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WhY H0 Is Proud.

''There is one thing in my life," said a
veteran, ''that sends the blood through
my veins in proud cxultation to this day,
and the thought of it never comes to mo
but what want to step outside of myself
and pat myself on the shoulder. There
are hundreds of things in my life that l
am ashamed of, and that would gladly
forgot. There are hundreds of things
that have done which never come to
my mind without making me wish that I
had the power to kick myself from ono
end Of th6 street to the other. But the
memory Of this-one thing that l did is
Compensation for all the things that am
ashamed Of
'In one of the squarest, faircst, fiercest
battles of the war. 500 men were thrown
forward to check for moment the
furious charge of twenty times as many
Confederatcs. OF the 500 men in line at
the beginning of the charge, five stood at
the end by the colors. l was one of tho
five, and never think of the hail of bull
lets, OF the hurricane swoop of charging
thousands that swept men to sudden
death or away before it like ehaff in the
wind, but see those five sullcn, desper-
ate, whitc-facod, stubborn men gathered
in startled group about the torn and
blood stained flag that had been down
and up good many times. Dazed they
were, half-crazed they were, by the over
whclming catastrophe, but the instinct of
clinging to the flag was there.
my comrades were better soldiers than
l. They were men whose eyes flashed,
and whose nostrils widcned when conflict
became furious, and it was delight to
me in that minute to know that in this
hour of trial my controlling impulse, my
instructive move had been the same as
theirs, to cling to the flag. had no
idea, then that we would live five min
utcs, and yet exulted in the thought
that when put to trial had done my full
duty. We brought the flag out of the
fight -Four of the men are living yet,
but they have not met since the war.
They are all in humble walks of life, and
not one of them is given to self-adulation,
but to all of them that incident of battle
is a precious memory. After that, as one
of tie old cod gers said in his own quaint
way They were leetle too proud ever
to do a cowardly thing again. Chica.
90 Inter- DC an.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

Professor Lesley, estimating the amount
of coal in the Pittsburg region at about
thirty billion of tons--a practically mex
haustible amount-holds, concerning oil
and gas, however, very different views.
He says, upon deliberate study: II take
the opportunity to express my opinion in
the strongest terms that the amazing ex-
hibition of oil and gas which has char
acterized the last twenty years, and will
probably characterize the next ten or
twenty years, is nevertheless, not only
geologically but historically, temporary
and vanishing phenomenon--one which
young men will live to see come to its
natural end. And this opinion l do not
entertain in any loose or unreasonable
form; it is the result of both an active
and Y thoughtful acquaintance with the
subject"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

Mr.. E. L. Baker, cur consul general at
Buenos Ayres, has recently reported to
the state department the discovery of
gold in Patagonia. According to the
report of the commission appointed by
the Argentine Republic to examine these
deposits, they are of superior class, and
"there is abundance both of gold and
platinum" Mr.. Baker says the ore is
believed to be richer than that of Cali
fornia OF Australia. Not the least inter-
esting fact about this discovery is that
the new gold fields are easily accessible.
The deposits are said to extend from
Cape Virgin, on the northern shore of
the Straits of Magellan, through which
many vessels pass every year, northwlrd
along the Atlantic coast for forty or fifty
miles
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
SIlenCel.

The Scotch often use humor to settle
question which, otherwise, might give
rise to an excited argument, involving
much hair splitting logic. The follow
ing anecdote of Norman Mcleod, the
eloquent preacher, illustrates this happy
use of the wit which transtixcs man as
an entomologist does bug. He was on
his way to church, to open new place
of worship. As he passed slowly and
gravely through the crowd gathered
about the doors an elderly man, with
the peculiar kind Of wig known in that
distriet--bright, smooth, and of a red
dish brown-accosted him.
Doctor, if you please, wish to speak
to you"
"Well, Duncan" said the venerable
doctor, '.can not you wait till after wcr-
shipm
"No, doctor, must speak to you now,
for it is matter upon my conscience"
''Oh, since it is a matter Of conscience,
tell me what it is; but be brief, Duncan,
for time passes"
'''Thc matter is this, doctor. Ye sec
the clock yonder, on the face of this new
church' Well, there is no clock really
there; nothing but the face of a clock.
There is no truth in 1t but only once in
the twelve hours. Now, it is in my mind
very wrong, and quite against my con-
science, that there should be lie on the
face OF the house of the Lord"
'eOuncan, will consider the point.
But am glad to see you looking 50 well.
Yoa are not young now; I remember
you for many years; and what fine
head of hair you have STILL"
''Eh, doctor, yol are joking now; it
is long since | have had any hair"
so Duncan Duncani are you going
into the house of the Lord with lie
upon your headl'
This, says the story, settled the ques-
! tion; and the doctor heard no more Of
, the lie on the b.. nf the clock.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
Tho Evolution OF States.

