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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-08
EAST DORSET.

Camp fires of Nimrods are plenty
east of us on the mountain, but no
yenison in our market yet and we
are still chewing fresh beef, lamb
and chicken.
Cattle buyers are often among us.
The dehorned and every animal that
has horns or is likely to have sells
we'll. George Coping sold 20 COWS
lately to one party and Theodore
Ames II COWS and an OK to another.
But both have some horns left, the
latter 60 head.
Irving Torrey Of New York made
his fathers house flying visit last
week. He reports greater New York
at white heat in the shade.
Part of sentence in our last reads !;
"the plan He made his worlds and
acorns by" 1t should have read, the
plan He made his worlds and a'e-o-n-s
by.
Our sick have included Misses Mary
Collins, Bertha Landon, Belle Wells,
Wallace. Brock and Peter Gaherby.
All are better. The three young
ladies were for some time alarmingly
near deaths door but luckily did not
90 IN thereat, and all tears are wiped
away from the eyes that for nights
and days watched them trembling in
the balance between East Dorset and
the undiscovered country.
The remains of Michael Hector of
Hoosic, formerly one of US, were
brought here for burial last week. He
fell down a stair and received fatal
injuries.
Mrs. S. c. Brown, S3, relict of oul
late William Brown, fell one evening
last week and received serious injur
les. She is making good fight fol
life and won't be scared to death bu
the outcome IS watched with anxiety
The brightest laurel in the wreatl
of our fame at the Battenkill Fair ap
pears in print as follows: "The tuI
of war didn't come off. Dorset wa
present with strong team, but n,
other town dared to compete wit
them" Well don't this beat all
What harm if Dorset had snake,
some other town or towns round th
race course two or three times
would only have added to the amuse
ment of the crowd and that is wha
the fair was for. Our premium lis
is too long to mention fully. G. Il
Reeds ''Daisy" won second none
in the so race and third money
the 2:35 class. McWayne's "Cy
clone" first money in the 2 :26 elias
and in the free for all. On roa
horses, H. Bryant, George Reed, c
5 II. Brophy, William Lully, Geore
Coping, Louis Lane and W. G. b
bee won money. W. G. Bebee ais
| won money on marble work. G
cattle w. H. Bebee and George Co
ping took premiums. Others Of o
J people took ducats in the other d
partments. All of which tends
y show that Dorset still lives and is
l. as to be out round and that when t
e Battenkill Valley Fair RACES S
n doesn't stay at home and "blush Il
7, seen and waste her sweetness" Ii
Is the poets wild posies.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-08
WESTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Healey OF
Boston, Mass, are the guests of
Mrs. Thos. Vaile, 4rs
H. L. FELTON, and family are spend
/ ing the week with friends in Brandon
Iand taking in the annual fair.
I. H. Richardson and wife went
Monday to Walpole, N. H., where
they will stop over and take in the
fair at Alstead Tuesday and go from
there to Acworth where they will
spend the remainder of the week.
Deer hunters are quite numerous
more so than the deer we should
judge as We have known of only one
being brought in. L. E. Benson being
the lucky man.
An adjourned annual meeting of
the Weston Library Association will
| be held at the librarians office Fri
day evening, Oct. 18th, at 1880
o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No. 80,
was duly instituted here Sept. 20, at
o'clock p. m, by Grand Master Nc
Farland from Hyde Park, assisted by
D. G., M. Blakely from Bellows
! Falls, G.. Sec, II. f. Parker from
Bradford, ID. d. g., M. Tower from
Saxtons River and d. d, G. NJ,
Mrs. Frances Stone from Springfield,
Hope Lodge No. 32 from Chester
comforting the degree in a very eff
fective manner. Quite a delegation
from Mizpah Rebekah Lodge No.
20, and also from Lakeside Lodge
No. 81 were in attendance making
in all about eighty besides the local
Lodge of 20 members.
The marriage of Mr.. George Ed
ward Shultz of East Boston, Mass,
ann Miss Nellie Celesta, daughter OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Han.
mum of Weston, occurred Monday
evening, Oct. 4th, at the residence Of
the BRIDES uncle, Mr.. Henry A. Han
mum of Weston. The nuptial kno
was tied by the Rev. N. A. Wood O
So. Londonderry, in the presence o
the immediate relatives and friends
/. The bridal party entered the parlor
! to the strains of Mendelssohn's Wed
ding March rendered by Miss Ann
r L. Campbell of Cambridge, Mass.
r, who also played go Promise Me
n during the ceremony. Miss Harlie
2. L. Winship of Rutland acted as mai
e of honor and Mr.. Charles P. Hannul
v of Boston, Mass, as best man. Tn
,s bride was prettily attired in a gov
70 of white organde muslin made owe
!. white silk and trimmed with waller
! ciennes lace and ribbon and carrie
bouquet of BRIDES roses. The hous
was handsomely decorated with au
umn leaves and potted plants. Aft
10 the ceremony an informal receptic
~ followed and light collation. w
- served in the dining-room. Mr.. ar
u Mrs. Shultz left on the midnig
~ train for East Boston, Mass, whe
" they will be at home to receive the
r. friends after Oct. goth at No. 3 Ho
n don street.
na Among those out of town to atte
III the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs.
5. Hannum of Putney, G. T. Ha
ul- onm Of Eoston, Mrs. G. P. Russ
ah and Miss Harriet l.. Winship OF III
Ter land, Mr. and Mrs. E. T, Hannum
OF Petersburg, N. T., Mr.. and Mrs.
II. c. Gibson and Emery A. Melendy
rs. So. Londonderry, Mr.. and Mrs.
wv. NJ Leonard of Londonderry and M
aura Farrar Of Andover.
ter All lovers of high class amuseme
law should witness the AL. Martz Sp'
er. ,alty Co, band and orchestra. III
visit here Oct. 11th. See small oil
os.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-08

