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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04
A COnflding Sheriff.

Apropos of Nantucket, Mass, one
hears some rather odd sayings and of
some quaint happenings there, says R.
A. Mari, in Harper's.
"You see we are somewhat out of the
way" said one of the islanders. $50
-tramps seldom trouble US, and it is only
when our tourist visitors come that we
think of locking our doors at night"
Last fall a man was tried for petty
larceny, and sentenced by the judge to
three months in Jail. A few days after
the trial, the judge, accompanied by
the sheriff, was on his way to the Bos-
ton boat, when they passed man saw
ing wood.
The sawyer stopped his work, touched
his hat and said, Good morning,
Judge"
The judge looked at him moment.
passed on short distance, then turned
to glance backward, with the question,
sWky sheriff, ism that the man l sem
tshtsato three months iR jait9"
YES" replied the sheriff, hesitating-
~; ''ycs, that's the man; hut you-you
see, judge, we've haven't got anyone
in jail now and VIC thought it useless
expense to hire somebody to keep the
jail for three months just for this one
man; SO gave him tho Jail key and told
MIN that if he would sleep there nights
it would be all right"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04

knowledge of Human Nature.

The bosses who superintended the
excavations for Yale Colleges new
building showed curious wisdom in
handling their mon. Tho rivalry be.
tween the italian aud Irish laborers is
very strong, and their bosses make
practical use of the race prejudice. The
New Haven Times describes the pro-
cess, thus: In digging it is often neces-
sary to dig so deeply that the men arc
placed in layers. At the bot
tom the oversoer places two stout
strapping young Irishmon; just above
them a couple of Italians who are good
~orkers, then two more Irishmen, aad
SO oa until the surface Of the ground is
reached. The two Irishmen at tho bot
tom, feeling contempt for the inhabi.
tants of Italy above them, shovel like
Trojans. in order to load up the Italians
with moro work than they can do. The
Italians, between two layers of Irish
man, have every incentive to shovel in
order to knock out tho Celts. The
overseer stands above and keeps order.
The only difficulty is that the side
which is gettiag worsted usually makes
pretcnso for getting up quarrel, and
tho workers come to blows. A contin-
ual war of words is waged, and the
Italian and Celtic gibberish that is fly
ing around loose under the old Yale
elms Is poor substitute for the Greek
and Latin roots that the staid old trees
have been won't to hear.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04
Aluminium in Cast Iron.

Several interesting papers were read
at Cleveland (Ohio) convention de-
voted to mechanical science and enein.
ecring. W. ]. Keep, C. E., superin-
tendent of the Michigan Stove company
Of Detroit, read one on ''The Influence
of Aluminium Upon Cast Iron. IIo
said he bad made large number of
tests with ordinary white aad gray cast
iron by adding aluminium.
He proved that aluminium caused
white iron TO turn to gray, that it en-
tirely prevented blowholes, increased tho
strength, took away all tendency to
chill, lcssencd the thickness of scale.
softened the iron, increased elasticity,
reduced permanent set, and, with white
iron increased fluidity. Aluminium re-
duces shrinkage by its sudden chang
ing Of com bined carbon to graphite.
Substantially all of the aluminium added
remains in the metal 10 exert on influ-
ence when remelted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04
The Decimal Nickel.

1t IS not generally known, says the
New York Mail and Express, that tho
five-cent nickel coin of the United States
currency is designed with special refer
ence to its use as unit of measurement
or of weight by the decimal system, but
it is true. For some reason the metric
system, though its use has been lcgalizei
in this country, does not "take' with
tho American people, and it has not
como into general use-perhaps never
will. II ever it does, the usefulness of
this coin will becom, at once apparent.
1t is exactly five grammes in weight and
two eeutime.res in diameter. This is of
course not an accident, AMI if there
shall be any future change in our 'sys-
TEN of coinage, other convenient
measurements and weights, according
10 the same system, may very properly
he adopted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04
Comforts for Railway Travellers,

Two improvements which have been
suggested in the direction of comfort in
railway travel are mentioned in Railway
Age. One is the attachment of perma-
ncnt cindcr deflectors at equal distances
between the windows of passenger cars.
This idea has been extended to placing
large defector on top of the hood
over the platform, which prevents Gin
ders and dust from falling between the
cars of train and pouring in at open
doors and windows. The other i'm
provement suggested is the adoption Of
the English plan of fastening rails to
the crossties by bolts that pass through
tho tics. Tho hook-headed spike
in use in this country often becomes
loosened by the rotting of tho wood
around it, and rises from one sixteenth
to three eighths of an inch above the
base Of the rail. This rising is the cause
Of much of that annoying rattle which
it is said foreigners invariably notice on
American roads,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04
Silver and Gold.

