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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
The nEchO. Maker"

Another device, which may bo called
the echo-maker, that of Mr.. De la
Tore, has been examined by board OF
naval officers, of which Commander
Baiubridge Hof, United States Navy,
was the head, and report was made to
the Navy Department of somewhat
favorable nature. 1t may consist of
faring funnel screwed on the muzzle of
rifle. 1t is operated by firing tho rifle
in the direction OF the supposed obsta-
Gle, such as rock, an iceberg, another
ship or cliff. If the obstacle is there,
the beam of sound projected through
the funnel strikes the obstacle and re-
bounds; and as the echo is more or less
perfect in proportion as the obstacle is
more or less parallel to the ship from
which the gua is fred, and as it is near
or remote, the position of the obstacle
may thus be inferred. The board re-
ported that De la Torres method was
firing a blank cartridge from a rifle
in tho presence of objects as small as
a spar-buoy and as large as a
fort, and catching the return sound or
echo. He claims that a sharp sound
projected at or nearly at an object,
and only when so directed, will in
every case return some of the sound sent,
so that theoretically there will always
be an echo, and the difference in the
time between the sound sent and the
echo will indicate the remotcness of the
object The board found that return
sound could be heard from the side OF
fort half mile off, from passing steam
ers a quarter mile off if broadside-to.
from bluffs and sails of vessels about
the same distance, and from spar buoys
two hundred yards away.---lPopular
Science Monthly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31

low and the orange-the seven beautiru
colors now Just as when the solar spectrum
first divided them.
At the beginning God said; "Let there he
light and light was, and light is, and light
shall be. So Christianity Il rolling on. ana
it is going to warm all nations, and all ma.
tions are to bask in its light. Men may smut
the window blinds so they cannot see
it, or they may smoke the pipe of specu'
lation until they are Swallowed under their
own vaporng; but the Lord God is sun!
This white light of the Gospel made up OF
all the beautiful colors OF earth and heaven,
violet plucked from amid the spring
grass, and the indigo Of the southern
5ungles and the blue of the skies and
the green of the foliage, and the yellow OF
the autumnal woods, and the orange OF the
southern groves, and the red of the sunsets.
All the beauties of earth and heaven brought
out by this spiritual spectrum. Great Brit
ain is going to take all Europe for God. The
United States are going to take all America
for God. Both of them together will take all
Asia for God All three Of them will take
Africa for God "Who art thou, oh great
mountain9 before Zerubbabel thou shall be-
come plain" The mouth Of the Lord hath
spoken it. Halleluiah. amenl
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
PRICE THREE CENTS.

She unlocked the door. Tho key
turned with some difficulty. Flinging
open the door, stiff, dead human figure
fell upon her, crushing her to the floor.
Those who heard the noise came rush.
ing up. Lucy was in convulsions. The
frightful, distorted corpse had rolled
aside and lay upon its face. The room
was full of the scent Of chloroform.
Lucy was finally restored, but her
nervous condition was deplorable. For
weeks they watched over her feverish,
delirious slumbers, fearing insanity,
and not without reason.
The dead man was given over to the
care of the town authorities, and bur-
led by them. 1t was never known who
he was. On learning the story, many
thought him insane. Others believed
him to be a lawless and unscrupulous
adventurer. In his pockets had
been found pistol, broken vial oil
chloroform and a sponge. 1t was
thought that he intended to render
Lucy insensible, and carry her away in
the night. But he was dead, and in
capable of more harm. Probably when
Lucy locked the closet door, he had
been crowded in, and the vial broken.
He had been smothered to death.
1t took years to overcome this dread
full experience; but now Lucy Graysor
tells of it, without excitement, to hel
children New York World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
RaiSin Growing,

