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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
SWEET PEAS.

n The main point in the culture Of sweet
peas is to cut the flowers every day. II
one bloom is permitted to mature and
form seed the vitality of the plant is ex-
hausted and the blooming is at an end.
This beautiful variety has been much i'm
proved Of late, and number of very
beautiful kinds have been produced by
crossing. The best effect is gained by
planting several varieties, few of each
together in rings, and training them on
strings fastened from pegs in the ground
to central stake, or tho mixed seeds
may be planted. The seeds should be
planted at once, and by continuous cut
ting the bloom will last all through the
season.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
MANuBING ORCHARDS.

The ideas of farmers, says the Guilt
Gator, differ widely as to the proper
treatment of orchards. Occasionally we
hear man say he does not believe in ap-
plying manure to orchards, and some
times he caps his conclusions with that
most inconclusive remark, that he has
tried it, and knows that manure makes
only leaves and wood, not fruit. This
comes from generalizing on'too few facts.
One trial does not prove anything, or at
least it does not establish rule. Young
orchards, and especially of very vigorous
varieties, sometimes run too much to
wood. In such cases manures, especially
those rich in ammonia, increase this
tendency. All the heterogeneous manures
are specifics for leaf growth. That is the
reason why they are so largely used in
gardens. The mineral manures have a
contrary effect. Fruit is the covering of
the seed, and the seeds Of apple, pear
and other fruit trees require potash and
phosphate for their perfection. When
the tree gets to bearing, it is safe to pre-
sumo that it needs additional supplies of
these minerals. If no other mineral can
be had, apply salt to fruit trees in moderate
auantitien. Salt is solvent, and helps to
make other mineral plant food avail
able. Q'ai
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
TIE Farm AND GARDEN,


II calf is at all dainty about its food,
do not keep it for COW. No pedigree
can offset the disadvantage Of poor
appetite and poorer digestion, Giving
the calf as great variety Of food as
possible is the best plan VIC know of to
make IT hearty eater. The greater the
variety, the more food can be eaten and
this if continued means increased digestive
powers on which in any animal, man not
excepted, future usefulness must depend.
- Cultipdtor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
TIE COMMON CHORD.


The Rappahannock's stately tide, aglow with
sunset light
Came sweeping down between the hills that
hemmed its gathering might
From one side rose the Stafford slopes, and
ON the other shore
The Spottsylyania meadows lay, with oak
groves scattered DER
flushed We're the sounds of busy day; the
brooding air was hushed,
Save for the rapid-howing stream tina.
chanted as ii rushed,
Der mead and gently slopng hills, ON either
side the stream,
The white tents Of the soldiers caught the
suns departing beam
On Spottsylvenia's slopes the Blue; ON Stat
fords hills the Gray;
Between Them like an unsheathed sword, the
Glittering river lay.
Harl;! Suddenly Union band far down the
stream sends forth
The strains of Hail Columbia," the pecan
OF the North
TIE tents are parted; silent throngs of sol
diers worn and grim,
Stand forth upon the dusky slopes to hear the
martial hymn,
SO clear and quiet was the night that to the
fsrthest bound
OF either camp was borne the swell of sweet,
triumphant sound.
And when the last note died away, from dis
tant post to post
A shout like thunder of the tide, rolled
through the Federal host.
Then straightway from the other shore there
rose an answering strain.
Bonnie Blue Flag" came floating down the
slope and DER the plain
And then the Boys in Gray sent back our
cheer across the tide
A mighty shout then rent the air and echoed
far and wide.
'Star-spangled Banner" we replied; they
answered, Boys in Gray"
While cheer on cheer rolled through the dusk,
and family died away.
Deeply the gloom had gathered round and
all the stars had come,
When the Union band began to play the notes
of "Home, Sweet Homen
Slowly and softly breathed the chords, and
utter silence fell
Over the valley and the hills-on Blue and
Gray as we'll
Now swelling and now sinking low, now
tremulous, now strong,
The leaders cornet played the air of the
beautiful old song;
And, rich and mellow, horn ard bass Joined
in the flowing chords,
So voice-like that they scarcely lacked the
charm of spoken words.
Then what a cheer from both the hosts, with
faces to the starsl
And tears were shed and prayers were said
upon the field of Mars.
The Southern band caught no the strain
and we, who could sing, sang.
Oh, what a glorious hymn of home across
the river rangl
We thought OF loved ores faraway. of scenes
we'd left behind
The low-roofed farmhouse meath the elm
that murmmed in the wind;
The children standing by the gate, the dear
wife at the door;
The dusty sunlight all asant upon the old
barn floor.
Oh! loud and long the cheer we raised, when
silence fell again,
And died away among the hills the dear
familiar strain
Then 10 our cots of straw we stole, and
dreamed the livelong night
Vi far-off hamlets in the hills, peace-w walled
and still, and white.
jones BuckhGna, in Hd,pe,'s Weeklu
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
THE THREE woMEs's pRAYER-MEErrNe.

