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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03

An almost unprecedent hot wave
prevailed in the West last week.
Many fatal cases of sun stroke and
prostration occurred in Chicago, st.
Louis and other points West and
Southwest.
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Solid chunks of Truth from the Vermont
Press.

The great contest for the nomina
ton for Governor is ended, Carol
S. Page is nominated. The combi
nation against him was powerful
one not only Col. Woodbury. witt
his personal popularity, but the G
A. r., the office holders, and last
but not least, the Central Vt. II. Il,
Co., that gigantic octopus with its
scores of arms reaching out in every
direction over the state, each thioh
with the clinging suckers, fastened
to the different members of the party,
carried its unseenly body to Montpe-
lier, and then drew in every arm load
ed with satellites ready to do its bid
ding, and these were arrayed against
Mr.. Page, but despite all he carried
the day, was triumphantly nominated
and untrammelled, will lead the re-
publican party on to victory this fall.
He is unquestionably a man of the
people, the people nominated him,
and the people will see to it that he is
elected by the usual majority.-St.
Albans Sentry.
The people loudly and earnestly
demanded reform; and when the
friends of Mr.. Page brought him for
ward as a candidate for Governor,
his prudent and successful manage
ment of his own immense business
and the splendid reputation he had
made as Inspector of Finance at
once pointed him out as the man for
the emergency. The hour and the
man had come. But hardly had his
name been presented than the people
saw arrayed against him the Central
Vermont railroad ring which has Tex
cept for occasional mutinies) ruled
this State with an iron hand for
thirty years; the Burlington influence
which seeks to subordinate the whole
State to the interests OF single city
the State House ring; all the ring
lawyers and politicians throughout
the State-and the number who bear
the visible Mark of the Beast is To-
gion and a combination of
persons holding the leadir p
offices. Of course we do nc
to imply for one moment tina
ands of good men did not W
Woodbury. for Governor Or
Woodbury. is not himself
could be desired for Governor; but
chief among Mr.. Pages visible op-
ponents were the members of the
combinations we have named.-St.
Johnsbury Republican.
The victory is a handsome one for
the Hyde Park candidate. HIS can
vass has been a fair, open and clean
one. Maligned by his opponents he
he has met with the shield of truth
every shaft of falsebood. Attacked
on every hand he has re-
fused to retort in kind, but has stood
on the defensive side and relied upon
the live issues which he represented
and the confidence of the people in
his integrity and ability. His reli-
ance has not been misplaced. The
people of Vermont are sometimes
or misled but they are not
slow to recognize merit when they see
it.
Recently the Calendonian summed
up the character of the opposition to
Mr.. Page and asked the question
"Shall the rings or the people win ?"
The question is answered. The peo-
Pile have won and the power of the
rings is broken.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03

The Duke of Westminster each year
takes in about 5000 in sixpences and
shillings, paid by sightseers for admis-
sion to his country seat at Eaton hall
The duke has land rental amounting
to $s75 900 year
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03

Windham county, after having de-
graded the office of lieutenant govern
or below that of a town representa-
tive, had a candidate for the position.
st. Albans Messenger.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03

The Prohibition State Convention
will be held at Burlington next
Thursday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03

scripts when in actual use A sheet Of
this material also makes a smooth, hard
surface for writing upon if your table is
rough, and small piece, card size,
makes a choice paper cutter.-Cor. Au-
| thor and Writer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03

For Iewelry and Silver Ware go
to Chas. A. Trip & Co., Brattle-
boro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03

Copies Of this paper can be OBJ
toined at Carpenters Ne,cs Rooms
IN BrattleborO,
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DEATHS.

In Jamaica June 25, A. NJ. Walker,
aged p.
In East Jamaica. June 80, Mary, wife
If Calvin Kidder, aged 50.
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advance. Persons outside of Windham
County who receive the paper in single
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BIRTHS.

In Weston June 30, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Turner.
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ss-Entered at the Post,otlice at so' London,
as second class matter.
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of Course She Had, And One just The
Size To Fill The Bill.
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Sitter John. Editor.

