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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-12-04

9 Spruce and Balsam shingle for
sale, Sl.5O per M.
Winchester & Tyler.
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So. Londonderry, vt.
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-12-04
VOL XIII, NO. 81
Business Mention.
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If YOU have anything to sell or wish to buy
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-10
MUNYON'S
REMEDIES
DOCTOR YOURSELF.

Munyon's Improved homeopathic
Remedies act almost instantly. speedl-
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Cure stops headache In five minutes.
Nervous diseases promptly cured. Kid
ney troubles. Piles. Neuralgia. Asthma
and all Female Complaints quickly
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new vigor 70 weak men. Price 81
Personal letters TO Prof. Nunyon. ISo5
Arch street. Philadelphia. Pa. answer
ed with free medical advice for any dis-
ease.
A Separate Cure for Each Disease
At All Druggists. Csc. Bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-10
TIE WEATHER.

Wichita, July 9.
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity
ShoTery, threatening weather Friday.
During the past twelty-four hours the
higheS: temperature was IS degrees he
lowest 81 degrees. and the mean 20 de-
Erees. with a mild thunderstorm. cor
tinued from the previous day. with .ni
Inch OF rain in The night and q trace %
rain about noon. light variable wind ard
nearly stationary pressure
Thus Far this month tie average tempe--
ature has been - degrees
For the past eight years the ave-arp
temperature for the month OF July has
been - degrees, and Tor the 9Th tfay "A de-
g0ees. FRED L. JOHNSON.
Observer
washington. July s.-Following X the
forecast up ~ 5 p. m. Friday:
For kansas-Gelerally far: warmer.
southeast winds.
For oklahoma and Indian Territory
Fair: warmer: esSt 10 southeast winds
TrsCHER-"Vnat is tsxioermyf~ johnnie
- guess / knew. teacher" Teacher
We'll. Johnuies'' Juhnnie-''lt's putin
5own carpets. - Cleveland Plsin Dealer
Children CRY for
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
Met Two valuable Frienda

Not long ago two Englishmen traV
cling in Sweden lost their luggage,
and, not speaking the language, were
at their wits end to explain matters.
Two young men finally came to the
rescue, politely asking in English IL
they could be Of any assistance, and
promised to undertake the recovery Of
the lost goods. Next day the missing
luggage came to hand, and the English
men met at the railway station their
friends Of the day before. The Eng
llshmen, naturally, were profuse in
their thanks, and asked tie pleasure
of an acquaintance. Certainly" an
swered one of the young men. 81 am
Prince Oscar Of Sweden, ard this 10
my brother Eugene"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05

We who live in the temperate zone
are accustomed to nature on her best
behavior. We see rer orderly ways in
the woods, where pines and oaks, pop
lars ana naples, alders and willows,
and other forest trees have roots that
grow down into the ground and limbs
that grow properly up and out into the
air.
But elsewhere nature has other
moods and methods. In q tropical for
est there is none of this air of dignity
and good principle. The odd pranks,
the wild absurdlties, the vegetable
freaks which she is guilty Of make a
difference that is astonishing
Trees apparently grow upside down
and assume all sorts Of eccentric
shapes. Great dragging vines sprawl
over everything, twisting and dlstort-
ing the poor tired trees until they are
crippled for life with what looks like
rheumatism. The heavy rains and the
hot sun make the plants grow rapidly,
and there are fierce fights to see which
shall win little space in all that tan
gle. Such pushing, such climbing
Then there is the orchid, clinging,
fringc.like, everywhere-fraila and love
ly, swinging back and forth in the soft
air; but 1t has no conscience. 1t will
not do a stroke Of honest work, and is
determined to live ON some one else,
in which it certainly succeeds.
And there, too, is the wild pineapple
called in the West Indies the ''pine'J,
which takes root In the rich mold ly-
ing on the upper sides Of the largest
branches of the mightlest and oldest
trees. Where its diverglng leaves
start a cup Is formed, which catches
the rain and stores 1t up for the dry
season. In this water little tree-frogs
and small crabs i've, and it is told that
years ago one OF the expeditions sent
against the fierce marooners in the
mountains of Jamaica would have
persisted from thirst had 1t not been
for the little pines" and their tiny
reservoirs.-"A Vegetable Ogre" by
Eustace B. RogerA In octObe: st.
Nicholas
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
GInnr OF Fifty Yenrn Ago.

