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The Opelousas courier., 1891-05-16

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you? 1t won't support any more weight
upon her than upon you"
mo, perhaps not" he gasped, be-
tween his breaths, tsbut she'll be safer at
anv rate. Billy, I don't want to die, but
I'd rather die than let these children
drown. They'd have been safe aboard
the other boat if it hadn't been for my
m%eddling. I've got to see them through"
In spite of my remonstrances he took
off his life preseryer, and strapped il
upon the child. He could swim but
little, and it was hard work for him to
make the change. sWhen it was done,
the child foated buoyantly, but his head
was almost under water all the time.
In the meantime we shouted till we
were exhausted. The sounds about Us
grew fewer, the cries fainter; we could
hear the splash of oars, but no boats
came our way.
/ felt a numbness creeping over me,
and / saw Watkins's face deathly-white
against the gray water of the Sound, al
most overwhelmed. He was struggling
violently to keep aioat, but with his re-
naming strength was still assisting the
child.
Then / heard the splash of oars near at
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
Education of Women in India.

The native women of India have no
education whatever, except what they
now get from the Zenana missionaries,
and it is quite pathetic to see gray
haired, toothless old women struggling
to learn the alphabet of their own Ian
guage.
But in spite of these rigid old Gus
toms, founded on the barbaric idea
might is right" the true worth Of
women will always come to the front.
The most beautiful piece of architect
ure in the whole of India land as re-
CARDS perfect symmetry and pure SIM
plcity of design, the first in the whole
world is the tomb of woman, built
by her husband, the Emperor Shah
Jehan.
The famous Tai Mahal is of pure
white marble, and beneath the perfect
shaped dome lies the tomb itself, which
is richly carved and inlaid with pre-
cious stones, as are also the interior
walls. The emperor had the grave
shut in by four large gates Of solid sill
yer. Four tapering minarets keep
guard over the dead queen, Moor Jehan
light of the World, and the whole
building stands on marble platform,
and is surrounded by a gorgeous trop.
ical garden Mrs. David Ker in Jen.
ness Miller Magazine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21

OF one of the best known Methodist
ministers good story is being told.
As he himself relates the apecdote with
many laughs there can be no harm in
giving names. He was addressing the
Sunday school scholars at certain
gathering by ''he" l refer to the
Rev. J. F. Berry-when, to get them
in fellowship with himself, he referred
to the introduction of the superintend
ent, and queried, with smile, j ~
boys what kind of a berry do you i3&'
me to bef "A strawberry. sara ouf
a roguish lad in the front seat
huckleberry," chuckled that
neighbor. Then, to keep the bail
good humor rolling, the Rev Mr.. Bcf
~ called out to an old colored won.
in the rear row, well, auntie, what
kind of a berry do you think amf' to
which that keen witted grand'am made
answer at once, "a gooseber..
say, an dom reckon you'll ever
either !"-Cor New York Commerce.:
Advertiser.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
ODDS AND ENDS.
The estimated population of the
world is |, $50, 900. 600.

The estimated population of the
world is l ,450, 600, 600.
1t is well known that rabbits, rats
and squirrels all eat apples.
The camel will eat figs with all the
relish that a person. will.
While the girl of the period is shining
in the parlor her mother is shining in
the kitchen.
The lace rufus of the cavaliers were a
a cause kissing and an ofense in
Roundhead eyes.
A lady visiting hospital gave a sol
der who had lost both his legs tract
on the sin of dancing.
France spends nearly 1000, 900 francs
a year in providing warm meals for the
poor school children
The English Law Times reports gen.
eral complaint among lawyers of lack
of business. Crime and contention
are both declining"
IL ID WCll W tll oIlClolll tNlCC
a year, and if you do good one will
last you as long as you want it to.
In Athens fifteen public schools re-
manned closed all last year because the
teachers refused to teach until their
salaries should be raised.
General James A. Ekin, who died at
Louisville few days ago, was one of
the military commissioners who tried
Mrs. Surratt.
The discoveries of tin in Germany
500 years ago, which never became i'm
portant, were practically abandoned
several years since.
What we wish and what we want are
sometimes very different things, al
though in everyday speech the two
words are often used interchangeably.
The French chemists who some
months ago succeeded in making small
rubies have now overcome all difficult
ties, and can make them of very much
larger dimensions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
freed by n Varminf.