THURSDAY EVE, JULY 8, 1890.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03

Recently the Calendonian summed
up the character of the opposition to
Mr.. Page and asked the question:
"Shall the rings or the people win ?"
The question is answered. The peo-
Pile have won and the power of the
rings is broken.
, 1890-06-20

Ex-Governor Pollock was the Oldest
ex-governor of the state alike in years
and in service. BE was elected in 1854,
and was succeeded by William F. Packer,
of Lycoming, who died years ago.
Packer and Pollock each served only one
term, and Packer was succeeded by An
drew G.. Curtin in 1861, who served two
terms, and who Is yet living, and now
the Oldest ex-governor in both years and
service. Curtin was succeeded by John
W. Geary In 1857, who served two terms,
and died soon after his retirement.
Geary was succeeded by John f. Hart
ranft, who served two terms, and who
died in 1880. Henry M. Hoyt succeeded
Hartranft in 1879, the first under the pro
vision of the new constitution that made
the term four years, and made the govern.
or ineligible for reelection to immediate
ly succeed himself. Governor Hoyt is still
living. and one of our active members OF
the bar. Governor Pattison succeeded
Hoyt, and is now at the head Of an i'm
portant financial Institution In this city.
The death of Pollock leaves only three
ex-governors Of Pennsylvania among the
living, Messrs. Curtin, Hoyt and Patti.
son. Curtin's election goes back to 1860,
Hoyt's to 1878, and Pattison's to 1885,
Philadelphia Times.
, 1890-06-20

A well known Chicagoan recently
pent a Sunday in the insane asylum
Ut Kankakee. He went there to see
n of the patients, and he took dinner
with him, occupying a seat at one of
the tables set apart for mild cases"
During the progress OF the meal a pa
tent at another table arose, carefully
deposited his napkin at the side OF his
plate, and, walking over to the next
table, caught another patient with q
powerful uppercut under the ear.
''Theref he cried, ''that1l teach you
better than to eat with your knife" In
a moment more the aggressor was
seiIed by alert attendants and hurried
away to his own room. 1t was sx-
planned that this vas his one hallucina-
ton. He became Wild whenever he
saw a man eating with his knife. On
his way back on the train the Chicago
visitor thought what an awful task
this poor fellow would have il he were
allowed TO eat in certain local restau.
rants and hotels, where at least half OF
the guests are known In the
lar as Sword swallowers."-Chicago
Herald
, 1890-06-20

The following mixture has been used
with the greatest possible success for the
cementing Of iron railing tops, iron
gratings to stoves, etc. in fact, with such
effect as to resist the blows of n sledge
hammer. This mixtuee is composed OF
equal parts Of sulphur and white lead.
with about one-sixth proportion of borax,
the three being thoroughly incorporated
together, so as to form one homogeneous
mass. When the application is to be
made of this composition it is wet with
strong sulphuric acid, and a thin layerofit
isplaced between the two pieces of iron,
these being at once pressed together. In
five days it will be perfectly dry, all
traces of the cement having vanished,
and the work having every appearance
of Welding HALLS Journal of Health.
, 1890-06-20

Pocahontas died at Gravesend in
1917. The contemporary account OF
her death, by Capt Samuel Argall,
edited by Capt. John Smith, is as fol.
lows: The treasurer, council and
companie, hauing well furnished Cap
tame Samuel Argall, the Lady Poca-
hontas alias Rebecca, with her hus-
band and others, in the good ship
called the George; it pleased God at
Grauesend to take this young Lady to
his mercie, where shee made not more
sorrow for her unexpected death, than
joy to the beholders to heare and see
her make so religious and cody an
end. Her little childe Thomas Rolfe
therefore was left at Plimoth with Sir
Lewis Stukly, that desired the keeping
of it."-Capt. John Smith, Works.
Arber's English Scholars Library
Once a Week.
, 1890-06-20

