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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
CHESTER DEPOT.

Rev. Geo. w. Perry, who has
been preaching at Tarpon Springs,
Fla, through the winter months is
expected home Sunday morning.
Alice Pitts was called to Aver,
Mass, Tuesday by the death of her
Grandfather Pitts.
F. A. Leland's wife and two
daughters are just out of quaran-
tine for scarlet fever.
Misses Angie Holden and Madge
Richardson are home from Middle
bury College for Easter vacation.
Hazel Richardson visited her
friend, Susie Spofford at Gassetts,
Friday.
Mrs. Calina Pollard is home
from visiting in Massachusetts,.
The village schools all began their
spring terms Monday.
Norma Richardson returned from
Fitchburg, Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Adams and little
granddaughter went 10 Ludlow last
week Thursday to visit her mother,
Mrs. Beckwith. Mr.. Adams drove
up after them Saturday returning
Monday.
Mrs. D. H. Stevens of New
Hartford, CT, who has been spend
ing the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. w. L. Ravens, received a tel
egram from her son last Thursday
saying that her husband was i'll
with pneumonia at their home i'll
Connecticut. Mrs. Stevens and
Mrs. Ravens started for there on
the sleeper Thursday night
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Shall We Tan Your Hide.

The average Stock Raiser hardly re-
allies the value of COW, steer and horse
hides when converted into fur coats
robes and rugs. Get the new illustrat
ed catalog of the Crosby Tristan Fur
Co., Rochester, N. Y. It will be rev.
citation to you. And Crosby pays ohe
reight."
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full efforts OF Mr.. Piekeing's allies to
assassinate me. as mild form OF elm
ination. one would naturally expect me
to sit calmly down and wait To be shot
in the hack. hut you may tell Mr..
your mercy. ! have M other home
than this shell over the way. and !
bag to be allowed to remain unlii-at
isast-the biusbirds come
u quite sympaihize with your re-
idclanee to deliver the message your
SELF she said. lis this all you came
10 sAyf-
u came to tell you that you could
have the house. and everything in its
hideoas walls" I snapped; TO tell you
that my ehiyairy is enough for some
situations and that ] don't intend To
fisht . woman. ! had accepted your
oSn announcement of the legacy an
bod part. but now. please believe me.
IL shall be yours tomorrow. III yield
posssssioa To you whenever yoa ask
iI-but never To Arthur Pickering. As
against him and his treasurehunlers
aad assassins I will hold out for a
d1ssn years."
'-Sobiy spoken. Mr.. Gienarm' Yours
In really an admirable. though some
y hat complex character"
My character Is my own. whatever
II Is" I biurtsd.
Il shouldn't call tina; q debatabis
proposition" she replied. and MAS an
cry to md how the mirth had loved
In her could snddcniy become so hate
full. She haif'snrned away so that
saisht not SEQ her face. The thought
that she should coantenance Picker
i.s In amy way tore INC with Jealous
rasc.
-Mr. Gicnarm. you arc what have
heard called gutter. defined In com
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mon Americanese rs one who quits!
Your clustering can hardly conceal the
fact OF your failures. had hoped you
would really be of some help to Sister
Theresa. and incidentally to me. but
we both sadly misjudged you"
Her tone. changing from amused In.
difference to severest disdain. stung
me Into self.pity for my stupidity in
having sought her. My anger was not
against her. but against Pickering. who
had. I persuaded myself. always
blocked my path. She went on.
"Mr. Pickering is decidedly more
than n match for wou, Mr.. Glenarm,-
even in humor."
She drew herself up with tragic
scorn in every line of her figure. then
relaxed. laughed and was Olivia again !:
and as I watched her.-wondering per-
picked. chagrined.-she turned swiftly
| away and ran-I am sure she ran
from the room.
She left me SO quickly, SO softly.
that I stood staring like fool at the
spot where she had been, and then
went gloomily back to Glenarm House.
angry. ashamed and crestfallen.
While we were waiting for dinner l
made a clean breast of my acquaint-
ance with her to Larry, omitting moth
ing,-rejoicing even to Isint my own
conduct as black as possible.
You may remember her." I con-
cluded,-"she was the girl we saw at
Sherry's that night we dined there.
She was with Pickering. and you no.
ticed her.-spoke of her, as she went
out?"
THAT little girl who seemed SO
why her eyes haunted me for days.
Lord, man, do you mean to say"
A look OF utter scorn came into his
face, and he eyed me contemptuously.
"Of course l mean It'll" l Numbered
at him.
He took the pipe from his mouth.
pressed the tobacco viciously into the
bowl. and swore steadily in Gaelic un-
til was ready to choke him.
"Stop!" l bawled. DO you think
that's helping me? And to have you
curse in your blackguardly Irish dia-
lect! I wanted little Anglo-Saxon
sympathy. you fool! didn't mean for
you to invoke your Infamous gods
against the grill"
Don't be violent, lad. Violence is
reprehensible," he admonished with
maddening sweetness and patience.
What 1 was trying to intimate very
mildly was the fact, borne in upon me
through years of acquaintance. that
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| ticulnr use and he devoted his ,l,r, tc
exploring II.
He came up mt noon-it was the 29tl
OF Decembcr-with grimy face and
hands and grin on his face. had
spent my morning In the towers TO nc
purpose and was In no mood for tho
ready acceptance OF new theories.
i've found something" he said. fill
ing his pipe.
mot soap. evidently"
mo. but I'm going to say the last
word on the tunnel. and within al
hour. Give me glass OF beer and a
piece OF bread. and we'll go back and
see whether we're sold again or not"
Go ahead and let us be done with
1t. Wait till l tell Stoddard where
we're going"
The chaplain was trying the second
floor walls. and l asked him to eat
some luncheon and stand guard while
Larry and went to the tunnel.
We took with us an iron bar. an ax
and a couple of hammers. Larry went
ahead with a lantern.
|
dropped through the trap into the pas.
sage. I've tried n compass on this
tunnel and find that we've been work.
ing on the wrong theory. The pa ssage
| itself runs straight line from the
house under the gate to the crypt; the
ravine is n rough crescent.shape and
for short distance the tunnel touches
1t. How deep does that ravine aver
age-about 30 feet?"
Yes; it's shallowest where the
house stands. 1t drops sharply from
there on to the lake."
VERY good; but the ravine is all on
the Glenarm side of the wall. isn't it?
Now when we get under the wall I'll
show you something"
Here we are" said Larry. as the
cold air blew in through the hollow
posts. Now we're pretty near that
sharp curve of the ravine that dips
away from the wall. Take the lantern
while 1 get out the compass. What do
you think that c on the piece of paper
means? Why, chapel, of course. l
have measured the distance from the
house, the point of departure. we may
assume, to the chapel, and three
fourths of 1t brings us under those
beautiful posts. The directions are
as plain as daylight. The passage it.
self is your N. W.. as the compass
proves. and the ravine cuts close in
here; therefore. our business is to er-
plore the wall on the ravine side."
(To BE CoNTINUEDl
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BANKERS GETTING WISE.
They See Danger In the MsiLorder
System Of Business.