As Sylvester Cole was returning at
night from his work in the mill, when
within about half mile of the house
he saw something coming toward him,
which in the twilight he took to be his
dog, and spoke to him accordingly !;
but he soon learned that instead of its
being his dog it belonged to the feline
tribe, and pretty large one at that.
The animal approached to within some
ten feet of him and crouched upon his
belly, very much like cat when in
tending to spring upon her victim.
Mr.. Cole had nothing with which to
defend himself except a jackknife in
his pocket, and SO began to step back
toward an old hedge, hoping to get
hold of a stake or some kind of cudgel,
keeping his eye on the animal, which
continued to advance and was appar-
emily ready to spring upon him at any
moment Finding nothing whatever
for defense except a small sapling tree,
he climbed that as far as he could with
out it's bending over, and then began to
halloo for assistance. Mr.. Cole was
now fairly freed, but only four or five
feet up the tree, and the animal wa
about as far from the butt of it, and
within easy reach by making a spring.
He began to think he was about to fall
a prey to some wild beast.
After remaining in that position fol
nearly three-quarters of an hour, as it
seemed to him, his folks heard him,
and soon made their appearance with
the dog and lantern. The animal, see
ing them coming, started leisurely of
into the woods. Mr. Cole describes
the beast as nearly the size of a sheep,
of dull yellow color, somewhat shag
gy, short, round head, with bright
glittering eyes and small ears In short
he says it reselnbled a small lion, but
has no idea as to what kind of an ami
NAL it was.-Cor. Oxford (Me.) Demo
oraf
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
Bathing and Walking for Corpulen,

Bathing and Walking for Corpulency.
An injunction which appears quite
uniformly in works which treat of cor
pulency is to employ cold baths I'm
doubtedly these favor reduction in
weight. But few corpulent. people,
however, can take them, either in the
form of full baths or sponge baths.
Circulation in such people is notorious
ly sluggish, and they do not recover
quickly from the chill of a cold bath,
as all should do who indulge in it.
If a cold bath is applied, and reac-
ton occurs after hard rubbing for a
minute or two, the skin is redeemed
and the subject is in a warm glow, it
can safely be assumed that the bath
has been well borne and done good
The person who does not present these
favorable signs should limit himself to
bath of tepid water, the same to be
taken in a warm room.
As for exercise, it is scarcely possible
at first to persuade corpulent people to
take as much as they ought. Where
they are thoroughly in earnest, however,
they soon learn to enjoy it, and feel the
deprivation when it is denied them.
Gyrnnastic exercise under competent
teachers is, of course, the best, but
walking is highly beneficial, and can be
made to answer every purpose. 1t
should be borne in mind that sharp.
brisk walk, which produces a perspira-
ton, is far better than a long, leisure
stroll, owing to the greater elimination
of waste. Boston Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
With and without.
Strategy.

Even an extremely aggressive enemy
can be easily conquered by strategy; It
is only question of employing the
stratagem exactly fitted to the case.
An open air preacher of East London
understood this very well, and his
stratagem fitted to a charm. He was
addressing crowd, when soldier who
had been drinking came up and loudly
ridiculed the service.
Finding that it was useless to ignore
the man, the preacher said, "Ah, my
friend, you're no soldier; you've only
borrowed those gay, red clothesl No
servant of the queen would get drunk
and interrupt peaceful service.
The man warmly protested that he
was soldier, and invited the preacher
to test him.
Very well, was the reply. Il will.
Now then, Stand at easel"
This the soldier did as well as his
condition allowed. Right about FACET
This order was also obeyed, though
with some trouble
"Now, quick lnarchl" and off went
the valiant soldier, marching down the
Mile-end road at vigorous pace, while
the preacher resumed his discourse. -
Youths Companion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
TO THE
FARMERS OF VERMONT!