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
w ACTIVE gentlemen or ladies to
travel for responsible, established house
in Vermont. Monthly $4,000 and exprn-
SEES. Position steady. Reference. En-
close self-addressed stamped envelope.
The Dominion Company, Dept. Y. Chicago
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-08

Dew;tt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Plies. Scalds. Burns.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-08
Opening Oct. 9th.
We are students of the needs
of the majority.

OF the majority.
Our aim is to serve our patrons in
diligently and economically.
Our store will be full of new stock,
new ideas, and new styles.
It will take but short time to learn
our prices after examining our superb
and extensive stock, to be convinced 1t
is no dream but substantial fact that
we will have
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
Hungry For II.

The station was full of people divided
into two even numerical masses going III
opposite directions. One mass was trying
TO reach the outgoing train, the other was
irving to get away from the incoming one
Presently meek faced little man, Win
sandy, mutton chop whiskers and BUN,
die. bumped into stalwart Individual
with a pugnacious jaw, and the staiwart
individual grasped the meek little man by
the coat collar.
"See here" he said, thrusting forward
the pugnacious jaw. "You lookih ior
troubleY"
The meek looking man, with ilash OF
10y in his eyes, dropped his bundle ano
he in turn grasped the collar OF the pugha'
cious individual.
"Troublel" he exclaimed. Am LOOK
ing for troubleS Yes, am looking iol
trouble, and I'm finding it. I've lost my
ticket. I've lost my wife and the BABY
| I've lost the dog, and I've lost my temper
And if you've any more trouble Tor me
I'm simply hungry for IL. -Bostoi
| Budget
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
Tales of Temple.

Hero are two stories concerning the arch-
b;sbon of Canterbury. The first Dr. rem
,,Ie tells of himself. He entered during
nonular service in an east end church ono
night. and standing in back pew Joineu
in the singing of Moody ana Sankey
hymn Next to him stood workingmah
who was singing Justify in tune. Inc
bishop sang Justify also, but not In tune.
Tbe workingman stood the dissonahce as
long as he could, and them nudging tne
bishop, said in whisper: Here, ury up
mister. You're spelling the show
The second story is less authenticateu'
II dates back to the Exeter days oi III
Temple. when he was suspected Oh netero-
doxy. A young ourate came TO nm ohe
dav and said, "My lord, 1t is rumorea th"'
vo,, are not able to believe in special inter'
nosit,ons of Providence on behalf CT Ger
tain persons" "WellT' grunted .h'
bishop "well, my lord, here Is the cast cast
of my aunt. My aunt journeys 20 hAe'e'
every Wednesday by the same train ana II
Tho same compartment of the same car
r;aoe invariably. Last Wednesday she iei
a disinclination to go, and that very va.
an accident occurred by which the car
Rage of the train in which my aunt woui'
have travelled was smashed to pieces. NOW
was not that direct interposition OF froV,
dence on behalf of my aunt San
saw" growled the bishop. ION Ano'
vonr aunt. st. James Gazette'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
.u.r... Are q, Doctors.

