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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
A Penny Fraud.
Chr0nicl,

In the year 1864 there were very few
pence coined at the mint, says an English
paper. This arose simply from the fact
that there was little or no demand for
Them A short time ago this fact seems
to have dawned upon some ingenius per-
sons supposed to be the flower-sellers
round the Bank of England. 1t is GER
tain that the subsequent Outlying the
market commenced with them. The
story became circulated thai through ac-
cident or oversight quantity of gold
had become mixed with the bronze used
for coming, and that this had been made
into pence in that year. Those in the
fraud--for fraud it was-eagerly offered
twopence apiece for as many 1854 pen
nies as they could obtain. The story got
abroad Everybody endcavored to get
these coins. and the original collectors
rapidly sold their pennies at three and
four times their value. The fact that
there are comparatively few pence of
that year in circulation materially assist
cd the deception, and the spectators"
did good trade 1t is perhaps needless
to say that there is not an iota of truth
in the story of the gold.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
The Hogs inheritance.

The hog is not only of Importance at
home, but is beginning to make re-
spectacle showing in our exports, al
though Bismarck is doing what he can to
keep him out of Germany. Meanwhile,
we have frequent discussions on eating
pork, and the propriety of setting one
side the Mosaic law which prohibits its
use as food, a law which our Hebrew
friends religiously obey.
The hog is not, however, to be cxter-
minated. A newly arrived Irishman once
said to the inmate of a pigsty: "Bcdad,
you are the oily gentleman in America,
the only being that lives without work"
He breaks into gardens and roots under
the gates of front yards. He enters into
the composition of half your articles of
food; he lies down boldly in your meat
platter; he gets into your pies and cakes,
making sad mess Of them. Your cook
makes you a loaf of bread. The hog is
in it. You take slice of "nicc Sarato-
ga potato" The hog is all around it in
a delicate film, giving it flavor and crisp
mess. He is at the bottom of much of
our dyspepsia and biliousncss. We can
not escape him. He is everywhere, dead
Or alive. We eat hog, breathe hog; our
midnight slumbers are disturbed by the
yell of his drivers, ''making night hide
ous;" and finally, our humane sensibili-
ties are shocked by his cries, as he is be-
ing offered an unwilling victim to OF
swinish appetites.
l have somewhere read that some hea-
then cosmogonist made the earth to rest
on a boar, the boar rested on turtle,
and the turtle on an elephant, and the ell
ephant did not rest on anything. We
take the liberty to question this theory !;
but it is quite unquestionable that tho
world of Christendom rests to certain
extent commercially and dietetically,
upon the hog, which the great lawgiver
and writer of the first five books of tho
Bible absolutely prohibited, and that
too, doubtless, for sanitary reasons,
which arc everlasting and immutable.
Ben Perley Poore.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
lie Got His Customer,

The following story is told of an enter
prising New York jobbcr: The merchant
in question, having heard of the arrival
of country trader who was known to be
large purchaser and of unquestionable
credit, was resolved to get him to visit
his establishment, and, once there, he
felt sure he could secure him as a custom
or. lie accordingly sent out one of his
drummcrs, of whom he had quite num-
Der. adapted to every taste and disposi
ton. The one sent, however, returned
without success. No. 2 was dispatched,
with no better result, and again No. 3,
and so on until all had gone and come
back without their man. The merchant
now determined to go himself, and find
ing that b:andy and water and free tick
cts to the theatre were of no avail, for
the country trader did not take one or
90 to the other, he was reduced to the
necessity of employing ruse, which, as
the sequel shows, was simple as well as
effectual. On taking his departure after
a pleasant interview the merchant took
care to commit the "mistakcn of taking
the traders hat instead of his own. Next
morning, as was expected, the merchant
received prompt visit at his store from
the country trader, who came to look up
the hat which he supposed had been
hurridly exchanged. This was what the
merchant wanted, and through this
means sold good bill of goods and Sc
cured a regular customer.-Dry Goods
Chronicle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
HUMOROUS.

