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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
TREASURE TR0vE.
A CHRISTMAS STORY BY 8, BARIse-oouLD.

The forest of Dartmoor Is surrounded on
every side by wide stretches of moorland
that belong to the several contiguous par
ishes. and every householder In each Ct
these parishes claims rights on the COM
mon of his parish, over which, moreover,
the immortal lord asserts paramount au-
fhority and enforces 1t when he can. The
Guchy of Cornwall, however, to which the
forest belongs, Processes sort of sover-
eighty over all these commons
Now, there lived In tho parish Of South
Tawton, In tho curious old village Of Zeal,
where every house is an archaeological GU
riosity and every householder is independ-
ent, poor young man Of the name Of Jo-
siah Day, commonly known as young
Rainyday.
This nickname was acquired by him
through his excessive caution.
Jos was not lazy man, yet his exag-
gerated prudence led to much the same re-
suits as inertness-
He was working on me common, Out
ting up granite blocks, wherewith to con-
struct new take" wall While thus
engaged Jos came on a pile Of small stones.
He cleared away these as too small to
serve his purpose and discovered beneath
them granite slab. This he levered
aside. without much difficulty, and to his
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

The patriarchal Leard of one of the
"oldest inhabitants of Conshohocken
is still in its accustomed place upon
his chin, but it locks very moth eaten
and ragged. This is due to the fact
that the old man is extremely near
sighted To see an object plainly he
is compelled to get his optics within
few inches of it. The other day,
while pottering around his house, the
old man undertook to repair the picket
fence around the yard. Many of the
palings had been knocked of, and
those it was his purpose to replace.
He armed himself with hammer and
nails and started in. He got his first
paling in place, and with much labor
succeeded in fastening it there. But
this was not all. When he started
to move on to the next break he was
brought up standing with a yell Of
pain. He had nailed his whiskers
between the paling and the crossbar.
His yells attracted the attention of his
good wife, who. when she realized the
situation, brought her scissors into
play and released the old man, minus
a considerable portion of his beard.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
The Fine Point. OF BURGLAR.

Got along nicely at school to-day,
did you, SOM" delightedly grinned the
Representative Burglar, taking the boy
on his knee. That's good. Learning's
fine thing, but still there is lots Of
wisdom you won't find in books! Eth
er your own experience or that Of
your elders will have to teach 1t to
you. Now, for instance. II you crept
into bedroom some night on the still
hunt for swag and saw a head pop
under the bed clothes, what would you
take it to be-a man or woman"
"Why, a woman, of counsel" cried
the youngster. i've heard you say
yourself she was the weaker vessel,
and If she is weaker she is also timid-
err OF course 1t would be woman"
Wrong, son." indulgently smiled
the father. 1T would be mans
head. You're right about woman be-
ing more timid than man, but you
don't take into consideration that she's
a darned sight more curious! A wo-
man wouldn't duck under bed clothes
while there was anything going on,
though she might after it was all
over"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

"YoURsl WHERE DID YOU GET THE MONEY!
found your treasure and disposed of it to
the antiquarian gentleman who buys the
arrowheads With the money l bought
the land, the sheep, the cows-and you. =
Then Jos scrambled out of the grave and
fell a-laughing and he laughed till the
tears ran down bis cheeks.
by ginger!" said he 'Woman's wit
outweighs man s wisdom My true treas
ure trove is here'-he clapped his wife
on the shoulder-"and it's one neither
crown, nor duchy, nor lord of the manor,
nor parson, nor the lab commoners have
one particle Of right over no more nor
pins head, but is all-all and undivided
my own And by gumi"-he kissed Mary,
then the child in each arm, then the child
at her knee-''this treasure of mine is one
bearing annual interest.
"And, Jos-an interest that will grow
and make loving provision for you as for
me, when comes the rainy day
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
HIS SPITE TRUNK.
A Suburbnnfte's Scheme for Getting
Even With the Railroad.

