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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
WINTER CARE DE BEES.

There is but little opportunity In win
ter to give bees attention, and the pro-
per time to put them in shape is during
the autumn months. Feeding should all
be done before cold weather sets in, and
they should be settled in their winter
quarters before real winter is at hand.
1t often occurs that winter overtakes us
with colonies that lack food. In such
cases we cannot possibly use syrup for
food, as the winter is too cold for the
bees to seal it over, and unsealed stores
will not serve properly for winter. The
moisture which always arises from the
bees in cold weather enters the msealed
honey and dilutes it, making it very I'M
wholesome. Our only resort, therefore,
for feeding in cold weather is to make
candy and use it. This is a very good
and healthful food if properly made and
administered. II is made from granula-
ted sugar by melting it, adding little
water-no more than will thoroughly
melt the sugar-when it Is boiled a few
minutes and poured out into cakes or
states of three or four pounds each
When cool this becomes very hard, al
most like rock candy. In feeding this it
is placed on frames just over the cluster
of bees where they can have access to it
at all times. When in this position it
receives the heat arising from the bees
and they remain on it all the time. 1t
is so hard that it will last them q long
while. This candy may be given bees at
intervals during winter, and colonies
may be brought through in good shape
that would have otherwise persisted
This, or any other work that is necessary
to do with bees in winter, should be
done on warm days. 1t will not do to
modest them on cold day, but it should
always be done on days when the bees
are flying. american Agricultuist.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
CLEAR THE WAY,
sfsn Of thought, be up and stirring

sfen Of thought, be up and stirring
Night and day,
Sow the seed; withdraw the curtain;
Clear the way;
Men Of action, aid and cheer them
As We may,
There's fount about to stream,
There's a light about to beam
There's warmth about TO glow;
There's flower about to blow;
There's midnight blackness changing
Into gray;
Men of thought and men of action,
Clear the way,
Once the welcome light has broken,
Who shall say,
What the unimagined glories
OF the day;
What the evil that shall perish
IN its ray
Aid the dawning, tongue and pen;
Aid it, hopes of honest men;
Aid it, pen, and aid it, type;
Aid it, for the hour is ripe;
And our earnest must not slacken
Into play
Men of thought and men Of action,
Clear the way.
Charles Mockdy,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
nArIoNs FOR CAVES ~ THE WINTER.

RArIoNs FOR CALVES IN THE WINTER.
For the best growth of calves in the
winter they should be fed and treated as
the cows are. As they are as quarrel
some as other animals, they should he
hed up each in its place, 50 that each can
get It's share of food, An excellent food
Tor calves is made up of cut hay of the
best kind, wetted and mixed with-ior
ten pounds of it-ono pound of corn
meal and three pounds of bran. This is
enough for two calves per day, with as
much good clover hay as will be eaten
,lean. Salt should be added in the same
proportion as for the cows. american
A9rieultwist.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
Pulling.

A friend asks me to multiply SIS by S..
] do so and announce the result as S25.
Now multiply 500 cents, give the answer
in cents, pure and simple, not as frac-
tinonal parts of a dollar. / do so, and
am surprised to see the figures climb up
to $50, 900 cents, which is $500.
As S. and 500 cents are equivalent, the
result is puzzling. 1t cannot be urged
that decimal marks should be used. A
cent, as such, is as distinct a unit as a
dollar. and as the result is to he an.
nounced in cents the decimal cannot be
pleaded in eytenuation of the rather sur.
prising result But there is clearly some
thing wrong. What is it's. Lopis Re
,.,,hIir
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
How to Cure a common Cold.r

1t may not be as widely known as it
deserves to be that twenty grains of sail,
cylic acid, given in liz. ammon. acct.
three or four times a day, will so far con
troll common cold that the aching OF
the brow, eyelids, ETC., will cease in 8
few hours, while the sneezing and run
ming from the nose will also abate, and
will disappear in a few days, and, more
fortunate still, the cold will pass off, and
not finish up, as is customary, with q
British Medical Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
PROVIDE SHELTER FOR STOCK.