At the surgical congress at Berlin Pro-
fessor Gluck, OF Berlin, gave an exhibi.
ton showing q most valuable advance
in surgery-namely, the successful sub.
stitution Of catgut, ivory and bone freed
from chalk for defects in bones, muscles
and nerve shows. The juices of the
body are sucked up in the inserted ma
terial. thereby establishing the junction
of tho separated ends, without any short
ening of the part. He presented the
cases of patients in whom there had
been an insertion of from six to ten cent?.
metres of catgut to supply defects in the
leaders Of the hands, to which complete
mobility had been restored. This case
had previously been impossible. In the
case of another patient Professor Gluck
removed a tumor from the thigh, caus.
ing a considerable defect in the bone.
He inserted ivory, and no shortening en-.
sued. In another case he removed q
large piece Of nerve in the groin and In.
serted catgut, and the functions re-
manned completely satisfactory. These
are considered wonderful achievements.
Pail Mall Gazette.
, 1890-06-20

In the PostofHce Central Savings
bank, In London, it has been found sf-
ter two years experience of electric
lighting that the average amount OF
illness has been diminished by about
two days per year for each person on
the staff. This is equivalent to a gain
to the service of the time OF about eight
clerks in that department alone. TAX
ing the cost at the Overtime" rata
only, this would mean a saving in sal
aries of s64o a year. The cost OF the
installation OF the electric light was
93, 349, and the annual cost of working
f7O0 per annum, say n total annual
cost of FL, oS4. The cost of gas con-
sumed for lighting purposes was R7oO
year, so that on the whole there was
= direct saving of something like s26s
a year to the government, besides the
material advantage Of the better work
OF the staff, resulting from the i'm
proved atmospheric conditions under
which their work is done.-New York
Telegram.
, 1890-06-20

Here is the recipe for a mixture
which it is claimed will remove old
paint from wood: Four pounds Of
Irish moss, three pounds of m~ethylated
spirit and three pounds Of fuller's
earth are mixed with thirty pounds OF
water, the whole boiled, and a solution
of sixteen pounds of caustic soda and
sixteen pounds of caustic potash dis
solved in twenty-eight pounds OF water
added. after which tho product is
stirred until it is cold and has solidihed
to a brownish, gelatinous mass. The
proportions of the ingredients may be
varied. The compound is used by ap-
plying it to the painted surface with a
brush, allowing it to remain thus for
twenty minutes to an hour, and then
washing it off together with the paint
that has been disintegrated by its ac-
uon.--Philadelphia Record.
, 1890-06-20

Tie ease with which foreigners
coming 10 this country mix with our
population and don the Of
the natives in hustling for a livelihood
was forcibly illustrated on the arrival
OF the English steamer Partisan at
Portland. Among the Parisian's pas.
sengers was an Italian scissors grind.
er, who stood rear the gangway with
his machine on his back, and who was
one of the first to set foot on tho
wharf. II he had any FIRST impress.
sions" of America, he did not make mote
of them as did Max O'Rell and other
distinguished foreigners. He had no
baggage to look after, other than his
apparatus for putting an edge IN
things, and being free from care he
wa naturally lightbearted and gay.
BE didn't bother his head about look
ing up a boarding house, but at once
oiled up his machine, placed his tools
in readiness for use, and within thirty
minutes after getting on shore he was
seen going up India street ringing his
bell for business. Welcome, welcome,
blithe grinder, to the ranks of our use
full Standardization journal.
, 1890-06-20

A somnolent cabman was enjoyinga
comfortable nap on his box, in the Rue
de Metz when an enterprising person
came along, cut the reins, Embarrassed
the steed OF the sleeping Jehu, mounted
the animal and tried to gallop it up
the Faubourg Saint Martin. The nag,
however, was almost as sleepy as its
master, and refused to proceed at a
pace fast enough to enable the street
brigand TO get away.
The cabman having been aroused
from his slumbers by a good Samari.
tan who had observed the thief, rubbed
his eyes and Tied to ornament his fea-
lures with a feeble smile, which was
accompanied by a muttered maledio-
ton. At length, deeming energy i'm.
peratively necessary, cabby seized
his whip and proceeded briskly after
the disappearing annexer of nags, who
was ultimately conducted to a police
station, where he treated the sdven.
ture as a pure joke. This species Of
horse play was, however, neither rel.
ished by the victimized cabman nor by
the police, who sent the theft to the
lock up.-London Telegraph.
, 1890-06-20
THE RECORD IN THE BRAIN.


