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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
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EdSor Sitter: Suppose Vermont
farmers raise more grain for stock
and buy less from the West.
Suppose they buy less high priced
fertilizers, not knowing whether they
are worth dollar a ton or if it meets
the wants of their land, anyway.
Suppose they give up the idea of
not ''affording" to grow this or that ;
but instead, raise everything and
grow anything adapted to their soil
and necessary for their use.
Suppose they are willing to rough
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
Editor LivingstOn's Story.

BENNINGTON, Vt, Jan. l9th.-Editor
Livingston having perfected the necessary
legal arrang, ments, the Reformer resum-
ed publication on Saturday. In addition
to an editorial statement of the situation,
Mr.. Livingston, over his own signature.
makes an extended statement, intended
to show that because he dared to expose
the iniquous workings of prohibition to
show up the corruption practised under
it, he was arrested and treated like COM
uon criminal, an attempt being made to
prevent his getting bail and his Legitimate
business being being unwarrantabIy and
needlessly interrupted and embarrassed,
while almost all available legal aid was
retained in advance by his 'persecutors"
with the object Of preventing his having
proper legal assistance and advice, and
every possible delay was reported to be-
fore he was permitted to free his prop
erty from attachment.
The above is substantially his statement
o1 MS case; anu he sums up as IOiloWs'
If the methods used against me are law
full, then no newspaper, no business man,
is safe under the law of the state. No
business enterprise is secure from seizure
and nominal cunfiScalion. Ordinarily
men are tried and convicted before they
are hung. In this Instance it would ap-
pear that a man can be hung first and
tried afterward. In this disreputable at
tempt to crush me, to ruin my business,
N contiscate my property, to annlhilate
public newspaper and abrogate the free
dom of the press, appeal for justice to
the free and independent people of the
county and the public press of the state
and country"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
SYRUP Or FIGS,

Produced from the laxative and nutri-
tious Juice of California figs, com
bined with the medicinal virtues of
plants known to be most beneficial to
the human system, acts gently, on the
kidneys, liver aud bowels, effectuallv
cleansing the system, dispelling colds
and headaches, and curing habitual
constipation.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
The Secretary Of War Downs the Ash.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l7th.-Last week
Secretars Proctor wrote to Maj. Raymond,
District Commissioner, requesting that
the tree in front of his house. l1Ul Mas
sachusetts avenue, be removed. The
tree was removed on Tuesday last. On
Thursday Mrs. Grafton, the owner Of the
prope ty, with her attorney, called on
Mai. Raymond and asked that the tree be
restored. The major, however, refused,
stating that it was out of his power.
Mrs. Grafton criticized the secretary quite
severely. The tree was an ash, and a
very pretty one. 1t is stated that the
secretary requested the removal of the
tree because it interfered with his recep-
tion awning, which was then in course of
construction. Its understood that legal
proceedings are contemplated.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

Word comes up from Brattleboro
that Farmer Hooker Commonly call
ed :" Poo Bah y is about to open an
agricultural kindergarten to teach
the grisly old farmers of Windham
county the a b of farming. "Our
Levi" will assist as matron and wet
nurse. Farmers must come dressed
in clean pinafores, and believe all
that's told them. Special instruc-
tions will be given in truth telling and
caucus packing-both Farmer Hooker
and Nurse Fuller being experts there
in. This being purely benevolent
institution, no pay will be required,
except Votes. The diet will be pure
tatfy, and will be ladled out freely at
all hours of the day and night. No
+" drugs" on the premises. Come
one, come all
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
$l.5O,

Secures the SITTER and the Manches-
ter, n. II. Mirror and Farmer.
To accommodate our many Demo
cratic friends we give them the best
rates we could secure upon two of
their leading papers: The >rFrER
and New York World for Sl.oU.
The SITTER and Boston Globe for
Sl.70.
S240 cents secures the SITTER and
either that superb magazine, the Cos
mopolilan, or that fuely illustrated
young peoples magazine, Wide
Awake.
$l.15 pays for the SITTER and
Troy Weekly Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

1t is said that the finest collection
of maps in the world was recently
destroyed by the fire in the King of
Belgium's Palace. 1t may be gratify-
ing to know that Commissioner Val
entine's map of the abandoned farms
in Vermont was not in the collection.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

Prohibition friend sends us the fol-
lowing:
Prohibition does not prevent in Barre
the seventh commandment does not
prevent in Arlington-quinine pills do not
prevent in Chicago-give us high license
and strong police, and States Attorney
vigilance, and,
We'll stand-stand the storm
1t won't be very long,
And well anchor bye and bye"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
For 1859.

