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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

.ho event OF the prob
able war, the noted General Gurko win h
appointed Commander-in chief of the Russia,
army destined to invade Bulyaria.
Governor Waterman, of California, has
gold mine in San Diego County that is nov
paying him a net profit of $500 day. H,
expects to take $1,000,0O0 out OF it mex
year.
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, Of telephon,
fame, may still be spoken of as young man
for he has only recently turned his fortietf
year. Twenty-Five years ago he was a poo
boy in Edinburgh. He came to this country
in 1872.
SENATOR INGALLS, mas had eleven chill
dren, seven of whom survive. The names
given to his offspring have been somewhat
peculiar: Ellsworth, Ruth, Ethel, Ralph, Ad-
olson, Constance, Sheffield, Faith, Marion,
Muriel, Louise.
THE richest of the Georgia Representatives
in Congress is Mr.. Gambler, whose fortune i.
estimated at 100000 Twenty years ago he
was a school teacher and quite poor. His
first money was made in the lumber trade
and real estate added the rest of it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
Sailor LADS superstlrlons.

Gas anchors cost six cents pound and
weigh, some of them. 2Anl pounds salu
an old salt, 'sthey are worth repairing.
Being of wrought iron the broken part
can be welded on if the proper facilities
for doing it are at hand. All the anchors
in use on the lakes we're made In the
East and abroad Many of them are
second handlers. Yes, there are secono
hand anchors, just as there IS stale
quality of everything else mostly. lheJ
are bought by small vessels, whose own
ers can't afford brand now ones. fancy
a lumber schooner that has never Deeh
off fresh water carrying at her bow an
anchor that has maybe been all over the
world.
"There are some interesting ones
amonq the second handlers. / have seen
one in fresh water bearing stamp tell
ing it was made 100 years ago. It's odd,
isn't it. that while the science OF navlga-
tion has made such tremendous progress
in all other respects, the shape OF ancnors
has remained almost the same for nooody
knows how long. Shanks are somewhat
longer occasionally and iukes trine
different, but the anchor OF 1888 d9esn s :
greatly differ from that slung on the po"s
of the ships of several centuries ago
.Sailors have superstitious ideas at-
tached to everything aboard, including
anchors. They are apt to haFo moe
confidence in one of two anchors thy.
NAV be exactly alike. They bellevelH
will hold better under precisely the seihs
circumstances than the other. NofninS
changes that belief, although itslorisst
is in some peculiar formation OF t,J
particular spot at the bottom on whiI
| the big hook is dropped. mean asn-
story once. A certain schooner encoan,
tered a storm off the eastern sfIfo y
| lake Michigan. Her anchor Passeu,
she was cast on the shoal anS ne, crew
drowned in trying to get astore' an saw. o.
one ono man Somehow her .achor was part
of the wrecks salvage ~ was A. 50" sO.u ,ns ).
another schooner. tboard OF 1t was tne me
aaHau anT.ner rascned fren the first ship. He
recognized the,.nchor' he toiu us snip
mates and p,ophesied evil
..Sure z6ough. the vessel caught .
toorfnl gale. 1t was wrecked and four
nf l ne crew lost Again the anchor was
,1rt of the salvage. 1t was sold to a
vessel built in another port. One oil the
shipwrecked crew, as in the last case,
had Joined, and he, like his companion,
knew the anchor He and bis comrades
refused to sail in the company OF that
anchor. What did the captain do he
- mas Lowell headed tar. lie wanted to
! son 60 he needed crew, and another
anchor oH m was NOT procurable. He just had
that anchor put ashore; he Just hired .
hlacksmith to smash it up so that the
men didn't know it. Then he put it
aboard and the ship sailed. Nothing
happened on that voyage, but toward
the end the crew got on to the anchor
/ DISGUISE. At the next available port ths
captain got new anchor.-ChioaT
Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
Turkish Invitations,

