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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
4Hr. Editor: Probably YOU ha,

1hr. Edttor: Probably you have
seen the following epitaph:
Poor John Gray, below he lies,
Nobody laughs and nobody cries,
Where he's gone, and how he fares.
Nobody knows and nobody cares.
But perhaps it is not so strange
that nobody takes an interest in a
few rent-ridden farms, when we con-
slider that self, more than principle, is
the Yankees God. 1t seems to me
that somebody connected with the col
lection and distribution of lease land
rent ought to know something about
cause as well as effect. Historicus
talks of lease lands, but don't answer
any OF my questions. He SAYS the
rent of $50 acres, about $57 goes for
religious purposes. If that means
2-65 of the town, the town contains
22,425 acres, or little over 35square
miles. State report says there are
479 acres of Grammar School land /;
that would make the town contain 81. :
l35 acres, which would more nearly
agree with what Historicus finds in
the old records, but that seems alto
gether too much. One thing is GER
tain, there is rank inequality which,
possibly, has existed for hundred
years. If that is so, the successive
owners of a certain hundred acres of
Grammar School land have paid SIS
rent, while the owners of a hundred
acres of Ministerial land have paid
only 1925. Now let us say that the
town contains $4,000 acres and that
there are 250 farms of hundred
acres each, and the Improvements on
each farm is $500, then add to that
the profits of the liquor sales and dog
licenses and the polls and 20 mort
cages at $500 each and assess 13O
cents on dollar of the list we get
and there would be enough to pay the
Indebtedness, according to the last
report. What do we have left All
the cattle. sheep, horses, merchandise,
machinery, carriages. money and so
on. Even the rent at Is cents an
acre and Improvement tax would pay
SO per cent. of the debt. / would
like to know how much College, Gram
mar School and town school land
there was in town.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05

DIR. Miller says in Gleanings in Bee
Culture: Robbers sometimes clean out
weak colony in spring, Whatever you
10, don't take a hive away that the rob-
bers are at work on. If you do they'll
only attack IA neighboring colony. Take
most of the contents ont Of the hive, but
leave at least one comb with a little
honey to finish. If you must take the
hive away, put another in its place with
something for the robbers to work on.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05

Sin my breeding" says correspon-
dent in The Farm Journal, 81 avoid long
necks or long legs in birds. With silver
Wyandottes, which have bred exclu-
sively for many years, high stationed
birds are particularly Objectionable, not
alone because they do not conform to the
American standard of excellence, but for
the reason that find them inferior egg
producers; neither are they as good for
table purposes as the type having shorter
legs and neck My ideal of good layer
is that she should have broad, deep,
round body of moderate length; she
should not be too chunky"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
Wrttcn For the slrrm,l
THE OLD SWEET APPLE TREE.

Ky MARVIN l., PIPER,
The old sweet apple tree stlll stands,
Beside the garden wall,
And on the soft and ycrdant sward
Its snow white blossoms fail.
1t silll bears large and luscious fruit
That temptS the rowing lad,
And Ger the narrow winding way,
1t casts welcome shade.
1t looks upon the dark green hills
That passing storms assail,
And listens to the tmeful rll
That laughs adown the vale.
The robin builds her nest among
Its branches old and gray,
And there the happy summer birds
Sing through the live-long day.
Long years ago when this old tree
Was young and fair 10 view,
A little boy with bright black eyes,
And cheeks of rosy hue,
Played thro' the long bright summer days
Beneath its cooling shade,
And built lofty castles of blocks,
Or small stone mansions made.
He often called his sister there,
To see his castles tall,
And showed her all that he had made
Beside the garden wall.
With heart so light and full of joy,
He told her of his plays,
And wished that life might always be
Like those sweet childhood days.
All well. those days are past and gone,
And that bright, happy boy
Is now a man who coils for bread,
And finds a higher joy,
In living for the Heavenly King
And striving to fulfil
The law of love that doeth good,
But never worketh Ill.
May 81, 1891. North Springfield, VI
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05

Alpha Messer, master of the state
grange, sin accordance with the proc
lamation and suggestion of the master
of the national grange appoints Sat-
urday, June 6, as children's day, to
be observed as such by the oranges
of Vermont. Such exercises and en-
tertainments should be provided as
will be profitable for the children and
give them a pleasing view of grange
work and its usefulness"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
Cuts and Drives!
WHERE?
At the
Manchester Depot New Store.
They are many and all worthy of attention.
See Them !.

