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Decorah-posten., 1888-11-21
correspondence.
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n,t Greet. Wiitel 60, Soma, at iiripe
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n.asns ON at sipe bisie 9inier Bum / tine
er,,tsr. vi leper / en- aIiioesIissenoe Srps
:, gerbeu. % bette er pel ben sneite Sruno,
srorior nj er iaa faa; Der er blot s nprite
.@,,nil;er. en- Tel lsie os leoise Eerioner os
sno,e amcritanife 5omilier. Bort Tpit
1,5,e or Camp Groot, ion Iiseer / 3atotn,
"a Vile / yiorb fra os. Sc. er en- lioeu Sp
.,sn on gutit, en- Saloon cs en- Smeoie. vi
sor gufter gonntp, Wontana, omtrent 80
mliRoro ira bet norf vitli9e Sjprue al
Tarontiuo. Yor nGrmeite Standardization
~ Rbiterppop Yladbils, ION lisSer IS Uil
;o7neuior os, ps or guoepuuttet paa gltburn
~, sipuruansp Ssrnbaner, men Der iises, at
rem fal fortiettes ps ,cmme berisjsnnem.
Sen bar mango ganse unbret mig cper,
%srorFor bette Gano, meo aue Iiae 5c,s
n,le iremfor iaa mango andre Steoer, life CT
,1sre ppiettlet, oa Der er frustbar Soro for
o0e Sluss 6armprooutter, Os alintatet er
,oSt "a kebaseli9t; Sinteren er tcrt % life
arena; ipm Bspis berpaa 'tal les nGpne, at
Ter aaar 5uieuoer al pete cs apes / bib
yilitore belle Aaret c9 er 9onite febe pri
y;coreu. 9e ttlbgrer itog!e &oT9fou9er,
INN bar fine Siem Is q 20 NRile berira. 6lo>
seu gittle Misipuri rinoer Der isleunem, cen
,or,ner ira spb ps saar norteitsr. Taa
bsooe Sioer al giren er Stop, melt Nit %
gpitunppco iumt iclifleli8e Slass piloe
Trrottr9er. Ialeu er fra 10 til - Mile
breo 8rGrie, Liot bplseiornt1s eller sauite
laD, "a paa beese Sieer al 9ulen er Der
TuruItop. 10 Wiile fra os eripes . Sag
5yaa % en- Sbinsel @clIe, o9 Der iGlses
gumber ira s til 16 Dollars pr. 1000 Sob.
Der fan faaes ,9ono, Stou % Tr9rie for
0uaoreoer Of 5amilier enouu, %, oeriom
Hcaen pnTfer at ton1me bertiI for at btie lig,
elgr tciRtte fg, fol leg meo itsrite 5ornsi-
ellie ueiIeoe ps bjGlpe en- Saaoan til 8ette,
hpao lea iormea-, ON Ian oiI ifripe til mig,
IA 5i GQe snIte;, at Der Tom Here, iau ri
,pnre iaa pprettet airter o9 Sfcler iblanot
%, tbi iaa 6enieenoe er ri for faa. On
at airtelise laa er Der lite ne9et al iise; ui
bar iugen $reii, boor blerteIis u eno ole /
screening snlter at en- iunoe ,omme o. be-
ip9e us. seq bar talt mee en- lutbetif Eceit,
&ep. 8. 9elsiien; ban Dor / RGrbeoen al
@ajtmoco Bladbil; ban iopebe at belege
% SgF, men iua TOM Der 6crbinerinser /
&eien, OS MI bar ban lcoet at beige pS til
Barren. gio9en NisiioNGr eaer gmiiGr bar
5eQer life ipnbet Seieu bib, maaite in9en at
Gem pee, at Der Dor Self, ION trGuser til
rem.
"9eeerap. Kpiten" er en- trofait SeH; ben
.ommer III ps bper 3irsoas % iortGller o.
A1beoer 10 ijernt os r9r, boiIte lGies msb
5uteresie.
Reo Znte til "Iecoro6sT oiteu" os oens
9aicre ON 9p'te os 5rem8ons, tesner l}a
mig Rrbsbi9it
TorfeI Slieu.
Decorah-posten., 1888-11-21

