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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28

honesty. - ttoyc',,ev -,y,.e.v..
If in the journey of life we could all
turn back when we make a mistake, 1t
would require an immense police force
to manage the crowd on the return track,
Listener-''What did you do when the
lions made for you?" Great Hunter-'l
ran like-oh-ah-I stood my ground,
and finally he SUNK way."-laake
Blade.
Lover-''Miss Verigood was exceed
ingly anxious that | call next Tuesday.
Envious Friend-''No doubt of it; | hap
pen to know that she is to be away on
that day. ~ Yankee Blade.
~ wish that | was minister, " sale
Bobby one Sunday afternoon, "Why;
dear2' ssBecause he is the only one who
can talk out loud in church without going
to the bad place for it. i"
We may live without poetry, music and art
We may live without conscience and live
without heart;
We may live without friends; we may live
without books;
But civilized man cannot live without cooks
Bazaar.
Clear.-"Dearest Laura, since it is moi
permitted us to live together, let us to-
gether plunge into the river" but.
Arthur, what are you thinking of! ]
don't know how to swim. "-Fliegend'
Blaetter.
Tompkins standing in front of a res
taurant, to friend)--" Hello, John, will
you take something2" John-"Well,
yes, l don't care if l do" Tompkins-
"Well, come and take walk. "-Roches'
ter Budget.
Young Widow-''Mr. Preachly, will
you marry me?" Mr. Preachly-''Well,
really, Mrs. Buckner, this is so sudden,
and Young Widow-''Oh, well, take
your time and think 1t over. Mr.. Har
kins and 1 thought we'd like to have you
perform the ceremony for us. "-Harper''
R1snY.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28

&C., - r---- s-s ssss>N sA.sse
is reaped,
gor the labor well done, and the barns that
are hesped,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet
honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and the harvest
brought home
Thanksgiving thanksgiving
For the trade and the skin and the wealth in
our land,
For the cunning and strength of the work
ingman'S hand,
For the good that our artists and poets have
taught,
For the friendship that hope and affection
have brought
Thanksgiving thanksgiving
For the homes that with purest affection are
blest,
For the season OF plenty and well-deserved
rest
For our country extending from sea unto
sea,
The land that is known as the Land of the
Free
Thanksgiving thanksgiving
Harper's Weekly
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
Inheritance of Acquired Habit.

In illustration of the hereditary trans
mission of characteristics acquired by
habit Professor NJ. NJ Hartog relates in
Nature the case of person who is I'M
equally myopc in his eyes and very
astigmatic in the left one. On account
of the bad images given by this eye for
near objects he was compelled in chil6-
hood to mask it, and acquired the habit
when writing of leaning his head on his
left arm, so as to blind it, or of resting
his left temple and eye on the table.
After putting on spectacles, when fifteen
years old, he lost the habit of leaning.
His two children, while they have not
inherited the congenial defect, being
emmetropic in both eyes, have received
his acquired habit, and have to he
watched to keep them from hiding the
left eye when writing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
I started 10 walk

lltl sunset. Inc
wind blew cold from the northeast, and l
buttoned my coat close to my chin, 1t
was starlit night. The great towers
doomed up above me like entrances TO
some gigantic temple, The river rushed
and swirled below, and reflected in silver
CLEANS the light from the electric lamps.
| could see the little waves capped with
foam. II was fascinating sight, and l
felt strangely drawn toward the river.
For time forgot the babies and Nellie,
Behind me was the great, roaring city,
with its thousands Of men and
women struggling for existence. l
had been trampled under foot in the
crush. Why should | return and renew
the battlel As brooded over the river,
chilled to the marrow by tho searching
wind, the water seemed to beekon me.
Its shifting currents whispered Come"
its shadowy, cleaning riffs, its miniature
malestroms seemed to my excited fancy
to say: "IIere's rest for you, Wen
bear you away to dreamland, where hun
ger and pain and sorrow are drowned in
the nepenthe of eternal rest"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
A Remarkable Professor.