Having been in the culture of raisin
grapes for eleven years, Twill say that
have not realized nor have / seen
others realize the enormous profits that
we so often read about. Tho business
is good enough as it is. and why not
tell the truth about it! A good muscat
vineyard after the fifth year. with good
cultivation, will yield from 100 to $50
boxes of raisins to tho acre. A vineyard
is generally said to be in full bearing
after the fifth year but one cannot tell
at what tlmo the vines arrive at their
greatest perfection. Ny vines are eleven
years old and tho last crop was the
largest have ever gathered, reaching
$50 boxes per acre. One hundred boxes
per acre is what vineyard in good
bearing should average, taking several
years together. If this point is not
reached it is moro likely to be the fault
of the owner than the vines. No ex-
pensive machinery is required for the
making of raisins or to prepare them for
the market, though the expense Of
labor is considerable. Assuming that
the fruit raiser does no work, and all
the labor has to be pail FOR, the bills of
expenses and receipts will be about like
this. if proper judgment be used: Tho
total expense OF cultivating an acre of
grapes, making 100 boxes of raisins $55.
Tho average price of raisins for
the last four years has been about $1.60
per box. Putting the price at 81. so for
the four grades, we have a total net
profit of sos per acre. Many yiaeyards
do better. But give these figures to
show what may be expected with re-
markably good care. Vineyards have
frequently been known to produce
good variety of grapes enough the first
year after planting to pay expenses of
cultivation. The second year brings
from $50 to $50 per acre gross; third
year, 500 to SIS. Marysvillc (CaL)
Democrat
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
How Ink Is Made.

Ink is variously composed, according
to the purposes to which it is to be ap-
piled. Common writing ink is the per-
tannate of iron, mixed with little gal
late, held in suspension in water by
means Of gum or some other adhering
substance. The gum also preserves tho
ink from being too fluid and also serves
to protect the vegetable matter from de-
composition.
Blue ink has of late years been much
In demand. The coloring matter is
said to be sulphate of indigo and tiuct-
ure of iron, or, according to another
recipe, Prussian blue dissolved in water
by means of oxalic acid. Red ink is
usually made by boiling in the proper
tion of two ounces OF Brazil wood in
pint Of water for about quarter of an
hour, and adding little gum and
water. This ink is not in demand now,
carmine having superseded it; this
color is attained by solution of car
mine and ammonia, also adding gum.
The great merit of our common writing
| ink is in the freedom with which it flows
from the pen, allowing of rapid
writing, and the manner in which it
bites into the paper, so as not to be re-
moved by sponging. The great defect
is in the want of durability. Such inks
partake of the nature of dyes. The
writing ink of the ancients, on the con-
trary, is characterized by great per-
manency; its basis was finely divided
charcoal, mixed with some mucilagin-
Gus or adhesive fluid. Indian ink is of
this character; it is formed of lampblack
and animal glue, with the additions of
perfumes, not necessary, however, to
its use as an ink, and is made up into
cakes. 1t is used in China with a
brush, both for writing and printing
upon Chinese paper, and it is used IN
this country for making drawings in
black and white, the different depths
Of shade being produced by varying
the dilution with water.
Writing ink" said prominent
manufacturer, to New York Mail and
Express reporter, ''is now made in large
quantities in New York, aud whereas in
the past we used to import largely, We
now export to almost every country"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
At M0OnriA.

