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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15
How to Build a SilO.

No stone or expensive structure for
me. l have no money to throw away,
and my silo must be one that can be
turned to some other use if necessary,
shall make it 8 feet deep and s feet
above the ground and Is feet square.
1t will be lined with plank and the
floor cemented. Above ground the
wall will be double, with S-inch space,
made by using girts of 2 by s. well
bolted at the corners, and covering
these with matched board, having a
roofng-paper lining. This will be
built as an annex to the barn, having
door opening into the basement.
Such building will always be worth
it's cost for root cellar and feeding
room above, or for an ice-house or for
a store-room for feed, or even to store
hay in. 1t will give capacity of $500
cubic feet or 60 tons Of the impressed
cut forage, which will settle down
nearly to the ground level when it is
pressed. The pressure required to
make the mass Of fodder air-tight is
the only troublesome part of the bust
ness. Stone will be the best material,
as it is easily handled if not too large
The next best material is earth. l have
seen silo thus furnished, the earth
being put into good -four barrels,
strengthened with an iron hoop around
the middle, and with extra wooden
hoop stuff merely wound around tight
ly and nailed. The barrel so strength
ened will be serviceable for many
years, and each will weigh 500 pounds.
A silo 16 feet square would need 60
such barrels standing on end to weigh
it. A pair of three-pulley blocks will
handle them very easily.-Nee0 York
Times.
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GREAT FLOODS
In the Western Country.

=. por,ord n o,.e In oreot d;s-
ine Peop'o " A'
tress. The city was almost eh'ireiy "noe'
water, and all communication with other points
,vos sbpt off The water was higher than ever
g.. -, ,,,,,,, an - o,o ho,s .,
Aho"" D'io'o "'''' ""s sun ,i',"s' .'' VI
those who had moved into their second stores
were leaving their houses altogether, and all
,be frame bouses were deserted Many bousos
60, go. H.. -
were noa'eu AWAY "reo' s"i'eiihg HIS "l'
Ready been experienced. The churches are NIL
under water. The engine-houses and available
school-houses are filed with drowned-out
people. Rations were issued and families sup
piled with provisions taken in skifls to theil
second-story windows.
Hundreds of houses and barns are jammed
together at different points in Wheeling, W.
Va. Fifty houses are piled upon and against
each ather at the south end of tho city, The
Baltimore & Ohio tracks between Wheeling
and Benwood was covered with buildings and
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FOR THE FARM AND HOME.


A correspondent of the Maine Farm
er says: among my native trees was
one which yielded large crop of small
apples every alternate year. They were
of fine flavor, but so small in size
that they were worthless for market
ing. To cause them to increase in size
I thinned out the small branches after
the fruit had formed. taking off about
half the fruit. On gathering the ap-
Piles from this tree in the fall found
them nearly double the size of pre-
vious years and about the usual guam
tity in bushels. l also found the tree
hlossomed abundantly the ensuing sea-
son, and by picking off about half the
fruit when about the size of goose
berries, the tree yields fruit every
year."
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Rancid Lard.-Turn out into sause-
pans OF water with little salt and a
lump of charcoal. Boil fog half an
hour; then set aside to cool. When
cold take off the cakes Of fat and keep
for use.
To Remoce Tartar may be read
lily removed from the hands by rub
bling with the outside of fresh orange
or lemon peel and wiping dry immedi-
ately. The volatile Ills in the skin
dissolve the tar, so that it can be
wiped off.
Hominy.-There are three sizes of
hominy. Large hominy requires to be
boiled from four to five hours over a
gentle fire. 1t should be washed clean,
and put in the stewpan with just
enough water to cover it. 1t is eaten
as vegetable. To cook the smaller
hominy, wash it in two waters, then,
to one teacupful of hominy add quart
of water and teaspoonful of salt, and
place the dish that contains it in a
kettle of boiling water to prevent it
from getting burnt, or else over a very
gentle fire. Let it boil for an hour, STIR
ring it well with a spoon. 1t is gen.
orally eaten for breakfast. 1t is ex-
cellent sliced and fried after it has
become cold.
Ivory that has become yellow may
be restored to its original whiteness
by bleaching in binoxide of hydrogen.
The ivory should be exposed to a
strong sunlight under a glass cover.
ing.
A dish or vase Of fresh water should
be kept in every room where there is
fire, especially an open fire. The
water absorbs the gas arising from
the coal and other impurities in the
Air,
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Water Cress.

