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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
Experience with Meadows.

The best method of cultivating hay is
to take piece of land that has been I'M
der high state Of cultivation for eight
or ten years with different kinds of gar
den truck such as potatoes, corn, peas,
Strawberries, cabbage, beans, beets,
parsnips, celery and lettuce. By put
ting on barnyard manure every year,
and plenty of it, with some kind of fer
tilizer, the land is rich and mellow.
A year ago last fall seeded such a
piece down with herds grass and red
clover. Last year cut two good crops,
and this year the crop was SO heavy that
it was hard to get it dry on the land it
was grown on.
AS for best varieties, like red top,
herds grass and red and white clover;
for second crop, after taking off early
vegetables, like Hungarian. New
England Farmer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
ODDS AND ENDS.
Never dispute woman or coax man.
The electrotype was the work of spen.

Never dispute awoman or coax man.
The electrotype was the work of Spen.
Ger in 1887.
A rainbow in the morning is the shep
herds warning,
The father of George Frederick Han,
del was country doctor.
If bats flutter and beetles fly about
there will be fine weather.
There is no motion Of progression SC
delightful as riding on horseback.
A paste made of equal parts Of larl
and powdered chalk will cure corns.
1t is asserted that the oldest building
in the world is the Tower of London.
While slicing ham a lady in Pottstown
Pa, found a silver thimble embedded
therein.
The drive well, one of the simplest Of
inventions, has yielded its inventor
100000 in royalties.
For the earache, drop one drop Of
sweet oil up in the ear and place piece
of cotton in the outer ear.
Experts say that dalmatian powder
shaken over flower beds will drive away
nearly all kinds of insects.
Herod the Great was the first Hebrew
king who imported into his realm Ro
man modes of society life."
AT an ordinary temperature mercur,
in an equal quantity in bulk weighs
about two-thirds more than gold.
Emerson "made every man give hin
Of his best" Montague declared tina
"listening is the better half of CONVEX
sation."
The Indian exhibit at the Worlds fai
will include representatives of ever,
tribe from the extreme north to Teri,
del Fuego.
A semaphore post on which three mel
were at work in England was pulled
over by locomotive that came alonl
and became entangled in the wire stays
One of the men was killed and the other
were MORALLY hurt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
After Harvest.

After the grain is housed or stacked,
and work slackens up, the Farmers Re-
view suggests that the most iiii orsant
job to attend to is to give ,he hay stacks
the finishing touches tho. 20 rucli re-
quire; they were beaded cut faar!y well
and given a slight coating oi -Iongh
grass and now they require come more.
The stacks have settled now and 1t will
be found that very few Of them lack
certain holes and hollows where rain
will be apt to catch and pei.lta ate. All
OF these places should now he filled up
and the temporary thatcl made smooth
and permanent by the addition VI more
slough grass and well weighted wles
that will hold all snugly in place IN
spite of rain and wind.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
NOTICE.!

The tax paves OF the town of Lon
donderrv aye hereby notified that |
have in my bands for collection
town and state school tax of 145 cents
90 dollar of the grand list, a high
way tax OF 10 cents nn said eland
list ard county tax of cent on
SAID list.
Therefore. know We that 80 days
are given by law for the payment of
said taxes. and deduction Of a per
cent on said town tax if paid within
said time.
II. D. Tyler. Treasurer.
Londonderry, VT, sept. 2. 1892.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

Marie Corelli, the novelist, is called by
the London Spectator the 'apostle of
yearnestness." However that may be,
she now yearns to have misunderstood
ing in regard to her name set right. 1t
seems to hurt her little feelings for peo-
pie to say that she is daughter of
Charles Mackay, and that her name is
the simple plain Scotch one of Miss
Mackay. Why it should is not clear,
but at any rate she does wish, does
Marie, that we would not say she is the
daughter of Charles Mackay when she
is only his adopted daughter. She does
wish, too, that the press of America
would correct the impression about her
name and let the world know her real
genuine Jacob of name in Marie Corelli.
All right, Marie. We make the correc-
ton with pleasure, if it will do you any
good, though of what earthly conse-
quence it is to anybody we fail to see.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

Bishop Potter admits that undoubtedly
a majority of the American people de-
sire the Worlds fair to be closed on
Sunday. But he himself declares that
there are other doors which should first
be closed on Sundays-doors into which
the average stranger tumbles of Sun
day afternoon-that are vastly more
hurtful than if the gates of the EXPOSE
ton were open to the extent of allowing
him to visit the picture galleries, gar
dens, etc. "Shut other doors first" says
the bishop,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.