Professor Samuel Boyer, who resides
alb ,ut five miles from Pottstown, and is
nearly eighty years of age, is the veteran
music teacher and chorister of that sec
ton Of Pennsylvania. He has acted as
chorister at 1000 funerals, and at the
preaching of over 5000 sermons, which
were conducted by Sc different ministers,
Al of whom were Lutheran, "a Reformed,
IL Mennonite, Baptist, 3 Methodist, !
Presbyterian aud ! Episcopalian. OF
these clergymen forty-five are dead. He
sings in both English and German, and
at present has class of fifty scholars
scattered in radius of twenty miles OF
his home, where he gives instruction on
the violin and organ and in vocal eul.
turc. He has been following the pro
fession over fifty years.-Phitadelphio
Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
His Long Search.

Francois Chaynot, of Cornwall Hollow,
among the Cornwall Mountains in Con-
necticut, has been searching for three
years for iron ore on his farm. For the
past year he has been employed in dig
ging tunnel about six feet square into
the side of mountain. He has gone in
$50 feet. At the entrance he blasted fol
a long way through solid rock, then came
a kind of clay of yellow color, and next
he found red substance resembling
echre. He has gravity track and car
running the whole length of his queer
mine, which he is working alone. Many
springs have been found that gush forth
pure, cold water. Mr.. Chaynot has now
struck into stone containing large quaint
ties of iron, and his finds are richer as be
proceeds inward.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
The Bows Opinion.

Oh, Valentine Day is well enough,
And Fourth of July is jolly,
And Christmas time is beautiful.
With its gifts and its wreaths of holly.
New Years calling is rather nice,
And Halloween sports are funny,
And May-Day party isn't bad,
When the weather is warm and sunny.
Oh, all of them are well enough:
But the day that is best worth living.
Is when we all go to grandmamma's,
To splendid, big Thanksgiving,
-EniHu c. Dolcd
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
The Little Fieud.

"You must feel some satisfaction in
eating the turkey that chased you around
the yard week ago." said the minister.
''He was a very saucy bird when alive,
wasn't hep
Eyes" replied little johnnie, sand
ma said when you got trough there
would be nothing left but the cranberry
sauce
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28

Presidents Thanksgiving message and
agreed with 1t heartily, as far as Others
were concerned; but somehow couldn't
see how it applied to me. Perhaps
you will say | was selfish, and l am
willing to confess | am, The fact is
that when the cake is going around |
want to get piece. If | don't get it l
feel disappointed. While | am glad in
the abstract that others come in for a
share of the cake, in the concrete am
mad becauses it passes me.
But, perhaps, after all, am too sweep
ing in my conclusions. | don't know
but that there is one person in the world
who is capable Of sacrifice of high
order, and that is my wife Nellie. Bless
her little heart, | am almost willing to
overlook all the weakness of humanity
for her sake. Why, I've known her to
go without bread and butter when she
was faint with hunger so that the chill,
dren could have an extra slice. That
was three years ago at Thanksgiving
time. The memory of her courage and
self denial makes my eyes wet.
You see, Nellie was always practical
and unsclfish, while was impracticablc
and poetic. Why, if l had her execu-
tive ability I'd have been millionaire
by this time, a cool millionaire, with
yacht ard country house on the Hud-
son. But she was handicapped by her
sex and the children and couldn't exer-
else her natural riftS.
must 60 on, however, and tell my
story. The month preceding Thanks
giving Day of 1885, was the gloomiest
time ever witnessed. We had just ar
rived in the city from Shandaken, n. Y,
in the Catsliills. was farmers boy
and Nellie was a farmers daughter. Be
fore we were married a famous singer
spent the summer in our village. One
night at strawberry festival he heard
me sing, and was kind enough to say
that had an excellent tenor voice, and
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
Movable BirthdaYs.

There lives, or there did few year
ago, an old lady in this country who has
a movable birthday. She had the good
fortune to be born on Easter Sunday ,and
she insists on receiving presents and con
CALCULATIONS en- that festival, no matter
when it occurs. Lots of people hav,
tried to reason with the old lady, calen
dar in hand, but she replies to them all
al was bora on Easter Sunday morn
fifty-six years ago, and till die Eastel
Sunday will be my birthday. Pits
burg Dispatch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
Fossils in Oregon.

