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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-21

WDaU SOrTOW TclSnS WlInih Jul ioho'
He saw the world in morals low,
He heard the wall of want and woe;
His soul the strain would not forego
And persisted by his own hand.
The next with love was well supplied,
Or with the tender passion given,
For which none need to blush or hide,
If only just and well applied,
Earth's only hope, earth's only pride
And joy OF heaven.
He took his gift to the full extent,
Nor with restraint was he supplied
To love but one, was not content,
On many loves his heart was bent,
In folly's train his life was spent
And young he died.
The next with caution, oft called care,
Vas given with abundant store,
Which well directed anywhere,
Is sure to yield an ample share
OF all good things of this worlds ware,
Until our cup runs DER.
But this poor man was over-dosed,
And viewed each scene from its dark
est side;
Each pas sing cloud was a storm, almost,
And every closet contained ghost;
In anxious care his eyes were closed
He also died.
| Then came one to the giver near,
With faltering step and unsteady eyes,
And received full amount of fear
Which made his life a torture here;
A thing of reproach, contempt and jeer,
If not to be dispised.
A curious fact there doth appear,
That man was made creations king;
And yet we find in every sphere
The most abject Slave is the slave of fear,
A shrinking, cringing, creature here,
Afraid of everything.
There's an ancient fable, that answers
quite:
OF the boys who stoned the frogs for
| fun.
There's many one who take delight
In torturing those they can alright,
And so this man, whether wrong or right
Was glad when life was done.
The next with passion he did endow,
The most ,wretched object e'er was
born;
He had small, black eyes, a low fiat brow
The least reproof he would not allow,
A subject of discord and row,
A beast in human form.
A Jest or joke he could not stand
Each trifing thing his anger sprung,
A real Ishmel in the land
Against each one he turned his hand,
In fit of rage he killed man,
And afterwards was hung.
And many more among the crowd,
Were given gifts both small and great
Some were selfish, some were proud,
Some to the God of mammon bowed,
But every one that were endowed
Received one common fate.
But some there were in that array,
Were given with no tacit rule,
If by intent, as it might not pay,
Or by mistake we can not say,
They were so made and so they stay,
The common bigot fool.
And each were charged before starting
i out,
To perform some certain task.
Some, saw defeat ere they turned about,
! Others, disaster along the route
But the fool declared without doubt,
II can do anything you ask"
When wisdom, love. fear and care,
i And passion in fit of rage,
Were either dead or in despair,
The fool Kept on with pompous air
4 And thought his fate supremacy fair,
4 And died from extreme old aye.
II Since all is vain beneath the skies
! As everything in reason show it;
/ And bliss for ignorancei is the prize,
l 1t is folly to be wise.
No better gift this world supplies,
+ Than to be fooland never know it
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-21

SarsapariIIa

Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists 81.
Prepared only by G. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
-. -.,. cure Liver Ills; easy to
HOOQ'S Pills take, easy to operate. &c.
Evening star., 1897-04-17

fire. they are still within the side line. The
unhealthful conditions of river service In
the east have been met in many wise sani-
tary provisions in the shape of ample
berthing space and supplementary means
of ventilation and drainage. The record of
the past quarter of a century has shown
the harooring of refugees to. be the prin-
Cipal mission of naval vessels in China
and in providing room for many more than
the complement of 10 these vessels are
meeting future possibilities, while they will
facilitate the transportation of formidable
body of men. And. further to this latter
end the wilmington and Helena" carry
larger boats than those usually allotted
craft of their size. that they may either
land or embark rapidly considerable
force.
|. In the tropics an arrangement of avn
inss, extending from stem. to stern will
afford comfort during the heat of the day
and admit of the men sleeping on the
decks at night and beyond the reach of
those drenchirg and dangerous dews
All wood work Is ffreproofed, and 1t is
said the unacquainted handling of the ma
terial so treated has occasioned in part the
delayed completion OF these vessels
In everything contributing to comfort
convenience and efficiency Chief Construct
tor Hichborn says they reflect the great
est credit upon the department, and pre-
diets that they will prove themselves in
valuable agents for the performance OF
those duties for which they are singularly
fitted.
Evening star., 1897-04-17
4 SINGING SQUIRREL.
The Queer Little Songster That q
New Hampshire Gunner Found.