L iey are many anu Ill Noltily VI aIecheioh'
Read Them, See Them
Black and white Sateen 80 inches wide
only Sc. per yard.
Other colors same width to lOc. per
yard.
Challies all colors l2 to sc. per yard.
Waverly Fabric dress goods, never and
nowhere before sold for less than l6c. per
yard our price lOc.
Outing cloth 80 inches wide at prices
to meet your means, never before so
low.
Percales, yard wide, fast colors, SC. per
yard, always sold before for 10 and IL 1-2c.
Ariel summer corsets at 50c,, DIR. Balls
and Coraline Corsets 75c. each.
You ought to see the cotton cloth we
are offering for g. 6 and &c. per yard,
equally as good as the &c. cloth.
A large assortment of prints, all fast
colors, at the lowest possible prices.
Outing Jersey shirts for men, youths
and boys from Csc. up.
A job lot OF Children's shoes, a STAY
ing good shoe worth Sl.00 and SIPS, our
, price 75c. per pair.
A lot of Holland Curtains already
mounted price PIC. each, with fixtures.
Good many other bargains you will find
by giving us call.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
MORE PROTECTORS.

sometimes attacks them in great num-
bers after the covers are removed These
appliances are cheaper than the wire
screen protectors sold by dealers, and
which do very effective work for Gu
cumbers and melons
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
A Sensational Story-The BODY of a Pet
rified Woman Found.

The following sensational comes
from Wanatah, Ind:
Mary Ann Grier disappeared from
her fathers home, two miles south OF
this place, nearly forty years ago
A few days ago her body was recoV-
cred in an abandoned bog iron-ore pit,
without one vestige of change from
the appearance it had known in life,
The last shred of clothing was long
ago destroyed, but the same chemi-
Gals which removed the garments pre-
served the flesh. Not only is the
contour of the form perfect as in
health, but even the color has remain
ed unchanged. The arms and Shout
ders are as white as marble, the hands
are brown, and one of them still
bears the stains of the berries with
which she was working the afternoon
of her disappearance. The cheeks
are slightly brown, but suffused with
q ruddy flush which old settlers here
will remember as one of the girls
chief charms, and, were it not for the
unsightly cavities that once contained
the eyes, the petrified frame which
has lain almost half century in the
soil would appear the peacefully-sleep-
ing figure of healthy, handsome
young woman.
When the body was found it was
at first believed to be that of some
woman recently murdered, but one of
the discoveries struck the body with
a knife and proved that it was stone.
The father of the dead girl was the
first to recognize her. He had al
ways believed that she had run away
from home with a young man named
Whitesel, with whom she was in love,
in the face of the objections of her
parents. Old man Grier, now almost
eighty years old, was brought to the
place where his long-lost daughter lay.
The old man looked upon the face of
the girl, whose beauty was perfectly
preserved, except that in place Of her
eyes were unsightly holes, then laid
both hands upon the body, and broke
down utterly, weeping in the bitter
ness of that grief which never had
slept in all these years. "My girl, y
he cried, "my Mary, l thought you
were gone away. | thought you were
bad" And it was more than ar hour
before he could be persuaded to leave
her aud return to his home.
This whole country is full of kind
of iron called bog ore. In an early
day it was extensively mined by the
farmers. 1t is probable that the girl
went to meet her lover. She must
have fallen into one of the pits from
which the ore had been taken, draw
ing down upon her as she fell an ava
lanche of the loose but heavy soil
There must have been water in the
pit, as was almost invariably the case
and this, with the iron, must have
produced solution that tended tC
preserve and petrify the body.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
The
Londonderry Sitter.
SO, Londonderry, Vermont.
Sitter John. Editor.

The Rutland daily Monitor, after
an existence of few weeks, has sus-
pended.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
Asraragus for Market.

