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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
MOTHER GOOSE LEGENDS.

"Three Blind Mice" is in music
book of 1909.
"a Froggie Would A-Wooing Go"
was written in 1850.
Little Jack Horner" is older than the
seventeenth century.
Boys and Girls Come Out to Play"
dates from Charles II.
PUSSY Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have
You Been2" dates from the reign of
Queen Elizabeth.
"Old Mother Hubbard" "Goosey
Eoosey Gander" and "Old Mother
Goose" were first published in the six
teenth century.
The authorof Cinderella" "Jack the
Giant Killer" "Blue Beard" and "Tom
Thumb" was Charles Perrault, a
Frenchman, and these tales were writ
ten in 1907.
'Humpty Dumpty" was bold, bad
baron who lived in the days Of King
John and was tumbled from power.
This history was put into riddle, the
answer to which is an egg.
The Babes In the Wood" was foun-
led on an actual crime committed in
the fifteenth century. An old house
In Norfolk Is still pointed out upon
mantelshelf of which the entire history,
b carved.-Philadelphia American.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
HAS A PETRIFIED FOOT.
Peculiar Addiction of Bill Merkle, q
Texas Character.
Cscs the Sole for a Whetstone and Pre-
sented n Zoe to the Tellcrs of This
Unique and Highly In
structive Story.

A hunting party from Ell Paso, Tex.
but recently returned from an eXpedi-
ton northwest of there, tell of the
marvellous discovery up in the noun.
tain regions of what seems to be o,e
Of the greatest living wonders. The
find is nothing more nor less than a
man, living and apparently in goot'
health, yet having one foot completely
petrifled. The tale is pretty stiff on,
and would not be credited were il not
,ouched for by gentlemen of we'll
known veracity and honor, who further
more have and are ready to eXhib,!
the little toe from the petrified foot.
which was broken off shortly before
their visit, and which the owner WIS.,
kind enough to give them as souvcn.i,
The man with the petrified foot IS an
ex-cowboy, Bill Merkle by name, who
has lived in the mountains nearly rs
Years. Up to 20 years ago Merkle lived
the most active of outdoor lives, but
mbout that time, in trying to get on.
Of the way of a stampeding drove, r.
was thrown from his horse right il,
the track of the cattle, the herd sweet,
ing on resistlessly over his PROSTATE
body. When picked up by his compan,
ions few moments later not bruise
was discovered anywhere upon his body
but both bones of the left leg appeare d
to be broken just below the knee.
No physician was called in, Merkle' S
friends merely using the simple means
in their power to set, splint and ban
tlage the broken limb. According to
Merkle's account in am incredibly short
time the bones seemed to be knitting
together, but pretty soon it became
evident that the texture and color OF
the flesh below the fracture were un.
dergoing change. In the course of q
month it was deemed advisable to re
move the bandage, when it was discov-
cred that while the fracture had indeed
reunited, the leg below had already be
gun to show unmistakable evidence OF
hardening. Since then slowly the proc
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