Farewell my little sweetheart,
Now fare you well and free;
l claim from you no promise,
You claim no VOWS from ma
The reason whyl-the reason
Right well we can uphold
/ have too much Of silver,
And you've too much of goldl
A puzzle, this, to worldings,
Whose love to lucre flies,
Who think that gold to silver
Should count as mutual prize!
But I'm not avaricious,
And you're not sordid-souled;
Ihave too much Of silver,
And you've too much of gold.
Upon our heads the reason
Too plainly can be seen;
am the Winters bond slave,
You are the Summers queen;
Too few the years you number.
Too many ] have told;
! have too much of silver,
And you've too much of gold.
You have the rose for token,
have dry leaf and rime;
/ have the sobbing vesper.
You, morning bells at chime.
l would that | were younger,
tAnd you grew never Old
Would / had less of silver,
But you no less Of gold!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04
FAST MAIL EAST.
New Train Between Chicago, New
York and Boston.


York and Boston.
Postmaster-General Dickinson has COM
pleted arrangements by which new fast
mail train will be established between Chi
cago and New York. This train will be
known as the "New York and Chicago fast
mail east,n scheduled as follows: Leave
Chicago at S. 80 a. M. arrive at Buffalo at
IL As p. NJ, Albany about a M, Boston
about D. m, reaching New York at l.. 50 p.
m, being % hours from Chicago to New
York This is one of the most impo' tant i'm
provements. it is claimed, that has yet been
made in the east-bound mail facilities be-
tween the great northwest, the Pacific coast
and the east in the history OF the service At
Chicago direct connection VIII he made with
the eastebound fast mail trains from San
FraRcisco wa Omaha. and Portland, Ore,
via St Paul, thus constituting a fast iii
service from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic
seaboa d, resulting in the saving of
one business day for correspondence
from the Pacific coast states for
all points in the east By the present
sche ule the arrival at Boston is too late for
the mail to be available until the next day,
either for local delivery or connections for
the extreme east The new train reaching
Boston about 3 p. M, viii admit of local de-
livery the same day Of msils for all the New
England country west Of Boston. an de-
liver the connection at Portland, Ne. the
following morning at $50, instead Of 6. so D.
m. as at present.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04

A black or blue pencil rusrk oppo-
site this paragraph indicates that your
subscription has expired, vhils red
mark shows that your subscription or
renewal has been received.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04

Three OF the admirers of a pretty
Burlington girl called on her the same
evening, and as she an wered the bell
in person for the fourth cali she took
the opportu ity of hanging a placard
on the door bell. This is my lusy
night"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04
TEE LONDONDERRY SITTER.

@-Entered at the Pos.-ofics a. South
Londonderry, as second class matter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
a Young Man Ruined.

Last Saturday night man of about
twenty-three years of age was taken to
one of the local police stations in New
York City, charged with stealing from
little children who were running er-
rands for their parents. When asked
for his name by the captain behind
the desk he burst out crying and
stated that he did not care to give it,
as he did not wish to disgrace his pa
rents name, who were dead.
The officer who made the arrest
stated that three years ago his father
died, leaving him 100000. At that
time he was young man just leaving
school, and bad company, rum-shops
and gambling soon caused his fortune
to melt away.
To imagine man who had such
large fortune few years ago as he
appeared before the desk would be al
most impossible. His clothes were
dirty and ragged, hair unkempt, face
covered with sores, and would remind
one of person who slept in an ash cart.
When asked for his occupation his
answer was that he was employed in
a liquor store as a "cleaner-out, and
stated further that it was in the
store where he is now employed, his
wages being a few drinks day, that
his misfortune first overlook him.
Irish World
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
LOOKING FOR SIGHTS.

Hoy Many Persons Make Themselves
Unhappy and Disagreeable.
There are those in this world who
are always looking out for Sights, and
a slight is one of those things which, il
you look for, can be found at any time
the door need scarcely be knocked be,
fore it will be opened unto you. And
those people never seem able to awake
other folks to full sense of their I'M
portance nor induce others to bestow
on them the honors and attentions due
to consequential personages. Neither
funeral, a wedding, a religious, liter
airy nor social meeting can be held in
their bailiwick without somebody in
some way falling short in deferential
attentions, and they generally wind up
in a huff, and amend things by refus-
ing to speak, to go near. to grant
favors-in short, to touch, taste or
handle anybody or any thing that has
cast shadow over their high majesties.
Knowing their own worth, and having
studied it carefully from Alpha to
Omega, they conclude that other folks,
not SO we'll booked up, must be made
to understand it also-must be brought
to yield to their superior wants and
wishes and to resign to them the chief
seats in the synagogue. And backbit-
ing is one Of the main agencies used by
these touchy people to add to their
own Importance. The mote in
neighbours eye, which they can swell
to the size OF a Jersey watermelon,
seems to add several cubic feet to their
own stature. You rarely meet one of
these people that somebody has not
been weighed in the balance by them
and found wanting, and possibly it is
some one with whom they would like
to pass as friends. The naSe of friend
ship has for them nothing sacred about
it-no quality that would lead them to
shield a friends infrmities. They
only feel that they have suffered
slight, and must growl themselves into
good humor, and their friend into
disgrace. If there is any thing one
ought to be preserved from it is
touchy, two-faced friend-an avowed
enemy is preferable. If they would
only close their mouths, when any
imaginary or real grievance occurs, till
time softens the anger and reveals
things in their true light, how much
more satisfactory and agreeable they
would be.-La6or World.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
BUILDING A CISTERN.
HOW 1t Was Done by an Intelligent ant
Economical Farmer.