The wise asparagus grower will cut
sparingly the first cropping season, and
always, and every season stop cutting at
the first indication OF weakness of the
plants Long continued cutting is a
great strain on the roots. The cutting
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
The late Judge Alfonzo Taft was
q native of Townshend,

New designs for our silver coins
are to be brought out. 1t is said that
an effort will be made in the direction
of art and taste.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
Groceries and Provisions !

Short clean Pork &c. b., Amours Lard
&C., crackers SC. b., mince meat Sc.
pkge., 25lbs. Coffee A white sugar $l.00,
will give the most pounds of graduated
sugar for $l.00.
Gibson's extract lemon, large size bot
ties, l5c. each, vanilla lSc. each, baking
soda in pound packages sc.
Fine Jap. Tea in pound packages lie,
good corn and good tomatoes Sc. can. Ii
ma Dean lie. can, pie peaches lie. can,
Bartlett pears lie. can, o. X. chow chow
pint 14c., salmon trout &c. H., Mackerel
Zoe. h., spices IA lb boxes net weight,
ounces with box, black pepper, 7c., all
spice &C., cinnamon &C., Glove Sc, mus
tard &c.
cakes of Dingman's soap 25c. or 30
for $l00, cakes Ivory soap Csc, or 80
far $780, Brussels soap sc. a cake.
half patent and half st. Lonis flour
which pleases everybody for bread or
pastry at 1928 Dbl. In the mean time we
sell regular St. Louis at $3.50 and patent
-four at $G.75 per Dbl.
Longest terms are cash on de.
livery.
J. Henry Couture,
Manchester Depot, VT, May %, 81.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
THE STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE,

Various Ways of Protecting Plants from
These troublesome Pests.
There are few injurious insects for
which more remedies and preventives
have been recommended than the striped
cucumber beetle-the everywhere album
dant "yellow bug" with black stripes
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05

CoStivencss is the primary cause of
much disease, DR.. Henry Bakers Man
drake Bitters will permanently cure cos
tiveness. Every bottle warranted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05

ga stitch in time" often saves con-
sumption. Downs EliXer used in time
saves life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05

The best five cent cigar sold in this state
is branded in plain letters on each cigar.
"The Avenue"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05
Men Who Eat Pie.


A truly charming gentleman is Mr..
Edmund Russell, apostle and expounder
of the Delsartean faith. We take back
all the uncivil and cruel things we have
uttered against old Delsarte and his
creed, for we have seen Mr.. Russell eat
pumpkin pie at Rector's restaurant late
of nights. In the whole wide range of
philosophy there is none other that ap-
peals more directly or more potently to
our sympathies than does that philos-
ophy which justifes by practice the eat
ing of pumpkin pie.
Mr. Whittier, the Amesbury poet, is
as famous a punisher of pie as Ralph
Waldo Emerson was, and that is saying
much, for Emerson was mighty in the
pursuit, comprehension, mastication,
digestion and assimilation of that cheer
ing Wand. Apple pie, however, and not
pumpkin, was Emerson's favorite diet,
and is Whittier 's--Eugene Field in
Chicago News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-05

In Henry & Johuson's Arnica and Oil
Liniment is combined the curative prop
critics of the different oils, with the Ii al
ing qualities of Arnica. Good for man
and animal Every bottle guaranteed.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11

Now that Charley Durfee has McKin-
ney at Stockton, and is ready to meet
Frank NJ, Silas Skinner, Wanda, or any
other of the crack northern flyers in a
match for $4,000, we hear no word from
the men who few weeks ago were max
ing the air resound with plants about
their treatment here in the great free
for-all race. One would have thought
from their mutterings that they had
been tricked out OF the race by the par
tial ruling of the judges in favor OF an
inferior horse. The fact is the three
northern visitors had conspired to defeat
Mckinney by jockey tricks, but when
they found their game wouldn't work
they whimpered for northern sympathy
and the owner of Frank M. made the
bluff that he would race against Nc
Kinney for $4,000 or upwards on any
track in the state, except the Los
Angeles course. Now they have the
chance thrown at them, and they seek
cover. Turfmen want no better proof
than this of the foul game they unsuc-
cessfully tried to carry out when here.
When Mckinney lowers the 4-year-old
stallion record, as he is likely to do in a
day or two, the northern people who
have been imposed upon bv the whimper-
ings of the trio, will see that they had
horse to trot against they could only
beat bv trickerv.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11