1.-THE glazier of fifty years ago." said
Maine man Of experience IN the
business, worked differently from
what we do to-day. Glass was very
costly then compared with present
prices, and much Of it was so warped
and crooked it would be n curiosity in
these times. Owing to the cost we had
to be very careful in setting 1t, and
the glazier of that day had to be a
wood carver as well as man Of putty.
The warped panes had to be laid into
the sash and their shape 'scrlbed on
the wood underneath. This was then
cut away so as to make the glass fit
into place. Nowadays the glass Is
tOlerably true, and besides it is so cheap
that we never stand for a fit. 1t Is
sprung into place. and IL it breaks It
is thrown aside The old crooked glass
was, some Of 1t, Of superior quality.
This was known as Boston crown glass
or Berkshire crystal. 1t was clearer
and more brilliant than most modern
glass. Only the better quality Of houses
had this kind, but there are still many
only residences throughout Maine in
which 1t may be found. "-Lewlston
Journal.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05

During the investment Of Paris by
the German forces in 1870, frequent
attempts were made by plucRy French
men to communicate with those inside
the beleaguered city by means of bal
Icons. None Of these voyages, hOwev-
er, could compare for exciting and per-
ilous incidents with the one which was
performed by the we'll known aero
naut, NJ. Nadar. That gentleman left
Tours fCv Paris with important govern
ment dispatches at 9 o'clock one morn
ing. At IL he was within view of the
capital, and while floating some 1900
feet above Fort Clarendon, second
balloon was observed on the horizon.
NJ. N0dnr Mt once displayed the French
flag. and the other balloon responded
by exhibiting the same colors. Gradu-
ally the two balloons approached one
another, being drawn in the same di-
rccton by the current of air When
they were separated only by n short
distance several explosions were heard.
The stranger had commenced to fire
shots at NJ Madras balloon, tho In
trepide. which began to descend rap
idly. The French flag had by this
time been taken from the other bal
loon, and the Prussian colors were eX-
hlbited insted. Those who were watch
ing the affair from the French fort be-
low, and who now saw the character
and object of the pursuer, cried out
that Nadar was lost. But they were
mistaken. He had scrambled from the
car up the network of the balloon on
the first shot from the enemy, appar-
emily to stop hole made in the tissue,
and he now descended as the balloon
rlghted itself, and, on quantity Of
ballast being thrown out, again rose
high in the air. Then. loading rifle
with explosive bullets, he fired shots
in rapid succession into the Prusslan
balloon, which suddenly split open and
sank to the earth with 'headlong rapid
ity. On reaching the ground detach-
meht of Uhlans, who had watched the
combat from the plain, picked up their
own aeronauts, evidently severely in
jured, and rode Off to the Prussian
outposts. NJ. Nadar then descended in
safety at Clarendon, meeting with an
enthusiastic ovation for his victory.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
Dandelion,u Prettv Trin1a

Our canary bird, DandellOn, named
for the blossom he so much resemblea
in color had the grip with the rest OS
the family Mamma took him from
his cage every day and gave him medI-
cine and a warm bath. He seemed 10
enjoy being cared Tor as much 40
child would.
After his recovery his cage door wa5
left open all the time, and he would hop
all about the dining room. But ha
spent most Of his time in a sunny south
window.
Whenever the family sat down to a
meal Dandy expected his share, and
If he was neglected too long would re-
mind us by hopping onto some ones
shoulder or the corner Of the table, and
when he got his crumb would go back
to his cage satisfied.
Dandy's bath tub stood on the win
dow sill, and there he bathed and dried
his feathers In the sun all through the
summer months; but when the cOolel
days came on and low fire smOul-
dered in the furnace the tiny fellow
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
Medieval Necromnncr.

There is another marvel performed
by those Bacsi, of whom l have been
speaking as knowing so many enchalt4
ments. For when the Great Kaan Is ca
his capital and in his great palace
seated at his table, which stands on "a
platform some eight cubits above thu
ground, his cups are set before him on
a great buffet in the middle Of the hall
pavement at distance Of some ten
PAGES from his table, and filed with
wine or other good spiced liquor such
as they use. Now, when the lord de-
slres to drink these enchanters by their
entertainments cause the cups to move
from their places without being touch
cd by anybody, and to present them
selves to the emperor. This every one
present may witness, and there are
Oft-times more than 10000 persons
thus present. 'Tis q truth and no lie!
and so will tell you the sages Of our
own country who understand NEGRO
nancy, for they also can perform it,.
"The True Story Of Marco Polo" by
Noah Brooks in st. Nicholas.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05

