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HELL GATES BIG LIGHT.
The Most Powerful Now In Use on ANY
Lighthouse.

The lighthouse which towers above Hell
Gate, N, Y, was illuminated with electricity
for the first time the other night. Nine lamps,
each of 5000 candle power, were employed,
The experiment proved striking success in
every respect. The tower of this lighthouse
which is henceforth to light up the waters of
He'll Gate with the brilliancy oil day, and thus
enable the navigator topass with safety through
the dangers OF tho amous strait-oonsists of
four corner posts, placed so MS to form pyra-
mid. The posts are 81 feet apart at the base
and five feet apart at the extreme top. Each
side is divided INTO 10 panels, which taper to-
ward tho top. Tho columns are composed of
two angles, united by svstoms Of lntticing,
Each column Is anchored by bolts to block of
concrete nine feet square at the base and 10
feet high The gallery of the tower, where the
lamps are placed, is $50 feet above the ground.
1t is IL feet wide, the projecting pwt being
supported by braces resting against The columns.
There is a marine railing three feet four inches
high running around the gallery, and from this
railing the lamps are suspended IN a circle.
Abov" the gallery are crossbars supporting the
elevator, by means of which the top of the
tower is reQched, The power for the light is
supplied by 23-horse power engine. The
light is the most powerful one in use in any
lighthouse in the world
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Chirp and Hop.

Chirp and Hop lived in the same
field. Chirp was little cricket. Hop
was a big grass-hopper. They were
cousins. Some people thought they
looked alike.
"You will never be as pretty as !
am" said Chirp to Hop.
"Why not?" asked Hop.
because you will never be as black
and shiny" said Chirp.
"Well," said Hop, "you will never
be so lovely and green as l am"
Then they shook feet to show they
were good friends. Crickets and grass
hoppers cannot shake hands, for they
have no hands.
cousin Chirp," said Hop one day,
'let us 60 on journey together
"Where shall we go?' asked Chirp
ITO the bayfield,, to see old Brindle."
every well, Hop. l hear she has
fine clover in her field" said Chirp.
So they started. In a minute,
Chirp cried, "Oh, dear! How fast yon
go!'
Hop looked cross. He called out,
"Well, can't you hurry up?"
"No, no." said Chirp; "my legs are
not so long as yours. Please go Slow"
81 will not" said Hop. John will
soon come to let down the bars and
take Brindle home"
at is very early, dear Hop said
poor little Chirp. "John will not
come until night. Please wait"
But Hop was almost out of sight.
Chirp could hardly hear his cross mo
Chirp jumped along as fast as he could,
but ne got to the field long after Hop
got there.
He looked through hole, but he
could not see his cousin.
In minute, Brindle came to the
fence. She liked Chirp, because he
always sang such happy song!
"Who are you looking for, my dear?'
said Brindle.
"For my cousin Hop. Do you know
where he is, dear BrindleF"
eyes, indeed" said Brindle. She
shook her head sadly.
"He hoped over my fence just as
Jocko the rooster came along
"Oh, myl oh, my!' said Chirp.
ale could not get out of the ROSTERS
way said Brindle. "He had come
across the field SO fast he was out OF
breath"
"Oh, dear oh, dear !" was all Chirr
could say.
EYES," said Brindle, che could not
get out of the way, so Jocko gobbled
him up"
II guess he wished he had waited
for me-" said little Chirp.
at never pays to be unkind," said
Brindle. "Come in and have some
clover, my dear. "-Our Little Ones
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DYNAMITE IN CANADA,
New Parliament Huiidings Blown us
at Quebec,

