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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
The Golden Bridge.
Let him listen whose would know

Let him listen whose would know
Concerning the wisdom of King Tee Poh.
Fair is Pekin, with round it rolled
Wave on wave of its river of gold;
They grid its walls with their ninsfold twine,
And the bridges that cross them are ninety
and nine;
And as soon as the wind Of morning blows,
And the gray in the east takes a fieck of
rose
Upon each bridge gins the shuttle and beat
OF hundreds of hoofs and thousands of feet;
And all day long there is dust and din,
And the coolis elbows the mandarin,
And gibe is given, and oath and blow
Twas thus in the time of King Tee Poh.
1t grieved the king that it should be so.
Then out of his wisdom spoke King Tee
Poh:
"Build me hundredth bridge, the best,
Higher and wider than all the rest
With posts Of teak and cedarn rails
And planks of sandal, with silver nails;
Gid it and paint it vermilion red,
And over it place the dragons head;
And be it proclaimed to high and low
That over this fortunate arch shall go
Passenger none that does not throw
Golden toll to the river below;
And when the piece of gold is cast
Thrice let the trumpets sound blast,
And the mandarin write, with respectful
look,
The passengers name in silken book,
So that l, the king, may have in hand
The list of the wealthest of my land"
straightway the bridge was builded so
As had spoken the wisdom of King Tee
Poh.
And every day from dawn till dark
They who watched the fortunat, arch could
mark,
Like cloud of midges that glow and CLEAN,
The gold toll cast to the hurrying stream;
And all day the trumpet sounded loud,
And the mandarin of the guard kowtowed,
AS he wrote the name, with respectful look,
OF the passenger high in his silken book;
And all the while grew the renown
Of the fortunate arch in Pel1in town,
Till of the wealthiest it was told:
"He spends his day on the bridge Of gold"
And when month and day were spent,
The King Tee Poh for his treasurer sent.
go to the bridge" said he, land look
At the list of names in the silken book;
And of all that are written, small and great
! Confiscate to me tho estate.
As the sage Confucius well doth show,
A wealthy fool is the States worst foe"
And the treasurer whispered, bending low
"Great is the wisdom Of King Tee Poh."
George T. Lanigan.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
Work Of the Big Volcanoes.

Vesuvius, in the celebrated eruption
of A. ID. 70, is said to have thrown out
more lava and ashes than would build
another mountain of its own size; its
ashes were carried to Constantinople and
into Syria and Egypt, while stones of
eight pounds weight were cast into the
streets of Pompeii, six miles distant.
Etna, in 1850, disgorged more than
twenty times its own mass, and nearly
ninety years later poured forth flood
which covered eighty-four square miles
of surface and measured nearly one hun
dred million cubic feet. After the erup-
tion of the same mountain in 1910 the
molten sea kept moving at the rate of a
yard a day for about nine months, and
did not become thoroughly cold and
solid for ten years. From thirty to forty
million cubic feet of matter have repeated.
ly been discharged from the greater vol
canoes. Tunguragua, in the Andes, in
1907, filled up valleys one thous-
and feet wide and six hundred feet
deep.
Cotopaxi has projected from its crater
block 100 cubic yards in bulk a dis
tance Of nine miles, while its roar has
been heard for more than 600. Java's
volcanoes are perhaps the most noted of
the world, their eruptions des-
troying from one to four
thousand lives at q time. Earth
quakes have been attended with more
widely fatal results, as rule, than vol
canic upheavals. In Cecilia, in 1868,
$4,000 persons pcrished from one shock
or series of shocks; in 145G, Naples fur
nished 40, 900 victims, aud in 1926 TO-
900. The Lisbon earthquakes of 1881
and 1855 each destroyed from 80, 900 to
$4,000 lives. The havoc wrought in
Jeddo, Japan, in 1903, is know to us, of
course, only by tradition, but the figures
from this source reach the appalling
height of 200, 900 souls. So, it will be
seen, the disaster which visited New
Zealand in June will have to make q
startling record if it is to be placed in
the first class of destructive convulsions.
Washington Star
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
Ill.Starred.

