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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

the. river road to Londonderry,
hen to Windham town line OF
Chester road, via ThomP5oabI~g
md Huntley mountain, making
lbout twelve miles.
Road No. 2. From Londonderry
village to Weston town lire near
ID. ID. Waits .4
Road No. 3. From Londonderry
village to Landgrove town line via
Arnold hill and c. S. Marden's.
Road No. 4. From S. Lon lon
derry to a junction with road No.
/ at Thompsonburg via Lowell
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
Londonderry, VT
Editor Sitter:

Editor Sitter:
wonder if the tax payers have
figured out yet how much Mon
days shower cost the town. And |
wonder if it would have cost as
much if work had been done i'll the
early spring to turn the water out
of the road.
One of the selectmen tells me
that the state road work is to he
put in from Alexander's mill down
toward S. Derry. Ask the
doctors, the stage drivers, the R.
F. d. carriers, if it doesn't need it
twice as much from the mill up.
Our county commissioner does
not know the needs of our roads as
we'll as our town commissioner and
our selectmen do and it is strange
that they should give i'll to him SO
readily.
Now Mr.. Editor, you know that
editors are supposed to know every
thing. Now on the strength of
that / want to ask you a question.
The selectmen tell me that they are
to cut the brush in the highway
limits this year and after this year
that the land owners have got to
cut it. do not read it that way.
Please read it as it is.
L. d. Garfield.
We would not for the world have
it thought that there is even one
thing that editors do not know; so
we publish the sections which an
swer the inquiry. Ed.
"The selectmen of a town shall
cause all trees and brush, except
shade or fruit trees that are espe-
cially set out or marked by the
abutting land owners, to be cut and
removed in the months of August
and September within the limits of
the highway, except where the high
way passes through abutting timber
lands. in which case brush shall be
cut and removed for space of ten
feet from the center line of such
highway, and all overhanging
branches that obstruct travel there
on. shall be cut and removed. The
selectmen shall, at least ten days
before the cutting of such trees and
brush, notify the abutting land own
ers, who shall mark shade or fruit
trees which they desire to remain
uncut.
The owners or occupants of lands
bounding highways, except timber
lands, shall cut or cause to be cut
the grass and weeds growing within
the bounds of such highways, on or
before the twentieth day of July in
each year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

Lake Brook.
He decided to use a part of the
state money i'll building a strip of
state road beginning al the iron
bridge and working south. The
o ther ! lace is not decided upon
yet. The town will have between
ten and eleven hundred dollars for
state road purposes and we hope TO
see a long strip of excellent roal to
show for it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
Those Delicious L., mon Pies

The nd that "make your mouth wa
ter" are easily made with no fussing
and at least possible expense if you use
"OUR-PIE" Preparation. l'on't hest
tate. Try it and tell your friends. At
grocers. 10 cents. Everybody is pleased
with our ''OUR-PIE. F"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
LOCAL MELANGE.

Mrs. Frank Foster is a guest at
c. w. Whitney's.
Mrs. Tyler Payne is working for
Mrs. H. P. Reed.
Mrs. c. S. Lee of Toston is
visiting friends i'll town. .
Mrs. Chas. H. Conant has fin
i>hed working at n. N. Johnson S.
R. S. God arl of Keene, N
H., was a gue>t of his rarents,
Mr.. anl Mrs L. B. Goddard, on
Saturly and Sunday.
Terrible plaques, those itching, pes
tering diseases of the skin. Put an end
to misery. Doan's Ointment cures, Al
any drug store,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

EosT-May 10, on the road between
Houghtonville and Landgrove, three bed
quilts; two were pieced crazy quilts
lined with red cloth, one pieced small
blocks lined with blue cloth; also a
black dress skirt and one black wrapper
dress Finder please notify
Mrs. German Fuller,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
Auction.

The town having purchased a new
Road Machine will sell the old one at
Public Auction in front of the hotel, S.
Londonderry, Saturday, June s, at 4
p. IN.
H. w Pierce,
Chairman Selectmen.
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Auction.

There will be an auction sale of fur
niture and household goods Thursday,
June 6, at p. m, at Hulett's store.
Mrs. c. S. Lee.
J. w. Melendy, Auctioneer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
Business Mention.