w ofNDHIF I'll WI lo1N ! islAiI.
crop was small, but it more than full
filed his anticipations. He carefully
treasured the seed from the crop, and
last year planted it on the west hills OF
his plantations. AS every one familiar
with cotton culture knows, this part
of the land is the poorest in the world
for raising the staple, and unless it is
very heavily fortified an attempt to
raise anything there is time and money
uselessly expended. But Jackson
wanted to give it the severest possible
test, so he planted the crop on the west
hills of his lands and did not add a
pound of fertilizer to enrich the earth.
The result was marvellous. Some of the
stalks grew to seven feet, and the av-
erage height of all of them was very
close to that figure. The number OF
bolls on the stalks were in proportion
TO the other stupendous measurements.
AS high as 20 bolls to a single stalk
were counted. On the ordinary cotton
stalk four bolls is considered good
yield. The product of the African seed
is equal to the best grade Of the staple
known. Jackson has been offered ten
cents pound for his entire crop of the
new cotton, but he is holding it for a
rise. One Of the peculiarities of this
cotton is the fact that the stalks are
leat1ess. When the stalk grows up
leaves begin to sprout on it, and after
they have grown out for some distance
the fruit comes out from the stem of
the leaf. After the fruit has partially
matured the leaves drop off, leaving
the stalk perfectly barren except the
bolls and bursting fruit.
| The news Of Jacksons find soon be-
came noised about, and letters asking
what price the seed could be purchased
for began to pour in. The New Orleans
cotton exchange wired Jackson that
| they would take his entire lot of seed
at his own price. He sent them sam
pile stalk and fixed his price at $500
per bushel. He has about 20 bushels,
and the South Georgia farmers went
the New Orleans exchange one better
and offered $4,000 for the entire lot.
They claim that unless IL is destroyed
cotton will soon become drug
on the market, and on account
of overproduction they will not be
able to make living. Jackson does
not feel inclined to sell the seed to be
destroyed. He argues that If the farm
ers will plant it they will be able to
raise larger crops on less ground
A comparative table showing the re-
suits of the two kinds Of cotton seeds
would Re startling in the extreme, says
the New York journal. Where the
| planter now counts himself In luck
If he gets bale of cotton from every
two acres, with the new plants he will
| get at least two bales to the acre, and
Mr.. jackson thinks that in the course
OF time, when the plant gets thorough
ly acclimated, to our soil, it will yield
four bales TO the acre. 1t means a
revolution IN the cotton industry, from
the farmer to the merchant who sells
the manufactured cloth.
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on the steps of the store apparently
sleeping peacefully, horse and buggy
came dashing down the street at a ire
mendous pace. The buggy was empty,
for the horse had broken his hitching
strap, which was swinging wildly in
the air as the frightened animal tore
down Sprague street. Pat comprehend
ed the situation at a glance. AS the
horse neared the Bungay store, Pal
gathered himself together on the side
walk and waited. A moment later,
the spectators saw O white deg swing
ing In all directions at the end Of that
portion of the hitching strap which re-
manned attached to the horse.
For q few seconds the horse did not
seem to mind the animal that chung
like grim death to the hitching strap.
Pat would swing wide Of the horse and
up in the air, and then come down with
a tbud that made the people who heard
it sorry for him. Every time he came
down, however, he braced himself and
gave the horses head vigorous pull.
The result of Pats method was that
within a comparatively short distance
the runaway was brought to stand
still. The dog, rather scratched and a
good deal bruised, sat calmly down By
the foaming horse, pulled the strap at
intervals, as if to say: "You might
Just as well stop first as last when get
hold of the strap OF course there
were any quantity of men ready to
hold the horse after Pat stopped it, al
though none of them had exhibited the
least inclination to get in it's way while
it was on the run.
Pat, however, is not egotistic nor
vain glorious, for just as soon as he saw
that there were enough persons about
the horse to take care of it he dropped
tho hitching strap, shook off the dust
which he had accumulated during his
perilous trip, wandered back to tho
store without a sign of excitement, and
calmly went to sleep on the same spot
where he had been lying when he first
saw the runaway.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

her face, but the appearance of one
of the directors caused them to hastily
endeavor to remove the traces Of their
work.
On another occasion the pupils
amused themselves by pouring water
On the teachers chair and then COM
pelling her to sit down in the water.
Such innocent pranks as these had a
discouraging effect on the teacher. In
addition to these were numerous other
little tricks that caused the life of the
teacher to be almost unbearable. At
last her resignation was received and
accepted, and now the scholars look
for another victim.
Directors of this school usually pay
teacher $25 per month, and the school
house is allowed to go with broken
windows in the coolest weather. 1t
looks a fitting opportunity for sec.
ond "hoosier schoolmaster" to appear
md assist in bringing this school under
control
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

suffering from any form of female
weakness are requested to lay ysur
case before Mrs. Pinkham. Perhaps
you cannot afford to pay the large fee
of a local physician and then run the
chances of not receiving benefit from
their treatment. Then again it is en-
barrassing to relate your private
troubles in detail to male physician.
Mrs. Pinkham asks you to remember
that her advice and help will cost
you nothing. We ask you to remem-
Der the great volume of experience
she has to draw from; no physician
living has ever treated SO many cases
of female ills as has Mrs. Pinkham,
and from this vast experience surely it
is more than possible she has gained
the very knowledge that will help your
case-anyway, you should give your
self the benefit of the chance.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