Tho Oriental imagery, SO plentiful in
all the written communications of the
eastern peoples, has been carried by the
Turks to the points where its literary
paroxysms become very absurd. Ono
Effendi, or dignitary writing to an
other, speaks OF himself as "thy SER
want" ''thy miserable valet,'' 'thy
slave" and so on, while all his refer
ences to the persons addressed are to
'thy highness," "thy gracious lord
ship" "thy most exalted personality"
and the like. The Turk, in addressing
his equals or superiors, never uses the
plain words "you' or tine" Instead
Of II saw you the other day at the
mosque" he says, 81 observed at the
mosque the dust of your excellency's
feet" There is Turkish proverb
which declares the word me- to be al
ways and everywhere hateful.
Here are two genuine Turkish invi-
tations to festivals:
'.Noble and venerated friend: Tonight
when the silver barquo of the moon,
now fourteen days old, floats out upon
the sky's azure expanse, bestowiug
upon all the world romance and ten
derness, we shall be assent bled at the
village of Rumili Hissar, in the place
called Hozret ii Mollah, a spot full of
delights; and all the night, even to the
rising of the sun, we shall taste the
pleasures of the feast. We shall not
admit delay so great as the thickness
of hair. May the aeetness of sans
and tho strength of rowers bring thee,
thou source Of joy, to all thy friends. :"
'sMost gracious master and most ven.
Grated lord: This evening, if it please
Allah, when the great king of the army
of stars, tho sun OF all the worlds, SHALL
setting forth toward tho realm of the
shadows, thrust his foot into the stirrup
of velocity. thou art besought to illumi-
nate us with tho bright rays of thy
countenaucc, which, indeed, rivals the
suns. Thy arrival like that of the
zephyr of the spring-timc, will, for us,
dissipatc the sombre night Of solitude
and isolation"
And this ponderous composition is
only an invitation to "come and dine at
six!'--- Youths Companion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
So LONDONDERRY VT. THURSDAY. MAY IT, 1885,

curls would always throw him into hi,
most violent tantrums. He died in the
asylum at last"
''Now, l think that was real mean" !"
said ], wrathfully winding cotton around
my bleeding thumb. 'If Mercy Avery
hadn't turned him off his life might not
have ended so sadly. Think she ought
to have taken him back"
"Ah, hap said Grandpa West quizzi-
cally; ''do you mean that2"
Certainly" said /, with dignity,
why shouldn't r.
''Oh, nothing" he replied; "only il
she had, Harmon Page would have been
your grandfather instead of mo-"
my graudfather-why, them" said I
in somo confusion, 'HIercy Avery must
be----"
'.Mercy West, your grandmother"
said grandpa, chucking me under the
chin. Confess now that .all's we'll that
ends WE'LL"
II suppose So" said I reluctantly
New England Magazine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
Palates of Rubber.

"Here Is something which might in
terest you," said the physician, handing
the reporter rcd flap of soft rubber
spatulated at ono end like beavers
tail and bearing small rivets at the
other.
''What's that7'
'That's an artificial soft palate. You
know some people are so unfortynate as
to be born with cleft in the roof Of
the mouth, which interfcres sadly with
their speech. All sounds which depend
upon the breath being excluded from
the nose, like m and 'm,' they are un-
able to pronounce. These sounds are
called nasal, because they 60 through
the nose. Look in the glass with your
mouth wide open and you will see lit
tie tongue dangling away back at the
roof OF tho mouth. This is the
uvula, which is absent in the
case of those who have cleft
palates. It helps in swallowing as well
as in speech. Now, this artificial uvula
is not the natural shape, as you see, but
is thinned out and spread out like fan
at one end. That is so that it may rest
against the muscle which would natural
ly move the palate. The other end Of
the piece is riveted to plato which is
kept in the roof Of the mouth, either by
suction or by springs.
"a queer thing about these cases OF
cleft paIates is that the perception of
the proper sounds of letters dies out
as the man grows older. A child in
whose mouth an artificial palate is at
tached soon learns to talk as naturally
as people whose palates are normal. But
those who have passed middle life be-
fore they have one put in have. it j.
said, to learn language like French,
where the great prevalence of nasal
sounds compels them to notice their i'm
portance. Only in that way do they
learn to speak English properly
[Chicago Mail.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