Business notices inserted under this head
for one cent word. Nothing inserted for
ess than IS cents.
If you have anything to sell or wish to but
anything here is chance to make your wants
widely known at trifing cost.
the like "poens" will not be printed unless
paid for and SO marked. -
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

The "Royal Baker and Pastry
Cook" - containing over 500 most
practical and valuable cooking re-
ceipts-free to every patron. SIND
postal card with your full address.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
"THEY FIT WHEN OTHERS FAIL. 81
QUEEN QUALITY 0XF0RDS
$3.50, $500 and $3.50.

The new "Queen Quality Shoe fashions for
Spring are now ready Needless to say, they
thoritative and correct beyond question. Why is it
that Queen Quality Shoes actually superior to
many other makes that cost from One to Three Dol
lars per pair? There's perfectly logical
son for this.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

Mrs. Charles Clinton of Man
chester, N. H, came Friday to
assist in caring for Mrs Sarah
Johnson.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

WANTED-Every trapper or buyer to
know the best place to sell their fur
I have had 20 years experience and am
where 1 can sell to the manufactures
I handled 100000 worth last year.
Promp; returns express paid. Send me
your name and 1 will send you tags,
etc.
Henry S. Dow,
119 fremont St, Boston, Mass
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
Land grove,

THR EE SEAT, canopy top, side bar
Su rrey, sound, strong and good locker
for sale. A first rate summer money
maker. Also good two seat Carriage at
great bargain. Also first rate one
horse Corn Planter and Woods Now
ing Machine. Call and see them before
they go. -
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

l will pay cash for beef hides, horse
hides, calf skins and sheep pelts
Hugh H. Vale,
S. Londonderry. vt.
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TIMBER LAND FOR
SALE.

In Southern Vermont, containing
100, 900, 900 feet of old and second growth
spruce, pine, hemlock, fir, beech, birch.
maple, oak, poplar and ash.
Houses in the villages of Jamaica,
Londonderry, >outh Londonderry, and
Newfane.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
BIRTHS.

In Landgrove, May 30, son TO Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Abbott.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
A Caro-,

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on 50-cent bottle
of Greene Warranted Syrup of Tar if
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
L. T. Landman, G. E. Bacon,
j. A. Parkhurst, G. L. Richardson
F B. Pier, c. B. William
F.E. Smith, C. Fl. Grout,
A. L. Wheeler, G. III. Pettibones
Ryder & Johnson.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
South Lon lon terry, Vermont.
TERMS: 500 A YEAe

IA. Entered at the Post-ofice at so. Lon
donderry as second class matter.
DAddress all communications signed by
your proper name, to
Fho Sitter, S. Londonderry, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
Trunk Lines Designated.

While County Road Comnis-
sioner Perry of Brattleboro was in
town last week looking after state
road business, agreeable to the law
he designated four roads as trunk
roads as follows:
Road No. 1. From Jamaica
town line near B. B. RawSon's to
S. Londonderry village, thence
Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This is due to
the disease being SO insidious that it
gets good hold on the system before it
is recognized. Foley's Kidney Cure
will prevent the development of the ia
tai disease if taken in time.
Geo G.. Smith.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

For SALE-Owing to poor health l
wish to sell my Hulled Corn business
and outfit. Will teach the purchaser
the business if desired
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

ROYAL BAkg.G POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

The originator Of the "Queen Quality COM
bines with a rare genius for creating beauti-
fuI shoes. the still rarer ability to create
factory organization capable Of reproducing
them in great voIume-IO, 900 pairs per day.
The large savings this output effects in buy
ing materials and reducing manufacturing
COSTS enable the makers to offer these mas
terpieces of shoen1aking at prices that are
simply out Of the question for the smaller
manufacturer who makes but a few hundred
pairs per day. We invite you to see our as
sortn1ent to prove this
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

great bargain Also first rate one
horse Corn Planter and Woods Now
ing Machine Call and see them before
they go.
r. Macnaughton,
Manchester, VT.
WANTED-Man around so to look aft
er our business in this county New
propositions; special inducement; per-
, manent:
G. R. Burr & Co., Nurserymen,
Manchester, Conn.
WANTED AT ONCE-Man to do barn
work at Lowell Lake. Apply in person
or direct to
D. Fl. Hilton,
Chester, VT.
For SALE-About 45 yearling hens
Red Rocks.
Mrs. Seth Randall,
S. Londonderry, VT
WANTED TO BUY-Good young horse
aged 5 OF years, weighing 1000 to 100
lOS. MuSG Ut SOou uIlYeI tuu SOOu
| worker.
F. r. Crossman,
Peru, VT.
LOST-Black and white Scotch Collie
dog. Slight scar over one eye. An
swers to the name of Prince" Any
information in regard to his disappear
ance will be rewarded.
Lee III. Gale,
| s. Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

