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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
WAS TO BE A QUIET AFFAIR.
But at the Same Time She Would
Make 1t Impassive.


She was a middle aged colored
woman of muscular build, and as she
stopped at one of the gates in the
union depot the other morning the
official took notice that she was
greatly perturbed and breathing
hard.
Madam, you seem to be excited"
he said, as she choked and gurgled
and coughed.
'Yas, sab, does. l dun run mos
all de way from de house, and l fell
down TO- times on de way. If gifts
sight Gf dat pusson he will also be
afflicted wild overexcitement-h
of it,
'You have something under your
shawl he said, as his eyes detected
a bulge to the garment
Eyes, sah," she replied, as she re-
moved and held up to view an old
axe handle. "Dis am what will bring
ON dat overexcitement in case dat
pusson shows up yere."
But l can't permit any violence or
disturbance, madam"
"Oh, dere won't be no fussin'
aroun' De pusson / done spoke of
am my husband. He's done made up
his mind to leave me fur another
woman, and l 'spects 'em yere to
take the train
And you won't disturb the
peace?"
Not at all, sah-no sab. Oar
won't be no disturbance When l git
eyes on him l shall spit on my hands,
grip dis yere handle and jump on
him, and befo' he comes to I'll have
him home and all tucked in bed. No,
sah-no disturbance 'cept dat I shall
ak de people to stand back so dat 1
kin git full swing of my arm to
mash him! "-Chica~ 20 News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Rusty Clothes Boiler.

Make a bag OF two yards of heavy
unbleached cotton cloth, the size Of
over the top. Put this into the boil
er you wish to boil clothes in. Then
put in the clothes TO be boiled with
the water and powder or soap. The
edges of the bag may be turned over
the top of the boiler, and will not in
terfere in any way with the boiling
and punching down OF the clothes,
but will keep them perfectly clean
and free from rust stains. thus al
lowing one to use an old boiler much
longer. After using rinse. dry and
put bag away till next time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
MEMORY IN MUSICIANS.
So Highly Developed Wonderful Featt
Are Possible.

Memory is a faculty full of poten-
tialities. Sometimes it is an advant-
age to remember, and sometimes it Is
not. In the case of musicians. how
ever, there can hardly be any question
about its being an undisguised bless
ing.
Wilhelm kuhe, in his Musical Reck
objections" relates that Sir Charles
Halle was able to sit down and. at q
moments notice. play any composition
of Bach, Beethoven, or Chopin. On
more than one occasion, also, he play
ed from memory. during a cycle Of
performances the whole of Beethov-
ems thirty-two sonatas alternately
with the forty-eight preludes and
figures of Bach's "Wohltemperirts
Xavier
Campanini. singer too soon lost to
the English stage, was a remarka-
bly, quick study, and, what is more,
could rely upon his. recollection for
every role that he had once learned,
Although he had not played the part
OF Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni
for over ten years. he. at a moments
notice, calamity stepped into the
breach caused by the sudden and I'M
expected absence of a brother artist:
and, trusting entirely to his retentivs
memory, he sang the music as correct
ly and as brilliantly as he had done
a decade since when just fresh from
study and rehearsal.
How retentive was LISTS memory
for small as we'll as for great things
connected with his beloved art is we'll
exemplifed by the following anecdote:
In his younger days especially, his
good-nature made him a victim Of
bores. On one occasion one of this
genus inflicted upon him a tedious
orchestral work of the latter's own
composition. List heard it with po-
lite indifference, and at its conclusion
dismissed its composer, rs he hoped,
forever. But such was not to be,
for he turned up two weeks later. and
with tears in his eyes told the master
that his beloved composition had been
accidentally burned List, struck by
his evidently sincere grief, told him
to be of good cheer and to call on the
morrow. This he did, when the score
OF his lost work. which the kind
hearted master had written out from
memory, was handed to him.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
DORSET VALLEY.
Good sleighing here again.