From the New York Sun.
You have heard of singing mice, nc
doubt" said J. K. Sanford, formerly OF
Dover, N H. Not long ago 1 read several
interesting accounts of them i'm the Sun
have never heard a singing mouse, but
heard singing squirrel. 1t was several
years ago that. while cunning one day in
the woods near Dover, n. H.. my attention
was drawn to what seemed the singing of
little distance away. The note was so pc
culiar that 1 turned my steps toward the
sound to see what species of bird was MAX
ing II. 1t was some time before / could
trace. the note to its source. Then ] found
cut that 1t came from red squirrel sit
ting upright on bough. singing away as If
10 loVe with his own melody. AT sight of
lne he stopped but as l remained perfectly
st:ll he presently piped up again.
AS TO the quality of his melody | should
compare ii to the single note of a canary
unusually prolonged, with no variations
except in rising and falling and increase or
decrease or volume. 1t NAV have f,epn a
can 10 mate; il certainly had nothing in
IL or the scolding character associated with
tne chlttering of the northern red squirrel
mere was TO movement of the throat tnaf
could discover in the production of the
sound from time TO time he would sion
ms singing, and presently. after three or
!ouT minutes. would start up again; always
IN the beginning with low Eote which in
creased in volume until shortly before the
next pause. L remained on the spot a half
hour listening. and went away leaving the
squirrel singing away with as vigorous a
note as ever"
Evening star., 1897-04-17
A Lawyers "Reminiscences.

IL rut tDe Louisville Courier Journal
A prominent Bowling Green LAWYER wbo
does considerable business in the courts of
Edmonson county, entertained some of his
friends the other day with some amusing
stories OF his experiences at the Browns
Vile bar. Here are few specimens:
Il was once employed by a saloon man
over there to defend him in a case for SELL
ing liquor to minor. The law provides
that minor must have an order from the
parent or guardian, stipulating the amount
OF Intoxicating liquor wanted. and for a
long while my case seemed to be a pretty
krotty one. Finally, however we intro
duced the father of the boy to whom the
liquor was sold, and, under a cross-exam-
ination, he stated: 1 told ther saloon man
not ter let my boy have over three drinks
of liquor day until after Wednesday
for needed him as witness on that day
and / was afeered that too much LIQUOR
would make him fiighty and he couldn't
testify as 1 had told him.. After this tes-
timony We won the case.
Il was in my partners office at Brown
Vile one day, when a tall, fank native
about fifty years of age. came i'm. After ne
had warmed We inquired of him his busi-
ness. To the inquiry he replied: L want
ter bring suit agin old man HIS estate
During the war he drafted me for service,
and when / showed up he said he didn't
need me- Eff had a went in 1 would have
been a-drawin a pension now, and 1 want
ter sue him fer damages fer keepin' me
from DRAWN a pension When we told
him that his cause for action was no good
he shambled out Of the Office, and re-
marked that there was no jestice in law
nohow.'"
The attorney next showed a certificate
from physician certifying the inability OF
witness to attend court. The certificate
leads one to be in favor of compulsory
education. 1t reads as follows: "Gurrge
Settles hereby certify that seen w. r.
Carrel and he is entirely disable to aten'
Quort. - NJ d."
Evening star., 1897-04-17
Espionage in Germany.


one day there dined with ME in public
restaurant In Berlin an aged clergyman
and his wife. The former had occupied the
same pulpit for over forty years, had
proved a father to his parish, had been a
leader IN many liberal movements and in
all ways had served his country nobly: ::
While the latter had for the same length of
time been a very great blessing to her
neighborhood for many leagues around.
In the course of conversation I asked him
how he felt about the emperors policy
Before replying to me he turned and looked
anxicusly about him in all directions and
then said: IF Fritz had lived ten years
longer things would have been different"
When I asked Were you looking about
for anythingw'~ he said: No; but one
never knows who may be listening, ard 1t
would go hard with me if it were known
that l expressed such opinions" To nv
surprise 1 then learned that Berlin was
full of spies of all sorts, ready 20 catch ard
report to the authorities the slightes. word
rejecting unfavorably upon the emperor
and his family, or his actions, and that
on such reports many persons, especially
young men, had been seized by the police
and kept in prison for months-one be-
cause, in the heat of discus sion, he had
said the emperor was Schafskopf. When
l asked my guests what they thought of
sTch system they locked mysterious and
declined to reply.
L afterward spoke of the matter to sew
eral persons. who, whether from fear or
conviction l cannot tell, informed me .hat
they thought 1t quite right that the EN-
peror, his family and actions should be
above criticism, and that he should en-
force this rule 1 learned also afterward
that the president of the Berlin Ethical So
ciety. a man of eminent scientific attain
naents, had been imprisoned for three
months for venturing, in a public address.
to express views on socialism different
from those of the emperor, although ne
did SO without naming him. 1 could not
help feeling that the Germans Were paying
dearly for their empire.
Evening star., 1897-04-17
Forgot to Wear Trousers.
n Weekly Telegraph.