Firm friends-Partncrs.
Telephone is feminne-it talks back.
Drawing instruments plas-
ters.
Epitath for cannibal: zone who
loves his fellow men,"
Curious transformation--Whe horse
is turned into pasture.
"We meet but to part as the brush
in the dudes hand said to the comb.
We should think shad would be
pretty confident of thing when it feels
it in its bones.
Shakespeare somewhere uses the term
"a mad wag." He probably referred to
the tail of mad dog.
You might as well try to squelch an
Irishman's love OF country as undertake
to convince n young mother that her baby
is not 'Torward for its age"
There was a wedding breakfast. The
groom to the little girl-"You have a
new brother, now, you know" ''Yeth," )"
responded the little one, 'ma seth it
wath Lottie's lastA chance, so she had
better take it" The rest of the little ones
talk was drowned in clatter of knives
and forks
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
PlngneS of Mice.

At intervals of a few years, the Brazil
an colony of Lourenco suffers from re-
markable visitation of field mice, the
latest of which has just been described
by DIR. II. Won hiring. These creatures, or
dinariy not numerous, appeared enor-
mou quantities, and in few days de-
stroyed the fields of corn, potatoes, clover,
oats, barley, gourds, pumpkins, and even
weeds, actually damaging houses to con-
siderable extent and running furniture and
clothing. The periodical occurrences of
these plaques seems to be due to the chief
food supply of the mice, the seeds of the
bamboo-grass, which at regular intervals
of six to thirty years, natures over a
large territory, and then disappears. The
field-mice increase so rapidly that, if all
the conditions which keep them in check
were removed, single pair would bear a
progeny of %, 600 individuals in a single
summer, and every living thing upon the
earth would be consumed in half dozen
,-ooro
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
UniQua Praise of a Piano.

Previous to entering upon his present
calling as piano dealer Mr.. Pfalflin was
a locomotive engineer. When the lady
reached the store she had the good for
tune to find Mr.. Pfafllin in, and she
asked his Judgment on the style and
brand of piano.
"That depends upon your taste, mad
am, {" said he. 'If you want to combine
elegance with utility, would suggest
the old-fashioned square piano. 1t an
swcrs for an ornament, makes music, and
can be used for a dining-tablc and a bed
when you have company. This kind of
an instrument should not be selected for
small cab, because it dosnt leave room
for firing up. They make just as much
steam as the upright, but, owing to the
position of the harp, they let down in
the lues much quicker. Being wide
guage, the wear and tear are also very
great. If you want a perfect working,
handsome machine, take the upright It
IS narrow guagc, hung low on the trucks,
and has all the modern improvements, in
Guiding patent brake and snow-plow.
The running-board is the same size as the
square, and sle carries Just as much
steam. You can work it in small space
and get as much sound ont of it as you
couli with the o,d-fashioncl steamboat
whistles. Her wood work is as neat as a
Pullman sleeper, and if you keep her
well packed and oiled She works as slick
as old Seventy -four. have run one for
five years. n-Blet0a ,IlnrRal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
Two Remarkable Children.

Perhaps the two most striking instan.
ces of home training that have been given
to the world, writes Agnes Repp!ier in
the atlantic Monthly, are those of John
Stuart Mill and Glacomo Leopard, the
principal difference being that while the
English boy was crammed scientifically
by his father, the Italian boy was per-
mitted relentlessly to cram himself. In
both cases we sec the same melancholy,
blighted childhood, the same cold indif-
ference to the MOTHER as to one who had
no part or parcel in their lives; the same
joyless routine of labor; the same unboy
sh gravity and prccocious intelligence.
Mill studied Greek at 3, Latin at 8, the
Organon at II, and Adam Smith at 13.
Leopard, at 10, was well acquainted
with most Latin authors, and undertook
alone and unaidcd the study of Greek,
perfecting himself in that language be-
fore he was IA. Mills sole recreation
was to walk with his father, narrating to
him the substance of his last days read
ing. Leopard being forbidden to go
about Recanati without his tutor, acqui-
esced with pathetic resignation and
ceased to wander outside of the garden
gates. Mill had all boyish enthusiasm
and healthy partisanship crushed out of
him by his fathers pitiless logic. Leo
pardi's love for his country burned like a
smothered flame, and added one more to
the pang's that ate out his soul in silence.
His was truly wonderful intellect; and
whereas the English lad was merely
forced by training into precocity for
eign to his nature, and which, according
to Mr.. Balm, failed to produce any great
amount of scholarship, the Italian boy
fed on books with a resistless and crav-
ing appetite, his mind growing warped
and morbid as his cnfecbled body sank
more and more under the unwholesome
strain. In the long lists of despotically
reared children there is no sadder sight
than this undisciplined, eager, impctuous
soul, burdened alike with physical and
moral weakness, meeting tyrannical au-
thority with show of insincere submis-
sion, and laying up in his lonely infancy
the seeds of sorrow which was to find
expression in the keynote of his work,
'Life is Only Fit to be Despised."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29