II Is only lately that bankers OF the
west have come to realization thnt
the mailordcr system OF business has
OF the business Of their towns. taking
out OF circulation money that should
help swell the local bank deposits and
otherwise interfering with town pro
Iress.
The trouble has been with many
bankers that they failed to consider
the buying. Observation-Disclosures evil
as anything Of particular concern to
them When Farmer Smith would
buy draft for $50 or 500 to send
to Chicago. the banker got his ten
cents exchange and thought he was
that much ahead. while the facts re.
mained that II he could keep the
money from being sent from home
that $50 OF the farmer for the banker
might make dollar or two OF profit.
II was only when the catalogue
houses started In TO solicit deposits Of
the people OF country towns and farm.
ing communities that the bankers
took n tumble.
Then again some bankers have such
an exalted idea Of their position in
the town that the goods to be had
from the local merchants are not good
enough for themselves and families.
and set n bad example before the peo.
pie by sending away themselves for
what they desire In the way OF staples
and luxuries. Bankers are conserva.
tive; and are not forward in making
suggestions to their patrons as to
what they should do with their money.
but In this matter 1t appears sufficient.
ly important to Justify the exercise Of
what influence the banker can com.
mand in behalf OF home patronage. IT
Is the business OF the town and sur.
rounding country that affords a profit
to the bank. The greater this volume
of business can be made the better
for the banker and every interest OF
the town. and the farmers and other
laborers as we'll.
D. NJ. CARR.
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Door Of ossiisssmsnt.