FORTY miles of double TRACK cable will be
laid in Boston.
A THOUSAND New York teachers are Or
ganizing building association.
The worlds annual consumption Of wheat
Is estimated at 2, l65, 600 900 bushels
DAN RICE, the old Snowman, owns $50, 900
acres Of land in Texas and New Mexico.
THE New York Nelus offers 800 reward
for any wellauthenticated case of faith-cure.
R. Z. GRAvET, treasurer Of Scott county,
Kan, is alleged to be short in his accounts
$9610
THIRTEEN persons in Richmond, Va, wero
poisoned by eating bread in which arsenic was
found.
LORD LESLIE, poverty stricken Irish peer,
Is travelling agent for sewing machine
company.
A MONUMENT to General Robert Toombs
was unveiled at Washington, Ca, on Me-
mortal day.
-FOUR hundred and eighty five deaths from
pneumonia have occurred in Baltimore since
| November 1.
| PRINCE BISMARCK declines the title Of
! duke because, ne says, he is too poor to sup
| port the title.
A RECENT estimate places the number of
orange trees set out in California the past
| year au oVo,OOo'
A MOB at Santiago, Chill, burned over
thirty street cars because the company re-
| fused to reduce the fare.
CHARLES &. HOWARD, head waiter in
Milwaukee hotel, inherits a fortune OF 81 900
600 from an aunt in England.
SENATOR CoLLUM, of Illinois, Withdraw
from the Presidential canvass, announcingi
public letter that he is not a candidate.
THE Crown Prince of Italy has been ST
verely wounded by a premature exploslone
dynamite while witnessing some experiment
IT is proposed that the English Cover
ment appropriate s5o,000 to promote tt
emigration of the rebeliious Scotch croftel
to Canada.
SIR ANDREW BARCLAY WALKER, formerl
Mayor of Liverpool, England, has offered
give 81 $50, 600 toward building cathedrs
in that city.
THERE was much demonstration OF JOY r.
Gently in Trenton, n. j., over the consollds
tion Of Chambersburg and Millham with the
city, increasing it.spopulation from 4O,ooot
60 900
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
Hope.


Sweet mocking maid, she wakes and smile,
When winds are hushed and skies sersner
The air grows soft beneath her tread,
And where her radiant looks are shed
The leaves are greener.
We see tangle Of bright hair,
A round white arm extended;
We catch the fragrance, family sweet,
OF breezy robes about her feet,
With roses blended.
where'er her vagrant fancy leads
We follow gladly after;
We seem to clasp her wayward charms;
She melts from our embracing arms
With airy laughter
She weaves rainbow in the air,
And while we gaze, delighted,
She tears the fabric into shreds
And scatters far the floating threads,
No moro united.
She turns away her veiled face,
In sudden mood capricious;
But while we mourn the dismal shroud,
Breaks forth, like sunlight from cloud,
Her smile delicious.
She plays thousand teasing tricks;
Full fain we are to hout her;
Yet, spite of all, our hearts confess
Life had not half its loveliness
Were we without her.
-IHarper's Young People.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
PRICE THREE CENTS.

tell your fortune, tell your own fortune py
putting your own trust In God and doing
the best you can. / will tell your fortune:
"All things work together for good to them
who love God" Insult not your departed
friends by asking them to come down and
scrabble under an extension table. Remem-
ber that there is only one Spirit whose dicta-
ton you have right to invoke, and that Is
the holy, blessed and omnipotent Spirit OF
God, Harkl He is rapping now, not on
table or the floor, but rappirg on the door a
your heart, and every rap is an invitation to
Oh, grieve him not away. Quench him not.
He has been all around you this morning.
He was all around you last night. He has
been around you all your lives. Harki
There comes voice dropping through the
roof, breaking through the window, fling
all this house with tender and overmastering
inonation, saying: MY spirit shall not
alvays strive
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
He Got Things Mixed.

An old parish clerk was told to give
the following notice: ''Oi Sunday
next the service in this church will be
held in the afternoon and on the follow
ing Sunday it will be held in the morn
ing. and so on altern ately until further
notice."
> What he actually did read out was:
"on Sunday next the morning services
in this church will be held in the alter
noou and on the following Sunday the
afternoon service will be held in the
morning. and 50 on to all eternity. -
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17
A Storm Threatening.

Dakota lady scanning the sky frn'n
her wiudow)-'1 am
we are going to haveai
Husband tanxiously)
like a regular New Yor
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-17

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THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.

s0-Entercd at the Post-of6ce a. South
Londonderry, as scoond.class matter
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
The Noon Lunch

Perhaps the doctor is right who says
thai great portion Of tho sickness 10
this oountry - caused By tho nuplcas-
ant habit Of eating too rapidly 1t IL
interesting to watch the average citizen
when he goes into restaurant for his
dinner. He doesn't seem to regard
the meal With any degree Of iondne.s.
but acts ~ though the eating Of u is
one OF those dtsagresablo duties which
confront II man 1T every step on tho
highway OF life. lie attacks the meat
savagely, and YOU can hear hts knife
aud fork rattle furlOng away. lilo
shovels the food into his mouth A. a
hired man shOvels cora into a Smelling
machine, and swallows II without
chewing 1t. He pours down lot Of
ice-water Ahon the meat Il consumed,
with frantic eudeaYor 10 make il rs
lndigestible as possible. and whom tho
last sad rites are over hs PUSHES 10 tho
cashiers desk aud settles with an OK.
preston OF relief mautling his radiant
countenance like rainbow after a
storm. The stern physician saws that
people should eat very slowly, and
while away the time between bites by
pleasant conversation about tho wealth 4.
or. the crops or any other cheerful
subject. Ia this way the DAYS 81 the
years OF their pilgrimage may 30 many.
Lincoln (Hsb.l Journal.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
fhe New.boYs Of lInrlrn.