A Suburbnnfte's scheme for Getting
Even With the Railroad.
1.-THE lengths to which man will
sometimes go to avenge real or fam
cied injury are amusing" said con-
ductor on a suburban train one morn
Ing last week. do you see that pros
middle-aged man in
the third seat on the left? Well. sir,
he must be worth at least 100000.
from the style Of country place he
supports up on the Sound. You Will
find in the baggage car big battered
looking old trunk with his name and
address painted on it in large letters.
Every morning when that man comes
into New. York his trunk comes with
him, and when he goes home at night
the trunk is on board. Between trips
1t rests in the baggage room in New
York or at the station in the country
where its owner gets off. That trunk
has been travelling back and forth for
two seasons now, and it's an awful
nuisance.
1.-THE reason for this is: Two years
ago this man was thrown down in the
car by a sudden jolt and he sued the
road for $4,000 damages. He wasn't
injured a particle, but he stated that
he had been waiting to sue the road
for something for long time. Well,
he was unable to prove carelessness on
the part of the road, or injury to him.
self, and he lost his case. He was
an angry man, and if he had not had
an expensive home on our line he
would not have used the road. He
looked around for some way to get
even and he hit upon the trunk idea
He found that he was entitled to the
transportation of 100 pounds of bag
gage on each trip. He rugged up this
big trunk, the largest one that he could
find, and put in enough lead to make
it weigh just 100 pounds. So that ev-
cry one might know that he was re-
vengirg himself he painted his name
in large letters on the trunk. Every
morning he has it checked into New
York and every night he checks i
home again. During the trip he usu
ally walks through the baggage car t
gloat over the sight of it. He get
a lot of fun out of it. but 1t means
lot of bother also. He must ge
to the station ten or fifteen minute
before his train leaves in order t
check his trunk. l have known hin
to miss train rather than leave tina
thing behind. Every man who ride
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

: al talked the matter over with my wife
and decided to try the pills. Before the first
box was half gone was much better.
al eagerly purchased more boxes.
al continued to steadily improve as con-
tinued taking the pills.
1--WE were all astonished at the marvel
Gus change for the better in my health.
at didn't seem possible, after all the years
Of suffering and expense to which had
been put, that such remedy could cure me
so readily.
altogether l used nine boxes Of the
pills. Vi
"Ican now walk miles without exertion.
"The rheumatic pains have not bothered
me since. Nee
pie cured me and have the Utmost eonfi-
dence in their merits to alleviate suffering
and cure disease"
Many brave heroes who returned from
the war found the battle against the unseen
foe Of disease harder to fight than the con-
flicts In war, until they commenced to use
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
Many have found these vegetable pills to
be speedy health restorers.
They act directly upon the impure blood,
the root Of disease, by restoring the requisite
vitality to all parts Of the body, creating
functional regularity and perfect harmony
throughout the system.
Druggists everywhere sell these pills.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

and apparentlyf feasible one,
of wrestling from Spain the empire OF
Mexico, and from the United States the
vast and almost unsettled solitudes OF
the Mississippi valley, there to organize
a magnificent empire, of which he was
to be imperator.
Burr had heard of Blennerha ssett,
of his wealth, and of his influence over
the rapidly-increasing population OF
the Ohio valley, and he resolved to enlist
him in the enterprise. In the spring
of the year 1906. Burr appeared upon
Blennerhassett island, and was the re
cipient of distinguished attentions at
the hands of its hospitable owners. 1t
is not my purpose to follow in detail!
the intrigues and intricacies OF the
dealings between Burr and Blennerhas
sett. Suffice it to say that both host
and hostess were charmed. He was as
artless as a child. Familiar with the
secrets of state, he spoke of the prospect
of war with Spain and of the ease With
which the Mexicans. with little help,
might throw off the Spanish yoke and
establish an independent government.
Having taken the first step, he went
on his way. The next autumn, however,
Burr and his beautiful daughter, Theo-
dosia. made short visit to the island,
and in the following winter, Mr. and
Mrs. Blennerhassett were lured cast for
the purpose of further interviews, and
il is presumed that they entered into u
sort of partnership for land speculation.
Blennerhassett was incapable If trea
son. and it cannot be doubted, as it ap
peared afterward at the trial, that Burr
adroitly yelled his real purpose from,
him by the projected land speculation.
In the summer of 1906, Burr came
west, and active measures were taken
to organize an expedition. The IN
triguer had such influence with Blen-
nerhassett's wife that she readily per-
suaded her husband to pledge himself
for the payment of expenses. tateauv
sufficient to carry 500 men were bullf
and provisioned at Marietta, and Col.
Burr visited many settlements in Ohio
and Virginia to engage enterprlslng
and hardy young men as recruits, anu
he speedily secured the required muir
Der. Each emigrant was required to
bring a rifle and blanket. The little
colony was organized with military pre-
cision,' for it's leader WIS an accom-
plished soldier. Every one was to re
ceive the gift of 100 acres of land. Burr
told them that President Jefferson, he
was very popular in the west, approved
of the expedition. Confidently, he as
/ sured them that, while their expedition
i was peaceful one and its object the
! settlement of vast tract of land pur
chased of Baron Bastrop, still
/ there was the certainty of war between
| the United States and Spain, in which
/ event Mexico would free herself, ond hi:
/. colony would have the molding of ;
| grand empire on the foundations o
democratic equality, and they might en-
rich themselves beyond the dreams o
romance.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
Etiquette vs.. Economy.