The Door o. oeNiioerwso6t.
We had established the practice OF
barring all the gates and doors ~
nighlfall. There Was M way Of guard
Ing against an attack from the lake.
whose frozen surface Increased the
danger from without: but ~e counted
on our night patrol tn prcveat . sur
prise from that quarter, ! vas well
aware that must prepare TO resist the
militant arm of the Law. which Picker
Ing would No doubt Invoke To aid him.
but Intended To exhaust the possibiii'
Ties In searching for the lost treasure
before I yielded Pickering might. q
he would. transfer the estate Of John
Marshall Gienarm To Marian DeSeseux
and make the most hs could OF that
service. but he should not drive me
forth until had satisfied myself of sbe
exact character Of my grandfnthei Z
fortune.
The phrase. The Door Of Bevtides'
ment." had never ceased To reiteFafe
itself in my mind: there was certain
fascination and charm In II. We dis
euss~d a thousand explanations of u
as ~. pond-rcd over the scrap Of paprs
! had found In tho library. and ever,
book In the house was examined in
the search for further ciows-
Tho passas. between tho house and
the chapel seemed tn fascinaie Larry
Hc held that u must have some par
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WHERE the MERCHANT FAILS.
An Iowa Farmer Tells Him No Should
Advertise. and How.

An Iowa farmer contributes to the
Des Moines Capitol the following very
pertinent suggestion as to ~hy the
mail order houses succeed In getting
the business Of the rural communities
away from local merchants;
III the mail order houses got 81 900
out OF this eounly each moath that bs.
longs to the home merchants the fault
Is with the merchants themselves. Tho
mail order houses advertise and give
US prices on everything they OTTER for
sale They tell US what they have
and what they want for II. OF course
ve get soaked once in awhile and u
We do ue can try some other house.
Most OF the home merchants who ad'
vertise At all don't quote prices. They
neglect To tell Us What Se want to
knov-,he price. OF course ne can go
article. and that. but you know how
II is-one doesn't know 50 well exact
iy what hs wants To buy when he gets
In a store as when he Is al home. And
there is where the mail order houses
make their hit. They send us their
advertising matter into homes and We
read II when ne haSea't anything else
io do and every member OF the family
who reads their stu6 usually nnds
something that he or some other mem.
b~r OF the family wants and many or.
dcrs arc made up and sent out Just At
such times.
Right here Ia where the home mcr-
chant falls down. u he talked up his
a.. An. h....
as the mail order houses do the people
would be In to SEQ him tho next time
they came to town and In many cases
extra trips would bc made tn get tho
things at ono. that NO didn't know
90 wanted until they were brought
to our attention.
The home merchant can save tho
expense Of getting up = catalogue. wc
people read the home papers more
carefully than Wc do tho catalogue.
and IL the merchant wants TO talk
business with US lot him put his talk
In the home papers. and put II In no
that ~e know he means business. The
home merchant likely. nine times out
Of ten. sells his goods as cheap m the
mail order houses. and I believe ON
many things they are much cheaper.
but how arc ". To know II he doesn't
toll un about II.
"a mcrhant must not think that
even his best customers know his
goods no well that they can toll what
he has without bcins shown.
"it is none Of my business how tho
home merchant runs his business. but
I don't like 10 scc these roasts In the
papers all the time about us fellows
who get little stun shipped In once
In awhile and never anything said on
the other side. There are always two
sides Of n question. and have given
you mine. II II Is worth anything to
| you you can take It,
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Puzzled.