The curious process Of evolution by
which States in the American Union are
made is aptly illustrated in the case Of
Dakota. II was originally part. Of the
territory claimed by France, aud styled
New France, including what is now Can
ada, the entire Northwest, and all the
territory west of the Mississippi River,
throughout its cntire extent from the
frozen North to the Gulf Of Mexico. As
q consequence of the European wars
from 1850 to 1853, and the defeat of
France, that part Of New France now
known as Canada was ccded to Great
Britain, and all west Of the Mississippi
was ceded to Spain. In 1900, during
the Napolconic wars, and as result of
the French victories everywhere on the
Continent of Europe, all Of the territory
that had been ccded to Spain was reccd-
ed to France. In 1903, during the adj
ministration of jefferson, the Louisiana
purchase" as it was called, was effected,
and the United States became the owner
of the territory. At the time when the
purchase of the territory was effected it
included Louisiana, Arkansas, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
the Indian territory, Colorado, Idaho,
Wyoming, Montana and Dakota, with
shadowy claims to what is now Oregon
and Washington. The claim Of the I'm.
tied States to the territory west of the
Rocky Mountains was subsequently rati
fed BY treaties with Great Britain,
which had previously claimad the entire
western slope and coast to the north line
of Mexico, now the north line of Califor-
mia. Congress divided the territory into
Orleans and Louisiana in 1904. In 1919
Orleans was admitted into the Union as
the State of Louisiana, and the name of
Louisiana Territory was changed to Mis-
souri, Territory. In 1921 the State of
Missouri was admitted to the Union, and
Arkansas followed. After that time the
almost boundl.ss tract remaining was
loosely styled the Northwest Territory.
In 1884 all east of the Missouri River was
organized into the Territory of Michigan.
In 1886 the present State of Michigan
came into the Union, leaving the balance
of the country as Wisconsin Territory, OIL
"Ouiskonsan," as it was then called. II
1s4s and 1s4s Iowa and Wisconsin w0re
made into States, and then the balance
of the outlying acres was called Mlnncse-
ia Territory. In 1858 Minnesota, with
! its present limits, came into the Union,
and the balance of the tract was in law
namelcss, but was called Minnesota Ter.
ritory, to distinguish it from the State oi
the same name In 1861 the Territory o.
Dakota, with its present boundaries, was
established by act Of Congress. Such is
the long process by which, through the
occupation of the country for settlement,
by pushing the frontiers farther ava,
into the mountains and the wilderness
and by the progress Of civilization, Amer
ican States arc made. It is system 0
evolution and growth possessing grca
interest for the student of politics ant
history.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

In the new British House of Commons
there arc IS members who own more than
5000 acres Of land each, with a rental
value of more than SIS, 900 a year. Out
of the above number there are two who
own 100, 900 acres, and three others more
than 50, 900 acres, and the possessions of
seventeen of them exceed 10000 acres
each. As regards rentals, Sir John
Ramsden is at the head with near a mil
lion Of dollars per annum, followed by
Sir John St. Aubyn with near $500, 900.
Four other rentals exceed $3.50, 900. The
rentals of twenty-eight members range
from $50, 900 to $3.50, 900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
RuInd Ont.