Saa Srunb al en- itarf 5urtjslelie
SuOtos leg mig rbeumatiiie Smerter
5,sssen Os 9eSbene. 8 6 Waaneber
.SOt les beftise Smerter, bog belbres
~ 81 Satobs Ole mig paa fort lib.
J0'0b s4ults. swssert, 81.
Decorah-posten., 1888-11-21

On beremt ifGtf Sbsolog, Der bar
6efienot for tit liseiremme, oenlise 8es
fen os fin @OomObisbeo, fOm iaa Oftt
bjem fra airfen minus fit 2ommeter.
flebe, at bans Sultru bespnbte at fau
en- Nistante ON, at 2ommeterflaberne
blep i%iaalne Of en- eaer ancen al b.
samle 8oner, iom pleiebe of iibee poo
9rappen til Yrabifeftolen. Baase 70,
at binbre bette ps ubfinbe be ifplbise,
ipebe bun ben enc Snip al 2Ommetsr,
tlabet fait til en- uf Commerce i bans
8iole. Saluueis ppoper 1rappen til
Yrebifefolen islte ben sobe Brait ei
Rpf. buorpaa ban penbte zig til en-
sammel Rome os iasbe psnlist: "Stft
ibas, min sobe Some, lite ibas! Mir
Suitru bar ipet bet fait!"
Decorah-posten., 1888-11-21

Spis Berioner. Der plases Of 5Ortjs-
lslie, bruser @ser's SariapariQa. fSr.
enb be saar til &itfen, pil be unbsao
Softe. Bette "Pectoral" milener os
beler be irriterebe Gelepep os fontrpl.
lerer Of 1ilbsielisbeb til at bofte.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
How the Blind "See,"

asked those who became blind in
youth, or later, whether they were in
the habit of giving imaginary faces to
the persons they met after their blind
ness, and whether they ever saw in their
dreams, writes Joseph Jostroa, in the
new Princeton Review. Some answered
in very vague terms, but several un-
doubtedly make good use Of this power,
probably somewhat on the same basis as
we imagine the appearance OF eminent
men of whom we have read or heard,
but whose features we have never seen.
When we remember how erroneous such
impressions often are, we can under
stand how it often misleads the blind
Such imaginary faces and scenes also
enter into their dreams, but to less ex.
tent than into those OF the sighted
Doctor Kitto quotes letter from mu
sician who lost his sight when eighteen
years old, but who retains very strong
visualizing power, both in waking life
and in dreams. The mention of IA
nous man, of friend, or of scene, al
ways carries with it visual picture,
complete and vivid Moreover, these
images of his friends change as the
friends grow old; and he feels himself
intellectually in no way different from
the seeing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Elephants StOrming q Prison.

An attempt to storm prison, under
taken by elephants, is something now,
and it is Russia that has furnished this
new sensation. A mcnagcrie arrived at
the depot of Charkoff toward 10 at
night, and three strong elephants,
taking fright, ran off in the direction of
the prison. The elephants running up
the narrow road shut off from the sur
roundings by rails, found themselves in
front of the heavy iron gates leading to
the outer yard of the prison. I'nci.
three heads were sufficiently hard to I'M
bolt the locks, and the gates swung
open. There was another short road
way with railing on either side, anil the
bonderous trio walked on until they
stood before the second gate closed
against them. Again they began push
ing, and some guards fired their guns at
them. Although not wounded, the Gle,
plants were more frightened, and in
their cndcavors to get through the gate
added their loud trumpetings of cx-
citement. At last their keepers came up,
and the animals turned against them. 1t
was after midnight when the elephants
were pacifed and led away to their
proper quartcrs.-- Paris Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
The Number Seven in the Bible,