Tho bard from the city had sold suf.
ficicnt verses to spend n week In =
rural boarding house. Waving on tho
kwarms OF June bugs and mosquitoes.
tho bard sat pcnning his lines by tho
yellow iight OF kerosene lamp.
How ! love this madrigal!" ho
muacd to himself.
Tho horny.hnndcd farmer. who sat
grcnsIns his boots. looked up In sur
prise.
"Gracious!" he drawied. where 10
shc?"
"who!" asked tho nstonishcd bard.
why. the gal yeou Just said ycou
loved"
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What, Indeed2

A duchess requiring a lady's maid
had an interview with one. to whom
after having examined her appearance.
she said, "Of course. you will be able
to dress my hair for me?" "Oh. yes.
replied the girl; at never takes me
more than half an hour to dress n
lady's hair Half an hour. my
child" exclaimed the duchess. in ac
cents OF terror. "and what on earth
then. should be able to do with my.
self all the remainder OF the morn.
ing?"
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Stopped "seeIne Things"

Enthusiastic Nature Lover Ito Re.
formed Tramp)-Ah. my friend. how
well you must know the face Of m.
turc. and know It in all It's moods.
Have you ever seen tho sun sinking
in such glare OF glory that It swal.
lows up the whole horizon with Its
passionate fre? Have you seen tho
mist gliding like specter down tho
shrinking hillside. or tho pale moon
struggling to shake of the grip Of tho
ragged storm cloud?
Reformed Tramp-No. sir; not
since I signed the pledge.
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you are.-to be bold. my. lad. TO %
bold.-a good deal Of damned fool.
The triiiing OF his RS was Ike ths
~hirring rise Of eovey OF quail
Dinner is served announced hates.
and Larry led the Way. moekinsY
chanting an Irish ioyes0ns.
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ReIIabIe,s sian Of Death.

A Frenchman has received prize
for discovering reliable sign Of
death. The test consists Of the sub
cutaneous injection of solution Of
fiouresceine. which. II the blood is
still circulating. in the course Of
few hours causes the skin to turn vel.
low.
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The Reason.

"In this settlement" said the Bill
vile farmer. I'VE call all the literary
fellers we kin ketch 'leadin'' authors.
because as a rule they're powerful
handy at leadin' mules to water."-At.
lanta Constitution
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The Motor Face.

A few days ago n wellknown per-
sonage was motoring in Derbyshire
when policeman stopped him. relates
the London Tattler.
you'll have to take of that mask"
said the officer. Its frightening every
one who sees It."
But I'm not wearing one." eE
planned the unfortunate offender.
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Wise Parson.

"Parson. somebody dared us to get
married. and we meyer take dare.
Here we are"
We'll. my young friends. dare
you to go home and endeavor to cult
vate some common sense"
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Madame Guzman, wife Of the first sec
rotary of the Colombian legation, left
yesterday to spend few days in New
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Some of those who will give luncheons
this week are Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs. Victor
Kaufman, Mrs. John p. jackson and
Mrs. LoWden
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The Wife Of the Cat.

This curious title has quite as curious a
story, for 1t concerns the "mascotte" of
the late Shah of Persia.
Nasr-ed-din was an intensely supersti-
tious man, and believed that his luck
lay in his beautiful black Persian cat,
which was a remarkably handsome cat in
a land where cats are nearly all hand
some. The shah never allowed the black
cat to be away from him, and 1t was
given in charge of one Of his wives,
Amin Agdas, who was styled THE Wife
of the Cat"
When the shah went on his long shoot
ing expeditions the Persian cat was put
into decorated basket and carried BY a
special attendant directly behind his mas
ter. Unluckily one LAY an accident oc-
Cured and the back cat came to an un-
timely end. The shah was in despair at
the loss of his luck-bringer, but the
clever wife of the Cat exerted her in
fiuence and brought her nephew under
the shah's notice. says Hunt Notes. The
lad was sharp enough to make the most
of an accident PLANNED by his aunt and
save the shah's life. and the monarch was
so pleased that he gave the boy the name
of The Cherished of the Sovereign. %
and installed the new luck-bringer
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The first state dinner Of the winter Will
be held Thursday night at the White
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SOCIETY.
Continued from First Page.)

