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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
WISE WORDS.
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Neglected opportunities never return.
Success never comes without special
invitation.
l. you want to be great don't tell tho
birds about it.
The wisest men have never in any age
been best men.
1t isn't hard to be anything. 1t is the
seeming to be that is hard.
Earthquakes to both men and CONT
nents always come suddenly.
Many people who are ravens at home
pass for doves away from home.
All that "mossbacks" are good for IS
to show that moss can grow on anything.
When man begins to iujure you, be-
gin to be kind to him, and he will have
to quit first.
There are people who feed the same
kind of fire in wearing titles that 9TH
ers do in wearing diamonds.
Don't worry about the opinions OF
other people. Live so that you will al
ways have good opinion of yourself.
One reason why many people always
have such great burdens, is because they
are not standing in the right place to
lift much
If You go through the world with u
long face you will some day find out
that your life has been more Of curse
than blessing.
| You must know where you are sowing
and how you are sowing, if you care
enough about the matter to want to get
your seed back.-Hdiaaapolis (lnd)
RAMS Horn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

TEE Russian Car has forty-four different
kinds of uniform.
WILLIAM WALDORF ASToR, the richest
American, is travelling in Europe as w. II.
Glass.
GENERAL BEN. BUTLER owns the Craig
ranch below Pueblo, Col, consisting OF
00000 acres
JOAQUIN MILLER. the Poet of the Sierras,
it is declared, writes the worst hand In the
United States.
STEPHEN H. TYING, the once popular New
York pastor, is doing life insurance business
in Paris, France.
AncHpEACoN FARRAR, of Westminster.
has accepted the Chapiaincy of the British
House OF Commons.
Dom PEDRO, formerly Emperor of Brazil.
has taken up his residence at versailles, Just
outside Paris, France.
SIMEON 4. BALDWIN, President OF the
American Bar Association, has been profess
sor of constitutional law in ale College since
1872.
Mrs. EMaoNs BLAINE, formerly Miss
Anita Mccormick has property IN her own
ripht and will inherit SIC, 900, 900 from her
mother.
Fx-KIsG MILAN. of Servia, has been of
fered a pension of $50, 900 per annum IL he
will live outside OF that country, but he
wants it made SIS, 600.
Mr.. AND MRS P. T. BARNUM, who have
been spending some time in Denver. Col, ex-
pect soon to visit California and from there
they will go to Japan.
ROSWELL P. FLOWER, of New York city,
boasts that he represents in Congress dis
trict that is richer than any State except
New York and Pennsy lvania.
Mr.. GLADSTONE makes marginal notes on
every book he reads He reads pencil IN
hand, marks as he goes along and makes
sort of index when he is through.
DANIEL SCALES, the colored millionaire
of San Francisco, Cal. is a man OF tine APP
pearance who dresses III tim height OF style.
He is now seventy years cd, but as lively as
n cricket
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
COLD ENTREES.

Cold entrees are very elegant dishes
for breakfasts, dinners and suppers,
writes Mrs. E. r. Parker, in the Courier
journal, and will be found quite con-
venient for such occasions by house.
keepers, as they are not difficult to pre-
pare, aud can usually be made the day
before. Cold meats already on hand,
such as game, fowl, fish, lamb Or veal
may all be utilized in these dishes.
Entree of oweetbreads- Parboil patr
Of 1iAc white sweetbreads, first soaking
them in strong salt and water for half
an hour; press them between two plates
uotil cold, then cut them into small cut
let shapes. Melt some arpic Jelly until
soft (not liquid; dip each outlet in it.;
chop some firm, hard agpic; form a
circle of it in round dish, fill the
centre with chopped celery, arrange the
outlets on this, and pour over mayon-
naise dressing; garnish with fancy col,
ored arpic.
Chaudferid of Chickcn-Boil a fat,
full-grown chicken, cut in pieces, remove
the skin, dip each piece in arplc jelly
dissolved, then in bechsmel sauce; when
quite set, fill dish with chopped arpic,
lay the chicken over, garnish with thin
strips Of picked beets and cucumbers,
fill the centre with thick mayonnaise.
Set on ice.
Outlets Ia Rouse-Take lamb or
-, Nd No
broil until tender, press until cold, then
trim into outlet shape. Make glaze of
soup stock, dip the outlets in until
glazed Slice pint OF stiff arpec jelly,
cut in fancy shapes. Chop the scraps,
lay round dish, and garnish with fancy
cut arpec, pile the centre with thick
mayonnaise.
Chaudferid of Birds Butter dozen
little moulds. Put bird breast down
ward in each, set in pan with a little
water, and put In the oven for twenty
minutes, take out, wipe dry, dip each
bird in chaudferid sauce, and lay on g
dish to cool, when cold lay them in rows
on pile of arpec, garnish with tbs
| Jelly.
Cold Cheese Soufiies -Grate ten ounces
of cheese (Parmesan is best whip half a
pint OF cream and teacup of arpec jelly
to froth: stir in the cheese; season with
salt and CAYENNE with little French
mustard. Fill very small paper cases,
CRATE cheese over the top and set on ice
| until firm.
Iced Souffles-T Take cold game or FISH,
cut in small pieces, put to soak in mayor
naise sauce for half an hour. Melted sauce
with season arpec jelly, whip it until
frothy put layer OF it in the bottom
of a dish, place a layer of the prepared
meat on them, pour more jelly, and
place more meats alternately until the
dish is filled; pour arpec jelly on top;
set on ice for two or three hours. Turn
out on fiat dish, garnish with sliced
! lemon and serve.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
HOW TO USE A HAM.