Chicora, Pa, Herald" Richard Ven
greatest success of medical science. lie
lola u thai it cured his whole family of
terrible coughs aud colds, after all other
so called cures had failed ent. ely. Mr..
Vensel said it assisted his children
through very bad siege of meascls One
Minute Cough Cure makes expccloration
very easy and rapid.
C. Z. Bacon, Londonderry. F. F..
smith, jamaica and Jonas Hill Eond-
vile, G. G. Smith, 50. Londonderry and
F. B. Pier, Raw onv,llc.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
EVERETT HALLOws.

bly, preserving the life of their little son,
who, almost from infancy, was troubled
with indigestion and nervous troubles.
An attending physician, who was called,
advised the parents to give the child
such medicine as seemed best fitted to
such condition DIR. Greenes Nervura
blood and nerve remedy was recon-
mended
The taking of few bottles of DR..
Greene's Nervura effected cure, and
the little one is healthy to-day, enjoy
ing play with the other children. Mr..
and Mrs. Hallows say they must give
the credit of the cure to DR.. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
What change! The sickly child
transformed into happy, hearty, ro-
bust little one; and by the use of DIR.
Greene's Nervura, the great nerve and
blood remedy. This medicine has
proved blessing to thousands of boys
and girls throughout the world by Civ
ing them sound health and vigorous
strength. Children who use it have
less sickness, better health, better
growth, and longer and more vigorous
lives 1t is purely vegetable and harm
less, and parents should give it to every
child who is not in perfect health.
DIR. Greene's Nervura blood and nery
cry of the well-known DIR. Greene, of
most successful specialist in curing all
and he can be consulted in any case, I
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
Cow a Grocery Store.

Alderman John Pulliam, of Missoula,
Mont, has on more than one occasion
called the attention of the police to the
fact that there is an ordinance against
cows running at large in the city linn
ITS, and now he proposes to see that it
is enforced. The other morning when
Mr.. Pulliam came down in town to open
his grocery store he found the back
door wide open and a COW in his store
contentedly eating some choice win
ter apples that were displayed in the
show window.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
SAVE YOUR CHILD.
Mark How Thin, Pale, Nervous and
Puny the Little One Is.
How You Can Make II Well and Vigorous.
Words of Wisdom by Well
Known Physician.

Awell-known physician writes very
interesting article in regard to what to
give children, especially weak, nervous
and rundown children, in order to
make them strong, vigorous and well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hallows, says
this writer, of Peekham St., Globe vii
lage, Fall River, Mass, thank DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve rem
edy for restoring thu health and proba-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
TERROR OF CHILDREN.
Tho One Disease Which Every
Intelligent Mother breads.
II Your Child Is Not Well, You Should
Cure 1t Before the Dread Disease
Sets In. DO Not Ignore
First symptoms.

There are no more dreaded diseases
by parents than Ats, epilepsy and st.
Vitus' dance.
Cure the child when the first syInp-
toms appear. Watch the infant CT
child and see if it manifests any ner-
vous symptoms, II it is nervous, rest
less, wakeful, cries out, grits its teeth
or losses about in sleep, has twitching
of muscles, limbs or eyelids, if its
tongue is coated, breath bad, with r.
regular appetite and bowels. See Il it
is pale, puny and does not grow and
develop well, If it tires easily and does
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

