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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Donation.

The Baptist church and society
will hold their annual church festival
and donation party at the town hall
next Wednesday evening. All are
cordially invited. A fine supper will
be provided and every arrangement
will be made for pleasant, social
evenings entertainment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
LOCAL SUMMARY.

New ADVERTISEMENTS.
A. E. Hamilton, Manchester Cen
tire.
F. B. Pier, Jacksonville.
j. P. Blackmer, Manchester De-
pot.
A. c. Gibson & Co.. London
derry.
D. B. Goddard, So. Londonderry.
L. I. & w. H. Landman, So.
Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

The members of Anchor Lodge,
No. 80, F. & A. NJ, are hereby no.
tilted to meet at Masonic hall, Dec.
Is, 80 p. M, to attend regular
meeting.
! further call special meeting of
Anchor Lodge, No. SO, on Tuesday
Dec. 22, 1880 p. M, to attend to the
annual installation when the officers
elect will be installed. The members
are cordially invited to bring their
families to attend the installation and
partake of refreshments consisting of
an oyster supper to be served after
the installation.
N. B. johnson, W. M.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

The reason why Arnica & Oil Liniment
is so popular with the ladies is because it
is not only very healing and soothing but
its odor is not at all offensive.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
King of Medicines
Scrofut0us Huntor A Cure
" Almost Mirdculous,v

ScrOfutOuS HunlOr Cure
"ALnost Miraculous"
"When was IA years of age had a severe
attack Of rheumatism, and after recovered
had to go on crutches. A year later, scrofula,
in the form of white swellings, appeared on
various parts of my body, and for II years
was an invalid, being confined to my bed
years. In that time ten or eleven sores APP
pearod and broke, causing me great pain and
suffering. feared never should get well.
Early in 1886 went to Chicago to visit a
sister, but was confined to my bed most of the
time was there. In July l read book, "A
Day with Circus in which were statements
of cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla. I was so i'm
pressed with the success of this medicine that
decided to try it. To my great qualification
the sores soon decreased, and began to feel
better and in a short time I was up and
out OF doors. continued to take Hoods Sar
saparilla for about year, when, having used
six bottles, had become SO fully released
from the disease that went to work for the
Flint & Walling Mfg. Co., and since then
HAVE NOT LOST SINGLE DAY
on account of sickness. believe the disease
is expelled from my system, I always feel well,
am in good spirits and have a good appetite.
am now q years Of age and can walk as well
as any one, except that one limb is a little
shorter than the other, owing to the loss Of
bone, and the sores formerly on my right leg.
To my friends my recovery seems almost
miraculous, and think Hoods Sarsaparilla
is the king Of medicines" WILLIAM A.
LEHR, 0 N. Railroad St., Kendallville, Ind.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for S. Prepared only
bye. l. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Masa
100 Doses Ono Dollar
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

Happy and content is home with THE Ro-
chester" lamp with the light of the morning.
Fer catalogue, write R0sAafv Lamp Go. NfD Ysrk,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

@A Full blooded English Fox
Hound for sale. Inquire of
F. A. Hubbard, Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

b. w. E. Bugbee, barber, will until
further notice close his shop Tuesdays,
Thursdays, day and evenings, and on
FRIDAYS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

@~Found-On the road leading to the
north village small satchel containing
baby clothing ETC. Call at this office and
pay charges and obtain the property.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
DTFIE 81
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
uTFE
Special Notices..

R~Wanted-Goo White Beech for
plane stock-$S per thousand and cash
paid for it ON delivery
C., ID. FARNuM
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

Geo. P. Foster Camp, No. Is,
will hold their annual election Dec.
10th. All members are requested to
be present.
H. j. Ramsdell, Capt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11


Don't undertake to sit down upon
any one without first ascertaining
whether he is liable to "fire up"
Don't buy your Christmas present
without first consulting the SIFTER's
advertising columns.
Don't forget that next year is pres
idential year aud that you will want
the bright, independent, saucy SITTER.
Don't fail to keep dollar back to
pay for the SITTER the first day of
January. By the way wouldn't q
years subscription be pretty nice
present to your friend.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

H- Clocks cleaned, oiled and repaired
at my residence, nearly opposite the old
sash and blind shop, SO. Londonderry.
All work warranted
M HnsKyNs
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Cottolene at Smiths.