A party of fossil hunters have been ex.
ploring the North Fork country of Ore
gon. They report several curious finds,
among which are the bones of small
horses, with three toes ON each foot
rhinoceros skulls and other bones that
show, as they think, that Oregon had a
tropical climate before the glaciers came
down from the north and covered she
land miles deep with ice.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28

A gentleman in Cohasset, Mass, set
ont twenty pansy roots in May last, by
actual count more than 1000 very large
pansies have been picked.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
HOW WE GOT OUR TURKEY,
THANKSGIVING STORY.

HERE was no doubt
that the country was
prosperous. No rea-
'sonable man could
deny it. The har-
vests had been plente-
Gus, the earth had
yielded up her fruits
in abundance, and
there were abundant
reasons for thanks
giving. | read the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28

1t takes 220O yards of carpet to cover
the floor Of the National House of Repre-
sentatives and its galleries.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28

,.~elaoe MY pro.ests, WIN the remark:
"Now, you take it, old man. got
good prices fur my truck this season.
Sides that am only lending it to We.
we've got to pay me every cert back"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-28
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.


English mothers dress their little girls
IN entire frocks of crochetcd wool.
Mrs. Phelps and her daughter will
shortly join the American Minister in
Berlin.
Fringed and pinked-out ruchings are
used as garnitures, chiefly upon morning
dresses.
Mrs, Kohl, of Reading, Penn, hanged
herself because she could not endure the
toothaehe.
The tight coat sleeve is thing of the
past. All sleeves are now loose above
the elbow.
There is no prettier ink service that a
block bottle and oblong tray of plated or
sterling silver.
Ostrich feather tippets may now be
procured in colors to match evening and
dinner dresses.
Aristocratic French women still prac-
tice the old-fashioned deep courtesy when
receiving visitors,
Many of the newly imported French
gowns have the skirt permanently at
tached to the bodice.
A novel idea in dressing little girls is
to have the gloves and stockings match
the color of the child's hair.
A novelty in the millinery line, it is
predicted, will be toques and bonnets
made entirely of velvet grapes.
Even street dresses are now cut in
princesse form, q separate bodice being
simulated by the belt and SUPPLIES.
The Queen of Roumania, so widely
Ter miscellaneous writings,
.t. martyr to nervous neural
... Mrs Allan q Thurman is
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10
A BOLD MOVE OF TBE ALI.
ANCE AGAINST THE JUTE
TRUST.

ATLANTA, GA; Oct. 1.-The na-
tional cotton and tare committees of
the National Farmers Alliance are
In session In this city, and are at
work on a most remarkable scheme.
The committees are made up OF one
man from each cotton state and to
them is intrusted the work of en-
gineering tho fight on the jute trust.
Their resolutions on the tare ques-
ton were given to the associated
press, but they have heen working
on much more extensive scheme.
A member Of the committee is
authority for the statement that tho
committees have prepared and are
preparing instructions to all the
primary alliances. wheels and unions
advising and lnstrnoting them to
hol0 meetings at once and petition
the governors of each Of the cotton
states to call the legislature in extra
session for the purpose of having
them suspend for SIX months the
processes Of the courts for the col
lection OF debts.
"The object Of our action,' said
the informant. 'ls to thwart ano
prevent the robbery planned and
determined against u.s."
These Instructions will, it 10 sta.
ted, be promulgated at once.
The cotton and tare committees
consist OF R.. L. Sledge of Texas,
chairman; M. L. Donaldson Of South
Carolina, W. J. Norther of Georgia,
r. + Kolb of Alabama, W. L..
Lacey of Mississippi, A. T. Hatcher
Of Louisiana, Oswald Wilson of
Florida, S. B. Alexander of North
Carolina, B. NJ. Hord OF Tennessee,
IL. T. Featherstone of Arkansas.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10
IUKA, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1889.