Good sleighing here again.
The auditors closed the books for
the year February %.
The usual amount of March meet
ing hustle and hustle is apparent
but few men who can get Office want
it.
The village wood is being sawed
by the owners with gasoline en-
CINE. Plenty of help and good CT
der do the work and good time is
ha! IA, tb " f on pile +" pile
Schools are out and both teachers
and scholars rest until April.
F. c.. Archibald and A. L. Bow
en- were at Dorset last week on law
cases. OF course their side won.
One cold evening last week as l
was thawing out after day at court
up at Jerusalem, letter from Peru
directed 10 ST Clone was banded to
me 1t was directed in iady's
handwriting and as [ looked at the
neat writing I wondered if it was
an invitation to a wedding, call 10
help get a divorce, some news mat
ter to write up, or grievance for a
past article already written. But l
tore off the end of the envelope and
pulled out the contents, which con-
sisted of blank piece of paper and
some of the currency of the realm.
Not a word not a mark was on the
paper or envelope telling from whom
it came. This is the third letter of
the kind [ have received from Peru,
That they came from Peru is all I
know but thank you all the same. I
appreciate them.
When we read of the snowbound
Dakotas, fowery Kansas and even
Texas, frozen up and out of fuel
and food it makes US thank Provi-
dence that we can afford to live in
Vermont, where no one freezes or
starves and where and where our
cattle are not turned out to freeze
or starve. | often think it serves
those ranchmen right to freeze and
starve as they turn their cattle and
sheep out to winter ON the plains
where the snow falls from one to
ten feet deep, the wind blowing for
ty to sixty miles an hour and forty
to sixty degrees below zero without
water, fodder or shelter. If it gets
at the ranch owners it is no more
than just retribution for their
meanness. What would we think
of cattle turned out in Vermont all
winter? And we have woods here
and water. Would the humane
societies stand it, Not mach in
Vermont.
ST Clnne
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
WESTON ISLAND.

Miss Mabel Marston has gone to
her home in Ludlow.
Mrs Carrie Housey is at Oscar
Pease's in Andover nursing the
burned child.
There was a dance at Joe Steb-
bins recently. E. j. Holton fur
nished the music.
80 degrees below zero here FIJI
day night, the lowest for years.
Mrs. Fred Graves is on the sick
list; also Mrs. Dell Holt, Elmer
Wilkins family, and Charles Croft,
Sr and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Smith are
better.
Fred Boynton is purchasing and
selling cows quite extensively.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Irving and the Lawyer.

Sir Henry Irving was at one time
a witness in case OF street robbery.
He had seen a sneak thief make OF
with girls pocketbook and he con-
sented to appear as a witness for
the girl.
And at what hour. sir, did this
happen" asked the lawyer.
81 think" began Sir Henry.
when the lawyer interrupted with:
'It isn't what you think. sir: it's
what you know that we want"
Don't you want to know what l
Think" mildly asked the actor.
II do not" the lawyer snapped
out.
We'll. them said Sir Henry, 81
might as well leave the witness box.
I can't talk without thinking. I'm
not q lawyer"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
AWFUL NEURAL G|A
PAIN TURNED THIS WOMAN'S
HAIR WHITE.
Cured by Or. Williams Pink Pills She
Gained Weight and Has Been In
Perfect Health Ever Since

Do not seek relief from suffering
simply, but free your system from the
disease which is the cause of your
suffering. That is the message which
a former victim of neuralgia sends to
those who are still in it's grasp. Hot
applications, powders that deaden the
senses and others that reduce the
heart action may cause temporary re-
lief but the pain is sure to return vita
greater intensity. Neuralgia has been
called the cry Of a starved nerve. In
neuralgia the nerves need nourishm ent
and the only way to nourish them is
through the blood.
Mrs. Evelyn Creusere, who mas a
beautiful home at 81 Boulevard
West, Detroit, Mich, suffered for
years with neuralgia until she tried
this tonic treatment and was cured.
She says:
My trouble began about six years
ago and 1 did not rest as l should
have, but kept up about my many
duties. After time l became so
weak | could not do any work at ALL
dreadful headaches in the back part
easily tired and at times | saw black
spots before them. | consulted sew
erel doctors but without the slightest
benefit. The pains were so intense
that my hair turned white.
Il lost continually in weight and
strength and was almost in despair
when a friend recommended DR.. Will
liams Pink Pills. l tried them ac-
cording to directions and soon began
to feel relief. At the end of three
months l had gained ten pounds in
weight and had no more trouble with
my nerves. l have been in perfect
health ever since and can heartily
commend DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
Mrs. Creusere is prominent mem
Der of the Maccabees and has served
as president of the Woman's Relief
Corps. Her story may be absolutely
depended upon and it should bring
hope to every nervous sufferer
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists, or sent. postpaid, on
receipt Of price. soc. per box. six
boxes $3.50. by the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
How the japanese Fooled the Faker.