1t is often matter of importance In q
small family to know how to use ham
to the best advantage, Ii one lives in
city or town, ham can, as rule, be
bought by the slice, although this is an
expensive way in which to buy it. If,
however, one lives in the country, it may
not always be possible to do this. When
the weather is cold the housekeeper can
manage in this way: half the ham can be
used for boiling or frying and the other
half be steamed, Begin to cut the ham
at the large end. First slip sharp knife
between the fat and riud and separate
the rind from the fat about one. third the
length OF the ham. Now turn back the
rind and trim off the brown part OF the
lat. Cut of as many thin slices as YOU
you may require for frying or boiling,
being sure to cut across the bone. If you
have a meat saw, cut through the bone,
as butcher would do. Now draw tho
rind forward and press it down on the
ham, This will protect the exposed sur
face, keeping it clean and moist. Wrap
the ham in thick brown paper and hang
it in cool place. Continue to use it in
this manner until about half of it is con.
sumcd, being sure to keep all the rind
attached 20 the ham.
When ready to steam or boil the ham,
cut off the bare bone, if you have not
done this each time you cut off slices.
Scrape and wash the ham and fasten with
skewers, over the end, the large piece OF
loose rind. Place in deep pan and let
it soak in cold water over night. In the
morning place in the steamer and cook
for FIVE hours. At the end Of this time
take from the steamer and draw off the
rind. Now place in dripping-pan, the
fatty side up, and sprinkle lightly with
cracker crumbs. Bake in moderate oven
for one hour. This dish may be served
hot or cold. Should it be announcement
to use a steamer the ham may be boiled
for four hours and half. In this case
the soaking may be omitted The mea.
should be put in kettle with boiling
water enough to cover it, and during the
four hours and half the water should
only bubble slightly. After this prelimi-
nary cooking, proceed as if the ham
were steamed. After ham has been
cut it is much better il it can be steamed
instead Of boiled, -Huse,oife.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
IT rs A MISTAKE.

To try to save axle grease by letting
the wagon go unoiled.
To save clover by keeping the hogs in
pens.
To save blacksmith bills by letting the
pillow go unsharpened.
To use pillow that compels one to wait
till the land is neither too wet nor too
dry, too hard or too soft, before blowing
in order to save the cost of a frst-class
pillow.
To let the stock eat the pasture too
close to save the labor Of cutting up a
few acres Of corn fodder.
To cut down the milk of the COWS to
save the cost of a ton of bran.
To raise small, cheap horse in order
TO save S. or $40 in stallion fees.
To keep cow that produces only
enough butter to pay for her feed to save
the money that q profitable COW would
cost.
To make ten-cent butter in order to
save the cost of good dairy utensils.
To sell all the hogs because the prices
are low.
To put an iIl-ftting harness on horse
expecting he will do as we'll with it as
with well.ftting one.
To crowd the work horses to their ut
most every day and drive them for pleas
ure Sunday.
To use cheap breeding stock when bet
ter can be had.
To keep au animal of any kind that
costs more than it brings in.
To shrink the milk Of the cows $40 a
month by letting O boy run them from
the pasture in order to save ~ worth OF
hired mans time.
To keep hogs In filthy pens when there
are good pastures at hand where they
will DO better at less expense.
To expect boys to enjoy farm life il
they are made to work every day and all
day without recreation and no means OF
enjoyment in reach Western Plowman.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
WASHING WOODEN nLANKErs.