Bicycler Johnson's mile in I'm. SO sos.
at Independence on the kite shaped
track puts man and two wheels tandem
ahead of the trotter, with wheels the
other way. No trotter, even ON the kite
track, will equal this time during the
present century.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

They are trying to rob Professor Bar
nard of the glory of being the first to
discover Jupiter's fifth moon. 1t wasn't
much of a moon anyhow, but that does
not hinder several other fellows from
declaring that they saw it before he did
Professor Barnard ought to have got a
patent on that moon at once.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

The day the health officer of New
York announces that there is no cholera
in the port or city, that very day two or
more cases are sure to appear. This has
never failed since the infected ships
first visited the port.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

The temperance women of Chicago
have the courage of their convictions
anyhow. An offer of 81 500 a month rent
was made to them for the right to put
gilded palace, in which to sell tobacco,
in the rotunda of their marble halls in
the Temperance temple. But Mrs. Carse
answered: admit the vile weed into
our temple of truth and purity? Neverw
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
There is suggestion of bristles and

There is a suggestion of bristles and
granting, likewise picked trotters and
bacon, in story that comes from Chi
cago. We leave the reader to find the
suggestion for himself. The story is
that the livery stable keepers of the
town by the lake have made a combine
and will charge twenty-five dollars for
every hack used in the procession of Oct.
81. The squealing part, however, comes
from the other side.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
PRESClENCE.

Sighed wave In middle ocean:
"Oh, to reach the warm, white shorei
On its breast to lie in silence,
flushed in peace forevermore.
"Ah, know what lies before mo
/ at last shall clasp the shore,
Break my heart on it one moment,
Then moan ON forevermore."
Anna Reeve Aldrich.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
A Poor Authority.

Little Boy (writing a letter)-Is trolley
spelled with an or without.
Father anxious to inculcate good
it(-Look in Webster.
Little Boy-Huhl What does Web
ster know about it? He died before
trolleys were invented.-GoodN News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

New York Store
Is Selling
Workmen's Dinner Pals
large size, 15c
10 at. fial'ing pals, 12c
10 at. dish pans, 12c
Tin Cups, &c each,
Sheet Iron dripping pans
large size, 10c
Fancy covered dust pans,
nicely decorated. 10c
Tin Chamber pail, fine quail
ty, only 25c.
Fancy engraved Tumblers, &c
Good Tumblers. Sc
Decorated 10 pieces Toilet
sets, only $500.
Jelly tumblers. with tin caps,
Sc, glass sauce or berry sets.
6 small and l large, only PC
Veneer Chair seats, DC each,
AT sc. aides Jers ely
Vests worth Zoe. at SSc La
dies calico wrappers, AT SOC
Ladies shirt waists. at 4Sc
Ladies muslin night gowns,
at 25c Ladies muslin drawers
at 2jc boys knee pants, at &c
lndigo.blue prints, white strl-
ped lawn and chiidren's Sauze
vests.
In our grocery department
we have these brands Of -four
White Lion, Pillsbmy's Fest,
King of the West and White
Foom. We sell only the best
quality of flour and at lower
prices than any other house.
4 Il
We have the greatest bar
gain in Tea that was ever Of
fered. here it is:
10 Chests Fine Japan Tea
in one pound packages, quail
ty guaranteed, only Zoe a Id.
Canned peaches, 13c. Sal
mon Zoe, tomatoes or corn SC.
Terms Cash, Only.
! BLACKMER'S
| New York Store.
Manchester Depot, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

And now the doctors are cracking
their brains over the question whether
1t is cholera Asiatica or cholera nostras.
Well, as long as they cannot cure either
kind it makes little difference to suf-
fering world which it is.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

Pity it's, thousand pities and the
more the pities grow that great men do
not keep some lively newspaper man
handy to boil down their manifestoes for
them
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

Savannah is to have the largest street
car motor in the world upon her electric
roads, which altogether take in nearly
forty miles.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

1t is appalling to think that in the
mall state of Rhode Island alone more
Than 5000 children are working in fac
;ories-that, too, for dollar week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
Special Notice.