Mumps and whooping cough are
prevailing.
School in the Hall district is being
taught by Miss Emma Cummings.
Miss Nellie Howard started this
morning for Boston.
G. G. Smith has just completed
new sugar house.
The sick remain much in the same
condition as reported last week.
James A. Pierce has been on the
sick list for ten days.
Lawyer Cudworth is in attendance
on the Bennington county court this
week.
Henry Lampson of So. Ashburn-
ham, Mass, came up Wednesday
for brief call with his friends in
town. He returns tomorrow.
S. M. Hobart has gone to West
minister and will probably remain
through the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Coleman of
the North village visited this week
with landlord Strong and wife.
V. G. Warner has moved to Hough.
tonville, having obtained employment
in the mill at that place.
Mrs. Geo. Chadwick and two chill
dren of Landgroye are visiting with
Mrs. Chadwick's father, A. e. Hall.
Regular meeting of Hooker Post
occurs tomorrow evening. AS this
is the annual meeting full attend.
ance is desired.
G. Lincoln of Taunton, Mass, a
cattle and butter buyer, made his an
nual Vermont trip last week, leaving
this place on Saturday.
Hollis Bugbee of Springfield visited
with his son in this place over Sun
day.
Mrs. Carrie Pierce of Northamp-
ton, Mass, is visiting with hel
mother, Mrs. Sarah johnson OF
Thompsonburg.
Mrs. Lizzie Pierce has returned
from her visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Oscar Pease of Weston, and witt
friends in the north part of town.
E. P. Warner of Bellows Falls
had on exhibition at the Peabody
House Tuesday and Wednesday ar
Edison Phonograph. A number Of
our citizens visited the wonderful in.
vention and listened to it's talk.
Mrs. M. J. Lawry of Fairfield
Me-, is visiting with her brother, F
F. Churchill. Mrs. Lawry came Oh
in time to eat the Thanksgiving din.
ner with her friends here.
The NJ. E. Ladies' sociable, ad.
vertised to be held at Mrs. D. b
Goddard's next Wednesday is pos
poned one week.
Information has been received here
of the death of a former resident OF
this town, Mrs. Roxana (Aldrich)
Day, which occurred at Hiram, Ohio
Dec. 2. Mrs. Day was born in So
Londonderry, March FL, 1909, ant
was the daughter of Clark and Jeru
sha Aldrich, and was the sister of thu
late Jairus Aldrich. She married
John Day when 16 years of age, ant
81 years ago went west. For 3;
years she has been widow. Sh,
leaves six living children, 33 grand
children and AZ great grandchildren
She has one sister and two brother
living.
Mrs. H. Augusta johnson ha
filed petition in the probate court
setting forth that her husband, Nor
man johnson, is an insane persol
and praying that guardian be ap
pointed. This is the best joke o
the season, seeing that Norman
knows more than the whole family
Mr.. johnson is a veteran soldier
having belonged to the 18th Vt
heavy artillery and was made deaf ii
that service. But this will hardly b
thought sufficient reason by the pro
bate court to degrade him. If tn
family would treat the old gentleme
decently possibly there would be les
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Is Pounds of Blood

Is about the quantity nature allows to an
adult person. 1t is of the utmost impor-
lance that the blood should be kept as
pure as possible. BY its remarkable cure
of scrofula, salt rheum etc., Hoods Sar-
saparilla has proven its claim to be the
best blood purifier.
For general family cathartic we con-
fidently reccomend Hoods Pills. They
should be in every home medicine chest.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-07
dbe meeklp Alessenper
PUBLISHED EEKLY BY
ALBERT BIENvENU.