at Quebec,
About o'clock the other afternoon an OK,
p'oson occurred ut the new Parliament build,
ng4, destloyinga considerable portion OF the
masonry and the windows ofthe new structure
which was just being rooied in, The general
impression is that the explosion was caused by
dynamite, but, as none OF that material is used
ON the works, il is u mystery how ii came
there. The workmen all being away at dinner,
but one nun was injured, and he escaped with
slight cut from !, piece of stone. The shock
was very severe, and was 10 all ever the city
The windows OF houses in the entity OF the
explosion We're badly shittered, At p. M, a
second explosion occurred, but the buildings
sustained no damage OF any consequence. Car.
penters working ON tho building say they
noticed box lying all the morning close to
wall where the first explosion took place, but
they supposed it was placed there by the
plumbers After the explosion no trace of the
box could be found 1t is now believed tina,
the box contained dynamite, and was an in
iernal machine
The second explosion was about thirty cot
from the place where the first one occurred.
The new building is said to be so badly cracke d
from the first shock that it is feared half of it
will have to be taken down and rebuilt. After
the first explosion, men were ent MI through
the buildings to look for other suspicious box
es, but found nothing. The cause Of the
second explosion is as great a Imys cry as that
of the first. The explosion did considerable
damage to windows in the vicinity of the
Parliament House, and almost all of the win
dows IN the house itself, in the section whera
the explosion occurred, are shattered. The
damage by the first explosion Is considerable.
A hole about twelve feet high by five feet
wide was blown out of the wall on the third
story from tho basement, and directly over the
RICH thand entrance to the Assembly chamber,
and near the place where the speakers chair
is situated. The second explosion occurred
in the northeast corner of the same building.
The rnerstones, formerly the support Of the
building, are badly bulged, and it is doubtful
II it can be repaired without letting down the
whole wall.
Whatever the reason may be for wishing the
destruction of the building, there is no room to
doubt that dynamite was used. A searching
investigation is now in progress. The building
had been so fir advanced that only n part of the
roof remained unfinished, The only persons
injured were Martel, a workman, and NJ. Char
lebois, the contractor, neither receiving serious
wounds
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FRANCE.
Prince Bismarck's Admiration for
Premier Ferry.

Prince Bismarck's Admiration for
Premier Ferry.
While there are still many source of friction
between Germany and France, the prime min
listers OF those countries are, oddly enough,
indulging in elusive mutual admiration. Pre-
mier Ferry, when he received Count Herbert
Bismarck in Paris the other day, hcaped upon
him assurances of the very distinguished con-
siderution which he cntertaine for his father
Prince Bismarck. 1hclatter has now returned
the compliment with in crest in IN interview
with leading diplomat at Berlin. The rugged
old chancellor assured the diplomat that he had
very high opinion of the French PREMIER and
he continued an. Ferry is the one French
man with whom it is possible to negotiate,
whose hand one can take without the fear of
grasping something concealed. NJ. Ferry is a
steady man, like German. Without parade,
without making great professions, and without
special gifts of oratory, he is resolute, strong
and capable. lie has proved by his own force
of character th,t the French arc easily gov
erned if you will ignore their ioibles, don't
comba, them, don't prohibit them, close your
eyes to them, and go on with the work of gov
eminent as though they did not exist. The
trouble with the French is that they have been
badly governed before. Now they are well
governed, and, in fact, no people on earth obey
better than the French if they feel the strong
hand"
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How the Mali Is Carried In Japan.

HOW the Mall 10 Snrrtou IN J"p"h'
The little Japanese postman is known
at a glance by his suit of blue cloth.
his wide butter-bowl hat and straw
shoes, and the mailbag under his arm
or in little two-wheeled cart. He is
always trotting or running.
Most of the boys and girls know that
in Japan the men do much Of the work
which is done by horses in America.
The little Japanese postmen carry the
mail from station to station, travelling
on swift run mile after mile, up hill
and down, never stopping till they reach
the place where another postman is
waiting to take the mail and to run on
in his turn. In this way the mail is
carried over over all the Empire of
Japan, except to such places as are
reached by the steam cars, which have
recently been introduced there.
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Elevated Road Taxes,

in the supreme court ut New York, Judge
Pratt has rendered decsio in the tax cnses
of the city OF New York VS.. tho various
elevated railroa s. The Mania tan company.
he holds, having no property excepting tho
leases of the New York and Metropolitan
roads, and being insolvent, is not taxable He
named Sl03,S09 as the sum the Metropolitan
company should pay as tux upon its structure
in 1880. In the suits Of the New York COM
pany, Judge Pratt holds that the amount of
the taxes should be: in 1880, for personal
taxes, s29,958; in 1881, On the structure,
S12S,653; in 1882, Sll6,407, and in 1888,
clio arg
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EITHER KILLED HIM.
Healthy Surgical PATIENTS Heart Stops
from the Use of an Ansesthetic.