The finn of Richardson & Leon
aid being about to be dissolved. give
notice TO all persons having unsettled
accounts, notes or claims in favor of
said f m either in Londonderry or
Peru, that The same must be settled
within so days from date. We mean
business so govern yourselves accord
inglv.
RICHARDSON & LEONARD.
Peru and Londonderry, Sept 10, 80.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
Three Things to Remember.

Hoods Sarsaparilla has the most MERIT.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has won unequaled
SUCCESS.
Hoods Sarsaparilla accomplishes the
greatest CURES.
Is it not the medicine for you.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

Hurry up that enthusiasm or the cam
paign will be over before you begin.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
&1OOReMard. 800.

The reade of thi> paper VIII be pleas
ed to learn nat there is al Least one dread
ed disease thal science has been able to
cure in Al is stages aud that is Catarrh.
Halls GAIA n Cure is the only positive
cure now known 10 the medical fraterni-
~. Ca.a"rn being a cons iJu ional DIS
ease, ecu e. q constitutional treatment
Halls GAIA III Cure is taken interna v,
ac;ia@ d'"eCJy upon inc blood and mu-
cous surfaces of Jne system. thereby de-
stroviug the foundation of the disease,
and giving The patent strength by build
ing up the con, Ju.ion aud assisting ma
tue in doing is work. The prop.ietors
have so much fai,h in It's curative pow
e ;, that they Offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails 10 cure. send
for list of Testimonials Address
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
H~ Sold BY druggists. 75c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

Constipation is caused by loss of the
peristaltic action of the bowels. Hoods
Pills restore this action and invigorate
the liver.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07

Alnica and Oil Linimcnt is the best
remedy known for stiff joints,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-07
Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment,

Ointment.
A certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
letter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Sores, Fever Sores, Eczema,
Itch, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipples
and Piles. 1t lis cooling and soothing.
Hundreds of cases have been cured by
it after all other treatment had failed
rs cents per box.
For Sale by Goddard & Gibson, Lon
donderrv. VT
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29
presideur,s ~sfesssa &c.

President Ilarrison's message to Con.
sress or Monday last transmitting thc
correspondence with Chilli upon the At.
tack made upon the Baltimore's sailor,
and announcing that a note hid been
sent TO the Chilian government demand
ing tina; the offensive note sent by Senor
Malta, the CHILEAN Minister of Foreign
Affairs, be Withdrawn and an apology
mldc. quickly brought the ChiIisn gov
,rnmcnt to its senses. At an early hour
on Tuesday morning the Associated
Press received cablegram frum Santi
ago stating that Chill agrees to with
raw the offensive note sent by s. nor
Malta 10 ali the Chiliau Minister,
abroad; Acknowledges that its issuance
vas due TO an error Of judgment. an
witkdraws its request for the witbdra sal
Of United States Minister Egan.
II proposes that the matter Of the az
tack on the Baitimore's sailors be sub
mitted to q neutral nation for arbitration
or IL that is not acceptable. that it be
submitted 10 the decision of the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
Yesterdays news dispatches state tba
Chili's apology to the United States is
mple and the whole controversy
thanks to the firm AMI patriotic stand o
I resident Harrison, is at an end excepr
as to details.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29
Reciprocity.