For only $l.45 you can have, by
sending the money TO this office, the
SITTER and either the Boston Weekly
Journal, Boston Advertiser, New
York Mail and Express, New York
Tribune or New York Press for one
year
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
Telephone dispatch next week.

We commend to our readers the
letter signed "West River" to be
found in these columns. "West
River" is an old soldier and knows
what he is talking about and how to
talk it, too.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
BIRTHS.

In South Londonderry, Jan. 23d, son
to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hall.
In Manchester. Jan. 10Th, son to Mr..
and Mrs VIM. H. Hills.
In Weston, Jan. 17th, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Wilder.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

An old subscriber, In sending US his
renewal, asks if Col. Hooker is en-
gagged in the drug trade. 1t is strange
that some people can never get any
thing through their wool. Col.
Hooker doesn't keep drug store.
lie is farmer, horse breeder, sheep
raiser and market gardener. In the
latter branch he excels in cabbaees.
The Colonel is very active and STIR
ring, and so gets time, occasionally,
to shingle bridge. Next
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

Bad boy (getting in body blow
There, take that Good boy (fold-
ing his arm with sanity expires
sion): No, Tommy, | will not hit
you back because promised mother
that | would never strike a playmate,
but (kicking him the stomach) how
do you like thats
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

In giving the organization or the
Green Mountain Telegraph Company
last week, the name af A. G. Gibson
of Londonderry, auditor, was unin-
tentionally left out.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
-THE-
n 1LONDONDERRYslsSIFTER. !
HENRY M. SHANKs, PUBLISHER.

Terms, $l.OO a Year, Strictly in
advance Persons outside of Windham
County who receive the paper in single
wrappers must send 10 cents in addition
to pay for wrapping and postage.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

II ne laSJ LONDONDERRY S1FTER contain
ed mean fling at the Manchester Drum
Corps. 1t will do no harm here where
the members of the corps are well known,
but would give the impression to stlan-
gers that they are low lived. drunken
galoots which is as far from the truth as
any statement could possibly be-"
The above clipped from the Man
chester Journal of last week is the
worst case of "grip" or some other
bad disorder that has come to the no.
lice of the SITTER, and is absolutely
false, both in letter and spirit. Neith-
er has the "last' nor any other LON
DoNDERRY SITTER contained a word or
intimation against the moral charac-
ter of the Manchester Drum Corps.
To make sure that there was no lurk-
ing insinuation against the drum
corps, in the communication published
in the issue referred to by the Journal,
we made the direct inquiry of our
correspondent. He promptly answer
ed that he had no reference, what
ever, to the moral character of the
drum corps, in fact did not know a
single member of the organization, as
such, but he is thoroughly convinced,
as the following will show, that
brother Simonds
Don't Know His own Children,
Editor Sitter If the Manchester Jour
nal will turn back the file of his papers
about II months and examine what he
then said about the organization of the
Manchester Drum Corps, he will find
perchrd up among the commendable traits
OF its composition, the exact language
which he styles "A mean fling" in the
SIETER. You, Mr.. SITTER, had forty
five subscribers in Manchester January
lst, and, very likely, have fifty today. and
everyone of them will remember what
the Journal said about the composition of
the corps, and now after II months, and
after the corps has established reputa-
tion for skill and correct department, the
language that praised its infancy becomes
mean fling Well, the odds is all the
difference. j
BARNUMYILLE. Jan. l7th 1890
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
DEATHS

In Weston Jan. 18th, Mrs. Eleanor
Sheldon, formerly of Chester, aged SO
years.
In Chester, Jan. 10Th, Mrs. f. A. Shat
tuck, aged 45 years.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

When anything is full how can you
get any more in .
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

Thomas j. Jaquith of London
derry and Emory Wheeler of So.
Wardsboro have just been granted
pensions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

Copies Of his paper can be OBJ
tanned at Carpenters NeDs Rooms IN
BrdtleJOrO.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

as-Eu cred at the Post.office at So. London
derry as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

Mrs. Lucy Wood of Barre celebrated
her l04th birthday on January 10Th.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
Sitter John, Editor.