THE THREE woMENS PRAYER-MEETING
In the town of Woodstock. Conn, in 17S0
there was not Christian church or instit,t-
tio,. The inhabitants numbered about COX,
scattered over farming territory In som,
way, three women found out that they pro
fessed to be Christ ans and members Of the
same church-the Congregational church.
One w man, advanced in years, lived in the
centre of the town, a woman in middle life
lived three miles away, and younger wo-
man lived three miles the other way. They
had moved into the town at different times,
and from different places, but in some way
got acquainted, and each found out that the
others were Christians. The old lady said to
herself:
II have not long to live. Have done my
whole dutys Ny husband and family know
have been faithful, but are there no. others
whom might benefit|
She sent an invitation to the two other
women to visit her, and they met at her
house AMI prayed and talked about matters,
and finally decided to come together the next
Thursday afternoon at o'clock in the school
house and have meeting. The old lady
said to the younger woman:
"You can sing; viii you sing ?"
81 will, she replied.
She said to the middle-aged woman:
"You can read; will you read two or
three chapters from the Bible ?"
81 will. was the reply.
Then said the old lady, 81 will pray"
So on Thursday afternoon they came to-
gether. One came three miles from the east
another came three miles from the west
and the younger lady sang, and the middle
aged lady read the Bible, and the old lady
prayed.
A woodman, going by on load of wood,
and seeing the door open, thought he would
close it. He went to the door and heard the
old Lady praying. 1t was a new evelation
to him. He listened till she said Amen"
and then heard her ask the others:
"Shall we come again?"
YES they answered, '1et us come next
Thursday at o'clC OK"
The woodman mounted his load and told
everybody hemet The next Thursday when
the three women got thee they found the
house full. There were three chairs provided
for them. They went in, and the young
woman said:
81 am too diffident to sing before all these
peope' .. , -, a., ,.,r
II cannot read before all these people,
said the 9th. r woman.
"You must read" said the old lady.
SO the singer sang, and tho reader read,
and the cd lady praye |, aud before she had
got half q rough her prayer there was 500
bling all over the hcuse. In few days they
sent for a minister from the next town to
lab in the fields that were white and reldy
ior the harvest Today there stands where
the scaoolhouse d a little white chur h.
have preached in it. 1t is tie result of the
faithful efforts Of those three women.-Dr.
L. B Bates.
Never Intentionally wound the feelings Of
a human being
Never talk or laugh aloud in public places
ka All oof
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
STRINGY MILK,

The cause of stringy milk. says the
New York Times, is probably due to an
inflamed condition of the udder, and an
abnormal action of the milk glands hy
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09

which fibrin Is separated from the tissue
and mixed with the milk. Sometimes II
Ia due to an abscess in the udder from
which pus Is discharged mixed with
fibrous tissue. The remedy ia to give the
COW pound of epson salts, to stop feed
ing meal; il cotton seed meal has been
fed that may be the cause of the trouble,
and its use should be suspended, Give
the cow bran mashes, and sonent the
udder with hot water, rubbing and knead-
ing it gently with the hands, and after
wiping II dry apply camphorated soap
liniment, Iodine in any form should not
be used, and although II is often recon-
mended its use is injurious and is to be
avoided. When cows that are milking
arc fed rich food liberally, caution should
be exercised not to overfeed them with
grain food, and especially cotton seed
meal. Some cows cannot take more than
two pounds day of this extremely rich
food without injury. e stl =
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
SUPERIOR VALUE OF YOUNG PLANTS.