home. Lovers of the artistic raved over
it when President Arthur took possess
sion of the mansion. and the screen stood
for the last word in the house beauti-
full" 1t was Mr.. Brewster who said that
he never saw anything which reminded
him so much of bologna sausage.
In those days. too, Mr.. Brewster showed
the courage of other convictions. When
he had the Supreme Court justices or
other personages whom he knew well to
dinner, instead of the six or eight wine
glasses which were the customary fur
nshing then at each cover, he had, where
| he knew it would be acceptable, a small
bottle of whisky or brandy and the toddy
glass to go with 1t.
| No cabinet home of that lavish period
offered more elaborate and at the same
time more delightful hospitality than Mr.:
and Mrs. Brewster. The latter was one
of the handsomest women of her time.
Their residence was at the corner of
Connecticut avenue and l. street, now
the northern point of the Stoneleigh Court
site, which was also at one time the le-
cation of France.
Mrs. Gerhardt of New York is visiting
her sister. Mrs. s. w. Augenstein of H
| street.
euchre party was given at the home
of Mrs. Cornelia Avery Tuesday by the
ladies of Lincoln Circle. A large number
were present and an enjoyable evening
was spent.
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman of Chicago,
who will be here this winter on visit
to Mrs. Lowden, her daughter, at Calu-
met place, gave a cotillon lately at her
| home in honor of Miss Mercedes Stewart
More than one hundred young guests were
present. Edwin Stanley led the cotillon
and introduced a number of attractive
new figures. Among them were a gar
den figure. with faTors of f1ower-trimmed
rakes, rustic hats and baskets. and a
sporting figure, with caps and whips
Mrs. Lowden will give luncheon in her
| mothers honor this week.
The Raphael Club held meeting Tues
| day evening at the studio of its presi-
dem, Miss Pattee. Miss H. Hinkel was
CORE spending secretary, Miss Gertrude
McCambridge. recording secretary, and
Miss B. Nichols treasurer. The guests
of the evening were Mrs. Fowler, Mrs.
McCambrioge and Mrs. Hinkel.
Mrs. Isaac Mann entertained at tea
yesterday afternoon at her residence, 1900
Massachusetts, avenue, in honor of her
guest Miss Florence Hewitt of West Vir-
ginia. The drawing room suite was
| a-bloom with flowers, tea roses and Amer
lean beauties predominating. The center
piece on the dining-room table was of
ing were her young college friends from
Bryh Mawr and school friends from
West Virginia. Mrs. Elkins and Mrs.
Scott of West Virginia also assisted the
hostess. Mrs. Hepburn. wife of Senator
w. B. Hepburn of Idaho. received Thurs
day for the first time this season at
Storeleigh Court. The parlors were beau
tifully decorated for the occasion.
Senator and Mrs. Reed Smoot Of Utah
| and their interesting family of six chill
dren-Harold. Chloe. Harlow, Annie K,
leila and Ernest-arrived last Thursday,
| and are located at 1886 Connecticut ave-
nue. for the winter. Their eldest son,
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rs. Prior of New York widow Of DR.
Prior, is a guest Of the Cairo for the
Wi
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House, with the cabinet as the flonored

House. with the cabinet as the honored
body.
The debutantes this week are Miss Mary
| Scott, whose coming-out tea is tomorrow
at her fathers home. on Connecticut
avenue Her grandmother, Mrs Frank
| E. Kernochan of Colorado Springs, and
her aunt, Mrs. George II. Morgan Of New
York, will be here for the event. An
| other bud this week will be Miss Anne
Bayard, daughter OF Mrs. James Bayard
and granddaughter of the late Secretary
| Bayard.
Commander and Mime. Nebolsine will be
dinner hosts Saturday next.
| Some of those who will give luncheons
| this week are Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs. Victor
Kaufman, Mrs. John P. Jackson and
Mrs. LoWden.
Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
| left England yesterday for New York.
After a series of visits here to Mrs.
| Cowles and o-..erS they expect to go to
| California for the rest of the winter.
|. Lieut.. Col. Pederneiras, military attache
| of the Brazilian embassy. will leave
| Washington Sunday night and depart
| Tuesday from New York for Europe On
official business. He will visit England,
France. Germany. Italy and Austria.
| He will stop In Paris where he will meet
| Nine. Pederneiras. who has been there
| since last June. The Brazilian ambassa-
dor and Nine. Nabuco will give Lieut..
| oil. Pederneiras dinenr tonight.
The French ambassador and Madame
Jusserand gave luncheon yesterday as
a farewell compliment to the Japanese
| ambassador and the Viscountess Aoki,
| who now expect to sail for japan January
from Seattle, and whose early departure
hos led ha cyfxy fnO of in ofn
in their honor.
| Miss Nina Kay-Shuttleworth was me
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Howard Rhoads