Extraordinary Instances OF Word Blind.
ness and Word Deafness
All persons are consciously and UNI
consciously molding in their brain
cells records in~numerable. Things
that we reck not Of leave their impress
there; stamp comes upon stamp like
the various writings in an old palimp.
sest, in which the lower writings seem
entirely cblitersted until they are re-
vealed by the processes of the anti
quarian. So when the vision Of the
higher centen is sharpest it can SEQ
through the maze, and it may in a
moment decipher the records of a life
time; or when the restraining infu-
ence of the higher centers has been re
moved during delirious unconscious
ness, muttered words, broken SEN
tencs, or clearly spoken periods, and
mayhap even acts, give to bystanders
glimpses of the passing visions.
When we are trying to recollect a
thing, we are simply searching here
and there among the records in the
brain to see II by chance we can find
the leaf that we want to read. What
a index catalogue is to the searchers
in a library, that to the searcher OF
brain records r the laws of associa-
ton; and precisely as a purely alpha
betical or arbitrary catalogue may as
sist the student, 70 may an artificial
system Of mnemonics assist the brain
deliver. The ~separateness OF memory
and consciousness is also illustrated
by some of the extraordinary phsnom
ena which are connected with the Sc
called local memories.
Among the local or isolated mem
cries the most distinct and sharply cut
is the memory for words. The forms
of aphasia known as word blindness
and word deafness are very strange.
The sufferer from word blindness can
write and will understand what is said
&c him; he will talk to you and per.
haps talk you to death; but hand him
a book, a newspaper, or even the let
ter he himself has written. and he can
not read a word.
Thus an active man OF business hav-
ing written a letter, giving directions
for an important matter, attempted to
read il in order TO see if it was correct,
but was astounded to find that he
could not make out a single word; he
had been suddenly stricken with word
blindness. The sounds of the words
and the words themselves had re-
manned to him, but the recollection OF
the written forms of the words was
gone.
In a case Of word deafness the per.
sol can talk and can write, but, al.
though his hearing is perfect, he can
not recognize the spoken words. The
sound of the voice is plain to his sense,
but conveys no thought to him.-Dr.
II. c. Wood in Century.
, 1890-06-20
CRADLE SONG,

They spread their sails and sped away,
Der seas OF dArkling blue;
And brought the best from many IAnda
Ny little one. for you
Soft silks 70 wrap thy dainty limbs;
Sea corala, white and rcd;
Rare perfumes, strings of shining peArA
And down to line thy bed
The s2ilorNE bah has hair OF gold.
That falls In HIksn eura;
Between his parted coral lips
Are rows OF Seeding pearls;
And when the nerce storm dragons blow
Their trumpet blasts OF glee,
His mother folds him closer yet
ASleeptnk on her knee
oh, hush Thea, hush thea, baby mfnsI
WhAt II the night b dark
Ths same eye watches lovingly
Babes bed md kA1orHs bari;
And be who IN his mighty hand
Doth hold the LAM and SEA
Hath care for both his little ones
The sailors babs and thes.
Yankee Blade
, 1890-06-20
HOW MANY WORDS IN ENGLISH.