Here Is q TICK that Tln creaiD no
end Of fun when boIIpd egEB 9w
served:
Puncture the she'll Of q ray egB Win
a pin, and, through the hoie, fhnp
made, extract the contents. When Ito
she'll has become thoroughly dry, Eoug
fine sand through the pin hole until
the egg is about one-fourth full, Them
seal up the hole with white wax, and
your imitation egg will be as natural
IN appearance as a zeal one.
When the eggs Ire served contrfVs
In some way to have the filed Ous9
passed to you. Then tell your COM
paniOnS that you can make your egg
obey your slight est wish, standing on
the edge of a knife. the rim Of g gIaS1
or wherever you will. Of course, no
one will believe you, but you csn
prove you are right. The only seaea
is to tap the egg gently every time yOu
change Its position so that the sand
will settle at the bottom and keep the
egg upright in just the position yGm
WISH
Now let me tell you how to make tha
disobedient egg, with which you M1E
have even more fun than with the che,
dent one. Make the hole laEgA
enough to allow you to introduce hGIa
an ounce Of fine shot, together VIII d
little powdered sealing wax.
This done, seal up the holo neatly
with white wax, and then warm thes
egg gently over the fire. This will
give you fixed center Of gravity I'm
the egg, and, no matter how you may
pretend to place it, the weight Of the
shot held in u mass by tho sealing
wax, will drag It away from It's posi-
ton just us soon as you release Ii.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05

eat soft bread for the next few days,
'Nr his gums were very sore.
1t oct Tired to us at this time to try
him with hard iece of bread, which
1t would hurt HIN to bite. When l
gave him the crust he put 1t down and
deliberately sat upon 1t. concluded
he was not hungry, and gave him his
customary allowance of milk and then
he did an astonishing thing.
He produced the crust and dipped 1t
in the milk. Then he bit at 1t, but it
was still hard. He looked about him
thoughtfully for a few mOments-I
know If he could speak 1t would be
with a rich brogue-and then put the
crust into the cup. And as it would
not Of itself remain under the surface
he held the bread in the milk until 1t
became quite soft.-Martha Ruth Rog-
erS in Chicago Record.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
A Calf with Only Three Legu.

There Is a calf in Shlckshinny, Pa,
that has just enough legs for a milk
ing stool, but not enough within one
for a calf. This calf's name is Ben.
He is the son Of an ordinary COW, but
Ben is no ordinary calf. He runs and
jumps and frIsks and butts like any
ordinary calf, using his single fore leg
as a sort of jumping pole, but every
time he makes an ambitious butt at
the children of his owner, s. G. Nc
Daniels, he falls all in a shame-faced
heap.
Ben weighs $50 pounds. He is per-
fectly developed in all respects save
the one. The fore leg he has Is on the
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05

81 cannot but admit my condition,
your honor" said the dignlfied old gen
tleman who had been carried to the
police station the night before In a
state of collapse, "but the clrcum-
stances arose from my meeting an old
friend Of my younger days1an old
friend from Kentucky"
II have the honor of being n Ken
tuckian," said his honor, "and l will
let you go. By the way, who was the
old friend? He may be a friend Of
myself"
The dignlhed old gentleman first got
himself near the door, and then said
in a soft voice:
"John Barleycorn." - indianapolis
Journal
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
LITTLE John.

furniture in Johns abode Is somewhat
limited, and the bric-a-brac consists
chiefly of old harness. horseshOes and
wide cracks. Through the latter the
wind OF late has been blowing rather
freely.
Fearing that during the last cold
spell that our treasure might be carried
Off n victim Of tuberculosis, we de-
signed and finally induced him to wear
4 sweater. But John was troubled
with that itchy feeling to which his
kind seems to be subject, and one by
one shed the buttons that had Orna-
mented the back Of the garment, and
proceeded to scratch himself till the
hair few. We, however, were deter
mined that he should be kept warm,
and pinned the sweater firmly on him.
Johns bump of investigation is quite
largely developed, and when next we
saw him he was apparently endeavOr-
Ing to use one OF the pins as a tooth
nick. Poor Johnnie! He was glad to
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05

very few minutes after them 1 was
asleep, too.
Nearly fifteen hours after that ]
awcke, feeling rather weak and faint,
but otherwise as right as a trivet The
other two were still asleep and 1 did
not wake them.
This is the story, and don't think
l was guilty of an eXaggeration when
1 told you that for day and night
had known what death was. A man
who remains for twenty.four hours
without once drawing a breath may
fairly claim to be dead, l think. -
Chambers Journal,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05

somehow discovered the register. g.
mamma saw him step cautiously onto
the edge and look down. Then another
hop, and finally, when he had satisfied
himself that he was safe, he spread
his wings and shook his feathers, and
when he was quite dry flew back to
the window to take another bath and
go through the same performance
again.
This he did every day, and mnnJ
times a day, until the cold wave caMes
The fire being turned ON full force,
poor Dandy received such n warm rel
ceptlon that he could never be cOaIed
to the register again. Mabel Willis III
Chicago Record.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
A Monkey with an Idea.

