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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
High Handed Outrage at Utica.

In the Faul of 1856 | showed my
show in Utiky, trooly CRATE sitty in
the state of New York.
The people gave me a cordyal recep-
shun. The press was loud in her prases
day, as | was giyin descripshun
of my Beests and Snaiks in my usual
fowry stile, what was my skorn q dis
gust to see a big burly feller walk up to
the cage containin my wax fggers of
the Lords Last Supper and cease Judas
Iscarrot by the feet and drag him out
on the ground. He then commenced fur
to pound him as hard as he Good.
"What under the son are you abowt?'
cried /.
Sez he, "What did you bring this
pussylanermus cuss here fur?" & he hit
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
The Mustard Plaster.

When my good man Is sick,
He thinks to 'scape disaster
By having on him quick
A redhot mustard plaster.
La, sakes! mind it well
What happened from his notion.
Twas in big hotel
Of somwheere by the ocean
Where in the dead of night
Johns groans SO diabolic
Awakened me with fright.
| knew it was the col
"Quick, Jane, before | diei
Get me mustard plasteri
The kitchen-fly, oh, fly,
And save thy lord and masterl"
/ know not how found
The kitchen; but, returning,
The place seemed turned round,
For scarce light was burning.
At last | reached our room,
And John, the scamp, lay snoring
Beside him in the gloom
l crept upon the floorlng.
The plaster, how it burnedl
Determined not to waste 1t,
The covers down turned
And on . stomach placed it.
"Thieves! Murderl" came his yell.
l stood there quite dumfounded.
All through the great hotel
His frightful shrieks resounded.
The guests, all wild with fright,
Quick in the room came rushing,
While l, arrayed in white,
Tried hard to hide my blushing.
But when the gas was turned,
Oh, horror, how l ranl
For twas not John burned
1t was another mani
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
Zebra Culture.

On several South African farms ex-
periments have been tried with Bur-
chell's zebra. The zebras become as
tame as ponies, and are readily broken
in for draft work. The object of their
tanners has been to breed mule which,
like the zebra, is proof against the
tsetse fly. The zebras themselves run
well enough in a mule team, though
they cannot stand overdriving. Lon
dor Spectator.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
Unfortunate Omission.

One of the most singular instances of
punishment for an oversight was that
shown by the commitment of an alma
nae maker to the Bastille in 1717.
1t was made out by order of the Duke
of Orleans, regent during the minority
of Louis V of France, and read as fol-
lows:
Laurence d'Henry. for disrespect to
Kirg George / in not mentioning him
in Lis almanac as king of Great Brit
ain. "
How long this unlucky almanac max
er remained in prison is unknown. The
register of the Bastille, examined at the
time of the revolution, failed to throw
any light Oh the subject. Youths
Companion.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
Brittany Marriage Custom.

In Brittany there is said to prevail
curious marriage custom. On certain
fete days the young ladies appear in red
petticoats. with white or yellow bor-
ders around them The number of bor-
ders denotes the portion the father is
willing to give his daughter. Each
white band denotes silver-lO0 francs
per annum; each yellow band represents
gold 900 francs a year
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16

"The wretch, cried the girl, kissed
me''
Surely" they exclaimed, exchang-
ing glances of alarm, "you must be mis-
taken
She shivered affrightedly.
NO." she said, Il cannot be mis-
taken. The microscope revealed the
characteristic bacillus. A"
She had had her doubts in the begin
ming, but archaeological examination
had discovered beyond the possibility of
cavil that she had been kissed. Lon
don Fun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
Signs of Brain Exhaustion.