In Devonshire it is believed that on
seeing the first new moon of the year, if
you take off on stocking and run across
a field, you will find between two of your
toes a hair which will be the color of
the lover you are to have. In Berkshire
the proceeding is more simple, for you
merely look at the new moon and say:
"New moon, new moon, l hail thee!
By all the virtue in thy body,
Grant this night that may see
He who my true love shall be-"
TIE result is guaranteed to be as salts
factory as it is in Ireland, where the
people are said to point to the new moon
with knife, and say:
''New moon, true morrow, be true now to
me,
That l. tomorrow, my true love may see."
In Yorkshire, again, the practice was
to catch the reflection of the new moon
in looking glass, the number of retlec-
tions signifying the number of years
which will eapse before marriage. All
these superstitions are suggestive of that
which Tylor calls zone of the most in
structive astrological doctrines''-name-
ly, that of the sympathy of growing
and declining nature with the waxing
and waning moon. Tylor says that a
classical precept was to set eggs under
the hen at new moon, and that Lithu-
anian precept was to wcan boys on a
waxing and girls on waning moon-to
make the boys strong and the girls deli
cate. On the same grounds, he says,
Orkneymen object to marry except with
a growing moon, and Mr.. Dyer says that
in Cornwall, when child is born in the
interval between an old and new moon,
it is believed that he will never live to
manhood. -AN tile Year Round.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
Dangers In Africa:

"The most dangerous savage foes VIC
have to fear" says Mr.. Stanley, care the
crocodile, hippopotamus and the buffalo.
We lost five men during my last visit to
the Congo from these animals; three were
killed by crocodiles, one by hippopota-
mus and one by buffalo. There are
large number of hippopotami along the
Congo and its tributaries, and thousands
upon thousands of crocodiles The lat
ter are by far the most insidious foes we
have, because they are so silent and so
swift. You see man bathing in tho
river" said Mr.. Stanley, with one of his
vivid graphic touches; ''he is standing
near the shore laughing at you, perhaps,
laughing in the keen enjoyment of his
bath; suddenly he falls over and you see
him no more. A crocodile has approach
ed unseen, has struck him blow with
its tail that knocks him over, and he is
instantly seized and carried off. Or, it
iudy pe that lHe man 10 o"ihiihihS, ho ID
totally unconscious of danger; there is
nothing in sight, nothing to stir tremor
of apprehension; but there, in deep wa
ter, under the shadow of that rock, or
hidden beneath the shelter of tho trees
yonder, is huge crocodile; it has spot
ted the swimmer, and is watching the
opportunity; the swimmer approaches; he
is within striking distance; stealthily,
silently, unperceived, the creature makes
for its prey; the man knows nothing till
he is seized by the leg and dragged ua-
der, and he knows no more! A bub' lie
or two indicates the place where he has
ponc down. and that is ALL"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
General nGnhlcdaY Re0ten.

The lack of discipline in the Union ar
my in the early part of the war is exem-
plifed by couple of anecdotes told by
Col. w. A. James, an old and we'll
known veteran: "When we were in the
defenses before Washington in 1851 Gen.
eral Doubleday, rigin martinez, was in
command of the brigade, which was
made up almost entirely Of young and
unframed soldiers. One of them, lank
and overgrown Westerner, was doing
picket duty one day when Doubleday,
glorious in gilt and brass, rode by on his
charger, accompanied by his entire staff.
As they passed the big Westerner stared
at them with open-mouthed wonder, and
neglected to salute. The General no
ticed the error, and rode back with fire
in his eye.
"What is yonr namea" he asked the
picket.
The picket told him.
well, | am General Doubleday,
commanding the defenses of Washing
tom
"'Are We, indeedl said the soldier,
nonchalantly. 'Waal, ye hev gosh
fired fine job, and hope We can hold it. ,
The General galloped off again without
a word.
At another time soldier who was dig
ging trench hit his captain on the head
with a clod of dirt The officer rushed
up and reprimanded the private.
"Now, look-a-here, Cap" said the lat
ter, ''my business here is digging and
yours is bossing the company on parade,
and if you attend to your business FL at
| tend to mine"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29