Among the Hebrews the word for
solemn swearing is "septenare," or pro-
test by seven. Abraham, you will re-
member, appointed seven eve lambs as
his testimony to tho covenant with
Abimelech The Creator rested from
His work on the seventh day, and this
day was called Sabbath or seventh. A
leprous person was either to latkc seven
times or be sprinklcd seven times with
the blood of a sparrow. Seven years
was the period for repentance. Every
seven years the Hebrew servant demand
ed liberty for himself. And tho
prophet praised God seven times day.
Cain, we arc told, was to be revenged
sevenfold.
The gifts of the Holy Ghost were said
to be seven in number, and in the pres.
ence of the Almighty seven angels stand,
as we are told, in Tobias. Seven lamps
burn before Cod, and throughout the
whole book of Revelations the number
seven is constantly used. Jacob served
seven years for Leah, and seven more
for Rachael. Then there are the seven
ears of corn and the seven kline. 1t was
seven people that possessed the land Of
Promise in Deuteronomy, and the story
Of Samson tells how he kept his nuptials
seven days, and then was bound with
seven green withes. = Philadelphia
News
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Indian GameS

Cnung-kce is played quito universally
among American Indians. A large ring
of stone or wood wound with strips OF
rawhidc is made somewhat eccentric, in
shape, SO that when one of tho players
rolls it it has an irregular motion. The
players arc provided with poles, the
length being twice tho height of the
player. The poles are made in two sec
tions and lashed together. At the
middle Of tho pole, too, are number of
long strings of dccr-skiu. With these
poles and rings the Indian lads
play several games. In one game
the ring is sent rolling at some dis
tancc from tho player, who tries
to throw his pole so as to pass it
through the ring just astheknight of the
sorrowful mion tries to catch til, ring
on his wooden lance at tho tourney In
another game tho pole is thrown at the
ring, SO as to stop it. Tho man who
throws so as to bring the ring to the
ground with the greatest number of
strings lying across the ring, scores the
most in the tally kept of the game.
| Villages play against villages, and there
arc many points in tho game besides
those mentioned, just as there are many
things in foot ball besides kicking ball
| about.
In the North there is n game Of polo
with rackcts, the game known as la.
crosse. In Northwestern Mexico and
Southern California the girls and young
women play game of skittles Etch
player has wand, with which they
shove around two little bits of wood
connected by means Of cord two or
three inches long. 1t is a game OF
hockey for women. Instead of striking,
as with a b. J, they catch the cord
connecting thu bits of wood with their
wands and poke tho bits Of wood along,
i Washington Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Tangier Customs.

Slaves of every description crowd ard
quarrel as they fill their quaint earthcn
jars at ono of the broken down foun-
tains from which the whole town is sup
piled, or 60 about the streets carrying
goatskins, from which they offer water
to thirsty passcrs at so much drink.
AS their shrill voices proclaim the
freshness and GOODNESS of their stock,
one realizes that he has before him an
oriental custom which gives new mean-
ing to Isaiah, lii, I, where the prophet
calls out, as though hawking the "water
of life:" ''IIo, every one that thirsteth,
come ye to the waters, come buy, with
out money and without price" These
slaves form considerable part of
the population of Tangier. They are
mostly Of the deep black Guinea negro
type, brought from across the Desert
of Sahara, though sometimes unfortu-
mates of other races are kidnapped and
sold into slavery. Public auctions arc
frequently held iu the main street Of the
bazaars, at which children can be pur-
chased for from twelve to twenty dol
lars, while full-grown men and women
are sold at prices ranging from fifty to
one hundred dollars. Masters have alb.
solute power over their slaves, even that
of life and death, and in case of sale
transfer them by means of a deed, just as
we transfer farm. Under the circum-
stances, it is difficult to say whether
they are real estate or personal property.
= Cosmopolitan.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
The Cyclone. c.Suryiyor's Large Bow.