An alarmist doctor says that when a
person begins to have doubts about the
spelling of common words, to write al
unnaturally small hand that shows a
tendency to waver above and below a
straight line and to grasp the pen with
unnecessary force. especially at the end
Of long word, then that person is suf-
fering from brain exhaustion and ought
either to take complete rest or else 10
fnd work of an altogether new and s!if
ferent kind. Frannisco Wave.
Pin Machinery.
Pins previous to 1924 were all
made by hand and were consequent
ly very costly. Pinmaking ma.
chimes have been brought to a state
of perfection. They now receive
the wire from the spools, cut it into
proper lengths, make the head and
point and polish the pins, and by a
most singular piece of machinery
gather up at one motion a proper
number to compose the row, fold
the strips of paper and pass the ->ins
through. A slight movement OF the
roller bearing the paper pushes it
forward little farther. 1t is again
caught up by the clamps and another
row of pins pressed into position. 1t
is claimed for some of these pin
making machines that they can
manufacture 500 pins minute.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
Mountain Ranges,

TIE loag, undulating folds in which
the Appalachians were produced when
FIRST thrown up are characteristic Of
mountain ranges the world over The
Alps, the Pyrenees, the Caucasus.
Rimalayas, Andes and Rockies are
bailt in just that way. They are enor-
nously thick beds or masses, and they
ae all ridged up into these folds.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
How to Make a Fortune.

When old Zachariah Fox, ~ great
merchant of Liverpool, was asked by
what means he had contrived to realize
so large fortune as he possessed, his
reply was:
Friend, by one article, in which
thou mayst deal, too, if thou pleasest-
eiyiiity. Golden Days
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
Courts of Love.

Courts Of love" were established in
the middle ages, when chivalry was at
its height and love the serious occupa-
tion of life among the higher class of
society. The first ''court of love" was
established in the south of France in
the twelfth century and was composed
of knights, poets and ladies, and their
decisions on subtle questions connected
with affairs of the heart were given
with great form ality
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
The Nest of the Osprey.

The osprey's nest is built of heavy
sticks, turf and plant stalks, fastened
by seaweed 1t is lined with network
of the weed, and in the course of few
years it acquires further lining of
down. 1t is carefully repaired by the
owners each spring and fall before and
after the summer trip, and in this way
it remains solid for many years.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
Gold and Grease.

Some years ago the mint authorities
Of certain city noticed that small
amount of gold was missing every day
after the coming operations were over.
They watched and set traps of every
description, but no thief was detected,
and after the loss had continued with
regularity for some months they set it
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16

the wax figger another tremenjis blow
on the he'd.
Sez /, lyon egrejus ass, that airs a
wax fgger-a representative of the
false 'Postle."
Sez he, "That's all very well fur you
to say, but ] tell you, old man, that
Judas Iscarrot can't show hisself in
Utiky with impunerty by darn sitel'
With which observashun he kaved in
Judassis' he'd. The young man belonged
to l of the first famerlies in Utiky. ]
sood him, and the Joory brawt in a YER
dick of Arson in the Sd degree. -Arte.
mus Ward
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
How to Take a Bull.

Never take the Bull bi the horns,
Young Man, but take him bi the tail,
then yu kan let go when yu want to.
Yure warm friend, JOSH BILLINGS.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
And Without Gloves, There.

Pogram-Fighting is prohibited by
law in every state except one.
Mrs. P-And what state is that?
P.-The state of matrimony Up to
Date.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16
A Way He Has.

Cumso-Kilduff borrows s. bill and
is off like a shot
Cawker-Yes, it is touch" and go
with Kilduff. New York Sunday Jour-
nal
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16

order to get it we will always carry just what
In so doing, we rely upon the goods, and
their matchless prices to supply the thing
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-16

val of new goods.
of gen'l merchandise is
because YOUR trade is
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
SIMONSVILLE.