ht MuVhI
How hushed and quiet the gaunt poplars
spring
Beside the lake,
Where the song-weary thrush, head under
wing,
Is nesting half awakel
The warm gray lights Of evening linger
there
Or gently pass
Along the dappled water and the air
No voice nor music has.
Low on the nights marge yonder, big
moon,
Cleaving the blue,
Comes up and silvers the broad shades which
soon
The bats fit darkly through;
And visions, born Of fancy and the night,
Glide to and fro
Move with dream feet amid the solemn light,
And softly come and 60.
Across the moor-else silent over earth
| And sky's wide range
Steals the low laughter of two lovers mirth;
How sweet it sounds, yet strange!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN will turn sixty
seven this year.
SENATORS SHERMAN, Evarts and Hoar are
related to each other.
THE senior Admiral of the British navy
Sir Provo Wallis, is 100 years old.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND says he has
been wearing the same hat for twelve years
A SUBSCRIPTION fund is being raised to
erect statue of Horace Greeley in City Hall
Park, New York.
LAWN TENNIS bats made from trees fellei
by Mr. Gladstone are becoming fashionable
and popular in England
JAMES G. BLAINE will accompany Andrew
Carnegie in a fourin-hand tour through Eng
land and Scotland in June.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan is said to be
medtating journey to England to call on
the Empress of India this summer.
JEAN INGELow the poetess, gives dinner
three times week to the sick poor and dis
charged convalescents from hospitals.
Mrs. CLEVELAND planted sapling at
Mount Vernon the other day in great secrecy,
lest relic hunters should destroy the plant.
SECRETARY ENDICoTT's coat-of-arms is a
silver shield, with dragon on a blue band
running across it, and three red diamonds on
| the shield.
JUSTIN ACCARTHN, Une elnltlenU autnOr,
| has been offered the editorial management of
| the Dublin FFeeman'S journal at salary of
| $4,000 year.
GENERAL BoULANGER was lately accused
| of wearing a wig, whereupon correspond
ent called upon him, and he submitted to
| having his hair pulled to show that the story
was SANDER.
| GOVERNOR JOHN B. GORDON, of GEORGIA,
is one of the finest looking men in the State.
| He is six feet two inches in height and stands
perfectly erect. his military life having had
much to do with his manly bearing.
DR.. THOMAS EVANS, of Paris the eminent
| American dentist, who was recently sum-
| moned to Charlottenburg by the Empress
| Victoria of Germany, has been to Sandring-
ham, on a visit to the Prince and Princess of
/ Wales.
MILE. NJ. RAMIREZ CoRTEZ, of Paris, who
is at present in San Francisco, is lineal de.
scendant of fernando Cortez, the famous
conqueror of Mexico She is about twenty
eight years of age, slender and small of
stature, with jet black hair and isgular
features.
A son of Sir Stafford Northcote, the emi-
nent English statesman, is employed as a
clerk in the Chicago office of the auditor OF
the Illinois Central Railroad. He is punctual
at his desk and hard worker He is quite
affable and popular in the Office and a favor
ite in Chicago society.
MAJOR E. A. BURKE, proprietor of the
New Orleans Times Democrat, expects, it is
said, to realize something like Sl0,000,00t
from his land speculations in Bessemer, Ala
If he does. it will represent an enormous
profit on an investment he made there hardly
Two years ago, when small frame hut was
the chief building in the town. Major Burke
is about fifty yeais old, and was employed or
a Texas railroad at a small salary when tbs
war broke out.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
Dream.LOve.


There's a mate for every heart
That throbs bene ath the sun,
Though some by fate are kept apart
Till life is nearly done;
Where is the loyal heart and hand
Shall make my life completed
God bless my Love, on sea or land,
Until our paths shall meets
My faith is sure
And will endure,
Till that glad hour shall be;
Sweet moment haste
Across the waste
And bring my love to me.
The glow of morn is in her face,
Its dew-lights in her eyes,
Amid her hair the peerless grace
That tints the morning skies;
And, oh, her feet, her little feet,
They are so 1.-the and small,
dream catch their rhythmic beat
Whene'er the rose leaves fall.
Yes, oft in dream,
With sunny CLEANS
Her winsome smile see.
Sweet moment haste
Across the waste
And bring my Love to moi
-[Samuel Peck in Times Democrat
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
HUMOROUS
| lob lot--Doils.

A job lot-Boils.
The farmers share-The plowshare.
A writ of attachment-A love letter.
A stringed instrument-The clothes
line.
Failure in the yarn trade-Writing
unsuccessful novels.
The fellow that is hard up is apt to
become man of note.
Many widows weeds are wilted by
the simple phrase, "Wilt thoui'
Why does the ocean get angrya Be-
cause it mas been crossed so often.
The cockroach is always wrong when
he attempts to argue with chicken.
Ifa young man feels that his life is a
blank he should try to fill it out and
have it sworn to.
1t doesn't matter how tough young
man may be, good locking girl is very
likely to break him up.
Mrs. PArtington claims that there arc
few people nowadays who suffer from
Suggestion of the brain"
When an Arab of the desert wants to
inquire if his sister is going to leave
home for while he says, "Are you
going oasis3"
The "festive" goat is browsing
On the hoopskirt in the lane,
And the organ grinders grinding
In the street his plaintive strain.
When YOU arc at sea and ask a man
at the wheel how she heads, and he
tells you, "Sou' SOU east by-sou," you
get all the news there is in small COM
pass.
| The bank cashier has run away!
What, run away! where has he gone tot
Where has he gone! To Canada,
Because there's there place Toronto
mabel, have something to say that
think will astonish you" ''What is 1t,
Harry9' 81 am going away" ~,
Harryl you are always getting up soma
nice surprise for me.
Visitor: Your new house is very
pretty; but you will have trouble to d.
any thing with the garden, it's SO small "
Country Host: "Yes, it is small, but,
then, shall put in folding-beds."
An hotel located in the West, is being
advertised as follows: "Thera is no
gilt-edge business about this house, and
if you want TO eat pie with knife you
can do it without fear of being ostra-
cized from society"
The pitcher had little ball, and it
was white as snow, aud where tho
striker thought it was that ball it
wouldn't 90. 1t had sudden in-shoot
curve, it had fcarfu, drop, and when
the striker wildly struck, that ball it
didn't stop. "Why does the ball fool
strikers sol the children all did cry.
"The pitcher twirls the ball you know"
the teacher di reply.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
The Proper Action.