From the London Weekly Telegraph.
A certain noble lord who shall be name
less. during his journey north on a politi-
cal mission, changed his costume for a
full Highland rig out" intending it as a
delicate compliment to the land Of the
kilt. But when he looked at himself in the
glass he found that the tailor had cut his
kilt too short; so he made up his mind to
put on evening dress.
He changed his upper garments and then
sat down for a few moments to study his
speech. This set him to sleep. He awoke
with start, only to find himself running
into the station. Forgetting what happen
ed, he thrust on his hat and appeared at
the window bowling. and this was how he
was dressed:
He had full Highland costume as far
as his waist: above were white shirt
and swailow-tailed coat. and the entire
eeifice was crowned with chimney pot
hat, upon which he sat down without
noticing it. His lordships horror when be
stepped upon the platform and felt the
keen wind cutting his bare legs changed
to absolute agony when his valet appear
ed, scrambling out of the carriage with q
pair of trousers in his hands, waving them
wildly and exclaiming. My lord. my lord,
you've forgotten these"
Evening star., 1897-04-17
The Basis of Chewing Gum.

From the Confectioners Journal.
-Four million pounds of gum chicle. the
product of the Mexican sapota tree. en-
tered the United States during 1895. This
entire product, valued at nearly 81 800 oOD
became the basis of chewing gum. A walk
through leading chewing gum factory is
interesting. Here over 1.ooooo0oDO pieces
of gum are annually produced and shipped
to every portion of the world. Three hum
dred employees are engaged in the manu-
facture OF the gum. the first step of which
Is The importation of the raw chicle which
is gathered by the poems in Mexico and ex-
ported in bales containing about 80 pounds
each. The gum is taken from the bales
ana chopped into small pieces. These are
freed from tree bark and chips by steam
ing ana picking; then it is ground in mills
making 3.40O revolutions a minute. The
ground gum is subjected TO a continuous
heat of 40 degrees Fahrenheit in driving
rooms. From here the gum is sent to the
white-aproned cook" who adds the purest
sugar and the freshest of cream granu-
iated pepsin, powered guru or koIa or
other desired ingredient to IL. and cooks n
IN steam -jacketed cauldron, where il IS
turned and mixed by an Ingenious double
acting heater or rotating paddle until IL
mas assumed the consistency of bread
dough Now the dough boys'' take hold
OF IL and knead ii in finely powdered sugar.
passing 1t to the rollers" where it is
roied between steel rollers until Il is of
tie proper thickness. when IL is whisked
away TO the markers" The markers are
steei-knIVed rollers. which leave their inn
press upon the long sheets of appetizing
gum before II goes to the seasoning
IooH alter which 1T is broken on the lines
left by the markers Now the gum finds
lts way to the wrapping room" The
nimo.e hngers of $50 dainty maidens are
mere at play Under their deft touch waxed
paper elnfoii and pretty wrappers envel-
op the gum quick as a wink and in an
other moment the packers have the gum
10 place in jars or boxes. wherein II Is
shlppeo for sale to the general public.
Evening star., 1897-04-17