In the district of Bratzlav, Govern
ment of Podol, the peasants working
in the fields Of rich farmer struck
for higher wages He paid them only
20 kopecks a day and provisions, while
the peasants working in his fields in
the adjoining district he paid 25 ko'
pecks. They wanted him to pay them
the same wages as the others received.
As he would not listen to their de-
mands. they one day surrounded his
Office. threatening to kill him. He
jumped out of the window and
ran homeward. The peasants pursued
him, broke into the house, and got
him out. Beating him mercilessly,
they threw him upon cart and took
him to their village, where they locked
him up in a dark, wet, and exceeding
ly dirty hut, placing watch around
it. A neighboring farmer Informed
the district judge of the occurrence.
The latter. arriving in the village the
next day, found the peasants so de-
termined that he had to pay them a
SAMSON of 800 rublcs for their captive.
The farmer was taken to his house in
q very dangerous condition.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-07

| mistortunes, the disappearance OF his SOC,
| and my own ideas concerning it.
Not only he, but all his fellow miners
listened with the utmost attention
Finally. one who appeared to be leader
among them. cried out. cxcitedly: 'sSee
here, traveller. that thar boy hain't spoke
nary word scnce ever he come inter camp
but thar amt no better ner handler crit
ter 'bOve groun an what he is: an I'll
tell We what we'll du. You kin sic on ter
him with Noses er any thing we've a
min ter. an eff We kin git anything outen
him we'll b'licve the yarn we've been tel
lin. an I'll fix him up to go long back
with We ter that thar looney daddy o
his'n. Eff We carn't-we'll low this amt
ther chap ye're a-lookin' fer, an keep
him 'mOngst us er spell longer What
dye say. boys?"
They all agreed to the experiment.
The spokesman, toning his voice rs if
the handsome dishwasher were deaf,
bawled out: Look-a-here. Numby."
The lad desisted from his uniting
task and lifted his great blue eyes to-
ward the speakers face. That his brain
was not wholly without intelligence was
evident from the fact that he had learned
the title his protectors had given him,
and that he paid no attention when he
was not addressed.
The miner raised his grimy hand and
beckoned. Laying his towel softly down
"a peculiar quietude accompanied all his
movements ''Numby" obeyed. He came
slowly up to the circle and stood just
outside its limits, looking mutely from
face to face as a dog might have done,
yet without dogs inquiring interest.
Tackle him. stranger" said some one
with eager curiosity.
Fixing my eyes upon the vacant face,
and putting all my will into my low
pitched voice, spoke to him: ''Mose-s.
Moses"
The blue eyes ceased wandering and
fastened themselves upon my lips. A
profound hush fell over the circle. There
is no man either SO stolid or so sensitive
as the frontiersman. If there is any
psychological principle involved in the
fact that the wish Of every miner present
was for ''Numby'' to find his way back to
his own identity, do not know it; but
this do kDow-each would have sacri.
feed Il fragment of his own intelligence
to augment that of the poor lad before
us. This may have helped-no human
sympathy is wasted-and certain it is that
there had come over that fair, boyish face
new expression.
rose and went to his side. Taking
his hand in my own, repeated As dis
tinctly and impressively as l could;
"AIo-seS-No-ses.
\ slow, faint flush, lovelier than any
maiden's blush could be. stole up into
the blonde cheek of the poor waif.
Moses, your fathcr-wants-
The color deepened, but some of lis
could not see it for the mist that yelled
our eyes.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-07
Ensilage Butter.

Alfred Hudson, leading Massachu-
sets farmer and dairyman. tells of an in
teresting experiment in the manufacture
of butter from the milk of the cows of
his farm and those of neighbOr who is
engaged in the same line of farming:
Il have always held to the opinion"
said he, THAT the best butter that can be
made is obtained by feeding the cows on
hay, grass and timothy. My neighbOf
claimed that just as good butter was OBJ
tanned from the milk of cows which were
fed with ensilage. Ensilage, you know,
is made by cutting up the corn stalk or
unripe grass. The corn becomes thof
oughly ripened. 1t is preserved al
winter by being buried in the ground,
and is a cheaper food than hay. We
agreed to make test. was to feed my
cows on hay, and my neighbor was to
feed his Oh ensilage. We were each to
make twenty-five tubs of butter and send
them, without any stamp on the tubs or
mark by which they could be identified,
except private mark known only to our
selves, to committee of experts in Bos-
ton. who were to select the twenty-five
best tubs of butter. The plan was car
ried out. When the test was made, out
of the fifty tubs tested the committee So
lected the twenty-five tubs made from
the milk of my cows. They all agreed
that my butter had delicate and delic-
ious flavor which the other did not pos
sess. The result has thoroughly assured
me that l can obtain a sufficiently
higher price for butter made from
cows which are fed on hay to more than
pay for the difference in the price Of tho
food"
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jlre Minutes With Authors.