The water cress is one of the best of
salads, but it is difficult to make our
people think 50. : In England it is es-
timated, we may be safe in saying,
above all others. 1t is sold there in
the markets by tons, and there is no
reason why it should not here, as we
have the same facilities of producing
it with the English. Some say that
the heavy, moist British atmosphere
makes it more tender than ours. But
why should it not be the case with the
lettuce, celery, ETC.? With respect to
these and some others, we are not sur
passed by the same products of any
other country. It is said to be a for
eign plant, hence not Indigenous to
this country, and we suppose it is; but
if SO, why do we find it growing along
streams and in places wild and unim-
proved, as if it had always been there?
Whether it is or not, however, there is
nothing easier to raise. Stick some
pieces of the plant along the low places
of running stream, like the ordinary
open springs upon our farms. and it
will grow rapidly, and unless it is ex-
tirpated by wholesale gathering, it will
go on producing for generations, and
will always supply early crops for the
market, and will sell fast enough. We
should like to see more attention given
to the cultivation of this salad, espe-
cially as there are so many places
adapted to it which are unimproved
and neglected. - Germantown T'ele-
graph.
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The Mechanics mills corporation of Fall
River Mass, has voted to shrink the capital
$220,000, by charging off that sum to depre-
Citations.
ADDIE CUTTING of Benton, N. H., aged
seventeen, died recently from dog bite
Mrs. EDWARD II. SLocUM of New Bedf +
Mass, has sued two saloon-keepers under the
civil damage act for $1,000 each for furnishing
her husband with liquor.
A IL YEAR old son of James Hunter of Gard
ner, Me while sliding down the baluster of
the high school house building, fell a dstar ce
OF 40 feet TO the floor below, receiving injuries
which it is feared will result fatally.
FRANCIS MURPHY, the Temperance" advocate,
has obtained $500 signaturee TO the pledge
during his two weeks campaign at Boston, and
he VII continue his stay there.
RECENTLY the revenue cutter Dallas founo
the British schooner Eolian on Hunt Island
reef Me-, and succeeded in getting her off.
A WOMAN about 40 years of age located at
Lynn Mass, payed small sum down for the
sewing machines, fixtures, etc, OF n stitching
shop. Stitching was done for large shoe
manufacturers, and in busy times from 40 to
so females found employment in the shop.
Ine woman who ran the shop went about
among those manufacturers by whom she was
employ ed, collected as much as possible of the
money due her, md decamped. Thirty stitch
ers are waiting for their wages, most oil them
having due them sums for one weeks labor;
Others more.
ALBERT L vEAzIE a book-keeper, 40 years
old, died suddenly at Portland, Me-, having
ruptured q blood vessel while coughing.
JOHN BARRY, aged so, of Branford, Ct
died suddenly. With his wife and Patrick
Leynard he had drank between two and three
quarts of gin. The medical examiner, after
an investigation, says that Barrys death was
due to excessive use of alcohol.
PROMINENT Hartford, CT, men ask to have
q statue of Thomas Hooker, "the light OF the
western churches" put in the capitol
A SToNINGToN man has had $1,000 of live
stock driven off by sheriff, on suit for ar
$500 subscription to raise a church debt.
1HE long pending strike of the plasterers q
Toronto, Ont, has virtually ended. Mr.. Run
die, boss plastcrer, having employed one G
the boycotted men, the union now declare
his shop open. The other employers will folio,
suit.
THE ship building trade on the Clyde is re
ported to be improving.
The French newspapers publish despatch
from the French bishop in Tonquin to the
effect that one priest, % catechists and 2lt
Christians have been massacred, and that lee
mission houses have been destroyed.
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NEW COINAGE BILL,
BASED on the Metric System.