moodily. "The question is, do yoi foce
me?"
"Maxw
'Fanny! No--stay here" posting him
self, with lightning rapidity, in the door
way. 'Unless you jump down the ter
race, you can't get away from me. And
I'm determined to have an answer
He had the answer. And the answer
was eyes"
1t is very seldom, you see, that thor
oughly determined young man allows
himself to be batiled.
Mrs. Fielding, the pretty widow, was
deeply annoyed; Miss st. Joaquin ravcd.
"But, you see," Mr.. Lynfeld after
ward said, 'Tncver should have known
how much l cared for Fan, if hadn't
heard those spiteful cats criticising her. -"
And Mr.. Leslie wore the selfsame coat
to his daughters wedding.
But, to the end of his learned and
scientific life, he never knew who made it.
Savants are not wise in the ordinary
events of everyday life.-Helen Forrest
Cranes
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29

A little 4-ycar-old girl, resident of
Minncsota's capital city, is not noted for
her beauty. though possessed of very
sweet disposition and a remarkably smart
mind. She was recently presented to a
minister who CHANGED to be visiting at
her home. He took her little face be-
tween his two hands and looked down at
her in the most scrutinizing MANNER.
She evidently anticipated that her face
would not bear the close inspection, as
turning her eyes in the direction of his
face, she lisped out: 81 amt pretty,
Mther Brown, but Eth mighty mart
81. Pad Gio5e
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
Circumstances Alter Cases.

Lawyer Ito CLIENT old uncle
Isaac died this morning. was just on
my way to your office to tell you.
Client-Whatl That old lunatic2
Lawyer-Yca, and what's more, he left
you all his money.
Client-Well, l declare, this is terribly
sudden. tr'lt he die1 peacefully.
Poor, dear. 8, >, ! ''pe that he
didn't IT,. Nee York Graphic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
PRICE THREE CENTS.
Forgive |!

Forgive the hand that harshly strikes
In anger's reckless mood,
Perhaps the heart behind it mourns
The action hot and rude;
And though the insult sends the blood
Indignant to the face,
Its pardon to the injured brings
No sorrow or disgrace.
Forgive the tongue whose hasty words
Like flaming arrows burn,
Behind it, too heart may sigh,
And for forbearance yearn;
Since there is none of human kind
That doth not sometimes need
An ill-used neighbor's clemency
For grievous word or deed.
Though, hate should follow, hard and close
With every cruel wrong,
This thought will always cheer the soul
1t cannot be for long;
While on an easier bed he lies,
Who from revenge is free,
Who says, "My heart forgives them all
AS God forgiveth men
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
A Correct Map.

GLOW far is it from the new capitol to
the Colorado river?" asked Hostetter Nc
Ginnis of Gus De Smith.
According to the city map it is mile,
but | think it is much longer. I've
walked it, and it took me longer than it
should take to walk mile"
"That discrepancy is easily explained.
The city map doesn't go out of its way
to take drinks at all the saloons between
the two places. 1t isn't that kind of a
map. y, ,Sytings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
DaROdils.
The golden sun looks gladly down
~, srnlJa,, ,.o,x,e nf do frn,l;l.

The golden sun looks gladly down
On golden rows of daffodils.
He crowns them with his golden crown,
With golden rays each blossom fills,
And every blighting breeze he stills.
With golden trumpets in their hands,
On plant stems they lightly swing;
In cheerful, dauntless, gorgeous bands,
Their trumpets to the breeze they fling,
And sound the overture to spring.
Gone is the winters dreaded power,
Gone are the cold and weary days;
Now comes the soul-refreshing shower,
Now sheds the sun his brightest rays;
Their golden trumps are turned to praise.
Praise Him, ye trumpeters of spring,
Whose mighty love new life distills
Ny heart shall with your music ring
Until your rapture through me thrills,
Ye golden throated datfodils!
-Curoline Hazard, in Independent.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29

A man hearing of another who was a
hundred years old said contemporary:
''Pshaw what fuss about nothing.
Why, if my grandfather were alive he
would now be hundred and fifty years
DID,"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29
VOL III. NO. %.
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
Issued Every Thursday Evening from
SITTER once.
So. Londonderry, VT.
TERMS.