gone, my step is more steady, appetite
better and feel better in every respect.
Menses heretofore lasted too long and
were very profuse and made me very
weak. The Compound is a miracle.
had tried doctors medicine, but of no
avail. l would not give up the Com
pound for female complaints for all the
doctors medicine in the world. My
friends want to know what makes me
look SO well. 1 do not hesitate one
moment in telling them what has
brought about this wonderful change.
cannot sing its praises enough. lean
do twice the work I used to, / hope
every one who suffers as have, will give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial. 1t has helped me, and 1
know, if taken according to directions,
it will not only help but cure Others"
Miss Grace Collard, 1,434 Easter Ave-,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
ENGLISH In ST. PAUL.
,ae policeman's Dialect Fad to n.

1She Policeman's Dialect lad to Re
Translated to the Court.
Whats the matter with you now?"
asked st. Paul (Minn.) police judge
as the tough copper mosed in. covered
with bandages.
"a pipe wild turnover hunks into
me STATS" was the reply.
you don't tell me-" said the court,
sarcastically.
HE MEANS" your honor, Interrupted
the clerk, "that man with bicycle
ran into his ribs
Good man," muttered the court. and
then aloud, How did 1t happen?"
"Well, yer see, yer honor" said this
copper, "fer two days dey was mix up
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
How II. ou..red Himself.

Indeed, you are the only girl I ever
loved" began the young man, who
was trying to propose to the elderly
hciress. II suppose you have had that
sort Of thing said to you for the past
20 years; but in this instance"
"Sirl"-Tit-Bits.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
Wonderful Drove of Hogs.

In drove of IS hogs In Daviess coun-
ty, Mo-, the average weight of which
IS between 500 and 900 pounds, there is
one which measures almost eight feet
both in length and girth and weighs
nearly | 200 pounds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
Make, a Decided difference.

A Pennsylvania jury has decided that
a man may hug his wife and that II
makes no difference as to her wishes
Some men who have made a practical
test of the matter conclude that II
makes verv decided difference.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

Hewitt don't dare CROSS the street
just now, I'm afraid shall be run over.
Jewett-There's only one carriage
coming.
Hewitt know it. but women Is
driving.-Town Topics.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
LITTLE MARY McBAY.

not play with usual energy. II so, you
must look out for your child, or these
most dreaded complaints will follow.
Give it at once DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy, which, from
it's perfectly wonderful record in CIR
ing children, is the household remedy
in nearly every home in the land. This
greatest of children's remedies is per-
fectly harmless, being made of pure
vegetable medicines, and may be given
to infants or children of any age. 1t
will always bring health and strength
to the little ones.
Charles L. McBay, a highly esteemed
police officer, who resides at IA Myrtle
St., New Bedford, Mass, says:
About two years ago my little
daughter became run down in health
and suffered from st. Vitus dance.
Soon after she was Frustrated by rheu-
matism, which severely affected her
lower limbs.
After trying various remedies with
out obtaining relief, she began taking
DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy, and experienced immediate
benefit. She continued it's use, and
after taking five bottles her rheu1aa-
tism was practically cured. Her appe-
tite returned, her pains disappeared,
she was again able to walk without
lameness, her general health was re-
stored, and she was able to attend
school and to play like other children"
e remedy is the prescription and discov-
Temple Place, Boston, Mass, who is the
orms of nervous and chronic complaints,
rec of charge, personally or by letter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
News to Him

Have you Pope's poems?" asked q
young lady of clerk in a book store.
II didn't know that the pope wrote
poetry, ma'am," replied the latter, sur
prised.-Demorest's Magazine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
HOT ILLINOIS SCHOOL.
Teacher Resigns because tho Pup
Blacken Her Face.

Miss Nellie Reynolds has resigned
her position rs teacher of country
school located six miles east Of Eureka,
ILL.,, and this school, which is re-
garded as the worst in Wood
ford county, is without II teacher.
The experience of the lady was of such
q disagreeable nature that she was glad
To retire from the position.
On one occasion some of the scholars
delighted themselves by blackening
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
IMMENSE COTTON CROP.
Secured from Seed Brought from
Africa Two Years Ago.