Medical professor ito studenD-'1n
case which you find difficult to dag
nose correctly, what is the proper course
to take2'
Student-'Look wise and say moth
ing."- Epoch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31

The barber who dressed the head of q
barrel has been engaged to fix up tina
locks OF canal.
The Osceola times., 1888-02-18
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A BILL has been introduced In Congress
appropriating $s75, 900 10 pay for carrying
Of mails In the Southern States during the
years 1856 to 1850 and part Of 1851.
THERE is no prospect that any Tsnnes-
see cases will come up In the United States
Supreme Court until after the February
recess, which closes March 10th.
TEN convicts made their escape from the
barracks OF the county workhouse on the
ilth. They all occupied the same cell, and
cut their way through the floor with jack
knives. Every man who escaped was sent
for long term.
THE twelfth annual meeting Of the Ten.
nessee Farmers aud Stock Breeders Asso-
The attendance was good, and a large
number Of new members were elected.
A BLOODY and fatal riot occurred near
Helenwood, Tenn, on the l4th, In which
Reuben Reed was fatally cut by boy
named Smither, and several others badly
hurt.
A BILL providing for the teaching of
scientific temperance in the public schools
has passed the Mississippi Senate.
WOOD is being extensively used in Con-
necticut now on account Of the high price
of coal.
The extraditlon treaty with Great Brit
ain is said to have been laid over until De-
cember.
CIrizsNs of Pensacola, Fla, have COM
pleted the subscription of 100000 asked
for toward building the Memphis and
Pensacola railroad.
A VERY Juvenile wedding took place at
F.irmount, ILL.,. a few days ago, the con-
tracing parties being Grant Martin aud
Oracle S,lvers, aged 10 and ~ years re
spectively.
The following fourth.class postmasters
have been appointed in Arkansas; John NJ.
Holland, Picayune, Howard county; J. b.
Erwin, Webb City, Franklin county; W.. j.
Witcher, witcherville, Sebastian county.
TnE largest skeleton ever heard OF has
been discovered in Eastman county. Tex,
and is being exhumed.
Four Mohammedans, the first 10 arrive
In many years, landed at Castle Garden,
ON the Eth, en- route to Savannah and New
Orleans, where they will engage in the
manufacture Of cloth.
NATURAL gas was struck at Fort Worth,
Texas, on the llth, at depth of $50 feet
Great volumes Of gas, accompanied by a
cloud of sand, rushed from the well with a
roar that could be heard a mile distant
James Gabriel, a workman, lit his pipe
twenty feet from the well, igniting the gas,
burning Of his whisksrs and hair and
throwing him distance OF aftssa fssk
The aamss scared upward slxty fsse, bsrn.
~ ~ l,1hs = gsss tAiFV r. 1llaaaA
The Osceola times., 1888-02-18
erL,o,ous AND EDUCATIONAL.