A Healthy Surgical Patients Heart Stops
from the Use of an Anaesthetic.
The Philadelphia Me heal .Neus reports a
case of death from the effects of etherization,
three weeks ago at st. Mary's Hospital. The
victim was the driver of beer wagon who had
received deep liberation OF the right thigh
by slipping while Try ing to jump from his vehi-
Gle All his symptoms were favorable. He
wits rational, had good color and was losing
comparatively little blood. 1t was decided to
give an anasthetic, and ether was administered
while the wound was washed and stitched
being applied whenever signs of consciousness
returned. In n short time the etherZer no.
ticed a weakness in the action Of the heart
The surgeon, to his establishment, observed a
death-like pallor on the patients face. Respi-
ration had nearly ceased, and was only kept up
by artificial means. This was followed in half
an hour by greater depression Unconscious
ness finally returned aud death occurred about
an hour and quarter after the first signs of
danger. The physic n attribute death to fail
ure of heart action, due to the poisonous effects
of ether. This case shows tho Importance of
watching the pulse, well as the breath n.y.
during the inhalation of ether. The danger
Gus symptoms are usually respiratory, but some
times, us IN this instance, are circulatory
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-23
BY BANDITTI,
An Escort ana OF 900 Pounds sterling
Seized Near CONFERENCE.-The.

An Escort ana O2 900 Pounds sterling
Seized Near ConstantinopIe.
Great excitement prevails at Constuntinople,
owing to II nj 'st audacious robbery just success
fully accomplished The Turkish mail from
Bagdad was attacked near nghtfall at the
Segorge Lakaritch range, some forty miles
from lsmid. According to the official report,
the escort fought h'rd, but was taken unawares.
The menshorcs were shot down by the bri-
gands, who were in ambush, and eventually
they overpowered the escort, and the entire
freight wis CAPTURED. One mail rider and two
zatie / We're killed, and several others were
seriously wounded. The brgands made a
grand haul The government loss alone is
believed to be 100000 in remittances and
lithes the private losses are about $4,000
One mail rider succeeded in escaping, AMI
carried the ne as to Ismid on the following day.
The Sultan was much exasperated at such an
occurrence so near Constaniinople, and issued
orders Immediately to dispatch a large body Of
cavalry in pursuit of the brigands, if necessary
across Asia Minor. Three hundred troopers left
for Ismid on a special train. The attack was so
wei planned that the existence of collision
between the government officials and the br-
gands is strongly suspected. The pursuing
party found the dead horses and mules on the
scene OF the strugg' e, but no human bodies.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-23

Among the needs of Mexico, exGov
ernor Rice Is quoted as saying, are
convenient and modern hotels upon the
system now so popular in the United
States. There is also needed machinery
for preparing the fibers of Mexico for the
manufacture of carpets, rope, mating,
and also paper. Thousands upon thou,
sands of tons of fiber annually go to
waste in that country which could be
used here and in Europe for the manu-,
facture of paper 1t is so abundant and
cheap that ere many years shall pass this
great industry will be one of the most
important, and furnish large part OF
the material for the entire world"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-23
The | ocomotiva Fnuineprs.

The twenty-frst international convention OF
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
recently held in San Francisco, was fino
body Of men, physically and intellectually.
seated Grand Chief Arthur, +. S. Ingr.ham,
F. c. E.; the committee on arrangements,
consisting Of G. L. Littlcjohn Of Division l6l
Of San Francisco, A. ID. Nclf Of Divi-ion l26
Of Tulare, and G.. II. Ball of Division 100 OF
Sacramento, also a delegation of chief en-
gneers, Mayor Bartlett, who was to deliver
the address of welcome Rev. DIR. Burrows,
d. D.. and City and County Attorney Craig.
An eloquent address was delivered by Grand
Chief Engineer Arthur, in one portion Of
which were given statistics showing tho
Bro.berboods prosperity
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MURDER IN MAINE.
Robert Young cate To Death - His
Alleged Assal snt In Jail.