oh, prayers and sympathetic tears.
For each AM every ill-starred night
For whom ring no victorious cheers;
For those who early in the figh',
Saw daylight turning into night
And yieldup to Fate their spears.
The dented shield, the pierced cuirass,
Sad story is it that they tell
or brave young knights whose hopes, alasl
Bore nieagre fruit, who fighting fell
Before the foes they could not quell;
Who found no wine within the glass.
For some there are but ill.equipped
To face the world some weak OF will
And some fainthearted, feebe-lpped
Fit but the lowests posts to fill,
Soon shivering with the cowa~ds chill,
And Of the armor courage stripped,
Dye ga 'nst whom the fates are set,
Fen though you've failed on every field
To gain fair honor's banneret,
Let high above be held each shield,
Each one with purpose strong annealsl,
And each shall win a victory yet
VII " redih Nicholson.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
Il aiding Character BIZ the E ,rs.

am convinced by every one of many
keen observations that the man whose
upper car projects and bends forward is
invariably one who is either very tracta-
Bile, or desirous of learning, or very dill
gent, writes Henry Clark. Such would
be the qualities indicated from his habit
of attending or giving attention to what
passes around him. He is quick to
learn, easy to train, provided his hand is
delicate and facilc enough 10 do what is
required of him on occasion.
On the other hand, the man whose ear
buttons back to his heads close to the
skull in Its tip and postcrior margin,
evinces opposite qualities. lie is mat
tractable, inattcntive, needless; he is ac
customcd to hear, it is true, but not to
mind what he hears; to allow peoples
cruel, witty, wise and trenchant sayings
to 30 by unobscrvcd. Nevertheless, such
man may be handled, by reason of his
being unobservant A COOL many en-
cellent public servants have such cars,
and must habitually be urobs servant of
many things, since so many uncomlorta-
BILE things encompass and engage them
that they would become quite miserable
were they to heed them all.
The pointed ear is the ear of the tur-
bulent, intractable man; who breaks out
occasionally in an original vein, and who
has his days AMI hours of uneasncss.
The car bounded in its superior margin
by a curved line is that of the quiet,
easy, am able man.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
The Ree'S Sling.

The hive and its inmates afford, per.
haps, more interesting field for micro
scopic research than anything else in the
whole insect kingdom. Take the bees
sting; why, that alone might occupy all
the rest of this paper. The sheath
makes the first wound, and, inside it, so
managed that they enclose tubchill
space down which the poison runs, are
two darts, all built in such strictly me-
chanical way that-Mr. Chesire says
they remind him of the guide rods of a
steam engine. The poison is gummy,
but it is prevented from clogging the
machine by gland which sccretes lu-
brcating oil. The queens sting is big
ger than the workers - drones have
none but it is practically barbless, and
can therefore be easily brought away in
stead of being left in the wound and
thereby causing the death of its precious
owner. 1t is formidable weapon, the
sheath so hard that it turns the finest ra-
zor-edgc; but queen never stin3s cx-
ccpt in contest with another queen; she
may be handled with impunity. OF the
worker it is a mistake to say that it al
ways leaves its sting in the wound, and
dies from the loss. Ii it generally does
s., the fault often lies in your impa-
tiencc; bear it like hero, and the bee
will work it sting round and round till it
is able to withdraw it without impcdi-
mcnt. OF course you get pierced deeper
and deep, but then, consider, the crea-
lures life is saved by your suffering.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26

In England they now have a special
breed of goats for the dairy, and an
association has been formed, the best
animals registered in stock book, and a
general improvement determined on. In
fact, an illustration of a celebrated dairy
goat, recently appearing in an English
paper, showed such a capacity of udder
as to compare favorably with some cows
now in our dairics. And why should
not the goat be given useful place
among our domestic anmals2 If it can
be so improved as to give large quaint.
ties of milk, it will largely contribute to
the assistance of those who have no
facilities for keeping a COW, while their
prolificacy will place them within the
reach of all.
The she goat sometimes gives as much
as six quarts of milk, if they are supe-
rior mixers, and the milk is not only rich
in cream, but in all the clements that
form complete food. Butter is not
made from goats milk, but some of the
richest and best favored cheeses are pro-
duced from it. We predict that ere long
we will begin to import strains of good
milking goats from Europe. -Farm, Field
and lStockman.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26