Back in the corner of the hayloft We
keep our little John. Before your in
1ignatlOn is aroused I will explain he
Is a small brown monkey. with a long
tail and an Irish expression. He came
originally from South America. The
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
Like a Thin.Legged Stool.

like a IhIn-LeBBeU DIOOI.
left side, but where the right leg
should be Joined on there is no trace
of a shoulder blade. He is worth more
to his owner than IL he were a plain,
ordinary veal calf, for Mr. McDanielG
has made pretty sum exhibiting him
to the wonder-lOving residents 0f the
surrounding towns.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
He Henrd the Prorerba.

Fond Parent-You had better so to
bed now, Bobby, IL you are going fish-
ing in the morning.
Bobby (decidedly)-Not me. Tho
early bird has ter ketch the worms
World
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-25
Newell in Burlington.

Speaking of Newell in Burlington the
Free Press says: ''The last case Mr.. New
ell treated was an elderly lady, who came
in to see him not for treatment but as a
matter of curiosity and to air her views on
electromagnetic, etc. She gave him a
great song and dance on her experiences
with such healers many Of whom had
treated her (and she looked it) and said
that she thought every man had his power
if they would only get their minds cleared
out of rum and tobacco. Mr.. Newell
rather gave her set back when he said he
didn't agree with her for he liked drink
himself and took it when he got chance.
She replied, 81 am ashamed of you, Mr..
Newell, for am white ribboner' She
next started off on dissertation upon
spiritualism and here she received another
shock when Mr.. Newell SAID that he didn't
believe in spirits only when they came bot
tied. The woman left but soon Ireturned
saying that as matter of curiosity she
would like to clasp hands with him. Mr..
Newell grati6ed her wish and she departed
profuse in her thanks for his free treatment.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-25
Experiment Station Bulletin.

The experiment station at Burlington is
about to publish bulletins 40, on ''Potato
Blights and Fungicides,' and 81, on Canal
yses of Commercial Fertilizers Bulletin
40 discusses the distinctions between the
various potato blight, particularly the diff
ferent forms Of potato diseases which of
late years have been grouped under the
general name Of ''early blight" These
disorders are fully described and illustrated
by figures of the leaves, and preventive
measures discussed. The relative value of
various notifications of Bordeaux mixture
is also shown. Bulletin 81 contains the
analyses, guarantees and station valuations
Of 50 brands of commercial fertilizers sold
in the state this year. There is reason to
believe that fully nine-tenths OF the trade
OF the state is confined to the brands con
tanned in this bulletin, which buyers may
find helpful as a ready means of comparing
the relative agricultural and commercial
value Of goods offered for sale. These, al
well as other bulletins cf the station, vii
be sent without charge to any address OF
application to experiment station, Burling
ton.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-25
Delegates to St. Louis.

We can heartily endorse the Watchman
in its forecast Of delegates. 1t says The
men most prominently before the people as
candidates for delegates -at-large, and who,
it is definitely known, would accept an
election, with all its burdens and RESPONSE
bilities, are Redfeld Proctor of Proctor,
Edward c. Smith of St. Adams, Robert j
kimball Of Randolph and Henry d. Hol-
ton of Brattleboro, men who will
stand without hitching and whom it would
be unnecessary to shacklc with Instructions
An admirable delegation, which we believe
will be chosen with substantial unanimity
There was some talk Of C. w. Prouty o1
Newport as one Of the delegates at large,
but we understand that it is doubtful if he
could go, if elected, as he has important
cases in court at that time. There is nc
probability of contest in the first district,
and Hon. O. M. Barber of Arlington and
j. B. Scully Of Burlington will probably be
chosen. In the second district there is a
prospect Of fight in Washington county
between Judge Stanton of Roxbury and J
w. Brock of Montpelier. All the above
men will, if elected, faithfully represent
Vermont in the great convention that vii
name the next president.