SUPERIOR VALUE OF YOUNG PLANTS.
Why, asks Josiah Hooker in the New
York Tribune, divide old bearing bushes
of currants, gooseberries, Towering
shrubs, etc., to increase ones stock of
plantsa This is necessary in the case of
species difficult of propagation, but for
the great majority of shrubs simple
hardwood cutting will emit roots readily
in spring. These rooted cuttings, if
properly transplanted, rarely receive any
setback, but continue growing vigorously
from the start, and quickly arrive at the
Towering and fruiting age. On the other
hand, old, matured plants, probably
stuuted in growth, If taken up and di-
vided still retain large portion of hard,
old wood and tough, useless roots. Pruue
these as we may, the plants will require
a long time to recover from this treat
ment, and frequently never form attrac-
tive plants. Another point too often
overlooked is that young, vigorous shoots,
and, consequently, large, healthy foliage,
are absolutely necessary for the formation
of perfect flowers and fruit, and, as rule,
only with young plants can best results be
always obtained.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09

Enormous frauds against the Cuban
Government are discovered in the ship
ment of cigars at the Havana Custom
House. ---as--@- ------
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
TRUE TO GOD.

Never lower you principles to the worlds
standard. Never let sin, however popular 1t
may be, have any sanction or countenance
from you, even by smile. The manly con-
feesion of Christ when His cause is unpopu-
lar, is made by Himself the condition Of His
confessing us before men. II people find out
that we are earnestly religious, as they soon
will II the light is shining, let us make them
heartily welcome to the intelligence. And
then again, in order that the lights may
shine without obstruction, we must be SIM
pie, and study simplicity. This is by no
means SO easy as it at first sight appears; for
age all society is overlaid with numer-
Gus affectations. Detest affectation as the
contrary of truth, and as hypocrisy on a
small scale, and allow yourselves to be seen
freely by those around you in trua colors
There is an affectation of Indifference to all
things, and lack Ct sensibility which is be-
coming very prevalent in tn age, which is
the sworn foe to sim Jlicity of character. The
persons who labor under this moral disorder
pretend to have lost their freshness of inter-
est in everything; for them, as they would
have it believed, there is no sur
prise and no enthusiasm. As Chris
tians, we must eschew untruth in every
form; we must labor to seem just what we
are, neither better nor worse To be true to
God and to the thought of is presence all
day long and to let self occupy as little as
possible of our thoughts; to care much for
His approved and comparatively little for the
impression we are making upon others; to
feed the inward light with oil, and then
fr ely to let it shine-this is the great secret
of edification. May He indoctrinate us into
it, and di> pose and enable us to illustrate it
in our practice.-Dr Gouib,rn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09

THE NoBLEMANS GREATEST COMPLIMENT.
One wet, foggy, muddy day little girl
was standing on one side of street in Lon
don waiting for an opportunity cross over
Those who have seen London streets on such
a day, with their wet and mud, and have
watched the rush of cabs, hansoms oruni-
buses, and carriages, will not wonder that a
little girl should be afraid to try to make
her way through such Babel as that. So
she walked up and down, and looked into thu
faces of those who passed by. Some looked
careless, some harsh, some werein haste; and
she did not find the one she sought until at
length an aged man, rather tall and spare
and Of grave yet kindly aspect, came walk
ing down the street. Looking in his face,
she seemed to see in him the one for whom
she had been waiting, and she went up to him
and whispered timidly:
please, sir, will you help me Overt"
The old IN saw the little girl safely
across toe tr IT; and when he afterward
told the stoi =, he sid: THAT little girls
trust is the greatest compliment l ever had
in my life
That man was Lord Shaftesbury. He re-
ceived honors at the hands of a mighty ma
tion: he was complimented with the freedom
Of the greatest city on the globe; he received
the honors conferred by royalty; but the
greatest compliment he ever had in his life
was when that little unknown girl singled
him out of the jostling or wd of London
street, and dared to trust him, stranger
though he was, to protect and assist her.
Men carry something of their character
written in their fac S. Day by day the acts
of life chisel their impress on the human
counte ance; and the record there kept re-
veals the character of the man, and the his
tory of his life and deeds II worldliness, and
selfshness, and sin, are written there, t,e
keen eyes of childhood will not fail to find
the rec lrd; while if there beams in that
countenance the grace and peace of Christ.
and the gentleness and kindness of the Lord,
even the children will be attracted by such
face.--The Christian.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09