y Is 10 be claimed Of the Republican
parry mat Its ''a'esmau,hip is progress
i've "'orlous As its psst has been, il
appeaI' to the people, not with rcn,inis.
Ve"ee 30 much as vita new policies for
,ue advancement aud prosperity of the
''"'''O' VI these uone is more conspis.
u"us' more impressive, more practical
or more popular than the new policy OF
hse'l'"clty With the Nations Of Lain
A"er''a Our situation with respect to
we vast trade Of these Southern coun-
'f'es rs unique. and ii 10 from this ex-
cep'ionnl quality that the possibility of
hec'Proc''y proceeds. The chief pro
uuct' OF latin America are sugar, mo
Iasse>, cpfFcr and hides An examina
non OF the trade Of Brazil. Cuba and
hexlr" will illustrate the attidude in
which We stand towards South American
trade generally in comparison with the
attitude Of European countries. Brazirs
great crop Is coffee II is an astouish
'nr '~c' that Of the total coffee crop of
the wnhl the Unit ID States buys thee
four'"~ Two.rhiris Of the entire Bra
z'ilau iJ@net Of coffee is sold in Amer.
'ca 10 addition to the S35 600. 600
sort :" Prszil in 1899 for coffee, we
'mpor1s I'd also thr.e-fourths of her rub
Der and nearly her entire surplus Of SUI
gar. We spent with Brazil nearly
500 .OOu,0CO and received from her
only 81 900 900. We spent with the
West Indies nearly $4,000, 900 and
received from them only S35, 900 900
We spent with Venezuela nearly gill;
voc 600 aud received only 81 600, 900
We spent with Mexico nearly $23.-
oOO, eco and received only $l3, 0O0,-
200. Our imports from the principal
Southern countries of Latin America in
1890 were within a fraction Of 5000
OOO. 900, while our imports to them
amounted to less than SOL 900, OOO.-
These conditions Of exchange are obvi-
ously inequitable. They have never
been anything else For many years
American craftsmanship has been di-
rected III the problem of how our export
radc wi b these countries could be i'm
ioved But it WIS reserved to the
atcs.natsh p Of this administration to
ugge { The true. effectual aud quick
r'',"sdy, ano that remedy was Reciproc-
itJ not free trade
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29

The United STATES Navy has fight
ing armor-elad ready for service at last
The trial Of the Miantonomoh resulted
satisfactorily m every respect. Twenty
rounds were fred from her great gun:
with charges Of powder varying from
l55 to $50 pounds. Both guns in the
after turrct we're fred at Cnce, thus sub
;ecting the vessel to heavy strain. But
she bore it without the slightest injury
The light guns of the secondary battery
were also thoroughly and successfully
tested. The M,antonomoh is not III
easy craft in rough weather, but she is
sea worthy. and Of her value as fight
ing machine there is no doubt In re.
spect to some of the big warships Of 9th
err nations she has the apparent disad
vantage of size that the Monitor pos ,es.-
ed in its conflict with the big MerrimaC
during the rebellion. But modern wal
vessels are not gagged in their effective
ness by their size The reconstructed
Moui:or is a harb9r defen Ter on which
New York can rely
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29
Leap Year Proposals.

Colin Sha ,kelford said: "Some one
asked me the other day what was the
origin Of women proposing marriage
during a leap year. ] looked it up,
and while it may MT be new to all
dare cay it will interest many. In tn,
year 1888 a statute was published By
the Scotch Parliament, of which the fol.
lowing is copy. and is to my mind
the origin Of the cdstom or idea | 4,
not know that it is custom or evel
was:
It is ordaint that during the reign o.
her maist blessit majestic Margaret,
like maiden ladee Of bath high aud low
estate, shall hae liberty to speak to tic
man she likes. Gif he refuses to take
her to be his wyf. he shall be nulct in
the sum Of sne hundredIy pounds or
less, as his estate may bee. except and
alEais gif he ca make it appear that he
is betrothit to another woman. then he
shall be free
after the dear old Margaret had
passed away the women became clamor-
Gus for their privileges, and to appease
hem another act Of parliament allowed
hem the privilege overy fourth yeir"
This year is leip year. and no doubt
the question will be asked of you what
gave rise to the notioa that women may
do their own counting
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29
Words OF Praise.

In these times when detFsetioB Of their
political opponents is The rule of
the Democrats. il il refresh
ingly gratifying 81 hear fa-
vorable expression Of Republicans by
any member Of the Democratic party -
That there are M democrats not TOO
small and narrow EInded 10 hv Ian uh,,
just 10 Republicans. although unly H.
exceptional cases. l. shown IN N rcccr
interview with Col. Bright. ons OF til
ablest and bert known Democratic poll
tioians Of the West. Got Bright said
IL should think the petite j Iriends
Of President Harrison would find much
in the result Of the district conventions
in his State to be proud Of y
IL notice." continued the Colonel
THAT every committeeman selected is II
Harrison man through and tbrou n. =
Indiana Republicans are now Oerta TO
be solid for the denomination Of Presi-
dent Harrison in the National Conven-
ricn. snd | want to add light here" and
the Calaeel=s,aarl.; .,~fsr. -, =.
pitch, that it would have been a dis
grace to the Republicans Of Indiana if
they had refused to stand by their Pres
ident. General Harrison is stronger to-
day with his party in Indiana than be
vas 10 1888 His administration has
removed all doubt as to his ability or in
:egrity. He is one Of the abcs: lien
chat has ever occupied the White
House"
What do the little deirsctors Of Re-
publicans here think Of the abover
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29
The Listing Assessment.

