
Greeks, certaia of their priests threw
people into deep sleep in the shades of
the temples, and produced other effects
now referred to animal magnetism. In
the middle of the seventeenth century
many people in England claimed to have
the power of curing diseases by stroking
with the hand. The most notable of
these was Valentine Greatrakcs of Affauc,
county Waterford, Ireland. He was
subjected to scientific and theological
investigation, and many of his cures Ct
scrofula, ETC., are attested by tle best OF
witnesses - sceptical investigators -
Globe Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

"This cdication they fill boys up with
now days don't seem ter mount ter much
much fer ordinary use," said Dakota
settler
"What makes you think so ~ asked o
friend.
"Why, there's that boy NV mine-sent
him way ter school fer pretty nigh two
years and he aint capab'l wv taking right
holt Nv ev'ry day business yet"
"What has he failed in ~
"Well, pretty important pint now /
tell you. When he come back l give
him mid'lin' good hoss and told him
ter see what he could make ov it and I'll
be hanged ef he didn't trade couple Nv
times and come here with an old plug NV
hoss that wus colt bout thirty-five
years ago. He couldn't tell nothin' by
lookin' at its teeth you see. I'll be
busted eff l don't b'lievc you could shove
hoss onto that boy with false teeth
fixed up by one NV these ere dentist
sharksl"--Estellins (DaketD Bell
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
A Feline'S Fright.

Last week in connection with study
of the carnivora, says Denver scientist,
l obtained cat from all acquaintance at
dinner and carefully dissectcd it in a
room above our stable. When had fin
ishcd the cat was, as may be supposed,
hardly recognized. I cleaned the seal
pcls, placed them in the case, and took
them to the house. No sooner had 1 put
them down tnan observed our own cat
60 and sniff all around the case with q
peculiar look of intense wonder. l took
the instruments away and thought no
more about it; but short time after I
returned to the remains of the dissected
cat in order to prepare the skeleton,
when l saw our cat standing at distance
of about foot from the dissection, and
presenting an appearance of most help
less terror. She was trembling from head
to foot, and in such a condition of evil
dent horror that my presence had no ef-
feet upon her. After some moments she
noticed me, and then darted away with
scared look such as had never before
seen. She did not return to the house
that day, thing quite unusual, but on
the next day she returned and entered
the house with fearful caution, as
though realizing the probability that she
herself might become victim to science,
and her whole conduct was changed.
This suggests that the country custom Of
using dead birds, weasels, ETC., as scare
to the like is not entirely unreasonable,
and it would be interesting to know
whether others have noticed similar ef
fects.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

According to some sta is.ics recent y
published by an Indian paper, it appears
that the people of Great Britain are con-
siderab!y behind other nations in the
average consumption of tea per head of
population. The Australians come first
with 766 lb. per head; the New Zea-
landcrs next with 1928 h. per head
while the people of Great Britain, though
appearing third in the list, consume only
400 lb. each. Newfoundlan1 and Cana.
da come next, while in the United States
the consumption is only 1.3O lb. per
head; and in Russia, which is always re-
gardcd as great tea-drinking country,
the consumption is only O6 lb. per head.
Belgium, Sweden, Austria Hungary, and
Spain consume less than the other Euro
pean nations; but there is not one
nation on the continent, with the
| exception of Holland, in which the an
nual consumption exceeds lb. per head
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
Old. Fashioned LarG.

Grocer Ito clerk)-"Say, what became
of that barrel of soft-soapw
Clerk-'Don't know"
"That's mighty strange, for it was set.
ting here"
"Oh, you mean that pale looking
stuff"
eyes"
II sold it for lard"
''Did, eh?"
"YeS, SIR"
''Did anybody kick?'
"Not exactly about tAs soap. but
man came along and said that the last
flour he got here made him siobber like
horse in white clover pasture, but
here comes some one"
Old-timer enters-"Say, 90. any more
o. that lard2"
mo, sir, just out"
"Wush you had some more. Makes
the best bread I've eaten sense was a
boy. Wy it jolts like bein' punched
with rail That's the sort o viddults
/ like-somethin' can feel. Wife don't
like it, but then she amt been uster good
livin'n
well order you some more"
'Wush you would. You may talk
er bout your cotton-seed oil, an all that,
but old fashion lard is the best stuf lur
cookin' purposes after ALL It's nachul,
an nobody has ever improved on natur
yit. Wall, good mornin'. Don't furgit
to order the lard, Say, | wouldn't care
if it was leetle stronger. "-Artrnsau
Traceler.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
The farms of America equal the entire

The farms of America equal the entire
territory of the United Kingdom,
France, Belgium, Germany, Austria,
Hungary and Portugal. The corn fields
equal the extent of England, Scotland
and Belgium; while the grain fields gen
erallt would overlap Spain. The cotton
fields cover and area larger than Holland
and twice as large as Belgium. The rice
fields, sugar and tobacco plantations
would also form kingdoms of no insig-
niffcant size, and such is the stage Of
advancement reached by American agri-
culturists that is is estimated that ono
farmer like Mr.. Dalrymple, with field
of wheat covering hundred square
miles, can raise as much grain with 40C
farm servants as 5000 peasant proprietors
in France.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
HUMOROUS,
Hard luck. A big ice crop.