Never Intentionally wound the feelings of
a human being.
Never talk or laugh aloud in public places
- upon the street. o.,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09


every rock around that tomb and carried it
away and not been besweated. He sat upon
it. think, to show you and to show me that
we may make every earthly obstacle throne
of triumph. The young men who get their
education easy seldom amount to much.
Those who had to struggle for it come
out atop. There is no end of the story
Of studying by pine-knot lights and reading
while the mules Of the towpath were resting
and of going hungry and patched and bare
foot and submitting to all kinds of privation
to get scholastic advantages, But the day of
graduation came and they took the diplo-
mas with hand nervous from night
study and pale from lack OF
food and put their academic degrees
in the pocket Of threadbare coat. Then
starting for another career Of hardship thew
entered o profession or business where they
found plenty of disheartment and no help.
Yet saying: II will succeed; God help me,
for no one else will, {" they went on and up
until the world was compelled to acknowledge
and admire them.
The fact was that the obstacle between
their discouraging start and their complete
success was q rock of fifty tons but by reso-
luton, nerved and muscularized and re-en-
forced by Almighty God, they threw their
arms around the obstacle and with the
strength Of supernatural wrestler rolled
back the stone, and, having become more
than conquerors, they sat upon 1t.
Men and women are good and
great and useful just in proper
ton as they had to overcome obstacles. You
can count upon your fingers of your one hand
all the great singers. great orators. great
poets, great patriots and great Christians
who never had struggle. That angel that
made a throne of the bowlder at Christ's
tomb went back to heaven, and l warrant
that having been born in heaven and
always had an easy time, he now speaks
Of that wrestle with the rock as the most in
teresting chapter in all his angelic lifetime.
o men and women with obstacles in the way,
tell You that those obstacles are only thrones
that you may after while sit on. Is the OBJ
stacie IN your way sickness Conquer it by
accomplishing more for God during. your in
vaiidism than many accomplish who have
never known an ailment. Are you perse-
cutedf By your uprightness and courage
compel the world to acknowledge your moral
heroism. Is it poverty Conquer it by be.
ing happy in the companionsbip OF the Lord
and Master, who In AL His Life owned but
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09

war and death have been stacking their
harvests for nearly six thousand years.
where are those VINO saw the fugrim
Fathers embark, or the Declaration of
the lightning, or Warren Hastings tried, or
Queen Elizabeth in her triumphal march to
Kenilworth, or William, Prince of Orange,
land, or Gustavus Adolphus crowned, or Je-
rome Of Prague, burned at the stake or
Tamerland found his empire? Gonel Gonel
But the trumpet shall sound. Music to
raise the dead. Oh, how much the world
needs it. You take a torch and will take
torch and we will go through some of the
aisles of the Roman catacombs and see the ex-
pectant epitaphs on the walls and right over
where the departed sleep. You know that
these catacombs are fifty or sixty feet under
ground, and if one loses the guide or his
torch is extinguished, he never finds the way
out. So let us stay close together and with our
torches, as we wander along small part Of
these 900 miles of underground passages, see
the Inscriptions as they were really chiseled
there on both sides the way. On your side you
read by the light of your torch: Here rests
a handmade of God who out of all her riches
now possesses but this one house. Thou wilt
remain in eternal repose of happiness. A. ID.
3S0." On my side I read by the light of the
torch: "Aurelia, our sweetest daugh-
ter; she lived fifteen years and four months
A. D. 325.n On your side you read: Here
hath been laid sweet spirit, guileless, wise
and beautiful. Buried in peace A. d. 3SS."
On my side l read: "You well deserving
one, lie in peace. You will rise. A temper
airy rest is granted you. Plaucus. her hus-
band, made this" On your side you READ:
i'Nicephorus sweet soul, in the place of re-
freshment." On my side read: I'm Christ,
Alexander is not dead, but lives beyond
the stars and his dead body rests in this
tomb" On your side you read; Here. happy,
you find rest bowed down with years"
Irene sleeps in God" ''Valeria sleeps In
peace" "Arethusa sleeps in God" ''Navira
in peace a sweet soul who lived sixteen years
q soul sweet as honey; this epitaph wasmade
by her parents"
But let us come out from these catacombs
and extinguish our torches, for upon all
these longings and expectations of all
nations the morning of resurrection dawns.
The trumpet shall sound And the sooner
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09