That eminent scientist, Professor
Somebody, has been experimenting with
some sort Of patent bellows, and finds
it takes current of air moving at the
rate of $50 to 175 miles per hour to blow
straws through board as is frequently
reported by persons who have wit.
messed cyclone. Ha! Going to try to
reproduce all the things reported by
persons who have witnessed cyclone" 4"
professorl Better think about it while
unless you have the same low regard
for the truth that the persons who pass
through cyclones always have. It's the
good, professor, that die in cyclones;
that hardened old liar goes down cellar
and escapes. Just wait till about next
June, and the Minnesota cyclone-survi-
vor comes up smiling and tells how be
was blown head FIRST through six.inch
grindstone, and your straws and board
won't be anywhere. Il Chicago Trib
une.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12

Students in the Metropolis.

Medical Students in the Metropolis.
There are about twenty-five hundred
medical students in New York, writes
correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
quircr. They como from all parts of
the country; from Maine to Texas, from
Massachusetts to California. Many of
them are graduate physicians, from other
medical colleges who como here to take
advantage of the hospital facilities of
the city, and to familiarize themselves
with the more recent systems of applied
medicine and surgery. Some OF them
are geniuses in their way.
They seemed to have failed in
making progress in other walks
of life, and have adopted mcdi-
cine as last resort. In appearance,
they are unkcmpt with shabby coats and
short trousers. They appear to be per
pctually on the run to attend clinic,
and yet have plenty of time to absorb
beer when invited. Poor men, most Of
them, who club together hire apart
ments; divide expenses on food and
books, and rush the "growlcr' at night
with the enthusiasm of Fourth Ward
tough. A visitor to the Bellevue Hospi-
tai Amphitheatre where clinics are held
every day, can form some idea of the
material which, through the process OF
evolution, makes doctors.
Here are collected dudes and country
men, youths and men of middle age.
Some of them will continue to study for
years in vain, others are destined tc
shine in their profession. The shabby
little man who squints through his pair
of brass bound spectacles is astonishing
ly wise and marvclously rcconditc Or
the subjects of bacteria, thrombosis and
affections of the anterior horns in the
brain. Sitting near him is the man
whose head would delight any phrcn To-
gist, whose intellect seems seated in his
forehead, but who attaches more i'm
portance to his pipe and bottle than tt
the midnight oil. He has mistaken hi!
calling. He is a man of talent, un
doubtedly, but he should have exertc(
it in another line.
1t costs about 81, 900 to become an NJ
D. in New York. This inclu les tuition,
board, books and incid >. tai ex-
| nenses,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
The Worlds Seven Bibles.

The seven principal Bibles of the
world are the Koran of the Moham-
meaaas, Il tthhe-Eddas of the Scandinavians,
the Tripitikes of the Buddhists, the
Five Kings of the Chinese, the three
Vcdas of the IIindoos, the Zendavesta
and the Scriptures Of the Christians.
The Koran is the most recent of these
seven Bibles, and not older than the
Seventh Century of our era. 1t is a
compound of quotations from the Old
and New Testaments, the Talmud and
the Gospel of st. Barnabas, The Eddas
of the Scandinavians was first published
in the Fourteenth Century. The Pitikes
of the Buldhists contain sublime morals
and pure aspirations, but their author
lived and died in the sixth century be-
fore Christ.
The sacred writings of the Chinese
are called the Five Kings, king meaning
web of cloth, or the warp that keeps the
threads in their place. They contain
the best sayings of the best sages on the
ethico- political duties of life. These
sayings cannot be traced to period
higher than the eleventh century before
Christ. The three Vedas are the most
ancient books of the Hindoos, and it is
the opinion of Max Muller, Wilson,
johnson and Whitney that they are not
older than eleven centuries before Christ.
The Zendavesta of the Persians is the
grandcst of all these sacred books next
to our Bible. Zoroaster, whose sayings
it contains, was born in the twelfth cen
tury before Christ. i Home Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
A Cure for Rattlesnakc.Bitcs.