Hicks-Barton is quite struck with
Miss Birdikin. He had just lighted a
cigar last evening when she hove in
sight. He threw it away and went up
the street with her.
Wicks-And do you know what she
said to him? She told him that she ap-
preciated his self-denial in throwing
the cigar away, but she never could
think of marrying man who was go
devoid of economy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

IN our train knows that old trunk now.
It's a nuisance, of course, but we have
got used to it and we don't kick. The
owner of the trunk thinks that he Is
getting even with the road, and he
made out a little statement at the end
of last season showing how much bag
gage he had forced the road to carry.
He sent it to the treasurer or the
road, but | never heard that he receiv-
ed any reply. Funny trick, isn't lit"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

No civilized country can confine its
citizens within its own territory or
prohibit all commercial intercourse with
other countries. Every country, there
fore, needs money which can be used in
purchase from and in payment Of its
debts to other countries. Yet, howsoey-
or great country may be, and however
absolute may be the power of its GOV
ernnert, its laws can have no extratar-
ritoliai effect. No government. there
feie, can prescribe the standard by
r,sieh its currency shall he valued in
my otter county, or compel the citi-
tens of another country to receiy. its
in1Toncy save at the bullion valae of
Ihat currency in the markets OF tho
word
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE,
Good Advice to Young Men-The Proper
Course to Pursue.

Good ADVICE To Young Men-Tho Proper
Course to Pursue.
My Dear Young Man:
say young man advisedly. for II you
are an old one you have long since
learned to live comfortably on your
wife's relations, and therefore do not
need advice of any description.
Having after careful consideration
decided what profession would suit
your inclinations, use the utmost ex--
pediency in entering 1t.
II your preference Is for railroading.
buy railroad. Should your tastes
run In the banking line, purchase
bank; or II the Presidency OF this glor-
ious Republic strikes you as being an
avocation to your fancy, why, become
President without delay.
Recollect, the golden rule In hfe's
success Is to obtain something Tor
nothing, and the best means OF erect
ing this desirable end leave to your
own judgment, always presuming you
will retain sufficient gentility to avoid
the objectionable vulgarism of being
detected In a downright steal. For,
believe me, there is nothing so lower
ing to ones self-esteem as being found
out in any trifling irregularity OF this
/ description.
Never under any consideration lend
person money (about your name you
need not be so particular, providing
you are judgment-prooD; but borrow
| frequently in your prosperous periods,
| always scrupulously repaying,e thus
building up character for honesty
and integrity which will stand you in
good stead when you close some gigan-
tic coup and liquidate for plum.
Always consider yourself in the right
Never admit even to your inmost sell
the possibility of an error Of judgment
Such admissions seriously damage
your self-complacency, which 1t is OF
the utmost Importance you should keeI
intact. But if you are so unfortunate
as to perpetrate blunder, always have
some other person conveniently handy
on whom you can place the blame.
Avoid the law by acting with suffi
cient shrewdness that it will avoid you
If you have a clever, dishonest bushes!
partner, buy him out; confident one
freeze him out; and foolish one, why
kick him out without the slightes
ceremony.
Never marry for anything but love
But make it a standing rule to MARI!
no girl that hasn't a million at least
and then make sure the settlements ar,
all o. X. before going to church.
The above precepts, my dear youni
: friend, you will find of incalculabl
( value, and should you not be success
, full when following them, why, all
, can say is you will only have your owl
chuckle-headed, asinine stupidity t
thank for it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

When President Lincoln calledfor volun-
teers to suppress the Rebellion, S. r. Hun
ter, blacksmith in South Serbia, N. ",
Immediately left his forge and was ore Of the
first to respond.
Enlisting in Co. X, Ninety-fourth New
York Volunteers, he participated in many
fierce battles, escaping death in innumer-
able instances.
The conflicts which ne encountered In
war were nothing, as compared with his
conflict with disease since.
The hardships Of army Lie left him a
physical wreck.
Sciatic rheumatism developed.
For years ne doctored and spent hun
dreds Of dollars without obtaining relief.
Three years ago his limbs beeame para
lived and he was unable to walk.
He got about only by dragging himself
from place to place by his arms.
1t was no trick to run common dafnine
needle into the muscles Of his limbs with
out feeling the slightest sensation.
Physicians gave him no relief.
He believed that he would never be any
thing bot hopeless invalid.
He says;
al read In a newspaper how Dr.. vii
liams' Pink, Pills for Pale People had Ct
feetcd cure in case similar to mine.
az had very little money lett to expert
fncnt with new medicine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

The Sweet Young Thing.-I do not
believ in long engagements. /
The Savage Bachelor-Neither do I.
They are too much like the modern
style Of prize-fighting, with itn violent
excess of talk before the real fighting
begins.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

Bizz-So your wife didn't detect that
you had been drinking?
Fizz-No. The story told took my
own breath away.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
R,.ks Run bv stay-.t-Homes,

Kisbet-People who remain at home
can have no idea of the dangers our
soldiers encounter amid the rain OF
shot and shell.
Tottin-No, and the soldiers who go
to the war will probably never consider
the dangers the stay-at-homes run
lodging bicycles. /
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
A Grateful Man,

"Say, come in here and let me buy
you cigar"
why, what's happened? Got an
other baby out at your house?"
mo, but you're the first fellow I've
met for three weeks who hasn't asked
me If l was getting ready to go to
war"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
1t Must be Golden.