-Fruitless is sorrow for having done
amiss II it issue not in resolution to do
90 no more Bishop Horne.
God has two dwellings-ons 10
Heaven and the other in meek aad
thankful heart -Izaak Walton.
TO secure contented spirit meas
ure your desires by your fortunes, not
your fortunes by your desires.-Jsremy
Taylor.
The seed of sacrifice brings forth
the fragrant fruit of love. and love al.
WAYS has in its heart the seeds of new
sacrifice. -Rev. Josiah Strong.
There are sweet surprises await
ing many q humble soul fighting
against great odds in the battle Of
seemingly commonplace life.-H J.
Van Dyke.
"A thing to be thankful for is that
God % Sits our prayers that only the
right ones are answered. If all the
foolish ones were granted, we would
have unspeskable suffering.
1t is not wholly satisfactory when
a man plays sharp tricks through the
week, goes to church on Sunday, pays
his pew-rent, sings hymn. "receiVei
the benediction" and calls it piety.
1t is as difficult to pray well rs to
live we'll. For prayer, rightly uttered.
must reflect with perfect faithfulnem
the life of the pleading soul; and God
can only Judge when either the life OF
the PRAYER is such as to find acceptance
in his sight.-Re:. Peter s. Menzies.
i can not tell how the living tree
pets its flower AID fruit from the dead
substance in which it is rooted and on
which it feeds; how much less can tell
how the wounds, the blood, the death
of Christ gives life to the soul dead in
trespasses and sins, and clothes II
with the fruitage of holiness.-Prof
Harrington.
Common friendships will admit OF
division. One may love the beauty OF
this, the good-humor Of that person.
the liberality Of the third, the paternal
affection of fourth and 80 on. But
this friendship that possesses the whole
soul, and there rules and sways with
absolute sovereignty. can admit OF no
rival. -Montdigne.
we commonly think we could en-
dure trouble with composure, If we
could only see what is to be accom-.
plished by enduring it If full an.
swer were given there would be no
room for faith. What | do thou
knowest not now, but hereafter, is
explanation enough to my impatient
curiosity. That is what God demands
of faith to feel. .-BiSaop Han:in5soa
An educated Hindoo, in Bombay. re-
Gently, though not himself Christian.
speaking of Christianity. said: Cast
| your eyes around and around and take
a survey of the nations abroad. What
has made England greate Christianity.
What has made the other nations OF
Europe great' Christianity. What has
started our present religious Somsjas
all over IndiaP Contact with Christian
missionaries. Who began female edu-
cation in Bombay The good old DIR.
Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, of beloved
and honored memory - Christians
again! Christianity has not only been
the savior Of mans soul, but the re-
generation of mans habitntion on
earth. ."-Nashriile Christian Advocate.
The Osceola times., 1888-02-18
STYLISH NECK-WEAR.
Novel Features which Have Met with Con-
adorable Favor.

There is a tendency to use lace hiors
generously with demi-toilettes for the
afternoon, some ladies returning to the
real laces that have been long LAID
aside. while the merchants still mud
their best profit in very finely woven
limitations of handmade iaces. Gauzes'
net, blond and silk muslins, together
with ribbons. are combined with frills
and iabots of lace in plastrons, vests
and fichus of various kinds. A novel
feature for these is the pointed collar
which SUI rounds the neck in a high
band, like the military collar, but has
the front sharply pointcd; it is joined
on the left side, and fastened by bow
of ribbon. This collar may be OF rib
bon, or of insertion, or of the watercd
silk or brocade which enters into many
such plastrons. Below this point the
net or silk muslin is gathered full, and
loops of ribbon are sewed there to
droop on the full vest Another fea-
ture- is the deep round collarette OF
lace which is gathered to the upper
edge of a ribbon band, and falls deep
on the shoulders, curving up in front
and meeting there.
This Is very dressy when worn with
long, soft vest of silk gauze, edged on
the left side with gathered frill OF
lace narrower than that in the collar
ette and trimmed at intervals with
knots of dropping bows of watered
ribbon, either white or colored. There
are also pretty ichus Of lace to be worn
with low-throated corsages of demi-
toileites, the lace dropping wide and
round in the back and turned away
narrower in the front, or arranged In
jabot down each side to the point OF
the bodice, and decorated with many
looms of brocaded ribbon, and with any
number of small jewelsd pins, Rhine-
stones, enamels. flower-pins-in fact,
anv brooch that is usually worn ut the
throat or in the bonnet or couture.
These p.astrons and fchus do away
with the necessity for much trimming
on The dress waist, and are econom.
ioal. as they serve with various dresses.
The ribbon plastrons for simpler
high neck waists that are other
wise untrimmed are made in long
slender point of two kinds of ribbon IN
alternate lengthwise rows, showing
their looped edges those of black and
gold are very rich-looking for black
dresses, while the white and gold plas-
irons may be worn with almost any
dress. The preference is still given to
white ribbons for edging the collar
and sleeves of dark dresses of wool,
silk or velvet, and a small bow is added
at the sides. Narrow folds of white
crepe lisse resting against an edge OF
white moiro ribbon are also used for
the neck aud sleeves. The gilt or sill
yer edge gros grain ribbons with the
metal threads forming cord make
pretty finish for these trimmings. A
broad high collar of white silk muslin
or of crepe lisse in narrow soft pulls,
with a white bow on the left side or di-
rectly behind. is worn by young ladies
with the high corsages of light cash
meres, crepelines, etc. -Hd'per's b.
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