La Grippe, german measles and the
genuine measles are affecting the peo-
pie.
Will Micott has been quite i'll with
the measles.
A. A. Hutchinson and wife of Ches-
ter were in town last week Friday.
F. L. Fuller has not been quite as
we'll recently.
Mrs. Orrin Hubbard is improving
slowly in health. Her son. F. 0. was
in town last week Wednesday from N.
Springfield to see her..
Prot. Julian Johnson's concert at
the church last week Wednesday eve
ming was a pleasant entertainment.
Supper was bounteous one and much
enioyed. Proceeds amounted to $1O.-
90.
Mrs Frank Graves is convalescent,
she has been quite i'll.
Moses Haselton Of Cavendish was
in town last week calling on relatives.
Jay Davis enjoyed sleigh ride tc
N. Springfield last week Thursday and
returned the same day.
Mrs. Anthony Williams visited il
Houghtonville recently.
Mrs. C. M. Gutterson is very PROUD
of Gala lily that has blossomed al
the time since Autumn. 1t has NOR
than one hundred and fifty leaves
some of them measuring 13 inches il
length and s IL inches in width an,
and is very beautiful plant.
H. M. Beebe has been quite i'll wit
La Grape, attended by DR.. Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Belden OF LOE
donderry visited her father, G. b
Chase, Sunday.
, Warren Haseltine of Londonderr
was in town Sunday.
Mrs. A. M. Stannard and b.
Fuller went to Springfield Monday
T visit relatives, returning Tuesday.
Stella Fuller is at work in the wraI
per factory in Chester.
The sugar makers are gatherln
some Of the sweets from the sugar O.
chards.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
CHESTER.

Sleighing is getting-no it's got,
that is in the village, wagons are
greatly in the ascendency, and peo-
pie scurrying along with sleighs seem
happy to find even a water hole to
run their team through.
Mrs. 0. W. Fletcher remains
about the same in her paralytic con.
dition.
Charles H. Larkln who has been
badly under the weather for the pas,
year is now some better so as to be
able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parker O,
Harpers Ferry, this state, were bless.
ed( Dwith another son on the eve oil
22nd inst, this making three within
two years. They lost their first one
Will Lilly is again doing nigh
watchman's work at the steam mill II
place OF the regular watchman, Mr.
Richardson, who has had to go HON,
to attend his own sickness.
Bert Fairbanks wife, whose sick
ness we mentioned a short time since
died the morning of the 23d. The,
had lived III Dea. Guilds double ten
ement for the past year. She hat
gained the good will of all who knew
her. Her failing health caused then
to go to Grafton for few week
past, where she passed to that un
known shore. She leaves q husban,
and little girl to mourn this thei
greatest of affection.
News by telegram was receive,
here last Tuesday morning to th
family of Alfred Archer that thei
Oldest son, Evelyn Archer, of Wor
cester, Mass, in the employ of R
r. Co. had met with a severe acci
dent, whereupon the mother went i'm
mediately. Tidings have been re
ceived since stating that one of hi
legs had to be amputated.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
WESTON.

W. r. Spaulding who moved to
Proctorsville two years ago is moving
back on to.h his farm.
Tyler Barton from Perkinsville was
in town Tuesday.
Bert Davidson moved his family
to Springfield last week.
George Coburn went to Springfield,
Mass, Tuesday where be has found
employment.
Mr.. Kathan who has carried on
Milo Rurton's farm the past year will
return to Westmoreland, N. H., Mr..
Burton having moved back to his
farm.
Mrs. Carrie Stearns from Chester
made short visit with friends in
town last week.
Fraternity Lodge, 1. o. o. F. con.
ferred the Initiatory degree on two
candidates Tuesday evening.
You'll use ] less of Harmless Soap
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Miss Alice Harris is visiting friends
in Windham.
Miss Ida Boyden is with her sister,
Mrs. Ronell Wheeler at Boscawan, N.
H. She will probably remain for
sometime.
Miss Grace Hoskins is staying with
Mrs. Phillips and canvasslpg for the
Nickel Magazine a popular little
monthly.
Sleding is played out and the far
mers are trying to make maple sweet
but sap is not very abundant.
W. II. Taft has his mill-yard full
OF logs, has just received an order for
five car loads of chair stock which will
insure good business there for while.
Spring trade openes well. Mr.. Plymp-
ton has opened new grocery and feed
store at East Jamaica.
{ Rev A. j. Cameron and bride re-
turned Tuesday. The wedding recep
ton held at Jamaica was very pleas
ant gathering. More from this parish
would have attended had the weather
been pleasant, but all their friends sem
their congratulations as well as more
substantial tokens Of their good will
May fortune favor them.
You'll use less of Harmless Soar
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
Stomach

with severe pains across my shoulders,
and great distress. had violent nausea
which would leave me very weak and
faint, difficult to get my breath. These
spells came oftener and more severe.
did not receive any lasting benefit from
physicians, but found such happy effects
from trial of Hoods Sarsaparilla, that
took several bottles and mean to always
keep it in the house, am now able to
do all my own work, which for six years
/ have been unable to do. My husband
and son have also been greatly bene-
flied by Hoods Sarsaparilla = for pains in
the back, and after the grip. gladly
recommend this grand blood medicine"
MRS. PETER BURBY, Leominster, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
EAST DORSET.