A witness was called in Dakota
court.
"What is your business" asked the
attorney.
Stage driver"
"Stage well-don't believe
we want you," said the judge. "How
long have you been at the businessl"
give drove in the west fer bout thirty
years, off m on"
"No, this court don't want you. A
man who has driven stage thirty years
can't tell the truth if he tries"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

Massachusetts, has expended 100000
in the last twenty years in trying to
stock her ponds and rivers with fish. In
the rivers the effort proves complete
failure. and so far as trade results are
concerned the reports are discouraging.
Ponds, leased and protected by sporting
clubs. have been successfully stocked,
and that is about all
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

The New York Graphic thus furthers
new cause; "If you know anything
definite and positive about ghosts, COB
lins, spooks or things mcanny, the
American society for psychial research of
Boston has established special COM
mittec on apparitions and haunted houses
that will be pleased to hear from you
and colatc the evidence in the case. At
the request of the committee we state
that the sccrctary's address is Morton
Prince, NJ d., Boston, Mass"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
Tho Wolf and The Kid,

A kid was one day browsing in val
ley, while shepherd reclined on bank
hard by. Suddenly wolf, with hand
organ, came up and said:
''Let me play merry air while you
dance"
"All right" replied the kid. "Fira
away"
The music began, and the shepherd,
with his fingers in his ears, disappeared
and as sv-l as he was ont OF his sight, the
wolf seized the kid and devoured it,
Moral: This fable teaches the varied
powers of music.-Lye.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

The fruit production Of California is
something wonderful. During 1885 she
produced in raisins over 5000, 500
pounds, or nearly three times as much as
in 1884. She also sent to market last
year 800, ,o00 po nds of pruncs, 1885,
600 pounds of apples, 1900, 600 pounds
of peaches, 1,139, 900 pounds of plums,
$500 pounds apricots, 2,250,00
pounds of honey, 1850, 900 pounds of
wainuts, and / ,050, 900 pounds almonds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

The last report of the statistician of
the United States department of agricul-
ture states that the American draft-horse
of the future, by the introduction of
famous European breeds, is to be a
heavier and stronger animal than hereto
fore. Sheep husbandryis in deeper de-
preston than any other animal industry
of the country, the last annual decrease
in number being about 1000, 900. With
all stock except sheep tn" number has
increased, but the aggregate valuation
this year of farm animals is less than that
Of last year by something over 500, 0OO,-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
A Striking Resemblance,

Wife; Can you tell me, my dear, why
a widower is like young babyl"
Husband: "H-m-cr-because-
Cause
Wife; "The first six months he cries a
great deal, the second six months he
begins to take notice, and he always ex-
pericnces great difficulty in getting
safely through his second summer. Life,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
Sealed.

Father-You and Kate Carter have
come to an understanding, have you,
Fred
Fred-Ycs, sir.
Father-Scaled it with a kiss--h, my
boyi
Fred-No, sir; with wax, she Urote her
refusal. It'd BIS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
LONDONDERRY, THURSDAY April. 8. 1885,

The latest tr4veller's yarn is OF tree
in the northeastern part of New Guines
W, ich is said to consist almost wholly o.
amorphous carbon and to possess the
properties of an electric battery to such
Am extent that when its discovercr
ouched it he was knocked to tho
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

Sir Andrew Clarke, the celebrated
English physician, declares that onc-half
the population of London is permanently
i'll. He defines health as 'that state in
which the body is not conscious y present
to us, the state in which work is easy and
duty not over great a trial, the state in
which it is joy to see, to think, to feel
and to bn "
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08

A black or blue pencil mark opro.
site this paragraph indicates that your
subscription has expired, while rel
mark shows that your subscription or
renewal has been received.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
VOL III. NO. 10.
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
TERMS.

To subscribers in Windharn County nnd
elsewhere where bundles arc sent, only OSs
DOLLAR year. Outside Of Windham County
in single wrappers, One DOLLAR AND Ten
CENTS.
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Advertising A Eates

Advertising T.ates
furnished on 0pl lcution. Births, Maria 5cs
and Deaths published free, Obituary notices.
cards Of thanks, etc. 5 cents line.
Address SITTER OFFICE. South London.
derry, VI.
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HONEY AS MEDICINE.