Alum Is used in some baking pow
ders and in most of the so-called
phosphate powders. because it is
cheap. and makes a cheaper pow
der. Bmf alum is 4 corrosive which,
taken in food, acts injuriously upon
the stomach, liver and kidneys.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

s. Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

JOSEPH G.. MARTIN.
s Londonderry. VT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15

II is esti = a'e1 that more than ZOO 100 barrels
of a los We're shi1rci, no to mention the
pears and pIIns and ounces.
Most of the aoylcS have gone to England.
as usual. but this year more shipments
have been male 10 the American market
than ever before. The prices have ranged
from S2.J0 10 81 barrel and the Nova Scotia
orcharGists have received about 81. 900, 900
for their harvest.
nst year the cro2 was about half az big.
This years harvest is seventeen times
greater than that of fifteen years ago.
For a farmer ia, clear from 1000 to SIO,OOO
a yedr on his apples is not unusual.
Twenty years ago the farmer who shipped
1000 barrels a year was a rarity; now there
nre many 5000 barrel men. The greatest
orchard in the valley is Hillcrest, near
Kcntville. II contains more than $4,000
trees.
The apples Of Nova Scotia have a flavor
all their own. Though the fruit grows
large. it doe not become gross, as is the
case with a good deal of the fruit that comes
from the Wes:.
There are any number Of varieties. In
the late summer come the Harvest apples,
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causing hat Gisyraoeful scramble 10y
Juno. Minerva and Venus. But they say
that it was no fGult Of the apple that tho
decision of that impressionablc umpire
Paris, awarding the game 20 Venus. caused
the Trojan war and page after page Of
Greek thai had to he resd in our late school
days
The history o. the apple il still to be
written. The reference books tell us that
the tree IL indigenous to Anatolia, the
southern Caucasus and ncrthern RCs iia.
It certainly got a start in Nova Scotia just
as soon as that rrimeval forest began TO
disappear. II has sT rsad nightly through
out the province. but is found more abund-
antly inItho Annapolis Valley.
The Annapolis Valley has been called
the Garden Spot OF the Earth When
you have driven miles UFon miles through
forests of apple and pear and other trees. in
the spring time when a sea of red and Pink
and white blossoms meets the eye and a
riot OF perfume assails The ~noStrils, OF in
The autumn. when the trees are weighted
down with their burden OF fruit. you will
think il we'll named.
Roughly speaking the Valley they just
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15

call IL tho Valley in eastern Canada n
let it 20 AZ that's 100 miles long and thirty
miles wide. The soil Is fertile and well
waterOd.
Rivers and tidal estuaries divide IL lOngi-
tudinaIIy into a series OF ridges. The river
bottoms and the fats reclaimed from the
sea are given over TO hay fields and pasture
land.
The ridges are devoted largely 60 fruit
growing. II you stand somewhere in the
bottom lands you will see rising gently from
the meadows on either side orchard after
orchard. n IL is blossom time the picture
will be brilliant. Here and there you will
see houses and farm buildings rising amid
the trees. There are occasional patches Of
titled land, but IL is mostly all trees.
The yield Of the Annapolis Valley this
year is the greatest in its history. The
crop has all been gathered and marketed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15