'N'h'NN NpoLEN niANhLlfs
In washing wooden blankets, to avoid
shrinkage, do not have the different
waters of widely different degrees of
heat, aud do not apply soap directly to
them. The best way is TO dissolve two
tablespoonfuls of borax in hot water, and
add the solution 10 tub half full of
very hot water, Put in the blankets,
and let them remain one hour, stirring
often and rubbing with the hands, but
never on washboard. Squeeze them
ont of this suds, prepare another water of
the same temperature containing but one
tablespoonful of borax and enough line
white soap to make nice suds. I'm.
merse the blankets, aud repeat the same
process of cleaning as the first, After
ward rinse through two clean waters of
the same temperature as the others, aud
dry.-Brookiya Citizen.
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New York's Monkey Population.

Fifteen new monkeys have been re
ceived at the Central Park menagerie
Ten are of the rhesus species, hardy and
lively. Above all they are impudent.
An authority says "For cool impudence
and audacity these monkeys are far ahead
of any other of the monkey family. F"
They are native to Continental India,
where they steal grain in the boldest
manner, enter houses and abstract there
from anything they happen to fancy and
can carry off easily, and even steal hats
of the people as they pass under the
trees. They will amuse the visitors at the
park
Two of the others are Sooty nandabeys
from West Africa. These are blue-back,
with white eyelids, and they look like
half-tint chimney They are
great acrobats. Two bonnet monkeys
from India are among the collection.
They get their name from the bonnet
ike appearance of the hair on top Of
their heads. it is pare 4 exictl in the
middle and gives thc mon&eg u dudish
appearance. One male pig-taie monkey
from India com oletes the list.--Nes T0rb
Ntws.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
Proper Way TO Clean Books.

The proper way to clean books is to
take two of about the same size and
strike their sides smartly together several
times, until all the dust is expelled, and
not apply cloth or duster to the gilt or
leather. Books that are in open cases,
with simple curtain hanging in front
of them, which can be easily pushed back
and forth on rod, retain their freshness
just as well as those which are put in
closed cases. More dust will collect on
books exposed, but it is a dust which
comes off readily.-Nsr Yort Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
WHY BUTTER DOES NOT KEEP.

j. 7. Fowler, Wayne County, N. Y,
desires advice how to prevent butter from
fading and losing its quality, but as we
are not informed how the milk was set,
the cream cared for, how long the cream
remains unchurned, ETC., our answer can
not be very definite.
1t cannot be the feed, as butter color
is used; so the fading must be looked
after elsewhere. II the butter is packed
in small crooks, the glazing of the butter
may have been imperfect and the porous
material of the crock absorbed the finer
oils Of the butter, and color along with
it, and so bleach out a circle of butter
next to the crock. That the butter gets
"salvey" would indicate that the tenn
perature Of the cellar was subjected to
great extremes, hot and cool, alterna-
ting. This would cause chemical change
to go on in the elements not butter, and
the heat would tend to fuse or rather
cause the butter to lose its globular form
or granulation. By some ''chance" the
salt may be charged with too much lime,
and so act upon the butter as to cause il
to lose color.
From the fact that the butter is al
right when made, and becomes unstable
only after being ''made two and three
months, raises the inquiry, why thi,
butter was not sold as fast as made. In
the long run, the butter maker who holdi
butter for two or three months for rise
pays fifty per cent. interest on the ven
ture. The market anu the consumer d.
not want butter that is ''old," or hsl
been held for rise. The butter thai
brings highest price is that freshes
made. The good butter made yesterds
always sells highest and is first inquiries
for. Holding butter only clogs tn
market when it does find its way to tn,
city, and its depressing influence iDjure
all alike from maker to consumer. Tn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
THE pIRPER AND THE SEA,
He held a dipper in his hand,
And brayely did he ply