II has been discovered by French
statistician that the average age OF DOCTORS
is much higher than that of any other call
inc II is no less than So. When we con-
slider that doctors are probably more reck-
less than any other diners out-habltuaily
take the things they tell other people are
.snoisonu-this Is very orC..itable to the
nrofession. The reproach, Physician, heal
myself" would appear to be unfounded,
for Il seems they do heal themselves, or at
all events manage to hang on to life Longer
than the rest of the world. They probably
tnow more about antidotes and "poisohs
than we do. Where their great pull con-
sists. however, is no doubt In their oppor-
tnnities of observing what treatment is
most effioacious with their patients a
certain physician is said to have let TINS
narticular cat out of the bag to one TO
whom he was paying marked attention. !,
81 am very much Interested In your case,
he said. "because l have the same com.
nlnint myself, and If this medicine really
does Won good shall try 1t. James fayn
| In independent.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
OLD TIME BOSTON.
Summer Life In the Hub over Half Gen.
tury Ago.


fury Ago.
The summer life around Boston was in
1871 an affair so unlike anything now to
be found in the vicinity as to seem IKE
something observed in another country or
period. Socially speaking, 1t more resem-
bled the plantation life of the south or the
ranch life of the west. Many OF the pros
perous people lived in Boston all summer,
with occasional trips to Nahant or Sarato-
on or Ballston or for the more adventur-
Gus n journey by stage among the Whlte
mountains, encountering rough roads and
still rougher taverns. But there eXlsteu
all around Boston, and especially in Rox-
hurry. Brookline and Milton, series OF
large estates with ample houses, all occu-
pied by people connected in blood or lhti-
macy. who drove about and exchanged
calls on summer afternoons. Equipages
were simple people usually drove theh-
selves; there were no liveries, but the hos
! pitality was profuse.
NV uncle Perkins was poor man COM
nored with his rich brother There was a
J theory that his beautiful pears ana necti-
rines were to be a source of profit but
fear that the balance sheet II perchance
| there ever was any, would have shown
! otherwise. No matter, he had the frank
| outdoor hospitality of retired East lndii
! merchant, which he was. Every afternoon
mt certain hour, sherry and madeira were
set out on tho sideboard in the airy parlor
with pears, peaches, grapes, nectarines
strawberries and the richest cream, ane
! we knew that visitors would arrive Cous
ms and friends came, time honored ac
ouaintances of "the old gentleman, emil
nent public men, Mr.. Prescott, the MS
torian, or Daniel Webster himself, received
like king. Never did l feel create
sense of an honor conferred than whei
that regal black browed man once select
ed me as the hunored messenger to brlni
, more cream for his chocolate. -Coione
Il. w. Higginson in Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
. -. rw,, screw steamers Economical?

There are no doubt certain great advan-
tages connected with the adoption OF twin
screws, but in my opinion these advantages
may be too dearly bought FOR iheron .nr
.,oo,nors the cost of production is greater,
the cost of insurance increases In an equai
ratio a larger engine room staff is re-
auired, and extra cost of maintenance .%o Is
involved. But of more Importance than
all is the extra weight of machinery re-
ouired for a twin screw over single sore"
of equal speed. ..o,,,a be the
host iudees of the type of steamer moso
suitable for their trade. Increased ieng1h
means increased risk when navigating
shallow and tortuous rivers and harpors'
and for such work twin screws are certain,
" more suitable than single screw o wU
he. But the general economic eihcienoy
available by resorting to augmented length
and single screw propulsion is manifest
r. Oldham in Cassier's Magazine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
MARVELS or THE OCEAN.
Many Strange Things That Have Puzzled
the Mariners.