1t has accidently come to
my knowledge that you oc-
casionally make complaints
because of the small sums re-
ceived for your Dairy skins.
The fault is your own, for il
you would take them off and
properly care for them you
would rarely find a skin that
would bring you less than so
cents, and a great many OF
them would bring you 60, 70
and even 80 cents each.
Poor skins, like poor butter,
are poor property and bring a
poor price. 1t will cost you
only penny for postal card
on which to send me your adj
dress, to secure full printed
directions as to the proper
method Of taking off and caring
for your calf skins. will very
gladly mail these to you free,
postpaid, if you will send me
your name and SO request.
In most Of the towns of Yer
mont [ have buyers but in 10,
calities where | have none
would suggest that a half doz-
en- farmers club together and
shi pthcil' skins in quantities OF
% or more in which case |
will pay all freights after de-
livery at r. R. depot. / can
not allow you wholesale price
in towns where | have a buy
er but where | have none
viii gladly arrange with any
reliable farmer who is willing
to attend to the matter Of col!
lccting skins taken off in his
vicinity, and in such case vii
Of course allow the buyer
commits ,ion.
CARROLL S. PAGE,
HYDE Park, Vt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
THE BRIDAL PATH.

Young Men and Women, So . PoiiocAsa
Says, Understand Each Other There.
There is short section of Madison
avenue not far above the square that
has been christened the Bridal Path by
the policeman into whose beat it comes.
81 call it the Bridal Path" said the
policeman, because it leads straight
to the altar. I've been on this same
beat now for four years, and tell you
there's something about this strip Of
sidewalk that makes the boys and girls
come to terms The ones that use it
nearly all live around here, and so I
learn about their getting married. You
may not believe it, but I've heard the
question popped myself right along this
walk when was passing by spoony
couple. And I'll tell of one real case
that l had hand in, and it'll prove to
you that there is some secret charm
about this quiet sidewalk that really
brings about marriages.
81 had long watched a girl and her
beau walking along Lexington avenue
on summer afternoons. His face al
ways looked troubled, while she was
always smiling. He would be arguing
with her about something, and she
would never get serious. saw right
away what the trouble was. The
young fellow loved the girl and was
trying to get her to say yes, while she
was coquetting with him and holding
him off 1t worried me, and thought
if the two would only do their walking
here on Madison avenue instead of on
Lexington avenue they would soon
come to an understanding.
"But they stuck to Lexington, and
the fellow kept on pleading, while the
girl laughed him off. Then l couldn't
stand it any longer, and one night
when the young man had left the girl
at her door l stopped him and said l
thought he would find Madison avenue
a pleasanter place to walk. At first he
got mad at my interference, but after
ward he saw that meant no disrespect
and began laughing at my suggestion.
guess.he thought l was crank of
some sort. Next day, though, he and
the girl changed over on to Madison
avenue. and when I passed them the
young fellow nodded pleasantly to me.
Now, said l to myself, we'll have q
wedding. For few days the girl
didn't stop smiling, and l was getting
little afraid of the charm.
Then one afternoon the two came
along, and | saw that the girls face
was serious She was flushed, and she
kept her eyes cast down as she walked.
The young man was talking harder
than ever, but his face was brighter
than had seen it before. Just at dusk
l saw him taking her to her door She
was thoughtful and he was radiant.
Well, sir, the two are married now,
and they say that she dotes on him.
Oh, there's no doubt about the charm.
Look at the boys and girls round here.
There are four couples in sight now,
and every one is marriage. Why, I
spooned my own wife here, SO l ought
to know what I'm talking about. -
New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
PEDIGREE.