Robert Young cate To Death - His
Alleged AssaN snt In Jail.
Coroner !! Ike, of Ellsworth Me-, was called
to Sur recen ~ to examine the body OF
Eober Yot ,, found dead in the house o.
Robert onlldle A coroner's jury was at once
summon d. According to the deposition oil
William Conery, of Surrey, it appears that
Conery called ut GIindle's house and Jaw he
body of Young ing on the floor. Grindle at
frs denied Conery admiltance, but aiterwaru
allowed him to enter, Grin lie was placed
under arrest. After hearin :, tn jury gave
verdict that Robert Young came to his death
at the hands of Robert Grindle by wounds on
the head with some pointed instrument 1t is
reported that Grindle has been insane for some
weeks and that his wife left him on that ac-
count During the hearing, Grinde appeared
very crazy. He has been lodged in Ellsworth
iail.
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There Shall be no Aims.

When Napoleon talked Of invading Italy
one of his officers said: But, sire, remember
the Alps" TO an ordinary man these would
have seemed simply insurmountable, but Ma
poleon responded eagerly: There shall be
no Alps" So the famous Simplon pass was
made Disease, like mountain, stands in
the way of fame, fortune and honor to many
who by DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discov-
cry" might be healed and so the mountain
would disappear. 1t is specific for all blood
chronic lung and liver diseases, such as CON
sumption (Which is scrofula of the lungs, PIN
pies, blotches, eruptions, tumors, swellings,
fever-sores and kindred complaints.
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RELIGION IN PERIL,
A Theological Revolution Threatened-
Tue Cars Divinity Questioned.

A Theological Revolution Threatened--
The Cars Divinity Questioned.
A religious revolution is threatened in
Ru STA. The White Car has for many genera
tions been recognized rs the religious as well
as the political head of the state. in Russia
he is the pope of popes, the king of kings. No
pope or metropolitan can hold his Office with
out the seal OF the Czar-not in his capacity as
an emperor, but as the vicegerent of God.
Now, however, a sect Of disseners has risen
which aims to overthrow this belief The dis
scntcrs have their headquarters in Moscow
Al d they have thousands of adherents through
out the empire. They are not NIhilists, and
they do not seek to subvert the existing govern
ment They simply dis ard the religious
ritual used by the loyalists, and they deny the
religious supremacy Of the Car. 1t is stated,
however, that they are commit ing acts Of
fnnaticism which will make them subject to
the severest penalties Of Russia, and that they
will thus be crushed out of existence as other
religious re 81, have been.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-23

William 5, Baker, OF Lewis, Vego county,
Ind, writes as follows; "My son was taken
with scrofula in the hip when only two years
old We tried several physicians, but the
Toy got no relief from thir treatment,
N, ticing your Scovills Sarsaparilla an
Stiliingia, or Blool and Liver Syrup recon,
mended SO highly, b ught some of it OF you
in the year 1852, and continued taking 1t I'LL
the sores finally healed up, He is now TWEEN
ty-one years Of age, aud, being satisfied that
Your medicine did him 20 much good when he
used it, we want TO try again in another case,
and with tn Won 10 vet snme mnrp.N
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-23
ReguiaritY Of Habit.

One of the most difficult of all the
minor habits to acquire is that of regu
larity. franks with that of order. "a
place for everything and everything in
its place." is not more important than
"a time for all things and everything
on time" The natural inclination of
most persons is to defer until the last
possible moment, or to put off until an
other time where this can possibly be
done. Yet habits of regularity con-
tribute largely to the ease and comfort
of life. A person can multiply his eff
flciency by it. We know persons who
have multitude Of duties. and who
perform a vast deal of work daily, who
set apart certain hours for given duties,
and are there at the moment and attend
rigidly TO what is in hand. This done
and other engagements are met, each
in order, and vast deal accomplished,
not by strained exertion but by regu-
larity.
The mind can be so trained to this
that at certain hours in the day it will
turn to a particular line Of duty, and at
other hours to other and different la
bors. The very diversity is restful,
when attended to in regular order. But
let these be run together, and the du-
ties mixed, and what before was easy is
now annoying and oppressive. And
the exact difference between many is
| just at this point. There are those who
confuse and rush and attempt to dc
several things at once and accomplish
little. while another will quietly pro-
coed from one duty to another, and
easily accomplish vast amount OF
work. The difference is not in the ca.
pacity of the two, but in the regular
methods of one, as compared with the
irregular and confused habits of thu
other. philadelphia Can.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-23
The Discovery of America.