Every farmer who keeps stock should
see that they are protected from exposure
at this season. As a rule good stock,
good feed and good care go together, and
wherever you see animals only half fed
and with little or no care, you will see
poor stock. Good shelter lessons from
one-fourth to third the amount of
feed necessary to keep the stock in a
good condition, while better health and
thrift will be maintained, aud the best of
stock will not thrive unless good care is
taken. If stock are well sheltered they
will not only do with less feed, but in the
spring they will come out with another
coat, looking sleek and thrifty; whereas,
the same stock if left during the winter
exposed to the stormy and frigid weather,
would not only require more feed, but
come out in the spring with their hairs all
rough and coarse-thus presenting any
thing but a thriving and paying appear
ance. 1t is a saving of dollars and cents
to provide comfortable shelter for all the
farm stock worth keeping. -New York
Witness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
RATHER POINTED.

Gertrude speaking of Beatrice's fance)
--"What will Jack do now that he has
inherited all this money!"
Beatrice-"Oh, shall just make him
give up all business and-and live like a
gentleman, you know"
Quietly. )-''It will be great change
for him. Pick Ne Up.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
Tho Wild uuck's Flight.

A canvas back duck flies at an habitual
rate of so miles per hour, which is in
creased in emergency to 1870. The NAL
lard has fight of As miles an hour;
the black luck. pin-tail, widgeon and
wood duck cannot do much better. The
blue-wing and green-wing teals eau do
100 miles an hour and take it easy. The
red head can fly all day at 80 miles per
hour. The gadwall can do 30 miles.
The fight OF the wild goose is 100 miles
Der hour.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
Where Macmillan Was shet.

A recent traveller in Mexico says in the
Atlanta Constitution:
81 visited the place of Maximilian's
execution, and stood where he was shot
with two Generals, Mejia and Meramon,
on the 18th of June, 1867 They
wanted Macmillan to kneel and have his
hands tied as robber; but he sud: 4
am 10 robber, am soldier and barred
his breast to receive the fire.
"Meramcn, as they shot, stepped for
ward and received the fire advancing.
Mejia was an Indian General who never
spared life. He stood and received the
bullets like brave man.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS,
am,pr sAucr FOR ROAST TURKEY.

eBLET SAUCE FOR ROAST TURKEY.
Put over the giblets Of the turkey and
the livers of two or three chickens to
boil. Cook them slowly for an hour and
a half; then strain off the liquor and add
it to the gravy in the dripping pan as
soon as the roast turkey is taken up
Mix these gravies well together; add
tablespoonful of -four for thickening, and
cook five or six minutes, stirring all the
time. Let the livers be separated from
the other giblets and minced fine. Put
them in a saucepan, and strain the gravy
over them. Stir it for five minutes longer
after the liver is added.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
AN ExTINGUIsHED LuMINARY.

Raffle-"Ah! there is Miss Coupon,
the heiress. fused to be an old flame of
hers"
Van Riper-"You did, hey face
tiously) you aren't shining around her
very much now"
Rattle (sadly)-"No, her father put
me out. - Time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
ms roREruouenr CANE ArrERwAnp.

Dashley-"I was grossly insulted on
the street car the other day by a big over
grown bully who crowded me-"
Cashley-"Is that so3 Did you resent
the INSULT"
Dashly-"No. took it camly. !
wasn't angry at the time; but got prct-
ty mad about it the next day"
Cashley-"Why?"
Dashley-"Well, I thought of a
splendid repartce that | might have
sprung on him if I'd only thought of it at
the time. When l realized that it was
twenty-four hours too late felt pretty
mad, can tell you, '--Ameriea.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
TOO Much FOR HIM.

"Can't you put poor starving man in
the way Of getting a bite of bread2" in
quired hungry tramp as he presented
himself at the door where lived the hui
morist of the local paper,
"Why certainly, my poor man" said
the kind-hearted wife of the humorist,
"here is cake of yeast that you are well
come to-
"But can't cat yeast, ma'am."
"No; but perhaps you can raise some
bread with it, we do"
And the hungry man lifted his hat and
rotreated in the shadow of a smile that
was sublime. Boston Courier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
LIGHT ON A DEAD SUBJECT,

Johnny-"Pa, this book says that
some of these mummies have been rest
ing in their sepulchres for unknown ages.
Pa, what are unknown agcs?"
Pa-''Ask your mother, OF Aunt Maria,
or one of your sisters; ask any woman. l
can't throw any light on the subject. y
Boston Transcript.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
A HEAVY PRESSURE.