How the japanese FOOle0 the faKer.
The street faker who was selling
cement near the steps of the court
house stood behind a little table on
which was conspicuously displayed
the sign: "A box of this cement CIV
en- free to anybody who can break
any of these apart"
There were spools, blocks of wood,
and other articles that had been ce-
mented together and most Of them
bore marks of having been struggled
with by persons with grimy hands In
VAN attempts to wrench them apart.
A swarthy little fellow who had
stopped in front of the faker's stand
pointed to round peg that appear
cd to have been dipped in the cement
and driven into a good sized chunk
OF wood, and asked him what would
he the reward for pulling 1t out.
eff you can pull that out" said
the pedler, 'I'll give you a silver dol
lar"
The peg projected a little more
than a quarter of an inch above the
block
The swarthy little fellow placed
his left hand on the block to hold It
down, took the peg between the
thumb and foESf1nger Of his right
hand, and pulled 1t out with appar-
ent ease, a portion of the wood COM
ing away with It,.
Great Scott" gasped the man
behind the table. What are your"
me Japanese Dentist" replied
the little fellow, pocketing the silver
dollar and walking away with q grin
on his face.
The Masker.
1--WE must part" l said to my sor-
"Yes, forever and for aye;
I've had enough of your tears and
woes,
will part from you to-day.
"For Life, though short, should be
merry
I'll take Pleasure in your place."
But as Sorrow turned to go away
saw a grim smile on her face.
"Come hither, come hither, Gay
Pleasure" | called,
Come, let us two dance a meas
ure,
For old Sorrow is gone and in her
stead
I will have you for my treasure"
And as we danced in the widest glee.
With never a thought for the NOR
row,
In the guise of Pleasure, with smil-
ing mask,
I found that my partner was Sor-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
InoontrorertihIe Evidence.

A Christion Scientist, while walk
ing, encountered a small boy. who
was sitting under an apple tree cry
ing bitterly and doubled up with
pain.
MY little man." said the Scien-
fist. What ia the matter? Has mat
ter gained the ascendency over
mind with your"
NO." moaned the boy. 81 ate
some green apples. and oh. how /
ache"
You don't ache" asserted the
follower of Mrs. Eddy. you only
think So"
The boy looked up in astonish-
ment at such a statement. and as be
lapsed into another spasm of pain.
said: That's all right, you may
think so. but I've got inside iufoT-
mst!o-"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Lofty Glass Bridge

The highest ridge in ii world
will span the Royal gorge of the
Grand canyon of the Arkansas river
Colorad } and 2627 feet al owe
The river bed. The bottom of the
ridge is to be of glass. The glass
floor of the new bridge is o lie one
and one half inches thick, set in a
stiol framework of steel. One
may oismount from the cars, stand
on the bridge and see down into the
Royal gorge without dizziness or
fear of falling.
Steel cables hold the bridge in
place. The distance aero, s the
Grand canyon at his point is % feet.
The bridge will cost 100000 when
complete, and the further cost of the
electric line which crosses it is enor-
nous. The line runs from Florence
to Canyon City and across the Royal
gorge and, although only 20 miles
in length between the two towns,
requires some enormous grades and
great engineering feats ASIDE from
the climb at Canyon City and the
construction of the glass bridge.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

Montpelier seminary defeated st.
Johnsbury academy in game of
basketball play in Montpelier Fri
day evening by score of So to 10.
Company D, st infantry, V. N G.,
st. Johnsbury, defeated a team
from Turner's Falls, Mass, in a
game played in ST. Johnsbury Fri
day evening 10y a score of AZ to -.
Hugh H. Henry has engaged to
deliver the Memorial day address in
Bennington. Mr.. Henry is son of
Hugh Henry, for number of years
president of the board of trustees of
The Vermont Soldiers home, Bel
nington; also former pension exam
liner with headquarters at Concord,
n. H
The Montpelier and Mortified
Gun clubs held at Montpelier Fri
day the first of series of five com
petitive shoots for Il silver loving cup
valued at $50. The Mortified
team won by total score of 175
against III for Montpelier, both
out of possible $50.
E. 4. Gibbs of Stowe Hollow,
recently felled birch tree, three
ttet on the stump and at height of
50 feet from the eroun an elder
shrub was found growing. The
shrub was about three feet high and
three fourths of an iuch in diameter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
No FROST in Weak Colonies.