The makers Of ancient maps were ac-
customed TO Introduce pictures freely. In
deserts there would be drawings of lions,
and along rivers they made "river horses
which is the meaning Of the Greek words
that were put together to make up hip
popotamus AS for the oceans, they were
filled up with any queer monsters that
came TO hand. OF course these pictures
helped to hide great spaces that would
otherwise have been staring blanks
Besides men understood very little about
the strange happenings in the world
around them and invented fair tales to ex-
nlain these mysteries 1t is not remark
able, then, that so late az Columbus time
his sailors did not at all like to think OF
sailing westward into the unknown ocean
full of fabulous creatures and magic nap,
neninps Even with all that wise ana
studious men have learned since there Il
enouph TO he met with I'm II long ocean
VOYAGE To excite wonder and alarm.
Soilors may see auroras, the strange
northern lights, the cause of which Il
even now little more than guessed at
They may be surrounded by waterspouts
which are not entirely explained as yet
Thev NAV meet tidal-that is, earthquake
waves. that rise from 30 to go feet,
even more, above the surface Ihey ma
be amazed by st. Elmo's fire. the spar
king flames that play about masts am
rigging. They may behold lightning i
globe form, sheet flashes or forked bolts
They are sure to sail through the pho'
| nboresoence that has but lately been trace
to animal life. Then, too, storms an
calms. fogs and moonlight, bring strane
sights. Altogether the ocean is wond'
! land that has new marvels every day. III
very color of the sea is hardly twice u
sor,e -Tudor jerks in st. Nicholas.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
A valuable Prescr ption.

Editor Morrison, OF W orthington, Ind,
"Sun," writes: You have a valuable
prescription for Electric Bitters, and
can cheeriully recommend it for constipa-
ton and sick headache, and as a general
system tonic it has no equal" Mrs.
Annie Stehle, 1925 Cottage Grove av-
enue, Chicago, could not eat nor digest
food, had backache which never lett
her and felt tired and weary, but six bot
ties of Electric Bitters restored her to
health and renewed her strength. Price
so cents and 81. Get a bottle at ID. L.
Macdonald's drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
ENGINEERS WATERLOO.
After Years of Successful Work He De-
velops Color blindness.

There was peculiar case of color blind
ness brought To the attention Of the super
intendcnt of local railway the other day
while test OF the visual organs OF the en-
ployees was being conducted.
Among those examined was the engi-
neer of an express train, who had the repu-
tation of being one of the best men who
had ever stood in locomotive cab.
TO the utter surprise of the superintend-
ent, however, when the man was under
going the examination, 10 was found that
he was suffering from color blindness OF
character heretofore unknown 10 those
making the tests.
When the engineer was called, the SUI
perintendent felt that it was almost
waste of time to apply the tests In his (the
engineer's) case, and after he had told OH
all the colors accurately he was confirmed
i'm this belief But TO make himself doubly
sure that no mistake should be made he
submitted the man tot second test Hold
ing up piece of bright red ribbon, he said
to the engine man:
"What color do you seer"
"Green, 4" was the prompt reply.
The superintendent could hardly believe
his ears, and the question was repeated.
"Green," again replied the engineer
Then the green ribbon was held up.
"What color do you now seer" inquired
the superintendent.
Red" wss the answer.
The fact that all the colors had been &C
curatey called at the first trial puzzled
the superintendent greatly, and he said to
the engineer that he wished to subject him
to further examination later in the day.
At the third trial the superintendent
first held up "a piece of blue ribbon ano
asked the engineer to name its color
"Blue," he answered, without hesita
ton.
And thise" elevating red strip.
"Red."
"Now this one?" holding up green
"Green."
This result deepened the completely 0
the examining board, and 1t was hnall.
decided to send the man to an expert ocu
list for still further examination. 1t wa
subsequently learned that the engineer hat
shown the same peculiar characteristics
upon the three previous tests, which wer
sufficient to unfit him for service as an en-
gineer. He was therefore taken from hi
engine and given lucrative position
the roundhouse. Boston Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
rne rfnIanders'

Mutual Fire insurance company OF
Houphton and Keweenaw counties, or
oanized in 1890 according to the laws OF
the State Of Michigan, will insure proper
ty @, ita members. Have paid fire losses
over "a 900 and dividends nearly $4,000
during the last seven years to members
of five years standing. On the first day
of July the company had 54l men,
bers. $466.943 worth OF property In
sured and $11.121.13 in treasury For
further par ticuIars apply to the under
aligned. JOHN BLoMQvIsT, President
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
Office, 443 Pine street. upetairs one
Jacket
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
A Rea, Horned Snake.