Mrs, A.-"And how did you prevent
the marriage when things had gone so
far2"
Mrs. B. (of Chicago)-'I just set my
foot right down on it,"
Mrs. A-"And that settled it.
Mrs. B.-''Of course. Time
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
rEcrLIARIrIEs an rnE lam

The miserable prisoner was ON trial for
embezzlement. He leaned over to his
lawyer and whispered
GAS the evidence is SO strong. | don't
mind confessing that took two hundred
and fifty dollars of the stolen money"
The lawyer shook his head
"Won't do. You'd get SIX years
''The fact is, pursued the prisoner.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
Gas IN 4 LOOKING GLASS. %

"Do you know" said Algernon, Hyour
face reminds me of mirror, for I car
see nothing in it but the truth"
"Oh," said Gertrude. II thought you
were going to say that when you looked
in my face you expected TO see your
own"
'Eh!" said Algernon, and then great
light came into his eyes, and he cried:
''If you would be my own"
~ will, said Gertie.-Puck.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
AN oBLIeINe BEGGAR.

Lady of the House-''No, make it
principle never to give away money at the
door"
Tramp-"Very well, madam, if you
have any feeling about it, am perfectly
willing you should hand it to me out of
the window. ~ Yale Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
TIE MANURE QUESTION.

"What is to be done with the manure
in the winterln Our practice was to
clean the stables once a day, draw the
manure direct TO the field six days
week, and dump in piles where it re-
manned till spring, when it is spread and
Immediately plowed under. There is
one objection to this. sometimes the land
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
AT THE MASQUERADE.

Quevedo-" How admirable Miss Wal
nut makes up as a man. If one didn't
know her it were impossible to dis
tinguish her SEX"
Curtis There's one thing that I'M
masks her, though"
Quevedo-" What's that?'
Curtis Just watch her trying to find
her pocket; you'll see. "-Philadephia
Inquirer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
FEARFuL nEPRAyITY.

Freak Striking for higher salary
"You pay me only S17 week and
think / ought to have 500"
Manager of Dime Museum-'Y
not such a curiosity as you look and you
know it. Your actual height is only six
feet six inches"
Freak-''But you make me tell every
body I'm eight feet high"
Manager (righteously indignanO-
''You constituencies scoundrel. You
want me to pay you So week for lying,
do you9"-C Chicago Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
THE LANE.

They met adown the green old lane,
As evening stalked with heightened shade
He was sturdy country swain,
And she simple rustic maid,
Sang he; ~ thrust my plowshares deep,
Each day, in yonder fields of corn;
Then, wearied with my labor, sleep
Till cocks crow at the gates of morn"
Sang she; my housewife duties done,
From yon green meadow where they
browse
On clover sweetening in the sun,
Ihomeward drove my gentle cows
Quoth he "And so Eve met thee, lass,
Which haps not oft ON week-a-day;
Sometimes to church see thee pass,
Dressed in thy Sunday ribbons gay.
"such times, sweet maid, I've looked on
thee,
With love, from under eyelids shy,
Half wondering if a thought of me
Stirred in thy breast while passing by.
Fair is my cot by yonder stream;
Complete but for a housewives care;
II not to thee too bold it seem,
Sweet Mary, | would have thee there.
$50 when the morning glories blow,
On Sunday next if thoull agree,
Together let us churchward go,
81 And there, o, let us married be.
Now let me fetch with thee, pray,
from meadows green, thy errant kline;
sometimes the restless creatures stray
Beyond the pastures boundary line"
Quoth she: Thy cot is fair indeed
But sooth, know not what to say;
Come with me where my cattle feed,
And ! will tell thee by the way
Across the meadow lands besprent
With daisies, open-eyed like stars,
They, hand in hand, together went
And let the cattle through the bars.
The cows, they wandered down the lane,
As evening stalked with heightened shade,
While, far behind, the happy swain
Strobe with the blushing rustic maid
Mayhap there will wedding be,
When pious folks at church convene,
The like of which they seldom see
Down in the heart of country green.
One meadow, then, their kline will feed;
And they, content, shall rise each morn;
She, busy one, to sew and knead,
And he To labor i'm the corn
Nm. T. Dumas, in atlanta Constitution
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
HE WAS LEARNING.