Yet both of them are supposed to be
starring with equal glory and financial
reward under the same manager. He is
astute enou gh to pay we'll the member OF
money for him, but he merely gives his
name TO the other.
Then there is another young woman
who after a creditable career was put into
a play with "A near star position. She did
fairly well. but the play petered out after
a month.
"She had lots of friends in the profess
sion and they set out to find something for
her to do. She refused every part that
was offered to her. She was so well Known
by the public, she said, that IL would be
beneath her dignity TO act under those con-
ditions.
The result was that for more than a
season she did not appear at all. IL takes
a mighty popular actor to be remembered
during a whole season II he does not come
before the public at all. While this woman
was bewailing the fact that she was too
well known TO take this part or thst, other
actresses were coming along ana making
good and nobody was going around asking
where in the world she was.
when she did start out again under
circumstances that she thought appro-
pirate to her artistic standing the play was
a failure. IL lasted less than two weeks.
The last time l heard Of her she was play
ing n night stands in a second company
Of her managers, not caring so much about
her dignity IA she had because all her saw
ings were exhausted and she had to get out
and make some money.
just as much in accordance with high
artistic standing would have been half the
other roles hat were offered 10 her during
a year OF idleness. She would have had N
money ard been a great deal more COM
Portable than she was transforming through
the country. But the starring bee had
st ung her and she was poisoned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15

the trees. In the fuIness Of time these
trees will shoot up and reach out until the
sunlight can scarcely pierce h 9 gloom.
The soil OF the orchards is cultivated
carefully. Some years it is planted in grain
or potatoes; in others sown TO grass. DC
casionally a crop of grain is raised and
allowed TO rot.
The young tree which had it's picture
taken in a sort Of family group did fine
job this year. In fact il rather overdid il
and had to he propped up. The fruit of
this tree will Ill three barrels AZ tho ieaet.
An old apple tree will produce ten barrels
or more Of excellent fruit.
The apples are packed in the orchards
and usually carted away at Once to steamer
or train for shipment. In packing apples
one opens the bottom Of the barrel. The
very finest specimens OF the fruit are ar
ranged in nc, layers ut what will be the top
Of the barrel when it IL opened by the con-
sumner That's why the apples always look
so nice when you open a fresh barrel.
But the Nova Scotia fruit grower is an
honest individual. He grades the apples
carefully and marks the barrels mo. l."
"NO. =" and No. g." Even the threes are
good. All below that grade go TO the cider
mill.
The valley is a city Of big gardens. The
main roads, running generally cast and
west. one on each side of each ridge. are
called streets. The houses are large and
prosperous looking; many of them have
~pretentiOus flower gardens. Fences have
boon generally abolished. Almost every
house has its telephone. Every farmer
keeps a good Stable and smart rigs for
pleasure driving.
. Altogether il Is an unusual farming COM
munity. The rounds OF social life 20 on
as in a city. The son go 20 college and
return to the farm content to make that
their calling in life.
Here and there the houses get close
enough together to form a settlement which
gets a name Of It's own. But there are no
large towns. Annapolis. Bridgetown. Kent
vile and WolfvilIe are all under 1000 popu-
latiOn. II is just n big city. prosperous
and contented.
There is n great lack. Applejack is
scarcely known. New Scotland might well
take a lesson from New Jersey.
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In FHE LAND OF TIE APPLE
rHE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY A VAST
FRUIT GARDEN.