Science knows nothing about hooP
sraIes- Joint snakes, sting snakes ana
sn"h like critters, but there Is an oia
s so..,or or two In every neck of the WOODS
svSo has fought his weight in such var.
hints more than once. 1t is true thas 'n ,c
LILLE ILL.,, Lnow nothing about hoop, joint OF
horned snakes, but Mr.. L. A. Dugga ,t Oh u
Cnthbert, Ga, can tell you all about =. "a a
UusS that goes directly contrary TO ev'
s srvthns the snakeologists ever read about sa;
M s Is the owner of the end of snake $ .a,,
Which v,p is tipped with perfect horn a nouS
" ,,ohos an length. Mr.. Duggan keeps
this curiosity carefully preserved ID " oo'
.,n 90 alcoboi.-St. Louis Republic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
nenartment store Profits.

No other business that is conducted I'M
der one roof equals the department. store
in magnitude of detail Take for instance
the case of one of the giants of the species
1t employs from 3, 500 to 5000 persons, ac-
cording to the season. In year IL GOES
nearly SIC, 600, 600 of business. Its largest
individual sale last year was an orchestrioh
for 81. 500 and its smallest patent clothes
min for cent. During the holiday rush
there were several days when It's gross re-
CENTS ran over 500, 000 1t has more IMAM
10 departments. To heat it 100 miles OF
steam pipe are required, and the electric
light plant would adequately equipa sinaii
CITY. IL represents rental of nearly s3oo,
600 n wear, and ut conservative estimate
the daily expenses of the store are 3d. ooo.
When 1t Is considered that this enormous
sum is made up from the profits IN saies'
for the most part in small parcels, one ge,s
an inkling of the infinite care In detaiis
and the perfection of system which go &c
make such enterprises as largely proilta Die
as thew are. A man who has himself con
ducted one of these businesses recently
made this statement:
"The profits of the department. store ai'
represented by the cash discounts Oh -.
bills. samuel Hopkins Adams in ocrio
par,s
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
ORAL TEACHING FOR THE DEAF.
what Has Been Accomplished by This
System of Instruction.

The public Is always interested in re.
suits. What, then, is conservative state
ment OF the results obtained by the oral
method aside from the general educationP
1t gives TO those deaf from infancy a speech
that Is Ineligible TO their immediate
friends and in var ng degrees to stran
gers. u enables thom TO understand CON
versation on ordinary topics wherever the
lips ARE clearly visible. 1t restores them Co
the society of their fellows in very much
larger measure than Is possible without
speech and speech reading. i do not claim
that they are on the same footing as hear
ing people, Theyeannot be. Their speech
is never perfectly natural, and they cnn
never take part In general conversation as
those in the possession of their hearing.
The orally educated deaf are found in
many Of the callings Of life, such ms jour
nalism, civil engineering, architecture, de-
signing, business and the trades. They
have written for publication OH various
subjects In a clear, forcible and interesting
style. But L am not aware that any Of
them have ever attained literary promi-
nence. The realm Of poetry is practically
| closed to them. They appreciate the beauty
| OF It's expression; but, though they are fire.
| quently quick to catch the rhythm of mo-
| ton and are fond of dancing, the rhythm
and swing of words seem TO escape them.
There has been, l think, but one deaf poet,
and his poems were chiefly remarkable in
the light of his iniirmity.
| So much for the most conservative view,
| On the other hand, there are many deaf
people in this country who have acquired
all their speech and speechmaking by in
struction after becoming deaf, who g
into society, entertain in their homes ant
are entertained in the homes of Others a
freely as any members of the community
There are many with whom strange
might talk for an hour without suspectini
that they were deaf, accounting for thei
slight popularity of speech by supposin
all the time that they were foreigners
Methods are being constantly improved
and it is to be expected that still better re
suits will be obtained hereafter. Near
while experience has demonstrated that b
the use of speech as a medium of instrut
ton the deaf can be successfully educate
and taught TO speak and understand I'll
speech of Others and believe the time
coming when this will be the only way
which they are taught.-John Quito
Wright in Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-17
Grant. Little Chicken Roast.

II is said that one night chicken was
being roasted in Grants room at west
Point when a "tack" Tactical officerl was
heard at the door. Grant hid the chicken
and saucepan and stood attention be-
fore the fire with his face quite impassiye
The officer entered. Grant saluted, the OH
Ger walked around the room, looking very
hard at the ceiling and walls, where moth
inc could be seen. "Mr. Grant, L think
there is peculiar smell in your room
give noticed 1t, sir" replied Grant.
BE careful that something does no'
catch fire." ,,,.,
"Tbank you, sir. will, sir. "-Hamiin
Garland in McClure's Magazine.