Mrs, South Church (of Boston)-"Did
any one call, James"
James "a recent acquisition, but de-
termined to emulate culture)-"Yes,
madam; Mrs. Fairchild and the Misses
Fairchildren. n-M,o York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
ACCOUNTED FOR.

"Why, l thought you were in the
railroad accident?"
81 was"
81 heard the engine ran over you7"
ssIt did. d
"And that the baggage car fell on
you"
Eyes"
swell, you're wonder"
"No; Pm foot ball player. "-Basar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
QUALIFICATIONS OF A STATESMAN.

QuALlrlCATloNs OF a STATESMAN.
Tommy-"Paw, what is the difference
between politician and statesman"
Mr.. Figg-"A heap. While mans
alive and in other peoples way he is a
politician. After he has been dead for
thirty OF forty years he becomes states
man. "-7errc Hamte Express.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
HE COULD PAY HIS OWN BILLS.

Old Blowitin-"So, here you are
again, eha Want me to pay some more
of your bills, ehi"
Young Blowitin-"Not at all, father
Just give me the money-I'll look after
the paying part. "-Burlingtoa Free Pres,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
BEAUTY A DESIRABLE QUALITY.

Wickwire-"By George, that is a
pretty girl over there"
Yabsley-"Yes, she is pretty enough
to be a poctess."
Wickwire-''You don't mean to imply
that pretty woman can write better
poetry than a plain ones''
Yabsley-"No, l suppose not. But she
has much less trouble in getting it ac-
copied. "-1er7e Haute Express
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE,
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

The Tale of a Kiss--He Was Learn
ing-An obiiging Beggar He
Could Pay His Own Bills, Etc.
stole wee kiss
shall meier steal another,
In q transport of bliss
stole wee kiss;
But thepretty young miss
Had pretty big brother,
l stole wee kiss
shall ne'er steal another,
Philadelphia Jester,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
THE FORCE OF HARIT.

Her Matter-of -fact { ...--
daughter, do wish yol FL
to talk without using SO H. go. ....
tories. Everything you sp
companied with 'ohn 'the .n#
goodness or something of
Daughter-"Why, goodness gracious,
pa. How can help ita The idea. We
girls all talk that way. "-htatucky State
Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26
NOW HE'LL BE PUNISHED SURE.

NOW HE LII BE PUNISHED SURE.
Miss Elderly-"Comc here, Freddy,
and give me kiss"
Freddy-''I don't want to-"
Pa-"Freddy, go to Miss Elderly at
once and give her kiss or shall punish
you severely"
Freddy--sIm afraid to. Don't you
remember pa, you told ma yesterday that
Miss Elderly had venomous tongues"-
Teas !SyJtings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26

There is Mission grapevine at Car
psnteria, Cal, which has girth of six
feet at the base, branches out in every
direction for hundred feet, and thir
year produced four tons of fruit.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26

~ took in all about fifty thousand dol.
lars.
SIN that case, own up, You can't get
more than eighteen months, "-SoeieiN.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26

A proud mother in MERGED, Cal, o>ss
four-months- old baby that weighs
twenty six pounds aud has cut four teeth.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26

Statistics show that Ohio has 81 SOC
more boys than girls.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-11-01

THE TIMES representative, Mr.. Geo. NJ.
Dewey, Jr., was on deck and succeeded in
adding some so new subscriptions. This
we are sure was deserved by The TINES
and will have grand effect on the educa-
tional column.
DIR. Crouch, of Shaftsburg, was an inter-
ested listener, and in his own words was
there to represent the "Pacific Slope"
Some of the program was necessarily
omitted, notably Hudson Sheldon's paper
and the question box, on account of lack of
time.
The trains were all late Saturday. but
somehow we did not notice any particular
hard feelings about the matter.
School teachers are intensely human
witness the several concerts" given during
the day, especially the one after supper and
the one at the depot.
Byron was chosen, after considerable dis
cussion, as the place for the next meeting,
and it will be a good one too. Misses
Miner, Lawrie Savage, Fisher, ct al have
pledged their word and isn't that sufficient,
Some of the teachers who should have
been there were not. We are sorry for it
but il was your loss.
lliClpul kollllill Wdo WIFI llS lIt ITSl
time; glad to welcome new workers always.
Shaftsburg, Perry, Morrice, Bancroft,
Durand, Owosso and Laingsburg were all
represented by their principals.
The Shiawassee County association will
be represented at the State Teachers asso-
citation at Lansing in December by five
delegates. We have forgotten whom they
are, but please take our word for it, they
were all right.
The singing of the old melodies in a cho-
rus led by the Morrice high school was a
good idea and proved interesting and sue
cessful. Try it again.
Miss Fuller, of Durand, and Misses Saw
age and Lawrie, of Byron, remained over
Sunday with friends at Morrice.
The educational column" received many
excuses for past neglect and many promises
for the future. We hope the latter will
mature at an early date. Send your items,
news and articles along to w. j. McKone
MOrrice.
Bancroft school has an IS foot flag to fling
to the breeze and teach patriotism. There
is no discount OH Bancroft schools in any
particular.
Principal Keyes, of Vernon, is sick, and
Van Dorm, of Holly, is teaching until Mr..
X. is again able to work. Vernon too, is
patriotic. Flag exercises were to have been
held Tuesday, but were postponed until
later.
E. A. Fox teaches the Union school in
Owosso township, and what's more, can and
will teach good school,.
For the past school year $199 was paid by
the teachers of this county in institute fees.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-11-01
Lairgsburg.