Hard luck. A big ice crop.
A last farewell. A shoemaker giving
up his business.
Men of marh-thosc who arc unable TO
sign their own names.
The greatest satirist is the blacksmith,
for he is so extremely ironical.
When you offer oats to horse he may
say neigh, but he don't mean it.
Wives who arc always blowing up
their husbands are domestic magazines.
"This is a very pancful affair."" re.
marked the man as the sash fell on him.
Our country's best resources are un-
doubtedly its women; but its resources
should be husbandcd.
There are two reasons, why we don't
trusta man. One because we don't know
him and the other because we do.
A girl baby, born in New York during
terrible storm, has been named Cy-
clonia. She will probably live to blow
up her husband.
The proper course to pursue on being
informed that somebody has threatened
to pull your nose is to procure some tai.
low and grease it.
A writer says that woman is silent
power in the land. To this cynicle old
bachelor editor responds THAT will
be news to thousands of husbands"
Governess-Now, Jack, if l were to
give twelve pears to Mau1ic, ten to
Edith and three to you, what would it
uc' JACK Iaguu e,Aj-lt "v.,uu " ,u.,.
"Papa, if three wheels is tricycle.,
and two wheels is bicycle what is one
wheel2" zone wheel, my son9 Well, let
me see9 One wheel must be unicycle."
'No, it amt papa, it's a wheelbarrow!"
"Pa," inquired little boy, "f you
can say that people run for Office why
can't you say that people walk for office9"
''Because they are in two big a hurry to
walk" explained the intelligent father.
There is difference between a hurri-
cane and a cyclone. A hurricane de-
votes several hours to the work of scat.
tering a mans house over several mi e,
of territory, while cyclone picks mp tho
structure bodily and completes the job in
about fifteen minutes. No cight-hour
movement for the cyclonc.
At time of great excitement in IL is
country growing out of our political
relations with France and England,
man in Vermont named his
daughter Embargo" 1t was
suggested that the name might
have been given ironically, for when read
backward it expresses more than a
mere willingness to be taken.
They grew in booty side by side;
They led On, home with glee,
They were their makers hopo and pride
A shoemaker was he.
| But joy the wearer neer can know;
With grief his sole is torn:
! A bunion decks his major toe,
While near it grows corn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

The American hen is not doing her
duty. There are 100000 dozens of
foreign hens eggs brought into this
country every year free of duty. The
American hens must scratch around, says
New England paper, if they are to
avoid the reproach of allowing the egg in
dustry to be crushed by the competition
of the cheap pauper fowls of the effete
monarchics of the old world. With in
cubators to help them the American hens
ought to make better record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
CHAPTER VI.


Now Fitz did not intend to act in posi-
lively dishonest way with his mother. He
meant to perform his share of the bargain,
and shower his attentions on Miss Cobbs,
leaving the afterpart to fate, and the bust
ness arrangements to his worthy paw and
NAV. There was one thing he did intend,
though, and that was to keep NAV up TO
her promises. Money must
have money. Though he had little of pride
when he was without it, he felt the incon-
venience confoundedly. He meant to work
the mine assiduously, and if he did not
find indications" as the miners say, he
felt that it would be no crime to salt" it
Just little.
"Its shame, he said to himself, on his
way to little Miss Cobbs, "to keep me so.
Paw is wich, Jimmy Marks says, vewy
wich, and he can afford to do the genteel
thing by me, when I'm doing the gentle
man of the family, bigad. Now, what
would five thousand year be to the old
man? Nothing; and see how it would set
me up. Why, them fel abs would wespect
me, then, and shouldn't have to sacwii ice
myself by mawwying wich, or, if di |, l
could have my pick, and even Delorme
would admire me more. l could take her
out of that musty shop of hers, and give
her the fifteen hundwed Jimmy says she
earns Just to devote herself to me. That
would be something like, by Jove! Well. l
must do the best l can. Mawwy little
Cobbs, perhaps, and talk to Delorme after
ward, maybe. But Delorme's my point,
by Jove' l must have Delorme, if have
to do something about it.
And with this conclusion he arrived dl
Miss Cobbs' domicile, and was admitted.
Miss Lavinia Cobbs well deserved hei uni.
versallv given cognomen of little" She
was little, coming, in her boldest stretch,
hardly up to Fits shoulder. She was NOT
at all pretty, being freckled, and with hail
| inclining to little more than auburn, and
| a mouth that was marvellous for alligator
) proclivities, leaving the spectators in doubt
when she opened it, whether she did moi
throw back the upper part Of her head
rather than move the lower jaw. Miss
Cobbs was all action-when she spoke il
was with wriggle, q start, or a half run
She received Fritz. as the French say with
great empressement, and broke forth with
"Ohl you naughty, naughty man; how
could you 60 and spend SO much money IL
/ sending me that lovely bouquet? Don
deny it, now, don't deny it; you know
was you.
Fitz was not going to deny it; such de
nial would have been absurd even if he hat
wished to, which he did not, for he htt
taken care to affx his card, coronet and all
| to the floral offering when he sent it,
1T was surprising lovely" said Mis-
Cobbs, dancing about the room, and layin.
strong emphasis on all her long words
"and you're a wicked fellow. Fitz, dear
wicked fellow 10 do IT. What made you
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
lie Holds the Fence.