How 1t Was Done by Intelligent and
Economical Farmer.
Determined to have q cistern. after
much inquiry l learned that nearly
half of those in the neighborhood
leaked more or less, though many of
them had been stoned and plastered
by professionals. After interviewing
those who l thought ought to know l
concluded I could make at least as
good one myself as others could for
me. | dug the cistern out of doors;
the soil was hard and firm enough to
stand without caving; SO l plastered
directly on to the soil without stoning.
put on three coats of cement or water
lime mixed with sand; the first was
two parts sand to- one of cement; the
two last of equal parts by measure of
sand and cement. This was mixed
thoroughly before water was poured
on, as this can not be so evenly done
after. put on all the water the
mixture would absorb. The result will
be more hard and lasting mortar
than if less thoroughly wet. Each
coat was given time to dry before s.n-
other was applied.
The cistern was dug like, the inside
OF a kettle, to dispense with corners.
The thickness of each coat of cement
varied from one-half inch at base to
three-fourths at top of cistern. Over
the clstern L put strong timbers and
planks, and on these all the excavated
earth. This, I think, is sufficient to
keep out frost. The cistern holds
water and is in every way satisfactory.
If necessary or desirable TO stone q
cistern, do not "point it cff'' with the
lime-mortar, but put the first coat of
cement on to the rough wall, other
wise it viii soon be apt to crack and
leak. A cistern sometimes leaks from
line and almost invisible cracks in its
sides. The best way to remedy this is
to make wash about the same as
"whitewash," with simply a thin
mixture of cement and water; apply
with a whitewash brush when the els
tern is dry. This wash will enter and
fill up the fine thread-like cracks. If
bad, washing it over twice may be
necessary. This wash is a better pre-
ventive of leaking than an additional
coat of cement. - Cor. Boston Globe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

quiet little figure, LENA, father was
too late to kiss you good morning, but
he will tomorrow, indeed he will.
Your father is going to be man.
Cold and rigid were the lips he
touched with his.
"Dead!' he cried. starting back,
dead! Wife, wife, wake up; see, our
Lena is dead"
The wife made no movement, and in
terror he turned her face to his, that
face whose lips were forever dumb,
whose ears were forever closed to his
trail promises; eyes, to which his vain
words had brought the last CLEAN of
hope, closed in an eternal sleep.
His dead for years filled a pauper's
grave, then one day q prosperous man
stood beside a new mound in beauti-
full cemetery. Upon the headstone
was the simple inscription: Hope
Grey "-"Our Lena"
A kneeling figure. chisel in hand,
was adding few words" Too late. "
YES" said the man. in anguished
tones, falling upon his knees, when the
work was done, "for them it was too
late. AIRS. Nora Marble, in N. Y o.
Server.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
A Dog Demoralized by the Saloon
influence.

The Was hington Post mentions
saloon-proprietor of that city who
has a big mastiff dog which has
proved the relation of the brute to man
by taking up one of the vices which
heretofore has been deemed manly
prerogative." This dog, it appears,
lis an inveterate toper;" will take
drink every time invited, land has a
capacity for beer that is really sur
prising." When any one enters the
saloon and calls for drinks the dog,
generally lying asleep on the floor,
will get up, walk slowly to the bar,
put "paws upon the counter, and
wink at the bar-keeper," and, given
beer, 3" drinks it with relish" 1t will
also 90 to other saloons in the vicini-
ty, and push its way in and repeat the
same performance. Alas! for saloon
influence that should thus demoralize
even dog!-NationaL Temperance Id
UOcQte.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
A Mothers Influence.