a campaign fund for Malone. But
1T must be remembered that Just
about one year ago be was making
similar denials in regard to the ma
tional campaign fund. In fact de-
mails are Mr.. Quay's speciality.
The scramble for Tanners place
continues, and the friends OF the
various candidates have made thing,
very lively for President Harrison
since his return to the white house
Friday evening. Every day new
man liz mentioned as certain to be
appointed. Today the favorite is
Nj. Campbell, of Kansas, a protege
of Senator Plumb's.
Uncle Jerry Rusk has got back to
town, and his new supply Of corn
cob pipes has again made the agrl-
cultural department favorlte
lounging place tor newspaper men.
The discharges at the government
printing Office now average about
fifty per week.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10

WE have received some two or
three copies Of the Commouwealtb,
new paper started at Jackson
Miss, by Edgar 5. Wilson, II is :
bright, newsy sheet. Topographic
cally 1t will compare with any paper
in the political field. Mr.. Wilson is
a good newspaper man and Jackson
ought to feel proud of 90 able .
Journalist; and journal that does
credit to the craft, We Welcome it
to our exchange.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10

THs Memphis Appeal says There
- somt men 80 constituted that
xhsy canuot help planting them
selves squarely Ii the Wy Of all
picgrsss. They discourage i'm
lbvsnsnt, rthe enterprise. choke
oahllc spirit fto1n upon al ques:
9 lops 81 change for tho bettet and
tcps along ID tho old way. They
~ uagnets. many Of them attract
IN, and Wheh 1t reaches them it
nhs int their souls" 50 deep that
80 eter see6 Il again. They are
&aey-essters not because OF su-
~ ability, tdt because the fites
No. IN : tnoney.mAking grove
lack tie versatility 20 got
~ it Tidy are sbsorbents that
bp tls xliie blood Of commerce.
koy have Only ono idea --0ne md
oscloa -aud that il : lust for
~ And this money must Be-
Sithout Tho risk q ( dollar.
Iking that uecess'tates tho in.
ijg ~ mohey Is tabooSd. Thcy
l1Ge nothldks help nothing, arc
hene6t 70 socIetys but sit
watching opportunities Of
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10
CLUB RATES.

We will club the National Economist.
the New Farmer add the REPORTER
one year, for $2.t0.
Economist and REPORTER, $1.70.
New Farmer and REPORTER, S1.70
The National Economist published At
Washington D. c., is the national
organ Of tie Alliance, and the New
Farmer. published at Winona, Miss j,
Is the State organ Of the Alliance.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10

god of their children, and the three
fold god OF their grandchildren.
Permit 8 to possess these in abund-
ance, and OF all thy varied excel
lence is our constant and nbver-end-
ing prayer. r.-Ex.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10

If an offer to bet were not con.
sidered always as q FOOLS argument
a lawyer, instead of arguing case
would go into court and offer to bet
the judge on the chances of tho jury
finding verdict in bis favor.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10
FOR SUPERINTENDENT.
NJ are authorized to announce
w Il. BISHOP

g 8 candidate for County Sqperlnteii-
\ <eat Of Educatibn ct the Noveni Der
1lsction.
We ~ authorized to announce r. T.
q Garmack q Z candidate for County
Iaperintendcn Of Education at the en-
6nlng election.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10
THE IUKA REPORTER.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BIZ
Z. !. CHAMBERS. Editor and Prop't
OHcs over J. N. D. Miller's Store.
Ents1ed Is Second Glass matter at the
luka Post ONCE, May l1th, 1858.

Money dus on legal and all other ad-
vertisements after they appear in hrst is
sus Of the paper. On all legal advertise
hents where proof is required, the money
hust he paid when proof Is delivered.
Death and Marriage notices of not
more than ten lines, published free of
tharte. Obituaries and tributes Of res
rect charged for At regular advertising
Rates.
All communications intended to sub
serve private ends, OF interests Of cor
perAtions. societies or individuals must
Sc paid for, ~
ieThs new postal. law makes 1t lar
esny T. take paper and refuse to pay
ter It.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10

The signal service, or something
else, has got the weather down fine.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10
ron THELEGIsLArURE.