THURSDAY EVE, JAN. 23, 1890.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
TIE STOCK RANCH.
Live Stool. Notes.


MANY pastures are so run down that
COW ought not to be compelled to run
on them. Turn such pastures over to
sheen. Exchange. That's pretty tough
on sheep. Better turn under" such
pastures and seed anew.
FooD given to young animal is pro-
ductive of greater gain, as growth adds
to the weight and increase of size. The
matured animal does not so readily ap-
propriate the elements of growth, as its
wants are less. The younger an animal
the greater its increase in proportion to
food consumed.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Pittsburgh
StockmGR gives an important remedy
for hog cholera, If he is not mistaken
in the disease. Finding several hogs
dead, and others dying, he administered
kerosene and milk, the result being q
complete recovery of the sick animals,
with no further spread of the disease.
The cures were immediate.
MIXED rations are more economical
than the feeding of fany particular article
of food exclusively, as some food as
sists in the digestion of others. There
are growing rations, which are best for
growing stock, and there are rations
that promote fat more than others. The
stockman should have an object in view,
and feed in manner to obtain it at the
least cost.
MOST every farmer is aware of the
fact that a sheep must be fat to make
the best mutton, but few conceive the
,dea that properly and we'll fed sheep
produces more and better wool than one
poorly fed and cared for. Wool is a
product from feeding, just the same as
fat or flesh, and the flock should be fed
and managed with o view to wool
growth, and that OF fine quality.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
To Burn 5000 Bodies.

Commissioner, Dixey, Of the Bureau Of
City Property, hcs reported to Director
Stokely that the Potter's Field Crema-
tory is "a success, says the Philadelphia
Press, and has recommended that the
contractor be paid fot his work. 1t twill
cost the city 81, 800, and it is expected
that the 5000 bodies which have now
been buried there for five years, win be
dug up and put through this municipal
fiery furnace, probably within, the next
six months.
The city crematory is the ides of Di-
rector Stokely. Potter's Field kad be-
come crowded and further inteAaents
there were impossible. NJ
The plan is to remove all tbs bodies in
Potter's Field which have been inferred
five years. The capacity win be about
90 bodies d day. The idea Of delaying
incineration for FIVE years is SO as to pro-
vide time for identification.
While there are eighteen crematories
in the United States, the only other mu-
nicipality possessing one is New York.
That is at Quarantine, and IS to be used
in burning bodies Of those having died
of infectious diseases, thereby destroying
chances of contagion.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
Some eff Natures Wonders.

The polypus, like the famous hydra,
receives new life from the knife which is
lifted to destroy it.
There are four thousand and forty-one
muscles in caterpillar. IN
Hook discovered fourteen thousand
mirrors in the eyes of a drone.
To effect the respiration of carp,
thirteen thousand three hundred arteries,
vessels, veins, bones, ETC., are neces-
sary.
The body Of every spider contains four
little masses, pierced with q multitude
Of holes Gmperceptible to the naked eye), !,
each hole permitting the passage Of d
single thread; all of the threads,
to the amount of one thousand
to each mass, join together when they
come out, and make the single thread
with which the spider spins its web, SO
that what we call spiders thread con-
sists Of more than four thousand threads.
united. Leuwenhock, By means Of micro
scopes, observed spiders no bigger than
grain Of sand which spun threads 80
fine that it took four thousand Of them
to equal in magnitude a single hair The
fly spider, it is known, lays an egg as
large as itself.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
THE PoULTRY-YARD.
Poultry Notes.