Robin-red breast has returned to
his summer residence and is doing
preparatory work meet for nest'h'd'
ing. Weather warm, no frost nights
and no sap. Sugar makers are pre-
dieting less than an average crop.
Work at the Freddy marble quarry
and mill has been resumed.
Amos Wells has moved from James
Horan's farm in Wheeler-ville to our
village and Mr.. Koran is about NOV
ing back from West Rutland to his
farm.
DR.. j. W. Marsh was here Mon
day of last week and with DR.. Bart
lett amused some party out of the
place with successful surgical oper-
alton.
The scribe's canine has stopped
moaning and gone to barking.
Some sickness. Mr.. and Mrs. p
b. Edgerton and Ezra Benson and
some Others are on the invalid list.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
c. H. kingsbury, Winhall Station.
Turn on the Light!

here to Turn on the Light say MY
When
before buy paying too
sell them
goods Pehaps he
stand it?
cash for everything buy
them prices sixty hu
andiaqure of the article you are GO
sealed Will
the state am head
like
will
RcBert house
tha 0 Union goods with prizes
ana
there but these goods we show you
their
not shall drop them promptly
something about the the farm to
Bv the way subscribe make
III o a
Respectfully,
C. III. Kingsbury
Bondvlle,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
HOUGHTONVILLE.

Henry Woolley was IN Bellows
Falls on Saturday of last week.
Peter Patterson has sold his grocery
store and removed to Wardsboro
where he has purchased farm.
F. D. Blood, our dealer in raw
fur recently received lot of fur from
the north part of the State consist
ing of red fox, martin and fisher.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Twitchell
who have been quite ill, we are glad
TO report, are on the gain.
Miss Abbie ODER has gone to
Windham.
Mrs. A. C. Nourse who has had a
severe attack of the grippe is slowly
gaining.
Mrs. Calista Brown is very low
with cancer. No hopes are enter.
tanned Of her recovery.
Henry Buffers is at work for Solor
Kendall through the sugar season.
c. F. Buffers who has been afflict'
ed with boils for couple of weeks Oh
more is now wondering if he is di
rect descendant from Job.
w. H. Farnum and wife are visit
ing in Brookline this week.
Lou Page was in Chester the frs
of the week.
w. L. Salter and Volney Web
ster were at Saxtons River the frs
Of the week.
| Miss Abbie Palmer visited at S
H. Graves recently.
Frank Atwood from Woodstock
has been stopping at A. D. Thomas
a few days.
Our snow is fast disappearing
roads are bad, our lumbermen hav
about concluded to wait awhile an,
see how wheels will go.
Sanders mill runs sometimes an,
sometimes it don't. Most of tn
men have gone out.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
MANCHESTER
Plenty of mud now.

Plenty of mud now.
Lewis Goedet has finished work for
Brady and moved back to Sunder-
land.
Marcus Eldred has moved from
Adams Hall into the tenement lately
vacated by Robert Anderson.
Mrs. Boynton has moved her things
from Herb Kings into Wilbur Tay-
lor's tenement.
Will Walker is suffering from an
attack of la grippe.
Our streets are partly lighted by
electricity now.
Mrs. Frank Wyman of Peru is
here caring for her sister, Mrs. Car.
ley, who is sick with la grippe.
Aunt Eunice Richardson as she
was familiarly called passed quietly
away Sunday evening. The was liv.
ing at Henry Lawrence's. She was
lady that was held in high esteem
in the community. Her funeral was
helm Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Mr.
Smart officiating.
Byron Eldred is spending her vaca
ton at home now.
Flora Lincoln has gone to LAX,
George to live with her brother.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
JAMAICA