U. S. Senator Morrill, introduce substitute
for the bill introduced by him early in the ses.
sion to provide for an improved coinage. The
principal provisions OF this substitute, which
were not embraced by the old bill, are that tho
new coin &c shall be based upon the metric
tain an amount of silver proportional to the
nominal valuej represented by them rs com.
pared with the standard silver dollar; that a
new five-cent silver coin shall be S INSTITUTED
for the present five and three cent nickel coins,
and a onc-cent nickel coin for the present cop.
per Gins that the fractional silver in the
Treasury shall be used in the coinage of the
new pieces, and that the amognt of silver thus
uscd shall be i'll lien OF The monthly purchase
of silver bullion required ly law for the coinage
Of standard silver dollars.
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John Wilkes Booths Associates,

A gentleman in Washington has re-
ceiyed number of inquiries by people
wanting to know what became of the
four conspirators in the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln, who were sentenced
to imprisonment at the Dry Tortugas,
Florida. After a diligent inquiry re-
Gently, he has been able to partially
furnish the desired information. 1t
will be fresh news to a good many
people. DR.. Samuel A. Mudd was the
most prominent Of the four. He was
the one who set Booths leg, and fur
nished what was believed to be false
information to throw Booths pursuers
off the trail. Samuel B. Arnold, a
wagon-maker, provided certain vehi-
cles that were to be used in carrying
out the plot. Edward Spangler, stage
carpenter, bored hole in the box oc-
cupied by President Lincoln through
which Booth could observe the Presi-
dents position. Michael O'Laughlin
was the youngest of the tonr, being a
mere boy. His exact connection with
the conspiracy does not appear, but
from certain very conspicuous circum-
stances he was convicted of completely.
They were all sentenced June 30, 1865,
to Imprisonment at Dry Tortugas,
Mudd and Arnold for life and Spangler
and O'Laughlin for six years.
O'Laughlin was made ill by the
fright and excitement of his arrest and
trial and never rallied. He died at Fort
Jefferson, Florida, in September, 1867,
two years and three months after being
convicted. On February 10, 1869, the
President issued an order that his re-
mains be delivered to his mother, and
they were brought North and inferred.
Just before his retirement President
johnson pardoned the rest, Dr. Mudd
ON the Slh of January, 1869, and Ar
mold and Spangler on the 1st of March
1869. President johnson in his proc
lamation of pardon sets forth the rea-
sons why it was granted.
While at Dry Tortugas that part of
Florida was visited by the scourge of
yellow fever. DIR. Mudd was success
full physician. He had had long expe-
rience in treating the disease, and had
been very successful all through the
plague; he was untiring and efficient
in his efforts to relieve the victims
the disease. The post medical officer
was stricken and died. DR.. Mudd i'm
mediately took charge Of the hos pital
and served most faithfully until the
plague had abated, Arnold and
Spangler made themselves useful a
nurses They worked night and day
and strangely enough none of the three
took the fever. Their conduct during
the epidemic was considered as a good
and sufficient reason for their pardon
DR.. Mudd returned to his home near
Surrattsville, Nd, where he resumed
his practice, and died about year and
half ago. Arnold and Spangler dis
appeared, and have never been beard
| from since.
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DIVORCE FACTORY
Discovered In Brooklyn, N. Y.


Dist. Attorney Ridgeway of Brooklyn, haA
been in office since Jan. l only, but he has al
ready unearthed big fraud. Soon after he
took his position, he discovered indications
that bogus divorce business was going on in
Brooklyn, and began to investigate On the
9th Of Feb ,mry he received letter from Bos-
ton signed Mrs. G. f. Rundlett, asking if the
inclosed copy of record of divorce suit in
Kings county was correct, and if the signature
of Rodney Thursby, county clerk, was genuine.
TIE inclosed was copy of degree of absolute
divorce, obtained by Mrs. Rundlett against her
husband 1t was signed by Judge Pratt, upon
report of John G. Low, clerk Of the supreme
court, as referee. 1t was found that there was
no such record on file; that n bogus seal of the
county clerks office had been used, and that
the county clerks and Judge Pratts name had
been forged. Investigation showed 80 or 40
more such cases, and there are undoubtedly
more to follow. 1t was found that the other
end of the bogus divorce bureau was the office
of Munro Adams, 234 Broadway, New York.
Adams advertises to obtain divorces quickly,
quietly and cheaply. A clerk of the court
named Low, and several other persons coll
nected with the fraud were arrested.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

out horses. A horse which has been
improperly treated, is fatigued, thin,
and exhausted, improves visibly when
fed upon this generous diet. But If
those who have the care Of the animal
are not careful to let it take regular
exercise, or take little blood from it,
or, better still, administer a strong
purgative, they will find that, just
when the embonpoint and vigor begin
to be noticeable, the horse is seized
with apoplexy, and perishes when it
appears to be completely made over
again and fit for work."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15
Loss aud Gain.
CHAPTER I.
al was taken sick a year ago.
With bilious fever.n