Reference, concentration. and continuity
are characteristics which can not influence
one part of mans life without influenc-
ing the rest as we'll.
Nature does not do things by halves.
and the nerves which animate the gesture
At the table are The same which guide the
ebisel ut the work bench.
The habit of studying before proceed
ing is coeXistent with the necessity of
considering before acting: and man who
IS reticent concerning one-half of his
thoughts Is not communicative about the
other half
Whatever temper of mind We choose
Gill surely become chronic in time. and
will be known TO those among whom We
i've as our temper, as distinguished from
:hc tempers of other people.
He who seeks peace will find that with
Advancing age the peaceful moment, that
once came SO seldom. returns more readily,
and that at last the moments unite to
make hours, and the hours to build up
lays and years.
Lovers wish that the whole earth might
be one garden, crossed and recrossed by
silent, moon-lit paths: and when love has
taken the one and left the other he who
stays behind would have his garden
changed TO an angry ocean, and the sweet
moss banks to storm beaten rocks, that
he may drown in the depths, or be dashed
TO pieces by the waves before he has had
Time to know all that he has lost.-E.
Marion Crawford, an Mar-iO's Crucifr.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-07
Decay OF Stone Buildings in Europe.

A thousand wears hence nearly all
stone buildings now standing in Eu.
rope will have crumblcd to dust. So
pcrishablc is the material of which
they are constructed that the process
of decay is already evident in many
conspicuous ediiiccs. The same thing
is go NJ on in this country. Neither
marble nor brown stone can Withstand
the action of the elements. Even the
capitol a, Washington is undergoing
.lisintegr3t;on.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-07
PHILADELPHIA Parks.

Philadelphia has eleven parks, with
an average acreage of 1854 52-l00
acres. OF this, la 400 acres were
donated. the remainder originally cost
Sl7 ,503, 522. She has 1l5l.6 miles
of street, of which 1922 miles are
paved with cobblc, 9S.2 with block, IS
with artificial stone, 1l.2 miles with
brick, 1873 miles with sheet asphalt,
1872 with asphalt blocks, 1l7.6 with
rubble. and ninety-six miles are ma
eadamized. Two hundred and fifty
miles have no pavement of any kind
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-07