Several weeks ago Detroiter pur.
chased piece of land in the west end Of
the county. After the purchase had
been completed he engaged surveyors
services to sec il he had been cheated.
The discovery was made that alne-fence
was over on his land eight inches. When
he went to the owner of the adjoining
property with the statement the man 70.
piled:
stranger, the row about that fence
began twenty-eight years ago. 1t was
then five feet over the line, and the two
men fit and fit unit one was killed and
the other crippled After while it was
moved foot, and then the other owners
fit and fit until the lawyers got the two
farms. The fence was then moved an
other foot, and the two new owners spent
half the year in jawing each other and
the other half in lawing. One died and
the other got sold out on mortgage, and
when I got this farm the fence was moved
over another foot. Then l fit and fit,
and two years ago was kicked in the ribs
and laid up for three months. During
that time the fence was moved to the
present line. So it's still on your land9"
"Yes."
"Well, Is'poso the proper thing is a
row. If you'll go out by the barn with
your revolver Pll come out and hunt for
you with the shotgun. If you git the
drop on me don't let go, because l shall
shoot to KILL"
1t took the Detroiter some time to con-
vince the farmer that he didn't care for
eight inches of land, and that he wouldn't
have the fence moved for fifty dollars,
and when he had succeeded the old man
drew long breath of relief and replied:
"That's kind O. you, and it leaves my
boys chance to fit and fit after I'm
gone. hope you aint comm out here
to live alongside O. me2"
"No."
"Glad ont If you lease, git some
man who'll want them other eight inch
es. The boys and l is lonesome for ex-
citement. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
PRICE THREE CENTS.
lhe Outside DOC.

You may sing Of your dog, your bottom dog,
Or of any dog that you please,
I go for the dog, the nice old dog,
That knowingly takes his ease
And wagging his tail outside the ring,
Keeping always his bone in sight,
Cares not a pin in his sound old head
For either dog in the fight
Not his is the bone they are fighting for,
And why should my dog sail in
With nothing to gain, but q certain chance
To lose his own precious skini
There may be few, perhaps, who fail
To see it quite in this light;
But when the fur flies had rather bo
The outside dog in the fight
know there are dogs, iniud c'ous dogs,
That think it is quite the thing
To take the part Of one of the dogs,
And go yelping into the ring,
But care not pin what all may .ay
In regard to the wrong or the right,
My money goes as we'll as my ng,
For the dog that keeps out of the fight
Philadelphia Cat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

There are forty-eight women lawyers
in practice in the United States, dis
tributed as follows, the states being
given in the order in which they first ad-
mitted them: Iowa 8, Missouri 2,
Michigan 8, Utah Territory /, District
of Columbia 8, Maine 1, Ohio 4, Illinois
Z, Wisconsin s, Indiana 2, Kansas 8,
Minnesota Qrom Iowa), California 8,
Connecticut !, Massachusetts, 1, Nebraska
1, Washington Territory /, Pennsyl-
vania l.,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

The acreage in cotton of the cotton
growing States last year was II, 322, 3S3
acres. The crop for the season was 5,
TIA, ,665 bales, equal to 2,742 966, oil
pounds of lint or about S,22S, S9S, O33
pounds of seed cotton. The great cx-
pense attached to cotton growing is the
cost of picking. The lowest price paid
for picking in any of the Southern States
is fifty cents per 100 pounds. As the
crop amounted to 8, 2aS, s9s, O33 pounds,
the cost of picking was $41, Ala, 449.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
Lizards as Weather Prophets.