rAssYleld Thls Year IL 5OO, 600 Barrels Or
Apples ABa0e- E~laenOse Farmers Reap
a D7.OOO.OOO Front From Their
OrChRrds-Frult 81 Rare ExeeIIencs.
Didn't you. get just a wee bit tired OF
-EYangeline" in your school days? You
~smSmber that you had to commit the
plagusy thing to memory and scan Il until
the Nngsong of the verse got on your nervesp
Can't you hear yourself now, appraised on
Two rather shaky legs, chanting unmUsi-
caIly:
This Is the forest primevuL
The murmu-lnR pines and the hcmlOcks
Bearded with moss and IN garments green, In
distinct In the twilight.
Stand like Drulds OF cid -
But why go on? The whole horrid scene
comes back to you. How you did hate
that forest %primevH.! SO IL will be good
news to you who q, ce we're children to
learn that the fOres. primeval isn't there
any more on the shores Of The Basin Of
Minas." But another fcres; has arisen, a
forest Of fruit trees. Mostly apple trees. "
There are those who will tell you that
an apple is an apple no matter whence il
comes. That isn't so. 4 Nova Scotia
apple is something quite different. At
least that's what they tell you up in the
land Of the bluenose.
IL must have been a Nova Scotia apple.
they tell you committing an anschronism
cheerfully. which Eros threw at the mar
rage feast Of Peleus and Thetis, thereby
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did not know that she had money Of her
own to carry the season through thought
what a fortunate girl she was to be taken
up by such a splendid manager. When
her money YVES gone at the end Of a bad
season he dropped her.
Now that actress need not have lacked
employment during that or my other sea-
son. She could always have found a good
position although she could not have been
a star. Her ambition to achieve that posi-
ton suddenly cost a great deal of money
and did not help her artistic standinR z a bit.
Take the case Of another woman who
was Just AZ determined to be a star and
nothing else. She and her husband had
saved some money and her friends included
several rich people. She could always
have counted on a good salary, even a big
one. such as 500 a week, and stayed most
of the time in New York.
But that would not satisfy her and she
decided to be a star whatever happened.
She found a manager who had enough
confidence in her to back his opinion up TO a
certain point. He saw how things were
going. however. after six weeks and was
for closing down.
The actress. who was determined to be
a star or bust, then offered to finance the
show herelf and did SO for six weeks
more. By that time her own money a
gone. Money goes rapidly when there is a
company to be paid and not an audience
In the week large enough to pay expenses.
Persons who heard how the show was
going wondered ut the fnancial strength
Of a manager who could afford 20 lose so
much on one Of his companies. They
did not know that the actress had lost all
her own money. and thai then her friends
we're called on and carried her along for
several weeks more.
"She finally had TO come 10, as there was
no earthly chance for her or the show.
Ever since that time she has refused on srs
TO act in good parts because she says she Is
a star and it is beneath her dignity to take
anything Of less importance than any other
woman Ia the company.
There is a married couple who do not
act together and IL is tho profits OF one that
helps 10 keep the other before the public
as a star. n one had 40 many losing weeks
that tho expense OF the other could rot be
to an end.
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DaIl Dress Of stamps.

FrO1s tic LOisOn IbGtiy Nal.
~ a ball In Bermuda a wonderful dress
was worn. and in the making Of IL over 1900
stamps were used. Years were spent in
collecting thesstamps and three weeks in
the making Of the dress. which was Of the
finest muslin.
The woman called upon her friends TO help
her. and the dress vas covered " i'm the stamps
Of all nations. lhey were not put on any
how. but In an elaborate design.
On the front Of the bodice Was an eagle
made entirely OF brow Columbian STAMPS.
Suspended from the birds talOns was a R.oba
made of very old blue revenue stamps. "a
each side Of the globe WAS an American hGx,
having stripes OF red AMI blue stamps.
On the back Of the bodice was a collectS,n
Of foreign stamps in the form OLA shislA.
~ the centre of which was a portrait cut II 5ni
old revenue stamps.
A picture hat covered with red and blue
stamps was worn with the dress.
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VICTIMS OF The STARRING BEE
ACTRESSES WHOSE iBBTTBON
BRINGS MISFORTJ Ne.

Not Always M Managers Money That Is
Lost when stars DO Not Succecd-Dc-
Elre Co No Famous quickly sometimes
Drawback I'm n Theatrical Career.
The recent death Of an actress who had
been attempting to continue her career as
. star had a deeper significance for these
who understand theatrical conditions than
for tho general public. She was a victim
Of the desire to be "A star which has led
many Actresses into misfortune.
There are many different kinds Of stars
Rid q manager to a SrN reporter. Just
because a man or woman has his or her
name In big letters on a three sheet It does
not mean tina the well known manager
who In mentioned as presenting this person
u paying the bills.
Not long ago a manager who has a
reputation for discovering new talent an
nounced that he had decided TO make a
sta Of a young woman who had acted two
seasons bat had, had no particular success.
although her talent was generally recog-
nized. Accordingly she started out in a
production that had been used for one
season by another star in the employ OF
tho manager.
.-Whaa the two parted company at the
snd Of the season. which did not turn out
vol. Il developed that the manager had
very little interest in his so-called tar
Affairs 10 drew . good sized sum every
wssk for the use OF his old production and
rshsarssd tho company. besides giving tho
uss OF his very valuable name to tho onter-
privs. He took out for this q certain soodiy
-psrcsutsxe Of the gross receipts before
anything elss was paid.
what the actress and her company got
I'D cot iplsr.st him. Yet everybody Who