Young TRICEPs is years old; Is 3-4
hands high; weight l,030 lbs, chestnu.
color with plenty of bone and muscle,
can show fine trottng action; was sired
by TRICEPs, horse standing is hands
high, weight | l50 bright bay and fine
t'otter. Showed 'hrce heats at Cambridge
H. 2;3S, 2 sc and 2:34 without break.
Trui'cd race at ll"osi,k Falls the fol-
lowing week over a new track and won In
straight heats. AND logged down the
stretch, time 2:36. IRICEPs has five
oits thu can trot in 2 40 or better, all
from common mares. There is "ne in
Greenwich that can trot low down in the
30's.
Young TRICEPs' dam was Nellie Has
kins; sired by young Ethan, he by lid
Ethan; her dam by Darkey, the sire f
old Highland Grey.
i. 4. KUSt., twrer
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
A Thoughtful spouse.

Mr. Suburb latter a long weary tramp
to his nearest neighbor)-Good even
ing, Mrs. Lawnmower. find my wife
has not returned from her shopping
trip to the city, and the house is locked
up. She left the key here, | presumed
Mrs. Lawnmower-No-o. She said
it was pity you should have to take
such a long walk for the key every
time she was out, so she put it under
the front door mathew York Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21

After a stranger had been hanging
around the first floor corridor of the
city hall for an hour or two the police
man on duty there approached and
asked what he wanted.
Il want to get on the jury whis-
pered the man in reply.
What forg"
I've got, a friend who has a lawsuit
coming on, and want to be on the
jury so as TO decide in his favor.
He was walked to the door and told
to travel, and he went off looking
much puzzled and annoyed. Detroit
Free Press
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 81. 1891

a, = ~ =, sfssas - $50 -
over the plain. The banquet has al
ready begun, Christ has entered into
that banquet to which you are invited.
The guests are taking their places,
The s,gvant of the iiNg H. hiS hand
on the door of the bnaquo;ing room,
al he begins TO swing it out Now is
your tine TO 20 in. Now is NY time TO
enter must so in. You aust 20 in.
He is swinging the door shut, Now it
is half shut, Now it is three-fourths
shut. Now it Is just aiar Aftar awhile
it will be forever shut!
What win 20 wasteo on trifiing cares
That life which Gods compassion sparosY
While in the endless round of thought
The one thing needful is forgot.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
1t Ha. Reached tn. Nursery.

Fond Mother (calling) = Ch,iaren.
come to lunch Instantly Why d. you
stay up there so longi
Florrie-Can't come, mamma Al
the dollies are down wifi the grip, and
we've tellyphoned for the DOCTOR
Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
Boots in England Nearly a Century Ago

Boots in England Nearly n Century Ago.
In the early years of the present cen
fury a number of members of the house
of commons wore top boots. What
contributed to break up the general use
of top boots was the Introduction of
the Hessian boot as an article of walk
ing dress. 1t was worn over tight pan
falcons and was a handsome piece of
attire These in turn were superseded
by the Wellington boot, which was in
troduced by the Iron Duke as being
much more comfortable under the loose
military trousers. This species of boot
has been almost entirely abandoned in
consequence of the universal use of the
short ankle boots, but is still used by
some classes in this country, who stuff
the trousers loosely in at the top.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
One More Unfortunate.

She-Those horrid Snyder girls are in
that sleigh. It's not generally known,
but Clara, the one in white, is going to
marry Lord Duucastle purely for spite.
He--From spite.
She-Ycs; she was virtually Tilted by
her fathers coachman.-Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
ISendA.

Glass beads originated with the Egyp-
tians. Some have been found with
hieroglyphic inscriptions, showing the
date to be about 1900 b. G. Glass
beads and beagles for necklaces were
used by the Egyptians and many other
ancient nations. They were also used
on cloth employed for mummy wrap.
pings. They have been long used by
eastern nations for devotional purposes,
being worn by Chinese, Tartars, Bud
dhists and Turks alike. The Chinese
rosary is composed of los beads of
corals, stones, etc, some of them being
MS large as a pigeons egg.
They are mentioned by st. Angus
tine, A. ID, 500, and by the Druids of
the time of Cesar. Beads of copper
have been found in all of the ancient
burial mounds of northern Europe and
Asia, as well us in the mounds of Amer
lea. Gold beads have been discovered
in some of the cliff dwellings of Arizona
and Mexico. Whether these are earlier
or later than those Of Egypt it would
be difficult to say.-St. Louis Republic
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
JAMES d. WAY,
PHCTOG RAPH f. X.