Estimates of Different Auth brittle. and =
Comparison of DictIonarIes.
An interesting question suggested bv
an ancient wait of a book Is the number
OF English words now existing. Con
siderable difference Of opinion exists on
this point. Mr.. George P. Marsh, an
American author of repute, in his Lee
lures on the English Language" esti-
mates that the number (in 1851 prob
ably does not fall short Of 100, OOO;" and
large additions, especially in art and sci
ence, have come into use since that date.
Other writers, however, come to a differ
emit conclusion, and think that 40, 900
would include the whole. 1t depends a
good lea on how calculations are made.
II all the subsidiary words-participles
and the hke-are to be taken into &C
count, it will swell the sum total very
considerably.
Taking the first three words that oc-
cur at random. we find that from dem
onstrate," In one of our modern diction-
aries, there are thirteen derivatives;
from the word bright there are
twelve, and from ''deplore" there are
ten. There is also redundance in other
forms. In one of Todd's editions of DR..
johnson there are upward of eighty
words with the prefix 'all"-all-comply-
ing, a~n-divining, all-drowsy, and so on
"A very notable instance of dictionary
padding. In ways like these the vocab-
ulary may be indefinitely increased.
Probably IL we take leading words and
all their derivatives, the number at the
present time will exceed Mr.. Marsh's es-
timate An approximate verifcation
of this may be found by multiplying the
number of pages in any good modern
dictionary by the average number Of
words in a a
Shakespeare's works, it Is believed, in
clude about $4,000 separate words, and
Millions about 5000; but from these fig
ures we AVE no criterion Of the extent
OF the actual English vocabulary. 1t may
be mentioned here that while Cockeram
has only about 1000 or 5000 words.
there are in Bailey's Dictionary approx
imately about 90, 900, and in Johnson's
not more than hat. In some of the
larger modern works, again, the figures,
as has been said, reach to upward OF
100, 900.
In DR.. Johnson's vocabulary many
technical and scientific terms were omit
ted, and in his original preface he ex-
cuses himself in a very naive and char
acteristic fashion. II could not" he says.
visit caverns to learn the miners lam
guage. nor take a voyage to perfect my
Kill in the dialect of navigation, nor
visit the warehouses Of merchants and
the shops of artifcers to gain the names
of wares, tools and operations of which
no mention Is found in books. An ad-
verse critic might be inclined to ask:
Why not1 But, all the same. it will be
readily conceded that he did a great
work according to his lights. The science
OF philology has been revolutionized since
his day, but his labors largely contrib
uted to the earlier stages of It's progress.
-Chambers' Journal.
, 1890-06-20

A lady in the reign Of Charles I, In
some fit Of caprice, behaved so toward
a suitor whom in her heart she loved
that believing himself utterly dis
carded, he Joined tho kings army, and
was killed at the battle OF Nowbury.
In obedience to her father, she after
ward married an officer in the army;
but on the marriage day, feeling too
surely that her heart was broken, she
wrote q letter expressing that convic-
ton, and relating the causes, and re-
questing that she might be buried
hear hor first and only love. These
words were written on the envelope,
beneath a black seal:
, 1890-06-20

You have heard your friends aud neigh
be one Of the many who know from ger
sonil experience Just how good a thing it
is. II You have ever tried it. you are one
given a trial, DIR Kings New Discovery
ever after holds a place in the house. II
you have never nsed it aud should be af
aiit-d with a cough. cold or any throat.
lun or chest trouble. secure a bottle at
once aud give 1t a fair trial 1t is guAran
teed every time or money refunded Trial
, 1890-06-20

An English electrician hes invenued
material that he calls '.alterion,"
'or the prevention OF c~orrosion in
'oilers. The interior Of the boiler is
coated with tho material and from
time to time electrical currents are
cent through it
, 1890-06-20

Commencing May "a the limited fare
from Cheyenne via the Union Pacific rail-
way to Sioux City will be sl4 and to
Council Bluffs, Omaha and Lincoln sl3.
This will not effect the p~reseutlow through
rates to Chicago, Peoria and St Louis.
G. w. SWEET, Agent
, 1890-06-20

1t was a very affectionate husband who
uttered the most literal interpolation Of
sentiment on record
81 believe" said his wife, proudly,
after some great instance Of bis unselfsh
devotion, Il believe on would let your.
self be cut into inch pieces for meI'
The husband locke doubtful.
Make the pieces inches, Mary" he
returned. honestly, ad maybe | could
stand it.r-Youth's IJmnanion.
, 1890-06-20

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Bristol L Knabe Printing will
be held at the Office of the company, l7l4
Capitol avenue, CHEYENNE, Wyoming,
Monday, July l4th, 1890, for the purpose
Of changing the name of said company TO
the 8. A. Bristol company.
S A BRISTOL, President.
, 1890-06-20

When the editor of this paper was a
reporter, he was once sem TO see a Ger
man about something or other. To the
German he said: "Sir, I am a reporter
Of The Sun"
Veil" said the honest Teuton,
you cand help dot. Vot you vantsf
Chatter.
, 1890-06-20

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, 1890-06-20

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, 1890-06-20

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