One of the greatest attractions to the
walker in southc. n California, presuming
tat he or she is interested in nature, is
the abundance and variety of lizards.
Some are unattractive, while others are
bedccked with gorgeous hues. They are
veritable barometers, as upon the slightest
cold breeze they go down into deep holes
and lie dormant until there is change.
Yesterday, when cool wind swept down
from the snow-clad peaks, not a lizard
could be found; but to-day, when the
sun has returned and everything is bright
and CHEEKY, these reptilian weather
prophets are out in full force, darting
about at every step of the walker.-SaH
francisco Gail.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

One of the strange sights to be see in
New York is blind violinist lead by a
beautiful spitz dog. The musical beg
gar claims to live in the Five Points The
spitz leads him safely about the city by
day, and at night guides him home.
When pennies are dropped into his mas
t,r's tin box the spitz wags his beautiful
tail in thankful manner.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

The law recently enacted in Iowa not
only requires that every package of but.
terine or caseine shall bear, in letters an
inch and half long, an emphatic state
ment that it is an imitation article, but
it requires all hotel keepers and restau-
rant and clearinghouse keepers to put a
placard on every plate Of imitation but
ter or cheese that is brought on the
table, stating that it is not the genuine
article
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

A black or. blue pencil mark oppo-
site this paragraph indicates that your
subscription has expired, while a red
mark shows that your subscription or
renewal has been received.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

Colorado offers premium of So per
hundred for every line of trees main
.ained along bitches, fences and high
ways and properly cared for.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

Dress, 50 far as respects neatness ana
cleanliness, IS of great Importance TO
the first impression we make upon
others.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17

aS-Entered ut tao Post-oifice at South
Londonderry, as second. class matter.
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VOL. III. NO. 20.
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
Issued Every Thursday Evening from
SITTER once.
So. Londonderry, VT.


To subscribers in Windham County and
elsewhere where bundles arc sent, only ONE
DOLLAR year. Outside of Windham County.
in single wrappers, ONE DOLLAR AND TEN
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ANrertlGinr RnfeI

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furnished on application. Births, Marriages
and Deaths published free. Obituary notieso
cards OF thanks, etc., s cents limo.
Address SITTER OFFICE, South London.
derry, VI.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-14
A CHASTITY DISCOVERY
Pittsburg and Allegheny City
IN a State Of Excitement.
THE FINDING or A MUTILAT[D CORPSE
a Woman's Dismembered Body Found
in a Garbage Heap Detectives
Trace IL TO Female College
q Professor CONSERVATION.

PiTrssCRG, Oct 13.-This afternoon in
Allegheny City by the announcement that
the remains Of a woman. IN nude condi-
tion. had been found In box at the Ale
gheny City garbage dump The evening
papers gave much space TO the "ghasily
ind, alleging that marks on the box indi-
Gated its recent arrival in New York by
Paclnc Mail Steamer ami that Il had been
forwarded 10 the place by the Adams Ex-
press Company. in rolling over the side OF
the dump, the box was broken and the re-
mains rolled out into the water. The body
was that OF a medium-sized person and was
evidently. that of woman. The hair Was
dark and long the flesh was dry
and clung tight TO the bones with the
appearance of having undergone
special preparation for shipment.
the head WASH twisted 10 one side; the right
arm was torn from its socket, the legs also
being torn from the body, apparently by
violence, for the purpose of crOWding the
body into the box. Detectives were sum
mOned and the remains were carefully re-
stored 10 the heavy OAK box and hauled 10
the allegheny police si8.ila, sad he Cor
oner &c. Led - LDli 80 i-.4asst. IA effort
was then made 30 hI-I tc ,J.Ored
ash haGi,r wLo had deposited the box al
tie INtr. Late This aItelnoOn isS " a. ap-
preber let and created the utrOs. cOns'er-
nation by the statement hat he bod taken
the box from The filisJugs Female COLLEGE,
The detectives rushed With all possible
sp' ei and exctedly summoned Key. Dr |.
c. Pershinr. ex-p-esident of the coilege.
To the reverend gentlemen tie detectives
uniOlded the details Of The
terrible find: how il had been traced 10 taat
institution and demanded an explanation.
Dr Persliirg was speechless aud it was
only by the greatest eifJr. tat he could find
breath TO exciam, Mummy Ligh. be-
gan 10 dawn on the minds of the oetf c'ives
and as soon as their mirih could be con
trolled al explanation followed. Several
years ago missionary friend Of
the Doctors had sent him a fine
specimen OF female mummy from Peru To
he placed in the Colie-e IouseIm II had
been cn eXt 0ition isr e. tong ti--e ari AsG
been removed To the c. liar while tie
museum was being repaired. " hi.e ia the
cellar rats had - delaced II that il could
not again be placed on exhibition and il
had been ordered removed. The CHASTITY
find" which created So much excitement is
supposed 10 be three Thousand yeAIs old.