He held a dinner IN his hand
Ana hravalv d,a ha ,,u
With all the strength at his command,
To dip the ocean dry
sand all the ships that sail, says he.
And go from land to land,
On the dry bottom OF the sea
Shall sink into the sand,
The wavas ara nowa,lass h, ,.s;.,
Throroh ma f,,Ianaa sh.u ~
Tha y,or5s 90 ~, .,.,,,,.,,,..
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

1 raibh AMI tatDEN NOlEs.
Sawdust is an excellent litter for duck
coops.
The income from sheep is always sure,
| at least.
Now is the time to weed your flock, il
you have not done it before.
Overcrowding is fertile cause of the
breeders worst enemy-roup.
Choose, if possible, for poultry ranch
slope to the south or southeast.
There is nothing better for your tur.
keys than curds squeezed dry and crum.
bled.
Unless care is taken, hogs will begin
to fail now, unless extra feed is sup
piled.
Cool, sweet water is one OF the most
Important factors in the health of the
flock.
In managing the teams ii is best not to
use unnecessary words in giving COM
mands.
If you have not feed sufficient to keep
the pigs growing, some of them should
be sold.
Do you believe the health of horse
largely depends upon the cleanliness of
his skin2
A dairy school in every State would
revolutionize the dairy and creamery
business.
Better throw the grain feed among
straw or leaves and make the fowls scratch
for their living.
A small lump of pine tar in the drink
ing water supplied to the fowls will be
found beneficial.
In purchasing horse, always reject
one that is not good walker. 1t is an
important quality.
The failure to make sheep pay can, to
considerable extent, be traced to failure
to give proper care.
Destroy old blackberry and raspberry
canes as fast as they become useless, and
thus destroy insects.
Two full crops--one of weeds and one
of grain or roots-cannot grow on the
same soil at the same time.
Set out groves of sugar maple as wind
breaks. In few years you will have
both windbreak and sugar eSchard.
This is the month you will have to de-
termine what birds you will exhibit at
the coming shows. Make your entries
on time.
In many cases it will pay to purchase
and feed bran, shipstuff and oil meal to
the growing pigs. 1t will be better aud
! cheaper than corn.
Sugar beets are counted worth ten dol
| lars per ton for feeding, and they are as
easily grown as corn or potatoes. They
will keep as well as mangolds.
Blemishes, as well as dis eases, are
often transmitted to offspring, and for
this reason it is very important to have
the sire, at least, as perfect as possible.
In these days the fascination of
'pure bred" is not strong enough to
loosen the purse strings of business
man unless you show that great profit
may be had.
Raising plug horses for market rarely
pays. They cost as much to raise as the
better class and sell for much less. Re-
member this this fall when engaging a
horse for service.
1t is when prices are low and the
margin of profits is small, Mat it is i'm
portant to keep close account with each
class of stock in order to determine
which is the most profitable.
The idea of diluting milk, set for
cream, with fifty to sixty per cent. of
water is fast gaining Roadway in the
practice of go ahead dairymen. Try it
and see how it works in your case.
When your heifers come in, weigh and
test their milk for a whole year, SO that
you can tell without any guess work
which produce the most, and when you
have any to sell, always let tho poorest
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
wonN.ouT APPLE TREES.

An orchard needs manuring as well rs
a corndeld, and the cause of the failure
OF the fruit is no doubt tn,
poverty of the soil. Small, gnarly fruit
indicates starvation of the trees, The
trees should be we'll pruned as soon rs
convenient and few loads of manure
spread over the orchard. 1t would bt
useful to pillow the manure in and in the
spring sow clover, which may be turned
under with dressing of lime next fall,
-New York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06