The experience of telegraph operators,
inspectors and linemen brings them into
close acquaintance with all sorts and
conditions of faults in connection with
their work; the variety of these faults is
wonderful, many stranger than fiction.
One of the most curious in connection
with telephony which we have ever
known has just happened within the last
few days at a place called Moss Bay.
The lineman's attention was called to the
circuit in question, as hearing was diff
cult; on listening at the telephone he
heard "sort of booming, which came
on intermittently, very much resembling
the distant roll of the tide, and which
rendered speaking and transmission O.
work almost impracticable." Having
satisfied himself by the usual methods
that the instrument was right and
the line free from induction, and that it
was not picking up vibrations, the con-
clusion was arrived at that the fault
must be in the general Office, Moss Bay.
An examination of the telephone appara.
tus disclosed novelty. A huge bee
was inside the telephone and, in trying
to make good its escape, it had become
fixed between the sounding board and
microphone, and it had hummed to the
extent of interfering with the human
organs of the circuit. How the bee
came there the lineman cannot say,
whether by accident or design he knows
not, but the bee was the cause of the
fault. In concluding his report, the
lineman candidly states: II have met
some very tedious and technical faults in
connection with various telephone ap.
paratus, but Inever was done with a bee
before, ~ -Mechanical World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
Dropping Shoulders.

This is serious evil. 1t compromises
both appearance and vitality. A stoop-
ing figure is not only familiar
expression of weakness or old
age, but is, when caused by care
less habits, direct cause of contracted
chest and defective breathing. Unless
you rid yourself of this crook while at
school, You will probably so bent to the
grave. There is one good way to cure it.
Shoulder-braces will not help. Cno
needs, not an artificial substitute, but
some means to develop the muscles whose
duty it is to hold the head and shoulders
erect. l know of but one bulrs-eye
shot. 1t is to carry weight on The
head A sheepskin or other strong bag
filed with twenty to eighty pounds of
sand is good weight. When en-
gagged in your morning studies, either
before or after breakfast, put this bag of
sand on the head, hold your head erect,
uTdW NOuI ClOSC " NOu utN anu
walk slowly about the room, coming
back, if you please, every minute
or two to your book, or carrying tho
book as you walk. The muscles, whose
duty it is to hold head and shoulders
erect are hit, not with scattering shot,
but with a rfl, ball. The bones of the
spine and intervertcbral substance will
soon accommodate themselves to the new
attitude. Oae year of daily practice with
the bag, half an hour morning and even
ing, will give you a noble carriage, with
out interfering moment with your
studies.
1t would be very difficult to put into
paragraph more important instructions
than this. Your respiration, voice and
strength of spine, to say nothing of your
appearance, will find new departure in
this cure of dropping shoulders.-Df
Dio Ltieis.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
HUMOROUS.
The scenter of gravity-Newton.

The scenter of gravity-Newton.
Bay rum goes to the head, but it never
intoxicates.
The darkest hour is when you can't
find the matches.
You can't have the last word with
chemist he always has retort.
If you want name for cat call it
Plutarch, because it has so many lives,
"Thcving in the outskirts" is tho
latest name for picking ladies' pockets.
Nothing in the world will produce
such activity in real estate as an earth
quake.
School marm to little Josie--'Wherc
is the North Pole" cat the top of tho
map, marm."
A smart boys composition on babies
reads: "The mothers heart gives 4th
joy at the baby's 1st 9th.
A man has invented machine which
will make 10, 900 revolutions per second.
He ought to find ready sal3 for it in
NJ ,xico.
Father, in the gallery to his son who
is leaning over too far-"My boy, mind
you don't fall; the seats in the orchestra
are four times as dear"
When they get into scrimmage down
in Mexico it always takes peop.c quite a
spell to tell accurately which is the gov
ernment and which the revolution.
"Why does Dina get more beaux than
II" asked the elder sister. 81 don't
know, unless it is she is a little archer"
said mamma, with quiver of her lips.
ooh, papa~ said young gentleman
of five to his parent, who had just taken
a vigorous after-dinner nap, 'ff you gave
your nose some soothing syrup, don't you
think you could put it to sleep, tooa'
A clerk is in his dotage-a doctor in
his pillage--a thief in his cribbage--a
butcher in his sausage--a sailor in his
stowage--a salesman in his storage--a
professional pedestrian in his mileage
letter-carrlcr in his postage.
"What a lovely COW, Unc,e James,"
exclaimed city girl, the morning after
her arrival in the country, "and how
comically she shakes her head" Eyes,
but don't get too near that cow"
cautioned her uncle; 'he's an ugly
critter."
An accepted suitor, one day walking
with the object of his affections, said:
"How transported am to have you
hanging on my arm." Upon my word,'
said she, "you make us out very re-
spectacle couple, when one is transported
and the other ha- ging."
Ministers who preach long sermons
in the summer--will be interested in the
comments of their smallest hearers One
of them, when asked what lesson was
was to be learned from the story of Paul
and Eutychus, replied: "Pease, sir,
ministers should learn not to preach too
long sermonsw Another. little 4-year-
old, commented thus: mamma, that
minister preached me all to hunger!'
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
PATTY'S PIES.