With three hundred revolutions a minute,
in their quadruple-expansion form, the en-
gines will develop 1.TJo horsepower and
easily induce fifteen knots hour, while
with 1GO turns a minute there will be no
difficulty in maintaining a comfortable and
economical jog of eight knots an hour.
The upper deck of the Nashville runs.
unbrokenly. from stem TO stern. and. aside
from structural strength. affords most
ample berthing and living accommodations
for the complement of 15S seamen and ma
riEes. This flush deck also has the ad-
vantage of making The vessel drier craft
Of the most serious drawbacks to small
vessels. Comfortable quarters are also
provided for a captain and ten other off,
GERS
The Batteries.
The main battery is composed OF eight
forr-inch breech-loaIiing rapid-fire rifles
an exceedingly effective force for craft
of her size. Four of these guns are
mounted on the upper deck. two forward
and two aft. protected by fixed segmental
shields. The remaining four noun ted
on the gun deck, aud. besides the protec-
ton of shields. are sheltered within spol-
sons Of steel two and a quarter inches thick
These latter guns have each a total sweep
of 40 degrees. while those on the upper
deck have greater arc OF IRE by some
twenty degrees
Inc secondary battery coEs.StS OF louf
six-poUnder and two one-Doander rapid d-fire
guns and two Gatlings. The siX-poarders
are mounted on the gun deck in spoIsons
armored with one-inch steel, and have a
wide field Of fire. The ons-pounders and
Gatlings are placed upon she upper deck.
where calculated to give The widest service
With a discharge OF ten aimed sno. min-
ute from each Of the four-icch guns, f1f-
teen, perhaps, from the enc and six-pound-
err. and possible hre'of nearly 1900 from
the Gatlfn9s the fearful sWesp of such q
battery is something hardly to be expected
In q craft Of such modest size. Discovered
= time, no torpedo boat could ever rass
Evening star., 1897-04-17


seilc1es of that service and the manner
In which those needs have been met. Tbav
are really nautical police, and are designed
10 bear the majesty of Old Glory into those
faraway hooks of civilized Intercourse and
way beyond the reach of our cruisers and
ponderous battle ships. there by their mora,
lnnuence to guard our countrym.n and
our commercial interests.
Or the three the Nashville is the only
one TO carry sail. She is rigged as a fora
and-a1t schooner. with two-pole n,ssts
pedrlng trysails-a spread of canvas caIcu-
idteo only TO steady her in a seayay and ;s
an exceedingly pretty boat
one mas water-line leTgth of DO feet. an
extreme beam of IS feet inches. has a
normal displacement of 1871 tons. and
under the Usual cruising conditions will
draw eleven feet of water. The contract
calls Tor development of fourteen knots
s,re az nour. put there Is every reason to count
upon sixteen Ordinarily she will carry
only lJO tons of coal, but her total bunker
capacity Is for 3g. and upon this Iattar
allowance she should cover radius of
SIN thousdAd miles at cruising speed of
elsht Knots an hour-a performance con-
siderdbly in excess of that common to our
larger and speedier vessels
Ihe boat is driven by two sets of quad
rupie-eHpahsion engines actuaing twin
service other than torpedo boats driven bv
engines of this sort. For the SAKE. of
economy the low-pressure cylinders are de-
signed 10 disconnect, leaving the three re-
manning cylinders to be run most economi-
caily at cruising speeds. but at full speed
all -FOUR OF the cylinders will be pushed to
lhelf maximum To attain this end upon
d reasonable expenditure of coal there arc
TWO kinds of boilers-one sort working AT a
pressure of 16O pounds and the other SORT
WORKING at pressure of 2Ja pounds. In
der cruising conditions the two boilers sup
plying steam at 1G0 pounds will generate
all tne steam needful to run the machinery
In Its triple-expansion form, but at full
speed the four other boilers will be called
into requisition- Their steam, at a working
pressure of 10 pounds, will be fed into the
hiSh-pressure cylinders, from which it will
be exhausted at a pressure of 1GD pounds
into the first receiver. where it will COM
mingle on equality with the fresh steam
from the other boilers and pass onward
through the other cylinders. The laymdn
must understand from this that the en-
gines and boilers of this boat are so care
fully planned that they will yield their
best under either condition and not be
working at a loss or disadvantage under
any.
Evening star., 1897-04-17
Delicate. .

=. Prospective Tenant-"rm afraid this
house won't do. The trolley cars run too
near itI.=-.Sssrz
Agent-.'Pshaw! You won't notice them
m asweeH.eA
That's all right, but my wife never
could stand the sight of blood"
Evening star., 1897-04-17
Napoieon's Deficiency.