usmA ront in tne olu mesung mouse az SOM
erville and assumed VOWS on my behalf, j
must tsll you now OF another mode OF hap
tism observed In the river Jordan on that
afternoon in last December, the particulars
OF which now for the first time relate,
IL was a scene Of unimaginable solemnity.
A comrade In our Holy Land journey rode
up by my side that day aud told me that n
young man who is now studying for the
Gospel ministry would like TO be baptized by
me in the river Jordan. got all the facts
Icould concerning his earnestness and faith,
and through personal examination made my
self confident no was a worthy candidate.
There were among our Arab attendants two
robes not unlike those used for American
baptistries, and these were obtained. AS
We We're TO have a large group of different
nationalities present l dictated to my
daughter few verses and had copies
enough made to allow all 10 sing,
Our dragoman had man familiar with
the river wade through and across TO show
the depth and the swiftness OF the
stream and the most appropriate place for
the ceremony. Then read from the Bible
the accounts of baptisms in that sacred
stream, and implorei the presence of the
Christ OF whose head the dove descended
at the Jordan. Then as the candidate and
myself stepped into the waters the people
pm the banks sang in full and resounding
voice;
On Jordons stormy banks stand
And cast wishful eye
To Canaans fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
Oh, the transporting, rapturous scene
Tnat rises to my slight;
Sweet fields arrayed In living green
And rivers Of delight.
By this time we had reached the middle OF
Che river. As the candidate sank under the
foods and rose again under baptism in the
name OF the Father, aud the Son, and the
Holy Ghost, there rushed through our souls
tide of holy emotion such as we shall not
probably feel again until we step into the
Jordan that divides earth from heaven. win
those waters be deep, Will those tides be
strongs No matter if Jesus steps in with us.
Friends on this shore to help us off. Friends
on the other shore to see us land. See! They
are coming down the hills on the other side to
greet us. How well we know their stepi
How easily we distinguish their voices From
bank to bank we hail them with tears and
they hail us with palm branches. They say
to us, us that you, fatherY' rs that you
mother9' and we answer by asking, SIS that
you, my darlingp How near they seem, and
bow narrow the stream that divides usl
Could we but staad where Moses stood
Aud view the landscape DER.
Not Jordan's stream nor Deaths cold food
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06

Mrs. Humphrey Ward has sent 500
as prize gift to the Association for the
Education OF Women in Oxford, Eng
land. The prize is intended to promote
independent research, and competitors are
advised to select town to the records Of
which thew have convenient access
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06

Cherrapoonji, India, has the well-dc>
served reputation OF being the wettest
place in the world. Last year the aggre-
gate rainfall there vas 450 inches, and
it was comparatively dry season. In
wet ones it averages between 500 and
600 inches. In one day thirty-seven
inches fell.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06

Nea towns are spripging UP iu Mary
laud a,1 growing liSc joaals gourd.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06

Could we but staad where Moses stood
Aud view The landscape DER. =.
No, Jordan's stream nor Deaths cold food
Gould fright u, from the Ahore.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-06

and cried, Alas! IL was BORROWED, anu
the prophet threw stick into the river, ana
in defiance OF the law of gravitatlon the IRON
axe head came to the surface and hoated
like a cork upon the water, and kept hoat-
ing until the young man caught 1t. A mir
acle performed to give one an opportunity
to return that which was borrowed, ana
rebuke in all ages for those who borrow ana
never return, their bad habit III this respece
so established that it would be a miracle II
thev did return it, Yea, from the bank OF
this river Elijah took a team of fire, showing
that the most raging element is servant OF the
good, and that there is no need that child
of God fear anything, for il the most de-
structive of all elements was that day fash
toned into vehicle for a departing saint,
nothing can ever hurt you who love and trust
the Lord.
1 am so glad that that chariot of Elijah
was not made out of wood or crystal or any,
thing ordinarily pleasant, but out of fire. and
vet he went no without having 50 muca as
to fan himself When stepping from amid
the foliage of these oleanders and tamarlsss
ON the banks of the Jordan, he put his foot
on the red step of the red equlpage, and TOOK
the red reins of vapor III his bands, ana
spurred the gallopiug steeds toward the wide
open gate OF heaven, it was scene forever
memorable. So the hottest Affections OF
your life may roll you heavenward. So the
most burning prosecutions, the most fiery
troubles. may become uplifting. Only be
sure that when YOU plli on the bits of ire
yvu drive up toward God and not down To-
ward the Dead Sea- When Latimer and Rid
ley died at the stake they went up in a
chariot of fire. When my friend P. z. Bliss,
the Gospel singer, was consumed with the
rail train than broke through Ashtabula
bridge and then took flame, / said, Another
Elijah gone up in chariot of fire.
But this river is a river of baptisms.
Christ was here baptized and John baptized
MANY thousands. Whether on these occas
sions the candidate for baptism and the Of
ficar OF religion went into this river, and
then while both were standing the water was
dipped in the haul Of one and sprinkled upon
the forehead of the other, or whether the
entire form of the one baptized disappeared
for a moment beneath the surface of the
food, do not now declare. While l cannot
/ think without deep emotion of the fact that
my parents held me in infancy TO the bap