Old Mrs. Markoe was rocking leisurely
back and forth IN willow chair, on her
porch, in the soft noon sunshine, with a
piece of knitting in her hand, when Pat
ty Wallace came up the three broad, shall
low steps with hesitating movements.
ooh, it's you, is it9" said old Mrs.
Markoc.
"Yes," Patty diffidently answered, cit
is l."
Mrs. Markoe was seventy; Patty was
just twenty. Mrs. Markoes hair was
winter than sca-foam; Patty's was of the
palest ripping gold. Altogether they
presented strange contrast.
"Come to borrow the paper7' said
Mrs. Markoe, kindly.
"Not this time" answered Patty, red
denins. 81 thought, perhaps, you might
want to buy little pearl brooch. 1t was
my mothers, and 1 don't think shall
ever wear it. would be willing to sell
it for dollar"
Mrs Markoe glanced indifferently at
the old fashioned trinket, with its tar
nished pearls and general aspect of an
tiquity.
"No," said she; 'I don't care for
it,"
"Do you know any one who would
buy it3" Patty wlstfully questioned.
'La mol" said Mrs. Markoe. "But
what's your notion to sell it2'
"I-I would like little money very
much" said Patty, almost in a whis-
per.
For she felt insinctively that she could
hardly explain to old Mrs. Markoe her
secret longing for new bonnet, to wear
to the picnic at Give Hollow-a fresh
spring straw, of modern shape, in place
of the old, bleached over abomination
which her soul secretly loathed.
"Money, eh2' said Mrs. Markoc.
"Aunt don't give you all you want,
eh2 Pretty close-fsted, amt she7'
Patty colored once more.
'She gives me all that I neel," said
she, "but not always all that want"
patty" brusquely spoke out the ole
lady, "you ought to get married. A
bright, pretty girl like you, with lots o
beaux! And then there'd be plenty O
money always at your disposal withou
trudging around from pillar to post to sci
pearl brooches"
Patty smiled, dimpled, and tossed he
head.
"That's easier said than done," sale
she.
'But whys' persisted Mrs. Markoc.
"Oh," with sparkling, downcast eyes
"they have never any of them asked m
to marry them, Mrs. Markoe."
"They will in time, my DEAR" said tn
old lady, encouragingly.
Patty sighed softly.
"Therc used to be a song in my time,
added Mrs. Markoe, "that was quit
fashionable. why don't the men pr
pose9 That was the name of it. Is tha
the way you feel, Patty, ch2'
Somewhat" owned Patty with
grimace. "Well, if you don't care 70
the brooch, Mrs. Markoe, I'll go with
to Mrs. Parker. She may perhaps bu
it."
"Mrs. Parker, blooming widow o
forty, did not want the brooch, and sal
A SO, frankly.
"Bat, Patty" said she, '1'm awfu
:. glad to sec you'll I'm going to have a
9 Uncle Jeremiah's folks here to tea, an
Deacon Goodies wife. and Haven Hill
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
A COnspirator.

"Say, JONES'" said Bentlow, 81 un-
derstand that you and Jerfyn are no
longer friends. What's the trouble be-
tween your
"Troublel' replied Jones, "Trouble
enough. He's scoundrel, that man is,
a villain, a cowardly thief! Oh, if only
had him here nowr
"Why, my dear fellow, you seem to
be excited. / can't believe that Jerfyn
is as bad as that. What did he do to
you"
''Do to mel Trifled with the best and
holiest feeling that man can know
friendship Do to mel Betrayed me
by his false, smiling, hypocritical facel
Do to mel Cheated me, outraged my
finer feelings, bruised me and wounded
me. Do to mel Induced me 10 try to
learn to ride on a b:cyclel oh, the VIII
lain !'-iSomerriH Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26