DR.. H. G. Yarrow of Washington has
been experimenting recently with view
to determine the value Of certain rcputcd
antidotes to serpent venom. All of them
thus far in his hands have proved value.
less with the exception of the fluid cx-
tract of jaborandi, which seems to pos
sess antidotal powers, at least in the
case of mammals, but upon fowls it ap-
pears to have no such effect. DR.. Var
row has given hypodermatically to rab-
bits four-fold lothal doses of crotalus
venom, and then, by the administration
of thirty five minims of fluid extract of
jaborandi, he has prevented any serious
results.
The use of jaborandi as an antidote to
venom poison was, we believe first sug-
gested by DR.. Josso, in the Gazette
Hebdomadairc dc Medicine ct dc Chi
rurgie, Paris, 1882, vol. xix. p. 1856, and
in this communication he reported a
case of viper bite cured with an infusion
of the leaves. i Philadelphia Mcdica!
News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
So LONDONDERRY VT. THURSDAY JANUARY l2, 1885,

have her own way, spite of all said to
her. Ye see, squire, tho old spinnin'-
wheel b'long-to her. and it was some-
how overlooked when tho other things
was took away. And Aunt Achsah,
she's that childish and old she didn't
give us minnit O. peace abaout that
there spinnin'-wheel.
Essays /, 1T amt wuth nothiu' to us,
nor to anybody else
Essays she, There amt nothiu'
abaout the place as set store by like l
do that wheel. I'm goiu' to hev it,
"But we didn't pay no attention to
what she said, bein' she was drctful old
and queer. Last night, mother woke
me up, and says she:
"Job, there's dretful chattcrin'
down stairs. Tn mortal sartin,' says
she, it's burglars. Get up and see,
job, says she.
"But it warn't burglars, squire. II
was Aunt Achsah, a-trundlin' in that
evcrlastin' spinnin' wheel o hern, as
she'd been across lots to fetch. And she
told mother afterwards how she'd hoist.
cd it outer the window with an old
clothes line, and what scare she'd had,
with two wimmen comm with a candle
to see what all the noise was, an how
she'd hid ahind the chimney till they'd
cleared out, and then crcpt daown the
back stairs and got out by way of the
harness-room door, where the bolt rust
cd away ten years ago. And I'm sorry,
squire, you've had such an annoyance,
but now that Aunt Achsah's got her
spinnin wheel, I'll guarantee it shan't
happen ag'in. And you may tell your
women-folks so.'
Thus ended Mamie Parsons super
stitious terrors.
'But should have liked the old
spinning wheel" said she, ''lor a
relic"
'1t seems that Aunt Achsah Thaxter
was of the same opinion" observed
Rex, with shrug of the shoulders.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Thn Color of the Eyes.

M. de Candollc, French investiga.
tor, has come to the conclusion from his
researches that women have larger
proportion of brown eyes than men. He
also finds that when both parents have
eyes of the like color, the chances arc
SO to 12 that their children who arrive
at the age of ten years (when the color
of the eyes is ixcd, will have eyes OF
the same color. When the parents have
eyes of different colors, the chances are
IS to As in favor of brown as against
blue or gray eyes in the children. lie
is also of opinion that the health of the
brunette type, is, as rule, superior to
that of the blonde type. --[Casselrs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
A Smart Child.

A fve-year-old was put to bed the
other night little earlier than she her
self thought desirable, Soon after she
called for some bread and milk, and got
it. After eating few spoolfuls she
looked up to her father with most un-
concerned air and remarked:
Papa, l believe I've heard you say it
wasn't good plan to retire Immediately
after eating. guess I'll get up.n
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Beautiful Hands.