Wheels are taking the place of run
ners on our streets.
Sugar makers are busy in their sug-
ar lots now, but it's not very good sug-
ar weather yet.
Jason Crowninshield has so far re-
coverd his health that he goes this
week to Hinsdale, N. H., to pass some
time with his parents.
You'll use ] less of Harmless Soap.
Ransel j. Frost has got through
work for Emery Wilder and has gone
to work for Archie Bemis.
Leland Wight and family of North
Hatfield, Mass, are here at Mrs.
Nights parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Howard.
Clifford Grout has taken the job Of
running H. H. Reeds saw mill this
spring.
Hobart Foskett, son of Will Eos
kett, had the mishap, Tuesday, to break
his arm, by falling. He was attended
by DIR. G. b. Doane and is doing we'll
Rev. A. ]. Cameron, pastor of the
Congregational church, was married
last week Tuesday, at Lunenburg, te
Miss Annie Balch of that place. HI
returned here with his bride Tuesday
His many friends gave them recep
ton Wednesday evening at ]. G. Rob
inson's. May long and happy lif'
be theirs.
Willie Barnes of Walpole, N. H., i
here visiting his father, Charles Barns
Mrs. Della Reed of Leominster
Mass, is passing a week with friend
here.
Henry McLean's mill dam sprang
leak Wednesday and seven men work
ed in the storm to stop it. They got
under control.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26

The Daughters Of Rebecca will
meet with Mrs. Horace Lawrence
Friday afternoon, Apr. 2, to work on
their quilt.
Quite good Number of Odd Eel.
lows are intending to take in the dis
trict meeting at Bennington this
Wednesday night.
Miss Marshall, who has been at
work in the laundry is taking vaca-
ton aud gone to her home in Wal
ingford.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
Our Neighbors
What They are Doing Briefly Told by
the Siftsr's Inteiiigent.,S STAR of
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY.

Most of the farmers have their sug.
ar lots tapped but no sugar has been
made in this vicinity as yet. Monday
and Tuesday the snow melted very rap.
idly in the warm sunshine, but We'd
nesday morning was again falling.
N. f. Davis is suffering from Sc
we're attack of grippe.
Mrs. Judith Faulkner and son of
Athol are visiting friends in this vicin-
ity.
AT recent meeting of the school
directors W. l.. Gibson was appointed
Superintendent of schools for the ensu-
ing year.
Charles Abbott and wife of North
hampton recently visited Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Stevens. Mrs. Abbott will be
remembered as Addie Howe.
Rev. F. E. Frasee spent the first of
the week in Bernardston and Brattle-
boro.
The members of the Christian En-.
deavor Society will give sugar party
at Union Hall, Thursday eve April l..
Miss Winnifred Jaquith and Miss
Laura Prescott having charge. There
will be some arrangements for enter.
tainment made probably, consisting Of
music, speaking, promenades, games, tab
leaux &c. Every one invited. All
the warm sugar one can eat for ten
cents. Doughnuts thrown in.
You'll use less of Harmless Soap
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
WARDSBORO

Brigham Reed is not as we'll as at
last writing.
Mary Wall is working at the I'm
derwood House.
Mrs. Philetus Wall has returned
from her visit with her daughter in
Bridgeport. Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gale from
Windsor, Conn, are visiting with
relatives in town.
Sugar makers are very busy these
days.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26
SO. WINDHAM.

Alva Harris has gone to Westmln-
ster to work.
w. E. Corse of Springfield was in
town last week.
Mrs. Owen Chase has returned
from Jamaica where she has been Wis.
ting her daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Porter, who
have passed the winter here, have
now returned to Salem, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26

SarsapariIla
-. cure all Liver Ills and
Hoods Pills Sick Headache. % cents.
$ the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81.

Minutes seems like hours when a life is
at stake. Group gives no time to send
for doctor, delay may mean death. One
Minute Cough Cure gives instant relief
and insures recovery. The only harm
less remedy that produces immediate re-
suits.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, u. IT,.
Smith, SO. Londonderry and F. B. Pier,
Rawsonville.