With bilious fever"
"My doctor pronounced me cured, but
got sick again, with terrible pains in my
back and sides, and got so bad
Could not move
shrunk
From 22s lbs. to 100 I had been doctorlng
for my hver but it did me no good did
not expect to live more than three months.
began to use Hop Bitters. Directly my ap-
petite returned, my pains left me, my sntire
system seemed renewed as if by magic, apd
after using several bottles am not only as
sound as a sovereign but weigh more than
did before. To He , Bitters owe my life"
Dublin, June 6, 81. r. FlTzPArRIoE.
CHAPTER II.
"Malden, Mass, Feb. l, 1880. Gentk -en-
suffered with attacks of sick headache"
Neuralgia, female trouble, for years In the
most terrible and excruciating manner.
No medicine or doctor could give me 70
lief or cure until used Hop Bitters.
t'The first bottle
Nearly cured me-"
The second made ne as well and strong %
when a child,
"And have been so to this day"
| NV husband was an invalid for twenty
| years with serious
"Kidney, liver and urinary complaint,
Pronounced by Bostons best physi
clans
'Incurab,e |"
Seven bottles Of your bitters cured him
and know of the
olives Of eight persons"
In my neighborhood that have been saved
| by your bitters,
And many more are using them with grea,
| benefit
"They almost
Do mirac,es!' Mrs. q. D. Slack.
How TO GET SIcK.-Expose yourself day
and night; eat too much without exercise;
| work too hard without rest; doctor all the
time; take all the vile nostrums advertised,
and then you will want to know holo to get
yell, which is answered in three words-Taks
| Hon Bitters
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A Concert Notes

II preserve my equilibrium under all
circumstances" she was heard to say
in a pause of the music to the tow
headed youth who was her escort.
"Do you?" he answered softly.
"Mother cans hers"
Then the music resumed.
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Gone Never to Return,

GARDINER, ME.-Mr. Daniel Gray. a
prominent lumber merchant, writes that
his wife had severe rheumatic pains; so
severe as TO render her unable to sleep.
From the first application of the famous
German Remedy, st. Jacobs Oil. she ex.
perienced unspeakable relief, and In two
hours the pain had entirely gone.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15
EaIners, EolIx,

Some farmers adhere, even against the full
light of fact and discovery, to the old fash,
toned folly of coloring butter with carrots, an.
natto, and Inferior substances, Notwithstanding
:he splendid record made ly the Improved
Butter Color, prepared by Wells, Richardson
Go, Burlington, Vt. At scores of the bes,
agricultural Fairs it has received the highest
ward over all competitors.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

CArARRH.-For fifteen years l have been
greatly annoyed with this disgusting disease,
which capsed severe pain in my head, continual
dropping into my throat and unpleasant breath
My sense Of smell was much impaired. BY a
thorough use for six months of Ely's Cream
Balm Ihave entirely overcome these troubles
J. B. CASE, st. Denis Hotel, Broadway and
18th St., N. Y. Not liquid or snuff
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15
Lost Faith In Physicians.

There are innumerable instances where
cures have been effected by Scovilrs Sarsa-
parilla, or Blood and Liver Syrup for all
diseases Of the blood, when the patient had
been given up by physicians. 1t is one Of the
best remedies ever offered to the public, and
as 1t Is prepared with the greatest care, as a
specific for certain diseases, it is no wonder
that it should be more eifectual than hastily
written and carelessly prepared prescriptions.
Take Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup for al
disorders arising from impure blood. 1t Is
Endorsed by all leading professional men.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