Our contemporaries are making
many suggestions "a to the material of
which the clothes Of the newsboys
should be made. Some think leather
suits would be advisable ia view Of tho
short time the striped suits prose cd
Dy the city government lasted, VIII Ia
others urge tin ~ the material. Tho
discussion enables newspaper men Ia
air their wit. but Ii really seems nm.
necessary. The city government nrc
sented given humber Of pswabovs
with uniforms with tho undsrstan,Iin I,
that the boys would replace them ~
lhelr own expense when worn nm,
These suits have long since served
their time. and begn discarded. nnJ
not single ono has been rcplneeI NJ,
us owner. Unless tho city goysr,,.
ment intends 10 cloths OUTRIGHT ~,
hrchin5 who sell papers in the strecI,
our contemporary, are w,atir,, 49,.
llihe ~ scutslng the kind Of mntorf,I
that should be used for Their unifor,,s
Tor there Is no legal way Of compnIti,,,
the bows TO buy the clothes tba, n,,,..
De designated rs proper for lhon H..
me authorities. To deprive a INC -
the flght TO earn M honest living br.
cause nc cannot or will not dre4s in ,
prescribed manner liz not prartfc,tI..
IN Tree country. -Tmo Rgu,,Lj,,,
Guy of MeEtcO. 'V'''''
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
WONDERFUL OPERATION.
penoyal OF n Twelve.Ineh snake
from a Sick mans stomach.

p.,royal OF Twelye.Inch Snake
from a Sick mans stomach.
Prince Edward Island papers publish
nartienlars OF a wonderful surgical
operation, recently performed by Dr.
Meyale. The patient, young man.
was suddenly seized some time ago
with severe pains in his stomach IN
the form Of creeping sensation. AL
ternating with the pains there were
violent commissions. The doctor at first
did not understand ii. but after care
fully considering the symptoms he
said: "There is living animal IN
that mans stomach. and ! will take u
out" Accordingly no proceeded 10
operate.
He had diagnosed the animal to DO
located in the right extremity OF the
stomach. An incision was made across
the epigrastium The stomach being
contracted was oyerlapped by the liver
Accordingly the latter first presented
itself. Anticipating trouble IN secur.
ing the animal the operator designed
to provide for free manipulation Tue
liver was drawn up and carefully
stitched to the under surface OF the ab-
dominal wall. Then the stomach was
drawn up and the edge Of the incislon
was neatly stitched TO tho uuder sur
face OF the abdominal wall.
After few days 10 allow the stomch
to form connection ia is new lOcall-
ty. he opened the organ Then most
remarkable sight was presented. A
snake fully twelve inches long lag
cooled up in the suspected locality.
Having observed light through tho
stomach wall il was ready for action.
As soon as the opening OF the stomach
was made il sprung At the hand ot the
operator. Missing is aim X changed
its tactics. An attempt was made 10
escape by dashing through the pyloric
Orilice. but la this Il failed. for tho
gallant operator seized II By the tail
and drew 1t back. Having eludei the
grip OF tho fOrceps. an attempt Was
made to escape into the nsophagua.
Its passage there was not interrupted.
Finally il merged through the mouth
aud the patient was thus relieved OF
his torment The Young man remain
ed weak for a long time, but finally
he completely recovered.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
The Queen Of Scnrnnro, W..