From the indianapolis Journal
Walker-''They say that Napeoleon was
so seif-pcssessed that not even the sound
Of a pistol fired close to his ear could make
him start"
Wheeler-"He wouldn't have stood much
show in a bicycle race"
Evening star., 1897-04-17
Diverse.
From Life.

Many motives lead to church,
As each observer knows; H
Some. I surmise, to close their eyes,.
But more to eye their clothes.
Evening star., 1897-04-17

If you want anything. try an ad. in The
Star II anybody has what you wish, you
will get an answer.
Evening star., 1897-04-17

II yop want anything. try ar ad. In The
Star. II anybody has what you wish. you
will get an answer.
Evening star., 1897-04-17
His Ready Excuse.

From Life.
How dare you, sir!' she exclaimed after
the deed was done.
"You must not mind me- he replied. IT
am chronic esculatory kleptomaniac.
Evening star., 1897-04-17

HE LlGHT-DRAFT
gunboats Nashville,
Wilmington and Hell
ena. which were pro-
vided for by act of
Congress appro v e d
March s. 1893. rep
resent the pioneers
of a class of craft in
tended especially for
duty in the shallow
bays and rivers of
the orient, and are
interesting because
of the peculiar cxj-
Evening star., 1897-04-17
H0mey Rule.

Homes Rule.
From the Chicago Record.
Joe keeps his wife and mother-in-lav "
mad at him half the time.'
what vexes them so?'
He calls them hfs board of lady man.
ayers" 6 ~
Evening star., 1897-04-17
That is What the New Gunboats
Really Are.
NASHVILLE, WILMINGTON and HELENA
Intended for Patrol Duty in Orien-
tai Waters.
THEIR NOVEL CONSTRUCTION

WIitteu Cor The Evening Star.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Stock Feeding Notes froa OA3aAo00.
The pastures are usually fresh and
green over much Of Oklahoma There
is q good crop Of prairie hay. Consid-
cradle upland corn was injured by
drouth and heat in July, but much Of
this gives a large yield Of good fodder.
The value of good corn stalks and
leaves, especially If stacked, is often
underestimated by farmers. It is safe
to say that the value of this food per
acre is equal to that Of the average
hay crop from same area. Kamr corn
and sorghum are in good shape gener-
ally. There is an abundance Of good
rough feed" for more cattle than are
in the territory. So long as much Of
Oklahoma is in the quarantine district,
one OF two methods Of feeding seems
advisable: Either to begin full feeding
early in the autumn 80 as to have the
cattle ready for market in January, or
to carry them over, feeding on grass
and making them At for the export
trade. in which case less difference will
be made in the price. The latter plan
can be followed best by those with
large numbers of cattle. The first plan
Is best for most farmers Ordinarily 1t
would seem best to have steers on full
feed by October 1, at least. Results at
the experiment station this year indi-
cate the advisability of giving cattle
some extra green food during time Of
great heat in summer, especially if the
pastures are in best condition. Hogs
can be fattened at any time in the year
in Oklahoma, but the least desirable
time for either full feeding or shipping
fat hogs is during the hottest weather.
The earlier maturing Of our corn crop
makes it easy to get fall fattened hogs
into the market before the hogs SO fat
tened in states further north are
shipped.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

poFta1t merits In any utensil employed
On q farm, and next to them comes ease
In working. Certainly IN oil engine Of
one-half horse power which supplies
power for milking ten COWS II no ex-
travagant outlay Of energy. and taking
all things into consideration, the YER
dict Of the jurors that Mr.. Murchland's
milking machine is a practical success.
seems to be justified. The action Of the
successful machine is purely suction.
whereas in the other the action Is pull
sating. and It has been generally
thought that the latter approached
more closely to the system Of hand
milking than the other. If the pulsat-
ing machine leaves the teats and udder
In = less satisfactory state than the
sucking machine, it is surely a pity 50
much ingenuity was expended in bring
ing about the pulsating motion. 1t ID
gerry disappointing that 30 little has
been gained by the efforts Of the in
ventors to make the action of the ma
chine as like the action Of the hand as
possible.