On; your hands, they arc strangely fair
Fair for the jewels that sparkle there,
Fair for the witchery of the spell
That ivory keys alone can tell;
But when their delicate touches rest
Here in my own, love them best,
And clasp with eager, acquisitive spans
Ny glorious treasure of beautiful hands
Marvellous wonderful, beautiful hands,
They can coax roses to bloom in the strands
or your brown tresses; and ribbons viii
twine
Under mysterious touches Of thine
Into such knots as entangle the soul
And fetter the heart under such control
AS only the strength of my love understands
My passionate love for your beautiful hands
As remember the first fair touch
OF the beautiful hands love so much.
| seem to thrill as l then was thrilled
As kissed the glove found unllled,-
When met your gaze and queenly bow,
As you said to me- laughingy, Keep il
nown
And, dazed and alone, in dream stand,
Kissing this ghost of your beautiful hand
When first loved in the long ago,
And held your hand as | told youso,
Pressed and caressed it, gave it kiss,
And said: 81 would die for hand like this"
Little l deemed loves fullness yet
Had to ripen when eyes We're wet,
| And prayers We're vain in the wild demands
For one warm touch of your beautiful hands
Beautiful hands-oh, beautiful hands,
Could you reach out of the alien lands
Where you are lingering, and give Inc to-
night
Only touch, were it ever so light
My heart were soothed, and my weary brain
Would lull itself to rest again,
For there is no pleasure the world commands
Like the caress of your beautiful hands.
-LJames Whitcomb Riley.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
HUMOROUS.
A man of dccds--The notary.


Sold again-Second- hand goods.
1t requires clever surgeon to dress
wounded vanity.
Don't run against chimney sweeper;
he's liable to bring SCOT against you.
Women have a tendency toward an
archy. They blow up their husbands.
"Woman feels where man thinks"
says writer. Yes, that's why man is
bald.
'lIe gave me some pointers" said the
tramp of a farmer; che jabbed me with a
pitchfork."
81 often cut my Oldest acquaintance"
said the buzz saw, as it took off mill
hands finger.
The fellow who wants to know how
to know bad egg must have lost two
of his five senses.
No matter how prompt actors may
be at rehearsal there is always one man
who is promptcr.
A ton of diamonds is worth $50, 000,-
900. Don't let the dealers come the
1900 pound dodge on you.
"Shall we stick to the farm2r asks an
exchange. You twill be likely to in wet
weather unless you pave it.
An old negro declared that he did
love to stump his toe, because he felt so
good when it quit hurting.
Shc-'Johu, what is coastwlse
stcamcr2" IIc--"One that knows how
to keep off the rocks, darling"
There is nothing under the face of the
sky that can be quite so stuck up as
sheet OF stamps, when it tries to.
The obscure Arab who invented alco.
holic stimulants died more than nino
hundred years ago, but his "spirit" still
lives.
First watch-What's the matter with
your face? You look sick.
Second watch Yes, am. Pm all
run down.
There is one article that tho average
ma, prefers to have bogus instead OF
real, when it is presented to him.
That's dynamite bomb.
There is a colored man in Texas 1T
years old, with 1000 descendants. There
was a gardener in Ellen who has over
one billion living descendants.
Husband o My dear, do you think that
am conceited about my personal ap-
pearance1 Wife, Well, yes, John,
little. Most homely men are, you
know.
"Too much water" says an authority
on the subject, "will remove the strong
est growth of hair" True, every word
of it. Water will in time destroy even
the locks OF a canal
An Irishman, who had on vsfy
ragged coat, was asked of what klnd OF
stuff it was made. ''Bedad, L don't
know" says he, 81 think the most OF 1t
is made of fresh air. p"
''Tommy," said his aunt, 81 hear
your grand mother gave you watch on
your birthday. Was it hunting-case
watchl' No." replied Tommy, who is
seven years old, sit was barefaced
watch"
A man may be agool husband, kind
father and a regular attendant at the
right church, and yet not able to carve
a turkey without arousing angry feel
ings and unholy thoughts in every one
present.
"'Does marriage change man. you ask
His tone and look were sadD
1.-THE first week of our welding tour
Took all the change had. !"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Wanted to do His Best.

''No, George, you know am not SO
very extrayagant."
II know, but haven't You got bonncts
enough2"
They're all out of style, want a
fashionable bonnet, that's all. / don't
want the earth, George dear, merely a
fashionable bonnet"
"Well, if can't afford to buy fash
ionable bonnet from your milliner,
would you try and be contcnted with
the earth2"-T Merchant Traveller.