fully.
| And Alice looked half timidly from
him to her aunt
"The silverl' gasped the latter, with
a sudden remembrance
''It is safe, also We were in the alley,
on the watch for the rogues, and they
were compelled to drop the silver in or
der to escape"
Miss Maverick rolled her eyes upward
in silent, but fervent, thanksgiving
Then she put her hand to her pocket,
and her expression instantly changed.
No pocket was there, but great hole
where it had been cut clean out-ne
doubt when she was knocked down and
choked.
cit was the fellow they called Martin,
explained the doctor. ''He and his com
panion-the pretended policeman-wer'
the burglars. They both escaped, though
Martin lodged good while before h
would drop the silver which he hat
helped to hide under the sofa. As TO
the contents of the pocket. he got Of
, with that.
Miss Maverick was too thankful at tn
recovery of her precious silver to tax
much to heart the loss of the money AM
| other things.
"Who gave the alarm2n she inquired
, feebly.
al did, Aunty," Alice said, with
8 blush. "The hall door was locked, bu
broke one of the side lights and Gale
for help, and Doctor Darrell, who wa
S Just entering his Office, heard me.
1 1She called him by his name" sal
t Nancy, excitedly, "an' lucky twas b
e herd her, for there wasn't livin' so,
on the street but him and me. An b
a was over like flash; an when she toll
him there were burglars, he run for b
pistils, and sent his boy fyin' for the pc.
lice, and the first thing there was crowd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-24
Opening and Closing of the Mails.

Northern mails close at 7:3O and 1890 a. m.
and d2;45 and go p. m. Open at $50 a. M.
1900 M, and $50 p M
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, close at
10: 80 a; NJ, 4:30 snd 900 p. m. Open at $50
md 11:30 g. III.
Southwestern mails via Charlottesville. Va.
close at $40 and 1925 q. M. and 800 D. m
Open st $50 and 1870 g. m. and 7:3O D. m.
Manassas Division mails close at . 80 D. M.
and 900 p m. Open at 1890 a. m and 7:3O n m.
Alexandria and Roand Hill, Va, mais close at
$50 a. m. and 4:10 p. m. Open at 900 a. m and
300 p. IN.
Closed mails to Falls Church, Vienna. Fairfax
~, Herndon, Leesburg, Purcellyille and Round
5il, Va, close at 4:10 p. M and OPEN at 900 am.
Western mails close at 1870 a. M, 12:45 and
$40 .. III. Open at $50 and 1000 q. M. and
800 p N.
Washington, d. c.. mails close at 7:3O and 1890
:. N. .no 1245, 4:4O and $40 p. M. Open
AZ % I" 1000 a. NJ, 1900 M, and 800 and
g. NJ.
ofico Hours-open at $50 a. m. Close at $50
2. u. Open ut 6:30 p. m. Close at D. m.
sunday Hours-Open at 900 a. m. Close at
':3O q. m.
CARRIERS ScHEDULE.-Collections made on s.
rip routes-6:30 apd 1000 a. "a, 1920
.:uO and 5:45 p m. On Strip route-6:3O and
600 a. N. and 5:45 p. m.
Deliveries made at 800 a. H. 10 m. and 500
,. IN.
aday-Carriers window open at 900 and
ose at $50 a m.