It is MOI V Use to keep weak colo
MICS and al such s2olld be united in
early fall. In this country bees ;;re
us tally wfntered on their Summer
stands bat it may be that weddings
would stand better in the cellar L.
the winter should prove severe the
reason would be greater for trying
cellar stOra GO
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
BRATTLEBORO.

and Policemen William Warren
and James H. Evans took 20
mile drive Friday night, with the
thermometer registering IS degrees
b low zero, going to Bishops lum-
Der camp in Marlboro Center,
armed with, a warrant issued by
States Attorney Robert c. Bacon
for the arrest of Charles Hamilton,
John Brown and William Riley;
charged with iutoxication. The
men were brought to Brattleboro
and kept in the lookup until Sat
urday, when they were arraigned
before Judge E. w. Gibson in the
municipal court. They pleaded
guilty and Hamilton and Brown
were fined S. and costs, amounting
to SIS As each; and Riley was fined
SIS and costs amounting to $23 90,
for third offense Riley disclosed
that he obtained his liquor out of
the state. The men came to Brat
tleboro, hired team and drove to
Hinsdale, where they obtained liq
uor. When they returned to MARI
boro they made demonstrations to
which the inhabitants of that town
were not accustome ard several
people made complaints to Mr.. Ba-
con. Riley said he thought that
after getting back into lumber
camp he could get drunk without
being arrested.
Ernest S. Hall, former chief of
police, sold his house ON Western
avenue Saturday night to Joseph
G. Taylor, formerly of Boston.
Mr.. Taylor will open a brokerage
Office in the American building
soon. He will take possession of
the house May I.
The marriage engagement Of Hal
March, manager of the March
Trucking company, to Miss Edna
Law ton is announced Miss Law
ton is a we'll known stenographer,
and was formerly in Waterman &
Martins office.
Trl1sa ction in IS estates were
made in the probate court at the
regu ar monthly session Saturday.
Court was in session until nearly
night
Brattleboro people attending the
Grand Army encampment in Rut-
lrnd are James P. Elmer, Col H.
E. Taylor, Roscoe Fisher, Patrick
j. Fenton, Mrs. Phila Lamson,
Mrs. Adelia Park, Mrs. Ida Good
enough, Mrs. Mabel Hall, Mrs.
Susan Yearly, Mrs. Mary Walker,
Mrs. Emily Allen, Mrs. Calista
Bangs, Mrs Helen Newman, Mrs.
Georgiana Converse, Mrs. E. H.
Putnam and Mrs. Abbie VIM.
Hal March has won the three
ball billiard prize in the Vermont s
wheel clubs tournament.
The Baptist Church in West
Brattleboro is considering the mat
ter of erecting a new parsonage.
Miss Ethel Randall, formerly a
student in the New England con-
servatory of music, has been en-.
gag d to sing soprano in the choir
of the First Baptist church.
A party of thirty young married
couples went to Vernon on a sleig.
bride Tuesday night After sup
per there was dancing and card
playing.
The alliance study class met wi til
Rev. and Mrs. E. Q. S. Osgood
Monday evening. Discussion was
on I" he Mohammedan religion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
To Bleach YeIioWed White Silk.

When either white silk fabric OF
embroidery has become yellow from
careless washing 1t may be bleached
in the following manner: Dissolve
two ounces each of salt and oxalic
acid in six quarts Of cold water
Soak the silk in this until the yell
lowed tinge disappears. This will
take about an hour in ordinary cases.
Immediately rinse In several clear
waters to remove every trace of the
acid
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Worked Both WAYS,

The idea that bees carry away the
substance from blossoms entered the
head Of the owner of an orchard and
to prevent it he sprayed during the
b!oo-liog of the trees with paris
green, thus killing every bee that
alighted on a blossom. 1t was effect
ual in preventing the bees from car
ryiag away the substance from the
apple bloom and it was Just as ef-
fectual in deriving him of a crop OF
APPLES while his neighbors had an
abundance.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
To Remove Spots from China

Discolored china baking dishes
can be made as clean as when new by
rubbing them with whiting. Grease
marks on the pages of books may be
removed by sponging them with ben
zii.e, placing between two sheets of
bictting paper and pressing with Z
hot iron.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

Dyspepsia-bane of human existence
Burdock Blood Bitters cures it, prompt
ly, permanently. Regulates and tones
the stomach.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
WINHALL HOLLOW.
Deferred from last week.)