a lady living near Norwich CON,
mas made a scarecrow that IL tbo on,,,.
OF the whole country. In figure M
scarecrow resembles petite yo,no,
lahy with slim waist and n csr,a,.,
air OF supple coyness, which ia sn,,
mer breeze intensilies when Il rns,Ia.
up from the meadow now and ,hao
ana sets the garden girls sailor .,,,
anntter' Only fashion artis, SAL suls
ee able to fifty describe ber " aO.n
s Hne mas basque. a skirt, and an ov ~ :.
snms as all young ladies' do. III -
navy blue, and the overskIr, 81 on
topped; the skirt is modestIv l uiaaS'ily
men, permitting the eve to ns,.L an
Rli,nPse Of white nnderstirt a
ruiiied fchu above the sbanaIa IT., n
. snowy white collar. n briyb, g s3Hta,
apout the neck and broad. brin ropo !,
straw nat completes tho breez,na. ' NY
m 1pps ~ Dew. pew ilehing costume in Nopvi aI'
W course the rain would ana ~ wi, wien.
masterpiece. so lis owner toho o'o I, y
osety rainy day and puts il In = n,,. y ~ ~
=, Inc parior. Every strange V yn,,n,.
man man mas tried TO flirt with I'M soung
, ,Lo while riding past tho liel Joa L,,,
word Of encourage mont N S0' given no
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
a YEAR AGO.

Just little year ago
You we're all to me;
Even yet l scarcely know
How such things can be-
Did you mean 1t all the timei
We're You false or truea
Is il change Of place or cline
That has altered youl
Did you think to love me stilll
Did your fancy strayl
Did you change against your Will
When you went awayl
Do you still remember this
Many miles apartl
ALL you left your careless kiss
Printed on my heart.
Little did your soul divine
That the year would see
Your dear heart, close knit to NINE
Drift away from me.
Yet / dream you brave and true;
Through the mists of pain
Still stretch my hands to Ion
TIL we meet again.
Dust year agol
All my eyes are wetl
Cruel love do you know
can meier forgeta
-CAdnlbers's Journal
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
Utterly Discouraged.

Hobson-So the cable car company
has discharged your brotherP
Jobson Yes. The poor fellow ia
IN an unfortunate mental condition.
too.
Hobson-How SOP
Jobson-Lost his grip, you see. San
Francisco EEGnsipter.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
In the White Mountains.

Miss Begonia-I love music; do you
play on any instrument, Mr. SmLhP
Smith (who acted as college waiter
last summer, abser rmndedly) Only
the Gol@,. - Time.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22

ubNOl oCC nth oilE , lldtf dS liidtl, uS -
halter; curse her. that's where | get it
from. Wer're all mad but that old
devil of father of nine, and he'd be
mad too if he was not the devil. Your
mother wanted the money. you see.
and shes got it; she S got $50. 900. and
I've got you. The old man didn't
care if had wife or not, not he, the
old villain, the old scoundrel. the old
fool; but he wants an heir. Pm going
to have my wife, beautiful Olive, but
he's not going to have his heir, 0, not
much!'
The look which he cast on me froze
my very blood, but By this time | be-
gan TO see all loo clearly the nature of
the snare into which / had fallen. /
had still enough strength left to look
him in The eye, steady my trembling
voice and say, eff you want to annoy
him just take me to him and say that
you'll have nothing to do with his
plan; that you want to choose your
own wife. -
tried to rise as / spoke. but he
clasped my garments firmly in both
hands.
"Oh. but won't do that, he'd take
you from me. / know the old fellow
too we'll for that"
"Only let me go to him and tell him
that we refuse to be made his victim, !"
urged.
| moved forward as / spoke. but he
seized my dress, tearing it from off
me, and dragging me to my knees he
placed one hand over my mouth, and
made his teeth mark in my white,
round shoulder.
The pain was so intense that / al
most tainted; my knees gave way and
fell to the floor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-04-30
PoT1teness of the Japanese.

Talking of politeness, the japanese have
that article in their composition to very
extraordinary extent. Men are always
excessively polite to one another. They
bend their backs and bow their heads and
put their two hands back to back between
their knees and have a great time. But
the most amusing thing is to see two old
ladies in Japan meeting one another on
the street. The street is empty, we'n say,
and they catch sight of one another three
or four blocks apart. They Immediately
begin to make obeiSance at one another,
and they keep bending and bowling at
short intervals until they come together,
when they make that peculiar hiss by
drawing in the breath and keep on saying
"OhayO" for about two minutes. The
young things, the 'MOosmais,' are very
charming and graceful in their greeting of
one another, but the old ladies are ornate
and elaborate in their address.
And the language has been framed with
a view to the necessities of politeness and
of difference in rank. Care" with the
accent on the e, is the verb to be. If you
are talking to a coolie. somebody very
much below you, 'are'' is good enough
for is" If you are talking to one a
little below you, or you wish to be polite
to an underling, you use ''arimas.' If
you are ON formal terms with an equal,
you say "goZarimas," and when you adj
dress a man high above you in rank you
make it 'gozarimasuru.' It's an elastic
language, and pulls out to almost any
length.-San Francisco Chronicle Gun
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