la Syer who boarded at Eagle Hall, and
was reported to be the richest man in
town. 1t said:
"MY DEAR MISS WALLACE: 1t Is with the
utmost regret that learn that you have en-
tered service at my good friend Esquire Par
ker's. But this fact emboldened me to en-
treat you to become my wife. Need say
how inpatient am to learn my fatei The
single monosyllable, yes or no. written on
the outside of this envelope and sent back by
the messenger, will make me either the luck.
lest or the most miserable man alive.
"Yours most truly,
"ARIsTIDEs SPIKER"
Patty took up her pencil and wrote, in
the blackest letters of which its lead was
capable, the word 'N0p Then she
gave it to Ned, and returned to tho
front porch.
"Well," said Mr.. Etherage, Shave
you considered the matterl"
"Nor she answered.
"Then what have you been doing al
this timer little reproachfully.
"You have no right to ask that ques
tion," said Patty, demurely.
"No rightl"
"Non said Patty. "You-you r.re moi
my husband yeti"
Something in the saucy phrase--some
thing in the half, pathetic quiver of the
voice, filed Etherege's heart with exul
tation.
"Patty" he cried. "My shy, bright
eyed darling! my souls treasure! Now
l am the happiest fellow in all th'
worldw
So it was that Patty Wallace found
herself engaged to be married.
81 thought it was coming" said Mrs
Markoe. "a pretty girl like Patty il
sure to be snapped up"
And Mrs. Parker's apple-pies was th'
key that unlocked the puzzle of Patty
life. When it was believed that sh,
was driven to work for her living, all tn,
lovers who had stood worshiping he
from afar Of, rushed promptly to tn
rescue.
But good Mrs. Markoc never knev
this.-Helen Forrest Grapes
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
Family Discipline.

''Well, Johnny, l suppose you fire.
quently get your little hide tanned at
home 2"
''Oh, yes, get licking every once in
a while"
''Who gives it to you y
Sometimes pa and sometimes ma. 1t
all depends on which of them hasn't any
thing else to do at the time"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
Not n Heavy Weight.

Bill Collector-"Y "You told me to cay
to-day, sir"
Man of the House ''Oll yes, yes, GER
tainly; quite forgot about it. Wonder
what did with my pocket book! D.ck,
/ laid my pocket-book down on this
table few minutes ago. Did you see
it9'
Little D:ck-"Yes, pop; it blew out
of the window. -OmlhI World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
Why lie Wished II.

Gimbollard, the philosopher, one day
exclaimed as he piously raised his eyes
to Heaven:
"Ohl that | had an income of
81, 900, DOOR,
'In order TO do whatin asked some
one.
"Why, to do nothing. It'd Bis.
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TERMS.

To Subscribers in Windham County and
elsewhere whero bundles are sent, only ONA
DOLLAR year. Outside of Windham County.
In Slpgle wrappers, One DOLLAR AND Ten
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-23
AQUATIC NOTES.

Richards will begin practicing on the
Bsllaire course this week. The pullei
from McKeespcrt is keeping G close
mouth and his ability with the spruces
will not be known before next Saturday
when he will have the greatest race Of biz
life with .Bellsire's champion.
He'll, the kid oarsnan. is in splend'"
condition, aud is vio"-1,I,.,v training fo,
els coming race. Haver6eld, of Bellsire,
has him in charge
The proposition to inaugurate a boating
course on Bsok river, above the new gov,
eminent dam, is meeting with a good deal
OF favor, and it is to be hoped the project
will be success.
The coming Richards. He'll match at
Bellaire is the next aquatic match of i'm
portsncs in this vicinity and is attracting
much attention. The date fixed is Sstur.
day next. A large attendance is looked
for, including all the lovers of rowing in
this vicinity.
Aquatic events transporting the coming
week are: The Mstterson.P Perkins match,
in Englsnd, on Monday, aud the Richards.
He'll match, at Bsllsire, Saturday. Four
races occur on Monday the 3lst, among
these the Courtney Hosmer match.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-23
Ice Cream, Cak.. Confsc,,op.

The we'll known establishment Of Mrs
Zeigenfelder, on Twelfth street, is sustain
ing its old time reputation for the best ic,
cream in the city, claim that was endors
ed by the State Fair Committee, who
awarded Mrs. Ziegenfelder the first pre-.
MUM. Nothing but the purest ingrs-
dents are permitted to enter into its man.
ufscture, as thousands of our citizens can
attest
They also keep foil line Of fresh cakes.
candies, ard in fac. CONNECTIONS Of all
kinds, and ere prepared to supply parties,
weddings, receptions, ETC., On short notice.
ZeigeDtelders have booked an order for the
annual Senior party and Presidents recep.
ton Of Dr. Moffst, at Washington, this
week, where about two hundred gussts will
be entertained Mrs. Zeigenfelder is proud
Of the reputation Of her establishr. emf and
she well may be, for it is based on solid
merit alone.