A banquet wss given in Paris recently by the
Sociedad Latino. Americana to commemorate
the 1924 anniversary of the discovery of Amer
lea by Christopher Columbus. NJ. dc Lesseps
was present and made speech, in which he
echoed the with expressed by tho president of
the society, that the differences between the
Latin peoples inhabiting America should be set
lied practically. NJ. de Lesseps described the
work OF blasting along the line of the Panama
canal and announced that there would be n
grand eremony on March l. 1885, TO mark the
formal commencement Of the works at Panama
and Colon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-23
THE WEEK
In the United States ana the
Old World.
CANADA'S INSANE.
Anoged Horrible Treatment or tho In
mates OF Asylums.

ALLEGED Horrible Treatment OF tho In
mates of Asyiums.
Dr. luke, the eminent English medical OK
pert and author on insanity, with 40 years eA-
perience In Europe who came to the British
Association meeting at Montreal, and visited
provincial asylums ut Tongue Point, and Beau
port, Que, containing 5000 patients supported
by government, gives Il report OF these institu'
tons, which is blood curdling from i'll reve-
lations of the horrible aud disgusting state
these patients are in. The same system OF
cruel and abominable treatment of all classes
oi insane that existed hundred years ago, tho
author declares, he witnessed all over these
huge NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that he desig-
mates AS n disgrace to modern civilization and
which he has never seen equaled even in any
part of Europe, The "ianning-out' still pre-
walls alone in this province of all the provinces
in the Dominion,
Tongue Point is under the direction OF nuns,
and BEAUFORT under private contractors. Both
Institutions are overcrowded fearlully, Tongue
Point having 400 in excess OF accommodations.
The dark Easements, rs well al attics five
stories high are stuffed full of demented PEG.
pie, who undergo the most horrible treatment,
being strapped to chairs and benches, manucled
with iron handouts, and every kind Of instru-
ments of torture on their limbs, such us were
used in the days of the inquisition. Instead of
the outdoor industrial treatmt MT, employed
everywhere else on the American continent and
IN Europe, which has been proved to be so
successful, the patients here arc kept locked up
together in large wards, without air or excr-
else. In some cells, where refractory patients
are confined. the only light is from an Opening
four inches high above the door. In one dark
cell the doctor saw man in n state OF modify,
lying on straw, whh merely handouts and a
belt on. Nothing but pallet is provided. In
the basement 20 men and as many women,
crowded together were found in dark, low
rooms, with the beds close together. In Tongue
Point there are 400 patients moro than there
Vre accommodations for. BEAUFORT, where
there are 1000 patients, is as bad in every re-
spect as Tongue Point The attendance is not
half sufficient, and except for private patients,
whose friends can pay literally, the institu-
lions are described as fatal and demoraliz ng in
the extreme.
The exposure by Dr. luke has caused great
excitement, and will lead to an immediate re-
form. 1t is vel. known that thore are large
oumbers confined who are not insane at all.
An inquiry into Mrs. Lynman's sanity be-
fore a Judge developed the fact that she had
been three years incarcerated in Tongue Point
at the instance of her husband, who was living
with another woman. This was proved by
live doctors, one being the resident medical
superintendent, DR.. Peirault,
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CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Youth and a 20.

A funny thing heard to-day
might as well relate,
Our Lii is six, and little May
Sill lacks month of eight
And, through the open play room door,
heard the elder say; .....s
oil, run down stairs and got my doll.
Go quick, now, right away"
And Lille aid,--(and agreeds
That May was hardly fairy
'You might say please, or SO yourself.
Idint leave it there"
"But, Lille" urged the elder one,
'Your little legs, you know,
Are youngerer than mine are, child,
And so you ought to go"
M III. f. Lopett, in ST. Nicholas for Oeto
ber.