If IT is true, as averred by a special
dispatch from Pomona, that Tonner
calls himself the only whiskey drinking
Republican in Southern California, we
wouldn't give much for his veracity or
power of observation. The graveyards,
from Pomona and Spadra, to and in
Guiding Los Angeles, and from San Ber-
nardino to San Diego, are full of memen-
tos that ought to put Tonner to the
blush-for his assertion, not for his in
ability to hold his own in crapulousness
with the army of his partisans who have
gone before. The saloon keepers in Sac
ramento do not object to Democratic
state conventions, but it is their delight
to welcome the g. o. p. when it assem-
bles in the state capital. The latter
blow in dollars where the former only
shove nickels over the bars. 1t is
pretty near time that the fiction about
the love of the Democracy for whiskey
were exploded. The great Republican
whiskey trust would come to grief in a
week if they depended only on Demo-
Gratis to drink their ''pizen." The boss
bibulators of the country are now in the
ranks of the g. o. p. The great razzle-
dazzle is Republican institution, and
Tonner, although shining light in the
temple of Bacchus, is only one unfixed
star to the millions that twinkle in the
same political orbit with him.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11
REDONDO.

The steamers Eureka and Santa Cruz
arrived here Monday afternoon and dis
charged several tons of freight and
large passenger list. ta ~.
Asbiliiard tournament will begin at
the hotel Thursday and last several
days.
A whist party was given at the Re-
dondo last evening and enjoyed by all
who participated. '#f'
A special train on the Redondo line
brought down party who spent the
evening very delightfully."- at the Redon-
do hotel.
General and Mrs. d. S. Stanley ar
rived at the Redondo last evening from
San Diego. They will remain several
days.
Lieutenant Holbrook of the United
States army, is here for week or so.
Capt. r. Puraie of the ship Kerkud-
brightshire, from Antwerp, registered at
the Redondo Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. p. Livermore of Oak
land, are guests at the big hotel this
week.
j. A. Lothian, agent for Whittier,
Fuller & Co., made trip down on busi-
ness yesterday.
d. Mcfarland spent the day at the
beach, and visited the oil wells.
Among the late arrivals at the Re-
dondo are: G. III. Bon, Oakland; T. p.
Tisdale, Alameda; B. Chandler, Los An
geles, and others. B..
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11

LOVER cranks, who are seized with a
mania to murder the girls who reject
them, will take lesson from the way in
which Mary Allen, of Clinton, Iowa,
met Walter Harmon, who wanted to
take her life when she refused to let him
take herself When he swung his ready
revolver in the air, she was prepared for
him, and broke his arm with bullet
from her own handy pistol. II these
cowardly SWANS knew that the girls
would protect themselves, they would
think twice before taking the chances Of
attacking them.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11

justify the sweeping assertion that the
Kelley method is a failure. But the
records of the establishment show that
occasional relapses occur. Five per
cent of the persons discharged as cured,
fall into their old habits. But it is
certainly something that DR.. Kelley
ought to be proud of If his method has
returned to home and friends 95 per
cent. of the hopeless inebriates who
have submitted themselves to a thor.
ough course of his treatment. How
long would 1t be before DR.. Kelley
would be in the position DIR. Koch is. il
he gave his formula to the profession as
the latter didP
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
The New York Steamers May Stop at
Santa Barbara

ne new YORK steamers, May stop at
Santa Barbara.
We learn upon good authority that
there is a strong probability that the
new line of steamers, recently organized
to run from Now York to San Francisco,
will make Santa Barbara their port of
call for Southern California, says the
Press OF that city. This line il under
the management OF the Johnston-Locke
Mercantile company, and consists of
fleet OF steamers which will make
monthly trips each way. The Mineola,
the first of the line to make the trip,
arrived at San Diego some weeks ago
and is now at San Francisco. Another
vessel of the line is now at Valparaiso
undergoing repairs. 1t was the inten-
ton that all freight for Southern Cali
fornia should be landed at San Diego,
but the exorbitant pilotage charges,
which amounted to about 5000 on the
first trip, may cause change in the
plan.
w. M. Eddy, president of the Santa
Barbara County National bank, who is
now in San Francisco, has been hard at
work endeavoring to have the steamers
stop there, and at the latest accounts it
was believed he had succeeded. An
agent of the company will visit Santa
Barbara this week to investigate the
matter. If this change is made two
steamers per month, one each way, will
stop there.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11
CHAT.
Little Interviews Which Were Gath
cred Yesterday.