POuaCry NOteS.
If hen will leave her nest when any
one approaches she should not be used
for setting purposes. She will gen.
erally prove an unsteady setter and
breaker of eggs.
A CORRESPONDENT of the MassG-
chusetts Ploug kmaR says that quart Of
vinegar in half pail of water. if thor
oughly sprinkled over the interior of a
hem house. will free it from lice, when
whitewashing and other remedies have
failed.
THE claim that pounded oyster shells
assist in providing lime for egg shells
is not sustained. The hens in lime
stone sections ana along the seashore,
where shells are plentiful, lay eggs with
soft shells as frequently as those else
where. The lime of egg shells is de-
rived from the food.
The experiments of Drs. Koch and
Sutton, according to the Sanitary Era,
prove that tuberculosis has its origin
with fowls, and that the washings from
barnyards carry the germs into adjoin-
ing wells or brooks, thus contaminating
the water used for drinking. The germs
pass into the blood and lodge in the
lungs that are too weak to resist their at
tack.
GET q hogshead and use it for storing
the poultry droppings. By this method
it will be found that several hogsheads
can be saved in short time. The
quantity Of manure made by poultry
cannot be estimated until the expert
ment Of attempting to save it is made,
when those who have not done so before
will be surprised at the large quantity
derived, which will not include that
which is lost on the range.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
A Story of Joseph Jefferson.


Joseph Jefferson relates in the July
Century the following concerning Lon
don experience Of his:
my approaching appearance was the
important dramatic event of my life.
had been five years from america and
was on my way home, and I felt satisfied
that If this new version of rip Van VIM
kle' succeeded in London my way was
quite clear when l returned 10 the United
States.
''On Sunday evening, being alone in
my lodgings, l got out for my own adj
miration my new wig and beard, the
pride of my heart, and which l was to
use in the last act. / could not resist
trying them on for the twentieth time, !
thinks so got in front of the glass and
adjusted them to my perfect satisfaction.
! soon became enthused. and began act
ing and posing in front Of tho mirror.
In about twenty minutes there came q
knock at the door.
who's thereP said /.
It's me, if you please, said the gem
tie but agitated voice of the chamber
maid. May come in2'
Certainly not, replied; for l had
no desire to be seen in my present make
up.
"' Is there anything wrong in the
room, sira said she.
Nothing at all Go away, ] replied.
"sWell, sir, she continued, there's a
policeman at the door, and he says as low
there's crazy old man in, your room, a.
flingin' of his 'arnds about and a-goin' ON
lawful; and there's crowd Of people
across the street a-blocking up the gay.'
II turned towards the window, and to
my horror found that had forgotten to
put down the curtain, and, as it seemed
to me the entire population of London
was taking in my first night. had been
unconsciously acting with the lights full
up, to an astonished audience who had
not paid tor their admission. As tore
off my wig and beard shout went up.
Quickly pulling down the curtain, |
threw myself into chair, overcome with
modification at the occurrence. In afew
minutes the comical side of the picture
presented itself, and must have laughed
for an hour. had been suffering from
an attack Of nervous dyspepsia, conse-
quent upon the excitement Of the. past
week, and / firmly believe that this con-
tinuous fit of laughter cured me.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
A Hero street-sweeper.

There lately died in North Shields, Eng
land, at the age of seventy four years, an
Irishman named Edward jennings, who
was street-sweeper, and entitled to wear
the Victoria Cross. He served his time
as soldier in the East India Company,
and it was for deed of yalor during
the siege of Lucknow that he won the
cross.
Along with six others of his troop, he
had been intrusted to take a dispatch
to certain captain. On the return
journey the party heard the cries Of a
European. While his mates kept watch
Jennings went off to learn what the cries
meant.
After galloping along a narrow street
he found British officer, with his back
to the wall and bayonet in hand, hold
ing at bay crowd of natives armed with
small swords. Jennings cunningly
shouted out in the native tongue: "They
are comingl They are comingr'
Whereupon the assailants fed at once,
six of their number having meanwhile
been cut down by the horseman. Then
Jennings dismounted, examined as best
he could the wounds of the lieutenant,
gave him some drink, put him on his
horse. and succeeded in conveying him
safely to the hospital
For this brilliant action Jennings OBJ
tanned the Victoria Cross.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31