In railway car man about sixty
years old came TO sit beside me. He
had heard me lecture the evening be-
fore on Temperance 81 am master
OF ship" said he, sailing out of
New York, and have just returned
from my fifteenth voyage across the
Atlantic. About thirty years ago I
was a sot shipped while dead drunk,
and was carried on board like a log
When l came to, the captain asked
me: DO you remember your motherP'
l told him she died before l could re-
member. Well, said he, i am q YER
mont man. When l was young / was
crazy to go to sea. AT last my mother
consented l should seek my fortune.
My boy she said, 4 don't know any
thing about towns, and never saw the
sea, but they tell me they make thou
sands of drunkards. Now, promise
me you'll never drink drop of liquor
He said: L laid my hands in hers and
promised, as l looked into her eyes for
the last time. She died soon after.
I've been on every sea, seen the worst
kinds of life and men; they laughed at
me as milksop and wanted to know
if l was coward. But when they
offered me liquor, I saw my mothers
pleading face, and | never drank q
drop. 1t has been my sheet-anchor;
l owe it all to that Would you like to
take that pledgeP' said he. My COM
panions took it." and, he added, sit
has saved me. have fine ship.
wife and children at home, and l have
helped Others
That earnest mother saved two men
to virtue and usefulness; how many
more, He who sees all can alone tell
Wendell Phillips.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

about an adventure which SO far had
terminated SO happily for his life and
limbs. His quick perception told him
that he was the hero of an adventure.
His guide and his boon companions on
the hunt had all witnessed the acci-
dent, and although they might now be
searching for his corpse, they would,
when they found him alive. verify
his marvellous story. What an
adventure for club tale, backed
up by a half dozen club men
as spectators! In his golden dreams
of himself as the future hero of the
club he stretched out on his back on
the big log and went to sleep. Two
hours elapsed before he awoke. A
loud call as of some one in distress
had disturbed his slumbers. Looking
around half dazed, and trying to re-
member where and why he was. he
saw girl on narrow strip of ac-
cumulated silt and debris at the base
of the canyon wall.
Help! she cried wildly gesticulat-
ing.
The log was big and manageable,
but French slid off into the water,
placed his hands on one end and with
his feet as paddles and rudder steered
it ashore as millions OF boys have done
when in swimming with other boys.
When tie PROV of his strange craftrrn
its nose upon the silt bed he lazily
climbed upon the outer end and
sprawled out in the sun to dry.
"Oh, sir! can you not get me out of
this dreadful position2 If the current
should rise foot I would be swept
away"
Certainly, miss! Allow me-" He
sprang ashore, CALAMITY assisted her
to get upon the log and pushed off.
Then he seated her as comfortably as
possible and sat down beside her. He
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
HoM1, FARM AND GARDEN.

The water in which Goldfish has
been soaked is very good for washing
the zinc under the stove.
To extract ink from wood, scour
with sand wet with water and am
monia- Then rinse with strong saler-
atus water.
In making any thing with sour
milk. add the soda last or put it into
the flour or meal and sift it in last, so
as to save all of the efervescence.
Five toes on each foot of dressed
chicken is an excellent indication of
quality, as such are the markings OF
the dorkings and houdans.
Celery for family use may be
stored in boxes or baskets by taking
care that the roots are closely packed
in moist earth and kept SO. -American
Garden.
Whole cloves are now used to ex-
terminate the merciless and industrious
moth. 1t is said they are more effect
ual as destroying agent than either
tobacco. camphor or cedar shavings.
White Sauce for Fish. TO each
cup of boiling milk add one table
spoonful of butter and two table
spoonfuls floor. How to mix: Melt
butter, rub in smoothly the -four and
add boiling milk by degrees.
-Cocoanut Cookies. Three cups of
sugar. one cup of butter, one cup of
sweet milk, two eggs. one cup OF
grated cocoanut, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, flour enough to make
dough; roll out, cut in shape and
bake.
For children with colds or whoop-
ing cough give flax seed (whole) tea,
sweetened' with honey or liquorice
Drink freely as it is pleasant to the
taste and harmless. Rub the chest with
goose oil or lard, protected by flannel,
and relief will follow. @
Wood ashes may be saved for the
strawberry vines as well as for trees.
The best time to apply them is in
February or March, before the plants
shall have begun to bud,s Scatter
the ashes freely along the rows, and do
not be afraid of allowing too much.
Cold Water Pie. good substi-
tute for custard pie when milk is
scarce. Two tablespoonfuls of flour,
level, two tablespoonful of sugar,
heaped, one egg, a lump of butter
the size of a hickory nut, nutmeg to
taste and good half-pint of water.
This makes one pie.
Put earthenWare into water and
let it heat gradually until it boils; then
cool it again. Brown earthenware,
particularly, may be toughened in this
way. A handful of rye or wheat bran,
thrown in while it is boiling, will pre-
serve the glazing so it will not be de-
stroyed by acid or salt.
The old, seemingly worn-out
grapevine, that is doing poorly and
does not yield fruit enough to pay rent
tor the place it occupies, should be cut
down below the ground. Then apply
good manure and plenty of it. Train
up one or two new canes and give it
another trial. If no good then, tear it
out cot and branch.