Firstclass photog r,phs by the Instantaneous
process.
A fine assortmen, of view of Manchester and
vicinity always Oh hand. l have the negatives
taken by II. 5. Allen, and can supply pictures
from them at short notice.
Enlarging and copying done at reasonable rates.
Rooms ON NORTH STREET,
MANCHESTER, FREMONT
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
S. NJ. Aldrich Farm, Peru, VI.

Ten Dollars to insure a foal, payable
March 1T 1899. Should any one lose
their Colt within that time they can re-
turn the mare free the following season.
All Mares disposed of viii be cOnsid-
cred with foal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21
Young TriCeps
Owned by
A. RJJSH

r. A. RUSH,
PERU, Vermont.
This well known Stallion will stand
the ensuing year nj the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21

WV
each: Come, come; the door is open;
enter now and sit down at the feast"
CALL TO EVERYBODY.
Old man, God has been waiting for
thee long years. Would that some
tear of repentance might trickle down
thy wrinllled cheek. Has not Christ
done enough in feeding thee and cloth
ing thee all these years to win from
thee one word of gratitude2 Come, all
the young Christ is the fairest of the
fair Wait not till thy heart gets hard.
Come, the farthest away from Christ
Drunkard, Christ can put out the fire
of that thirst. He can restore thy
broken home. He can break that
shackle. Come now, today, and get
his pardon and its strength. Libertine,
Christ knew where you were last night
He knows all the story of thy sin. Come
to him this day. He will wash away
thy sin and he viii throw around thee
the robe of his pardon. Harlot, thy
feet foul with hell, thy laughter the
horror OF the street-O Mary Magdalenl
Christ waits for thee
And the one farther off, farther than
/ h;sve mentioned, a case not so hope
full rs any | have mentioned, self right
eous man, feeling thyself all right, hav-
ing no need of Christ, no need of par
don, no need of help-0 self righteous
mani dost thou think in those rags
thou canst enter the feast? Thou
canst not. Gods servant at the gate
would tear off thy robe and leave thee
naked at the gate. o self righteous
mani the last to come Come to the
feast. Come, repent of thy sin. Come,
take Christ for thy portion.
Day of grace going away. Shadows
on the cliff reaching farther and farther
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-21

Do not say you have never been in
vited invite you now to the Kings
feast. One and all. All All But
/ go further, and tell you that
the angels are readys Some people
think when we speak about angels we
are getting into the region of fancy.
The record-union., 1891-11-30
BLAINE'S HEALTH.
a Good Man Physically at the SIS
81 Years.

Good Man Physically at the Age of
81 Years.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.-The Press of
tomorrow will publish the following:
To consult medical adviser was the
prime reason for Blaine's trip to Phila-
delphia. Blaine learned that he was in
better health and strength now than four
years ago, and year hence he will be
stronger than now. He learned further
that he is as good man physically at 81
years (Mr. Blaine's age as anybody else
of like age.
The physician said: ''NIr. Blaine is a
well man. For mis- years he is sturdy.
When began to attend him last spring
he was suffering from an acute illness,
was in very bad condition-compIeteI
broken down by OVerwork. ! did not
know what the outcome would be- Now
there is no doubt in my mind, for his
health is excellent
He is back to his normal weight. has
good appetite, and sleeps we'll. He has
become well by the exercise OF common
sense, not medicines. At Bar Harbor he
went out riding so far per day, worked Il
certain distance and played handbali
for length of time. Before his illness no
was not the man who would take much
exercise. Now he has grown to like It.
II Blaine continues to take caro- Of him
self L see no reason why he should not
live many years longer. He has entered
upon ripe age, being 81 years old, and
takes pleasure IN his present strength"