1t Is entirely different from oil others. 1t is
as clear rs water, and as its name indicates, is
aperfect Vegetable Hair Restorcr. 1t will I'M
mediately free the head from all dandruff, re-
store gray hair to Its natural color, and produce
anew growth where it has fallen off. 1t does
not in any manner affect the health, which
sulphur, sugar Of lead and nitrate Of silver
preparations have done. 1t will change light
or faded hair in few days to beautiful glossy
brown. Ask your druggist forit. Each bottle
is warranted. g. G. GOODWIN & Co., Whole
sale Agents, Boston. Mass, and c. N. CRIT
TENToN, New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

For coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis,
laryngitis, and consumption in it's early stages,
nothing equals DIR. Pierce's "Golden Medical
Discovery" II is also great blood purifier
and strength-restorer or tonic, and for liver
complaint and costive conditions of the bowels
1t has no equal. Sold by druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

Workingmen Will economic by employing
DR.. Pierce's Medicines. HIS pheasant Purga-
tive Pellets" and Golden Medical Discovery"
cleanse the blood and system, thus preventing
fevers and other serious diseases, and curing all
scrofulous and other humors. Sold by druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

Young, middle.aged, or old men, suffering
from nervous deb lily or kindred affections,
should address, with two stamps, for large
treatise, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL AS
ISOLATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

See Here, Young Men,
that girl of mine is twice as handsome since
she commenced using Carboline, the deodor-
lied extract of Petroleum, and would not
ba without it for fortune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

No hope SO bright but is the beginning of its
own fulfilment Every generalization shows
the way to a larger.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

,WELL-dressed people don't wear dingy or faded
things when the l0c and guaranteed Diamond
Dye will make them good as new. They are
perfect. Get at druggists and DO economical.
Wells, Richardson & CO. Burlington Vt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

In 1887 Greek named Canopius added coffee
to the drinks of England. Seventy years later
the first coeoe-houae WIS started in London.
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For Twenty Years.
An IMPORTANT OPINION BY AN EMINENT NEw Z

An IMPORTANT OPINION BY AN EMINENT NEW IonA
JURIsr.
A correspondent Of the Syracuse IN. W
Journal sends his paper an interesting inter-
view with one of the leading justices of the
supreme court OF the State of New YORK,
from which we quote:
Eyes, sir; have been on the berch for
twenty years, and have never missed an ap-
poiptment through physical debilities.
In the spring of the year make it an in
using standard blood purifier, and to this I
attribute my extraordinary yigor. l am
nearly seventy years DID,"
This man is philosopher as well as a
jurist. The early spring is natures house
cleaning" time. Then the blood is full OF
the impurities Of the long winter. Nature
needs assistance in this work, for if the puri
flcation be not complete the system is liable
to attacks of pneumonia, chills and fever,
malaria, rheumatism, liver and kidney and
blood disorders, headaches, bowel derange-
ments, and the facilitating effects of summer
heat. The use Of a pure vegetable, non-alco-
holic preparation is then all-important.
No, should not like my name to be use1
publicly, but you may say" said the jurist,
THAT the only medicine I use is DR.. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rondout, N.
"a most excellent preparation, which
always warmly commend to my friends
everywhere
The Favorite Remedy has been twenty years
in use, and it is said that it is pleasant to
take, cures in ninety per cent. of cases, and
can harm no one 1t challenges the fullest
comparison as preventive and curative II
is purely vegetable, non-alcoholic, and can
be used with the utmost safety by children
and adults. We do not wonder that it la
the cordial Endorsement of the best physician:
and the public.
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What's Saved Is Gained

Dangerous hemorrhage from injuries to the
loot or leg may be checked by pressure over
the large artery on the inner side of the thigh.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

it will be time enough to doubt the reliability
OF Kidney-Wort. Doctors all agree that it is a
most valuable medicine in all disorders of the
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, and frequently
prescribe it. DIR. P. C. Ballon of Monkton,
Says; 'The past year have used it more than
ever, and with the best results. 1t is the most
successful remedy have ever used" Such a
Recommendation speaks for itself. Sold by
all druggists. See advt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

DR.. Elmore's Rheumatine Goutaline is now
only $l.50 for S5-oz, and 81 for 2l-oz bottles
Cures all rheumatism, malaria, dyspepsia
kidney, liver and bladder diseases. Expressed
anywhere. los William street, N, Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15

A horse wearing shoes weighing
sixteen pounds, in the course Of mile
lifts 1000 pounds.