madam. answered, grasplng the s,en.
der fingers. "You are-Moses' mother y
eyes; and eternally beholden to Moses,
savior"
but that was mere chance-a hannv
one, l grant you. Your husband" 'r'
lilies on the bed in the room wonder
Will you believe that the days of miracle,
are past when tell you. as do, that ha
also is restored to a comprehension Of
much that has befallen him. Not all, of
course; but the rest will come-mu,t
come. DO you. who have done so much
care to hear our whole, simple story2"
Il do care to hear it--greatly."
"My husband had not the advantac,
of the education We desired to give our
son. and we both erred as many ambi.
tious parents have done, in urging brain
which too late we saw was not as strono
as we had fancied it. The tension was s0
great that just before our dear boy was to
have been graduated he broke down
utterly. The best physicians said that
his only hope lay in Il complete change Of
life and surroundings; So his father
brought him West, and. hoping for his
restoration, sheltered the lads pride by
withholding his name.
Everything was going well until tina
passage of that cyclone. You know the
rest. But you do not know how long hss
been my search for my dear ones. I
knew that Mr.. Penniman intended TO
change his residence from time to time.
as he saw Moses wearying of any; and |
never heard when he came here"
There was a feeble call from the bed.
room, and the sweet-faccd woman went
to answer it.
''And, indeed. it was the Lord guided
her to this very door," exclaimed the
landlady. wiping away her ready tears,
and continuing the tale: 1.-THE stage
drove up and out she stepped. There
sat Pop and when he clapped eyes on
her he sprung up wild like and pushed
his hair off his forward, as if that would
help him to remember. Then he gave
an awful cry and fell down in faint.
When he had come to again she was with
him, and he's been getting clearer and
clearer ever sence. It's stranger than
story out of book but Corson, he allows
that it was the shock of seeing her so
sudden that brought Mr. Penniman to his
senses. But Pm kind of dreading to
have her and Moses meet. The poor
woman has gone through trouble enough.
Lord knows, and if he shouldn't happen
-r
There was a noise outside the door.
and we looked toward it to see Jim Cor.
son enter from the street leading his
temporary charge, who had been in
trusted to his care in accordance with
the landlady's urgent advice that his
longing mother should be duly pre-
pared"
There was stir, also. from the bed
room way. and a rustic of womans gar
ments. The landlady hid her face upon
my shoulder, and l turned away my
eyes.
For moment an intensity of silence
then "A low cry: Moses, my son!"
Almost at once the answer: Mother
why, MOTHER
1t was the gladdest sound lever heard
i Frank Lesiie's.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-07

Captain BOutelle, acting superin-
tendent of the Yellowstone National
Park, giving an account of his first
years supervision, says that during
the first part of the year the soldiers
under his command were mainly oc-
cupicd in checking the spread of forest
fires, most of which originated from
camping parties. To remedy this evil
he recommends that stations be Sc
lccted for camps, SO that in future
supervision may be maintained
over them. He says that the wild
animals in the Park are increasing
rapidly in number, especially the wild
buffalo and elk. The streams, he
says. are being stocked with trout and
salmon by the United States Fish COM
mission. He reports that the condi-
ton of the hotels is not satisfactory,
but that the association which controls
them has promised to remedy the evils
complained of. He recommends that
Congress be requested to authorize the
appointment of Civil Commits sioner,
who shall have jurisdiction of cases of
violations of law governing the Park.
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The Cabbage Tree.

One of the most peculiar and most val
liable trees in Florida is the cabbage tree.
"The tree, in fact, belongs to the pal
metto family. 1t grows to a height vary
ing from twenty to forty feet, and there
is scarcely an inch difference in the diam
eter from the roots up to tie leaves; The
leaves, or bayonets, all grow in cluster
at the top. The wood is very porous and
extremely light; it resembles cork. 10
value lies in the fact that it is utterly
impervious to the ravages of salt waite!
and barnacles, which quickly destroy al
other natural woods Hence the cabbage
tree is much sought after for posts ana
piles for building bridges and wharves
in salt water. Pine piles that are used
in building through salt water have to %
creosoted in order to preserve them any
length of time, and the process Is very
expensive one, but the cabbage wooo
needs no application of any sort. "-lNsS
York Telegram.
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MAKE YOUR MARX.

In the quarries should you toll
Make your mark;
Do you delve upon the soil,
Make your mark;
In whatever path you go,
In whatever place you stand,
Moving swift or moving slow,
With firm and honest hand,
Make your mark.
Should opponents hedge your way,
Make your mark;
Work by night or work by day,
Make your mark,
Struggle manfully and well,
Let no obstacles oppose.
None. right shielded, ever fell
By heweapons of his foes.
Make your mark.
What though born peasants son;
Make your mark;
Good by po,'r men can be done;
MIKE your iudrh.
Peasants garbs may warm the cold;
Peasants words may calm a fear;
Better far than boarding gold
Is the drying of tear;
Make your mark.
Life is heeting as shade;
Make your mark;
Marks of some kind must be made;
Make your mark;
Make it while the arm is strong,
In the golden hours of youth;
Never. never make it wrong;
Make it with the stamp of truth;
Make your mark.
-[David Barker.