The Fair One-I suppose you will
marry, though, when the golden OPP
portunity offers, won't you?
The Cautious One 1t will depend
upon how much gold there is In the
onportunity.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

Gets Off Easy.-"James, you ought
to be ashamed OF your language"
"Well you would grumble, 100. II you
had the coal bills to pay. Non
sense; suppose You were war ship
and had to lay in 5000 TONS"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
Half a Romance. Gle pl

Half a Romance. He proposed to
her on postal card" How abb
surd!" "Of course; but what made
the Posteffice clerks angry was that
she replied by letter, and now they
don't know whether she accepted him
or not"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
Mora Truth rhan roetrx.

"What is the greatest difficulty you
encounter in a journey to the arctic
regions?" asked the inquisitive man.
Getting back home" was the prompt
reply of the professional explorer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
He Knew What 1t Was.

Professor = What you have just
drawn there looks more like a COW
than horse.
Pupil-It Is COW. sir.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
cnriou.Thenrx

A curious theory lately revived is
that the sap of tree GIBBS and flows
In some way In sympathy with the
ocean.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
Ready for
Duty.

This is an episode Of soldiers life. One Of The
first to yok1weer; he fought faithtlly and 00eA 6af
returned physical s0yeek. Today he Mmas the spe-
e1fc aehieh made him hale and hearty.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
Meets Your Needs.

When you feel tired, lanyuid, nervous
tons, you will find Hoods Sarsaparilla
exactly meets your needs. 1t purifies and
emil hes the blood and imparts to it the
qualities needed to tone the nerves and
nourish the whole s,stem. 1t cures ali
blou, humors.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

When a woman is nervous and irri-
table, head and back ache, feels tired
all the time, loses sleep and appetite,
has pains in groins, bearing
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15


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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15
WORN OUT"
A COMMON EXPRESSION USED BY
AMERICAN WOMEN.

Many do not Realize the Full Significance
of Those Two Words.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-15

Hoods Pills cure sick headache,
nausea, Biliousness- and all liver ills.
Price 25 cents.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-28
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MARI

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MARI
 COPA COUNTY, TERRITORY OF
 ARIZONA - IN THE MATTER OF
 THE ESTATE OF JAMES ROARKE
 (deceased).
 Notice of Hearing Petition -or Probate
 of Will.
 Notice is hereby given 70 Cora Brill, Alexander Stevens. William Roarke. Louis Brill Frederick Bril- F. L. Brill Richard W. Baxter. Annie Brewster Jane Brewster, Estella Brewster. Samuel Brewster and Ellen Brewster, heirs at law of Margaret Brewster, deceased Bryan Roarke. John Roarke and all James Roarke, deceased, that William James Roarke has filed in this court his petition praying for the proof and pro- bate of a certain document purporting to be the last will and testament of said James Roarke, deceased, and for the re- vocation of the letters of administration issued herein to said Cora Bril- and the granting of letters of administration, with the will annexed to the said Will fam James Roarke, and that an order has been made by this court fixing Mon- day, the 12th day of September, A. D. 1898, at the hour of ten o'clock in the of said court, in the county court house. in the city of Phoenix, county of Mari copa, and territory of Arizona, as the time and place set for the hearing of said petition and proving and probating said will.
 Given under my hand and seal this 2Oth day of August, A. D. 1898. c. W. GROUSE, Clerk By ". S. SCOTT, Deputy Clerk.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-28

Proposals for Erection of Agency
 Building, U. s. Indian Service, Fort
 Apache Agency, Fort Apache, Ariz.,
 August 3, 1898:
 Sealed proposals, endorsed "Pro- pOsals for Erection of Agency Build ing," and addressed to the under signed at Fort Apache, Arizona, will be received at this agency until o'clock p. m. of September 1, 1898, for furnishing the necessary material and labor required in the construction and completion, at the agency site, of one frame agency employees building, in strict accordance with the plans, speci- fications and instructions to bidders which may be examined at the Indian office, Washington, D. C., the office of The Arizona Republican, of Phoenix, Arizona, and at this agency. For any additional information apply to
 CHARLES D. KEYES, U. s. Indian Agent.