AT tn, meeting of the State Farmers
A sociation the listing system Of assess
ment of property was approved in place
Of that in vogue in this State
The President in explaining the sys
TEN siid: Instead Of dividing the State
UP into assessor districts, as is now done
10 Maryland, the listing system require,
each ritizcn Of the State to IN Ike apull
cation to the county Commissioners eve
~ year for on oHicia blInk. This III
applicant fills up. giving his real am
ersonal property aud its estimated value
The estimate il made under oath, and
ach ,aI-payer becomes his own assessor
by this method the personal property
that now escapes taxation. such as stock
and bonds, is found, and experience ha,
shoWn that very few false returns ART
made. Ii false returns are suspected
the county commissioners arc empo ser
ed 70 make any person testify as to hi,
possessions, and If those have not beer
correctly returned, he IS liable to pro,
eution for perjury. No State that han
tried the listing system has Sc Ear as i,
nown, abandoned it,"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29

The Democratic National Committee
met in Washington last week and on
the fifteenth ballot it was decided to
hold the Presidential Convention in
Chicago. Since the adjournment it has
leaked out that the Democratic trio
German, Hill, and Brice had selected
that city as the place for holding the
convention previous to the assembly of
the committee, and the result is that
many delegates from other aspiring
Western cities are mad as hornets, be-
cause they were allowed to make them
selves ridiculous in their spread cage eff
forts before the committee. frs selec-
lion Of Ceieago is said to be another de-
feat for Cleyel. as all his friends
were opposed to the selection Of the
WINDY City" The date Of the con
vcntion is fixed for June Doth. The
next President will be named at Min
neapolis by the Republican Convention
he same month, but few days earlier
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29
Tbs oyster Industry.


The Baltimore American IN recent
issue says:
There is, we regret to say, every IN
dication that the oyster legislation al
Annapolis this sc sion will be purely Of
negative character. aud thar little OF
nothing will be done. either to guard til
present supply or aid in replcnishius tn
depleted beds. Legislators. even from
those counties which have the creates
interests at stake, seem to think only 81
the present, and cannot be led, even by
the mos, Inswcrable arguments, IL
give a thought to the future They
seem to look upon any efforts to replen-
ish the beds as efforts to take the brea
and butter out of the mouths If then
constituents. and believing this, use all
the power they possess to block any leg
islation which would put and keep the
oyster industry Of Maryland on a e'tat
footing and improve the condition OF the
supply. The American has frequenlk
urged protective and far-sighted legisia
lion in this matter. Prof. Brooks. OF
the Hopkins, has emphasized its neces-
sity. and yet the laws stard just about
where they were, and efforts to improve
them are met with the most bitter aud
most scnscless opposition. Even now
sigus point to an e Ort TO repeal ti.e Gull
hw. which has proved Of benefit. as far
IS i. goes. This should be nIpped in
We bud"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-29

As predicted in last weeks issue til,
Legislature elected Charles II Gibson
10 bill the full erm in the United State
Senate to which the ate Senator vii.
ron had been elected.
The newly elected Senator is hand
some man Of distinguished appearance
and always so faultlessly dressed as tc
have earned the little Of exquisite On
account Of his faul:less attire, he is more
distinguished than because of his ability
fer. as to ability, it is generally conced-
cd that he is far inferior to Colonel
Smith, John s. Writ. and james A
Pearce, ~bo sough. he distinguished
. - ....r>ss.-..->t-e=e sresasssesSospsA
position. Ills subscrvicnce to Gormah
and the Democratic ring. was the secret
Of His success over his ADLER competi-
tors.