To subscribers in Windham County and
elsewhere whcro bundles are sent, only ONH
DOLLAR year. Outside Of Windham County.
in SINGLE wrappers, ONE DOLLAR AND Ten
GENTS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-20


In cablegram to the New York
Star from prominent member of
Parlimont we find tho following state
mcnt in regard TO the public feeling on
Mr.. Gladstono's homo rule bill:
The radicalism of Great Britain is
rising behind Gladstone. Throughout
the length and breadth Of the country
Radical clubs, associations, committees
and other forms of local party oryani-
cations arc taking up tho question of
homo rule and voting resolutions in
support of the Premier and his Irish
policy. The reaction extends to Scot
land and Wales as we'll as England.
Monster meetings arc called for tho
recess in most of the important centres
of population, and the excitement is
extending to the smaller towns and
even hamlots. Thus, ut last, the work
of rousing public opinion and calling
out the national enthusiasm for the
home rule bill has boon fairly inaugu-
rated, and is preceding with tho most
encouraging prospects. Anything in
The remotcst degree resembling visible
general enthusiasm for the bill among
the masses was previously conspicu-
ously lacking. The fact has been made
the most Of by Tory speakers. There
will he q different tale to tell whom
Parliament meets after the recess.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-20
THE IRISH PARLIAMENT,
The TcXt or Mr.. GlndstOno's Famous Bill
for tho Future Government of Ireland
NIndG PMbllG.

The Tcxt OF Mr.. Glndstono's Famous Bill
for tho Future Government of ireland
Made Public.
Tho House Of Commons having voted
permission TO MIR. Gladstone to intro.
duco his bill for the better government
Of Ireland, tho official text Of the meas.
urc is now made public. 1t dcbars the
Irish Parliament from lcgislating con-
corning tho status, dignity or success
| sion of the Crown, from passing laws
affecting peace or war the army or
navy, militia or volunteers, or the
dotencc Of the realm, and from taking
any action concerning the foreign or
colonial relations OF the Empire.
Among other subjects placed beyond
the power Of tho Irish Government to
deal with arc dignitics, titles and hon
ors, prizce and bootics of war, Offences
against the law Of nations, treason and
aIlcnage, navigation, copyright, pat
cn's, mails, tcIcgraphs, coinage,
weights and measures. The bill turth-
or prohibits ireland from doing any
thing TO establish or cndow any re-
ligion, or. to disturb or confer any
privileges OH account Of religious be-
lief, and also forbids it to impose Gus
toms or excise dutios. Tho Queen is
J given tho Same prerOgative to summon,
iToroguo ana dissolve tho Irish Lcyis-
lnture us she has with respect to The
Imperial Parliament. TO her Majesty
is also given the power to erect forts,
arscnals, magazines and dock wards.
The Irish Legislature is permitted to
impose taxes to be paid into the con-
| solidated fund to dcfray the expenses
of the public service in Ireland, sub
iect to the provisions Of tho Irish land
purchase bill, but is not TO either raise
or app opriate revenues without the
recommendation of tho Queen, made
through the lord lieutenant. Church
property in Ireland is TO belong TO the
Irish people, subject to existing
charges.
The executive government Of Ire
Land is vested by the Queen in u lord
lieutenant, who will govern with the
aid Of such officers and councils as tho
Queen may appoint, and will give or
withhold tho Queens assent to such
bills as the Irish Legislature may pass
| The absence Of modification OF the
home rule bill disllcartcns the Liberals,
and movement is on foot to obtain
Glndstonc's assent to the Introduction
of motion asking the House of Com
mons, before tho second reading of the
bill, to adopt resolution simply
affirming the necessity Of establishing
Legislature at Dublin.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-20
miraculous I;Sc;tur.

W. w. Reed, druggist, Of Winchcs>
ter, Ind, writes: "Onc Of my Gus,
toners, Mrs. Louisa Pike, Bartonia
Randolph county, Ind, was a long
sufferer with Consumption, and was
given up to die by hcr physician'
She heard Of DR.. Kings New Dis
covcry for Consumption, and began
buying it Of inc. In six months time
she walked 70 this city, a distance OF
six miles, and is now SO much i'm
proved she has quit using it. She
feels she owes her life TO it,"
FREQ Trial Bottles at McMasicr,
Bricc & Kotchin's Drug Store.