Little Interviews Which Were Gath
cred Yesterday.
q. Il. Woods, bar-keep-The greatest
place to study human nature is behind
the bar. l was not capable of Analysing
character for the first two years, because
was too much taken up with myself.
After one has been here that length of
time, however, he forgets himself, and
begins to study others. now know
a mans character by his physiognomy
almost as soon as he enters the place.
w. w. Robinson, mayors clerk
Some years ago saw about here little
bare-footed girl. noticed, to my sur
prise, that she had peculiar cartilage
extending between her toes, and one
day said to her: "Say, little girl,
see you are web-footed." Said she.
"Of course am, was born in Oregon"
M. P. Snyder, police commissioner
What this city is suffering under to a
great extent is the lack OF girls for
homework. In other western states
they have made it point to import
help of this kind, and 1 should think
they would doit here. There are plenty
here who would guarantee inducements
which would make the girls come out.
j. M. Glass, chief of police.-The San
Francisco authorities will not convict
anyone on the evidence of Cinnamon.
Only recently there was case of murder
in which Cinnamon were implicated.
The Orientals knew that their evidence
would not convict, and they hired two
white men without conscience to give
the necessary evidence. On cross-exam-
ination the two bogus witnesses were
exposed-but just think of the danger.
Charles Rohde, teache. Of athletics
began instruction at the Spring-street
school today. Principal Ennis intro
duced me to the teachers, and from to
IL O'Clock l instructed nine classes in
calisJhenics, giving each class fifteen
minutes. will teach at this school the
same hours every Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday until further orders.
Mark Il. Plaisted, editor Riverside
Enterprise--The San Bernardino people
are trying to push big $350,000 court
house on US. Riversiders. We don't
want it, and we won't have it, if we can
help it. Riverside? Why, it is right
in the jump forward. We're all right.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11

GOVERNOR CAMPBELL says it is simply
mystery that he was not beaten by
so 900. He had no support from the
outside, and there was little harmony at
home. Instead of the Peoples Cor AL
liance) party drawing Republicans, its
vote was almost entirely diverted from
the Democratic element. Mckinley
was in position to own the earth.
Campbell had to make the fight almost
in lorna pauperis. The governors great
personality alone held the Republican
majority within reasonable limits.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11
A BOND FORFEITED,
The County Wins a Case Against
Hagars Bondsmen.

A4a6aA . 0oAASh1CHs
The county yesterday secured a judy
ment for $1,000 against Parmela Hagar
and Al. Squire, who furnished security
in that amount for the appearance in
court of James Hagar, young man who
stands charged with burglarizing his
mothers residence.
The Hagar residence is at Downey
and the stolen goods were found by the
officers where the thief had secreted
them. The crime was traced to young
Hagar and he was arrested and held to
answer to the charge. His trial was set
for May 18th of this year, in department
one, and the defendant failin g to appear
at the time set Judge Smith declared
his bond forfeited.
Proceedings were instituted against
the principals on the bond in July last
and the county got judgment by default
some time ago. The attorneys for the
defendants demurred to the original
complaint filed in the case, and the de-
murer was overruled, they being pres.
ent in court when Judge Van Dyke gave
his decision. They did not put in an
answer to the complaint, and the people
got judgment by default.
Ihe defendants counsel then said
that they had not been served with a
notice that their demurrer had been
overruled and therefore did notfile their
answer. The court informed them that
it was not necessary to serve them with
such notice. They were evidently SO
surprised that Deputy District Attorney
York waived the verdict and allowed
them to answer his complaint. Their
answer was not in proper form, how
ever, and the county got away with the
case