Daniel Wheaton has returned from an all
summers visit to Pennsylvania.
r. Swarthout returned from Seneca Co.,
N. Y, last week. He came from there SO
years ago and this is his first visit back to
his birth place.
DIR. Dowler has sold his house near the
depot and expects soon to move away. We
regret to lose him and his family from the
community.
Mr.. Andrew Rohrabacher has moved into
town from his farm in Victor.
A large amount of winter apples are being
marketed here now. The quality is good.
There is also large amount of live stock
and poultry being shipped just now.
The repairs on the grist mill are nearing
completion and the mill will then be OPP
perated by F. b. Piatt and son.
S. Piatt has moved his family here from
Perry.
The Shiawassee Co. Sunday school asso-
citation will meet here Nov. 11th, 18th and
18th. The people of our village will well
come and entertain all who desire to attend.
A large number of hunters have gone
north on hunting expeditions.
A pleasant event last week was the mar
riage of Miss Hattie Levanway to Mr.. l..
W. Ludlow. Miss Hattie has many warm
friends in Laingsburg who will regret her
leaving us. ZIscA.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-11-01
PAN-AMERlCANS AT ST. LOUIS.
The Visitors 10th to Leave the Fair Buds
at st. Mnry's School

The Visitors 10th to Leave the Fair Buds
at st. Mary's School.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3D. The members of the
Pan-American congress did St Louis pretty
thoroughly yesterday. Immediately after
breakfast an exhibition by tn, fire depart
ment was given in front Of the hotel This
feature of the programme over, carriages
were taken and a drive along the levee and
over the big bridge followed Returning.
the party visited the st. Louis Stamping
company's works, the Dozier- Weyl cracker
factory, the manual training school, the shoe
factory of Hamilton q Brown and ST. Mary's
academy, where the girl pupils gave them a
concert and then an entertainment in calls
themes. The girls were so fascinating to
the visitors that it was hard to get them
away. The fair grounds were next visited
and lunch was partaken of there and the day
closed with visit to the breweries In the
evening dinner and reception was ten
'iered the party at the Marquette club house,
and IL o'clock found the party on their spe-
cial train en route for Kansas City.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-11-01
DISOBEYED THE ORDER.
Collision ON the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railroad.


and st. Paul Railroad.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Oct. 29.-The
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul limited ex-
press, leaving here at 9:57 in the evening,
collided with west-bound freight train five
miles east of this city at 1915 o'clock. The
engines telescoped and the expreus. baggage
and smoker were burned. James Pulen, the
engineer on the passenger, was killed. and
an Italian named Ansol elliott was burned
in the wreck. James Opey, travelling en-
gineer of the Milwaukee road, S. f. Stewart,
express messenger, James Ryan and Gren-
MO Coschgnano were slightly injured.
Had Orders to Stop at Greendale.
The engineer and fireman on the freight
train and the fireman on the passenger
jumped before the trains came together and
escaped with few bruises. The injured
ones are being cared for in the Pullman
sleeper attached to the passenger train. 1t
is said the passenger train had orders to
stop at Greendale but the order was disre-
garded and the collision occurred about
mile beyond that place