RO2 TIE ELEGISLATURE.
We Sts authorized 70 announce .. Laslie
Reavers % candidate for the Legislature.
W. are authorized to announce A. T.
Serugxs ~ . can.,idsto for the Legislature.
fut3sct to the action Of the Democratic
party;
We are authorized to announce T. B.
Lindsey Is candidate for the Legisla-
ture. Subject to the action Of the DEM
bcyatic party.
FOR TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce J.. C.
larris - candidate for County Treasurer.
We are authorized 10 announce Capt w.
u. n. Ehack6iford As I candidate for Coun-
q 1rexkuror At Novemoer election.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10
PREMIUMS FOR ALL
READl READl! READtll

The most unprecedented prcmiiilN
offer ever made BY any paper ii
North Mississippi. Sewing Msrhyne&
almost given away to, subscr,bef6 III
the REPORTER. Pricos cuIt lrs
than halt. Improved New Family
SIngcr.'
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-31

0deaia: "You come, me show ysu." 6Ae
feasows; Chinamaa, still, danG1inG hasA-
chopper, and stepping cat-hke, makes =
winding urse among the out huildinA He
stops ut . small tool house near theorchard,
and fattens himself against the wall, ono
eye peering around the corner. He beckonA
to Odelia: Ssh! NO make him noise" #.
Odelia plants herself at the wall, and
thruSts her head out above the ChinAmAa'a,
IN the name Of St Patrick"
Object ofexclamation-two figures siae1y,
side on NARROW box under N applo-eEeo, q
dog stretched across the two laps.
Odelia, after . long study Of the scene
TITS the live man and not his ghost. Every
thing made up, and no ivoroe, After al she's
beea saying. And me wearing my soul
away three months in this pagan land, ten
miles from confession. The saints above
ant tell what . woman will do when she's
got . ~husbandr'
Hi Chang, reprovingly-"No make him
fuss, spoil evlything. Velly pletty lady!
Ny boss heap sabe. Me sabe, too. Me work
hard, get money, 60 back China, catch him
wifee, heap fat, littee foot. Tlee bundled
dollar wifee! You likee catch him husban'l
Ne flaid take bigmoney-msy be 50 tee t'ou-
observation-disclosures Illustrated News
paper.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-31

There il NO clover seed in I'd
world 50 good Us that raised on . sandy
SOIL" afirms . Wisconsin farmer.
The great question for farmers 70
solve il. how to reduce the cost Of
farm products and increase the Weld
Ono warm day does not make tho
proper season for planting any moro
than n swallow makes q summer.
Tho habitat sheep Is responsible
for the antipathy which 50 large . pro-
portion Of American people have for
mutton. StOckman.
in New South Wales farmers ara
allowed to shoot stray dogs on their
premises without posting any notice to-
that effect A similar Law in this.
country would have . wholesome eff
feet.
Iron and steel are Fast taking tho
place OF wood in construction Of farm
implements that a few years ago were
made Of wood only; and all the time
they are being improved and mada
better.
Corn may do we'll on billy land
Though the crop must be uneven). but
nearly always the land will lose heavily
by the denuding action of rain-ofteni
so heavily as to make grass or small
grain a more profitable crop.
-Over-feeding is the common bano
Of the pig. according to the American
Agriculturist which advises . pint Of
milk and two ounces of boiled cOrnmeal
mixed as a daily ration for the first
week, and q gradual increase may DO
made. substituting raw cornmeal.
Every farmer should have plenty
of grapes. Wherever there is a side
Of q building or fence to which a vine
can be trained. plant a vine. Dwellers
in towns and villages, who can find
room for the roots of . vine, should
plant one; a place to train the vine can
easily be found. Newly planted vines
should bear but one shoot; rub out ALI
others. As DOE as bearing vines show
clusters of buds. pinch of the end Of
the shoot at tho second or third leaf
beyond the uppermost cluster.
"A correspondent Of the Massa-
chusetts Ploughman says: Il once saw
q row of currant bushes some ten rods
long. where one-half the row was COM
bare Of leaves. while the other
half was in full foliage. Where the
leaves the ground was s0wed with
coal ashes and there were no worms on
the bushes. Where there were no
ashes there were no leaves on the
bushes. The use of ashes is a cheap
way to ecu a crop of currants."