Deferred from last week.
Will Beattie is moving to Man
chester.
Will Barnes of Shushan has been
visiting in the Hollow but has re-
turned home.
Doctor Capen is so as to be out
once more attending his patients.
Walter Bronson of South Shafts
bury visits d his Sister. Mrs 0 |.
Hewes, rec, nf]y.
M at. j $. !? J. ValSe. wee
called to Peru by the illness of his
brother, Ira Walker.
Miss Susie Bradshaw is working
for r.. O / He,zss.
N R. Hewes is housed with
grip.
Will R. Treadway will soon
compl> hi w'rk at O. L Henes'
an l.tsn t. 20 t. ST. Albans.
Miss, Ethel aud leila Hewes
visited the Gale school one day
last week and were accompanied
home bv Miss Eva Bebee.
Many from here attended the pop
corn social at Mrs. Eliza Stones.
Mrs. M. b. Martin was called to
New Haven, Conn, last week.
Mr.. Pendleton has been sick
with grip bnt is able to do his
chores.
Harry Shattuck is taking a
sleighlide to Brookline to visit his
aunt, Mrs Sarah Lawrence.
Dell Boynton is running the
creamery.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Aldrich
visited at O. L. Hewes Tuesday.
The wedding bells have rung.
D. A. Shattuck and Mrs. Capen
were married last Saturday.
Mr.. Bronson of South Shafts
bury is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
0. l.. Hewes, who has been sick
but is better at this writing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

A prominent manufacturer, VIM. A.
Fertwell, of Lucama, N. c., relates a
most remarkable experience. He says:
After taking less than three bottles of
Electric Bitters 1 feel like one rising
from the grave My trouble is Bright's
disease in the Diabetes stage. fully
believe Electric Bitters will cure me
permanently, for it has already stopped
the liver and bladder complications
which troubled me for years." Guar
anteed at G. G. Smiths, druggist.
Price only SOC.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
DR.. KEHNEDYS
FAv0RITE REMEDY

according TO dlrec:lOns, VIII Soon relieve and
ultimately cure cases of Fever and Ague,
Biliousness, rheumatism, Debility of the
Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Bladder, and
all disorders arising from an impure state
of the Blood, when no other medicine or
treatment has been of any permanent bene-
fit. Sufferers may properly be reminded
that DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
is no speculative preparation, placed upon
the market to fill the pockets of proprietor
who is ignorant of the first principles of
medicine, but prescription used with uni
form success by DIR. Kennedy long before
he ever dreamed of making it public.
Write to DR.. David Kennedys Sons, Rondout, N.
Y, for free sample bottle and medical booklet
Large bottles $1.OO, ct all druggists
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-21
MEANS SIX NEW CITIES.
Indian Lard in Trip County viii Be
Ooened,

James Mclaughlin, United States
Indian Inspector, who has recently
been on the Rosebud reservation Sc.
curing the signatures OF Indians to a
treaty embodying a compromise bill
to be introduced in congress In lieu
of the Burke and Gamble bills, intro,
duced at the opening of the present
session, has returned to Washington
with the signatures Of a large major
ity Of the male adult members of the
tribe. The signatures of the Indians
Is accompanied by their thumb prints
In Ink as a seal. Mai. Mclaughlin
expressed himself as being positive
the bill would pass both houses at this
session.
The opening of Trip county to set
clement and entry will add some 5000
Or COCO to the population OF South
Dakota. and will cause the settling
up and cultivation of approximately
1000. 900 acres of land. Six or eight
new municipalities will sc added to
he commonwealth and a large trade
territory opened to the wholesale
markets.
When that portion Of the Rosebud
reservation lying Within Gregory coun.
ty was thrown open to settlement in
1904. over lee, 900 persons registered
for claims. The tract to be opened
in Trip county, five miles west OF
Gregory, Is more than as large again,
and will. no doubt ,euse a registration
of many thousands.
Trip county has the largest body OF
unopened farming lana, aside from
tracts that must be irrigated, IN the
West to-day. Its opening to settle
ment and entry will, therefore, cause
a tremendous rush OF landseekers.