II an imaginative novelist, in writing
a romance of unknown Africa, should
year ago have incorporated in his
story the statement that cotton grew
there to height of 90 feet and that
there was from four to six pounds of
the fleecy staple to each stalk, the en-
tire south would have risen up and
called him the romancer of the age,
but now they are quite willing to accept
almost any cotton story that can be
told. And thereby hangs tale.
A cotton planter by the name of
Jackson, living just outside of Atlanta,
Ga, was introduced to an African ex-
plorer little over two years ago. The
returned traveller told him of the enor-
nous height to which cotton grew in
Central Africa. 1t reached Gs high as
20 feet, and the stalks were peculiar In
that they were bare of leaves when the
matured cotton wasready for gathering.
It differed from the ordinary cotton
plant also in the fact that it did not re-
quire as good land as its civilized pro-
totype, but would grow in the most
barren regions and give an enormous
crop. Before parting he gave Jackson
some seeds of the African product
which he had brought with him.
That was two years ago. A few weeks
ago a committee representing the
planters of South Georgia called on
Jackson prepared to offer him $4,000
for the 20 bushels of seed of the new
cotton which he has as the result of the
seasons crop. And the peculiar part of
the story is that they did not want the
seed for planting purposes, but if the
purchase could be consummated they
intended burning every seed.
What elapsed in the course of the two
years does not seem remarkable; it ia
the beginning and the result that is
startling. Jackson believed the travel
er's tale and Dlanted the seed The first
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
A Comprehensive Word.

whats his profession" said the
man with wide range Of taste.
Hes an artist"
Eyes, but what kind? Does he dance,
paint pictures or walk the tight rope?"
Washington Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
TIPPING OFF HIS HONOR.

in me thresher, an de wheels slipped
cog"
indigestion, your honor" said the
clerk.
me wires gifts crossed an de light
blows out O me lamps"
Meaning, your honor" said the clerk,
shat he suffered from dizzy spells and
blindness"
de guy comes sailin' down de u.s.
phalt an when de turnover hits me
stats kin hear 'em rattle fer a block.
He peels de canvas off me wings an
cracks de hinge O. me skate"
"In other words. your honor" said
the clerk, "the wheel scrapes the skin
off his arms and breaks his ankle"
"Pity 1t didn't break that language
of yours" observed the court.
"Well," growled the copper. as the
Pain shot through his leg, 81 ain't kick
in about wat he didn't do, seeP"
And the clerk chuckled.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
Pigs "a Beasts of Burden.

in some of the farming districts Of
China pigs are harnessed to small
wagons and made to draw them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

You ask the question, why should
Mrs. Pinkham expect to be more sue
cessful in treating your illness than
regular physician? We answer that
her experience in such cases is a hun
dred times greater, and that you will
be very much more frank in your COM
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

ulcerdtlOn, ldll-
ing and dis
placements OF
the womb, leu
corrhoeao rper-
haps Irregular
ity or suppress
sion Of mems
truation, caus-
ing S G we're
backache ner-
vousncss, irri-
t a bility and
pain. Those of
YOU who are
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05

ment TO you we
attach a letter
just received
from M i 8 s
Grace Collard,
of Cincinnati,
Ohio. " Words
cannot express
my gratitude
for the good
that Lydia E.
Pi n k h a N s
Vegetable Com.
pound has done
I have taken five
The pains in nv
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-05
WOMEN WHO WORK.
All Women Work in Some CapaC-
ity and Need Advice.
MRS, PINKHAM OFFERS ASSISTANCE
Women in Stores, Mills and Domestic Service
Tens of Thousands are on the Never CeaSing
Treadmill Earning Their Daily Food.

Tothese women Mrs. Pinkham wishes
to address few words of counsel, in
the hope that from her vast experience
some little good may be obtained by
those who are i'll.
No matter in what capacity women
are employed, all are subject to the
same physical ills of nature, all