Canning is an improvement upon the
fashioned method Of preserving
pound for pound in sugar. It retains
more of the fresh and natural favor, is
far less trouble to prepare, and more
economical. All fruits may be canned
with or without sugar, as the sugar
takes no part whatever in the preserva-
tion. For favoring ice-creams and
water-i ices it is desirable to can the
fruits without sugar. Choose only per-
fectly sound and fresh fruits. II is
false economy to purchase fruits on the
verge of decay, even at very reduced
rates, as they quickly ferment after cam
ming, and you not only lose fruit, sugar
and labor. but very often the JAMS as
we'll.
All large frnits, after pairing, should
be Immediately thrown into cold water
to prevent discoloration; then boiled in
clear water until tender, then again in
the syrupsa as directed IN the recipes fol-
lowing:
Small fruits retainth shape more
perfectly IL sugared one or two hours
before cooking. A quarter -teaspooniul
OF alum added to each pound OF sugar
hardens the fruit. and giyes It brill
fancy.
\ Large 10 mouthed glass Jars, with pro-
ceiain- lined ot glass tors only. shonid
be used. Thes should be thcrougb,y
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
BRANDING LIVE STOCK.
Methods Prevalent in British Co
lumbia- Quick Action Necessary.

As spring draws near and the light
begins to visit the earth earlier in the
morning than it has during the long,
dreary winter, the riders muster up in
front of camp, and, dividing into two
bands generally three or four in each,
set out to run in the animals that are
henceforth destined to bear on their
bodies the designation that sets them
down as some rancher's private property.
A smart ride of about five miles brings
the horsemen to the band of bullocks OF
horses, as the case may be, and as many
as are wanted are at once headed off to-
ward two thin lines of fencing that
stretch out like pair of arms--radii Of
a circle-having their central point at
the camp, where they meet and form O
square paddock. Into this snare the
animals rush, not perceiving the trap
until they find the rails gradually
narrowing in on them.
As soon as the herd reaches the square,
the slip rails are drawn down, and the
enraged beasts discover too late that they
are caught. For several years they are
left to themselves, for, in their condition
directly after capture, it would be worth
a mans life to venture too close. When
evening draws on, branding iron and
heating utensils are taken to the rails
and prepared for the operation, the iron
being made nearly red hot. Then seizing
hold of the handle, about twelve or fif-
teen feet in length, two men thrust it in
through the rails, and, singing out a
beast, dash it against his side, and hastily
withdraw it again. The animal, frantic
with the temporary pain, throws itself
wildly against the fence, often attempt
ing, in its fury, to jump the ten-foot
rails by which it is surrounded This
latter act very often causes the death Of
some fine horse OF bullock, impaling il
on top of the sharp-pointed posts and
ripping it open terribly.
The manner in which calves and sheer
are branded makes an operation fraughi
with less danger both to man and beast,
but entailing considerably more trouble.
First, the legs have to be tied with rope
-an operation far more difficult than il
looks on paper, and generally requiring
the aid of three able-bodied men tc
bring to successful issue Then the
calf must be firmly held while the brand
ing iron is pressed against ITS side
West Shore.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
Rafting-Pins.

A rafting pin appears to be a very
simple thing and of trifing Importance,
but it is not so inconsequential after all,
when the number used annually is taken
into consideration, and the amount Of
hardwood timber used in their construc-
tion is understood. The Tittabawassee
and other boom companies in Michigan
use millions Of these little and simple
devices, one pin being required to every
log s.tied out" by them; and the firms
producing them use up whole .strain
loads of logs in their manufacture. They
are simply wedge-shaped piece Of wood,
with sufficient Of the centre of the wedge
removed to admit the insertion of asmall
sized piece Of rope, so that when they
are driven into the centre of each log
they cover the rope and hold it firm.
When the logs thus fastened in strings
reach their destination, q slight blow
breaks the pin, loosens the rope and per-
mits tho log to be handled separately. II
will thus be perceived that millions oi
these little devices are made and de-
stroyed annually. II Timberman.