The bee-keepers' Magazine
quotes the following testimony
from a PHYSICIAN relative to the
medicinal value of honey: "Honey
disturbs the formation of fungoid
growths, and has Therefore been
of great use as preventative in
thrush in babies. Worked up iuto
an ointment with flour. it Is the
best remedy for boils. Used inter-
nally, honey cannot be too highly
praised; by its use Incipient
coughs, colds and catarrh, quinsy
in Its early stages, dIptheria in the
embryo stage is destroyed by it,
and the bacteria as well as fungoid
growths. For diseases of the pal
ate, throat and breathing organs,
pure flower honey. estrained hon.
ey, has proved itself to be infalli-
bic of use, especially when used
continuously and with CORES
pondiug diet. When a teaspoon
full of warm honey is taken every
fifteen or thirty minutes, 1t has a
surprising effect on catarrh, and
many a consumption of the lungs
would be hindered by its use, as
we'll as stomach complaints.
Every family should have glass
of pure honey in their house, IN
order at once, after catching cold,
to be able to use some. Many a
valuable life would be preserved
thereby"
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Henry Stewart, q noted farmer
of the north says In the Rural
New Yorker, that he has cut or
chard grass over four feet high
carly in June, which had been
sown eight years, and 1t made four
tons to the acre from two cuttings
the same summer, worth s25 per
ton, and the land then pastured
from September into winter. He
sows it on stubbIe land as follows:
After beng dressed with manure
the land is plowed so that the fur
rows will lap each other at an
angle of about As degrees, not
turned fat over. As soon as the
land is plowed, and while it is yet
moist, it is narrowed with the COM
mon straight-tooth harrow until
we'll pulverized, by-fifst harrow
ing Iengthwlse. the burrows and
then diagoha1ly across them. By
this means the surface soil and the
manure are thoroughly mixed,
having been thus given three sepa-
rate workings and the land
brought to a fine, mellow and yet
compact texture, so we'll adapted
to the reception of the seed. He
gets the ground ready as early as
possible, and sows the seed alone.
The seed is covered with slant
Ing-tooth harrow, the teeth sloplng
backward at an angle of about six
ty degrees. A harrow so made
passes over the surface smoothly,
not covering the seed more than
an inch or so deep, nor tearing up
anything under 1t; and even If the
teeth should sink in the soil deep
enough for the framework to come
IN contact with the soil, so much
the better, as then the surface is
left perfectly smooth, while the
seed is covered to sufficient depth
and no more. From a great many
experiments with orchard grass
seeds, he says, he is fully convlnc-
cd that it should not be covered
more than an inch or so deep. At
this depth the seed will be sufi-
GENTLY deep for the roots to become
well developed before the spires
have made their appearance above
ground, and therefore the plant is
the better enabled to withstand
dry weather. This he regards as
a matter of great importance.
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WHAT MUST BE DONE.

otOck JOurnal.
Tho jealousy felt toward Texas
stock by cattle raisers IN other
states and territories, leading TO
the enactment of quarantine laws,
has seriously intcrfercd with the
profits of our ranchmcn. To CIR
cumvent these enemies should be
the object of every Texas cattle
man. Any plan by which their
schemes are brought 10 naught
should be favored and eagerly
seized upon. There is one way TO
Illustrate and make ridiculous tho
quarantine against Texas cattle.
That is to mature the boevcs at
home and ship Thorn direct to
market. A good fat beef is never
the victim of quarantine, whether
from Texas or from Montana. The
stock-iarmer is the coming man.
He is independent OF quarcntincs
or transportation and inpcctIon
laws. He is the intermediary be-
tween the ranchcr and tho farmer,
and to him must they both come
at last. He makes q market tor
the corn and hay of the farmer and
for the undeveloped cattle of the
rancher. He combines the corn
grass and cattle, and when the
combined product, to wit, a good
fat beef, is ripe, he ships it to
market and snaps his fingers at the
quarantine laws OF Kansas, or New
Mexico, or Wyoming. And through
him the cattleman, the ranchor,
can snap his fingers at the jealous
monopolists of free range in other
states and territories, and tell them
to take their old quarantine and
90 to sheol. Such is the hope of
the cattle business in Texas. As
long as this state is merely n breed
ing ground, efforts will be made to
harass our cattle and keep them
out of the state and territories
where they are sent TO mature. If
we determine to tatten our own
stock and ship them as bcevcs, We
become at once Independent of all
outside factors, except the rail
roads, and it is their policy to fos-
ter rather than embarrass the cat
tie business. The sooner our cat
tlemen get acquainted with this
truth the better for them and their
business.
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Tie list of incomes received by
the leading doctors IN the city is a
suggestive rs well as n somewhat
melancholy document. 1t is an
official publication issued under
oath and sworn to by the assessor
rs nearly correct as they with all
their care and honesty could make
it. The incomes mentioned include
all that was received for profcs-
sIonal services, rs well rs all of
every kind which had not in some
way paid the city taxes in full.
The prizes of the medical profess
sion are, evidently, if one may
Judge from this sworn exhibit, mar
vollously few. The work is labor
ious, anxious and exhaustive, rs
the preliminary education is ox-
pcnsivc, and Protractcd. Surely
the wOrkingman in such cIrcum-
stances is worthy of his reward.
Yet there is only one medical man
IN the whole of this city who last
year earned $4,000 from his profess
sion, combined with the interest
he received on his previous saw
Ings. There is not one man on the
list who had $4,000, and only four
who touched $4,000. When we come
to the comparatively modest and
moderate $4,000, We naturally con-
clude we shall have q full legion.
But no, we have only fourteen, all
told, who come up TO this figure.
When we come 10 the ruck be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 the num-
Der becomes cheerfully and encour-
agingly large. As many as fifty
one of the best known and greatly
sought after doctors of our city are
put down under their own hands
and seals as having last year lived
and fourished on from $1,000 to
$500. Some OF these are PROBES
sors, with all the responsibilities
and salaries attached to such offices,
as we'll as to fully developed car
riages and liveried servants. There
remain only the unfortunatos who
worry along with from $500 down
almost to zero. Of these, we are
sorry to say, there were last year
thlrty-six; and it is TO be hoped
that from tho increased attention
given to general sanitation the
number of those thus situated will
this year not be smaller, but rather
the reverse. In sober sadness, all
this wont do. 1t makes tho whole
system of income assessments a
huge farce, and huge fraud as
wclI.-Toronto Globe.
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By invigorating feeble constitution, re-
noyating a debilitated physique, and enrich
ing n thin and innltrtions circulation with
Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters, the finest, the
most highly sanctioned, and the most pop
ular tonic and preventive in existence. II
strengthens the stomach, remedies torpor of
the liver and bowels, and gives a beautiful
impulse to the secretive and discharging
functions OF the kidneys and bladder. Not
only does it arrest and prevent the recurrence
of malaFial fever, but it furnishes the only
adequate safeguard against them TO persons
who have nevea been afflicted with those
maladies, but would be liable TO incur them
if incidentally unprotected. 1t eliminates
from the blood certain impurities which the
most skillful Psychologists assign as the excit-
ing caIseS Of those agonizing complaints,
rheumatism and govt, and il il, moreover. an
excellent remedy for an enfeebled or oyer
wrought state of the nerves, and for mental
laSpondency.
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Furniture manufacturers have
had their attention directed by en-
thusIasts to the pulp question. 1t
is agreed that pulp can be used as
a substitute for lumber in the
manufacture of furniture and other
articles now made exclusively of
wood. By mixing the pulp with
clays, stcatutc, asbestos, plumba-
go and mica, substances of every
possible color and compactncss
may be produced. 1t is estimated
that only about 20 per cent. of the
timber tclled reaches economic
uses, while if the sawmIll were
combined with the pulp and press
ing process all the material III the
trunk might be available.
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An English statistical writer
says, that, while population in Eu-
rope and the United States has
risen "a per cent. since 1850, work
ing power has increased los per
cent, and, as a consequence of this,
five men can now ccomplish as
much as six in 1870, or eight in
1850. The worlds steam-power is
now five and q half times what it
was in 1870. In these two facts
alone can be found an adequate ex-
PLANTATION of the much-talked-of
problem of overproduction which
has depressed the world for the
last few years. There are too
many producers, and not enough
concumers; too many goods, and
too few buyers.