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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
TIRED OF MARRIED LIFE.
The UnceremOniOus Way in Which q
Canadian Lady Severed the Con-
nubial Bond.

Mr.. d. Wismer, of st. Thomas, Ont, Left
home several months ago for Dakota on busi-
ness, leaving his pretty wife behind with a
liberal bsDk account to draw on. Hearing
that she was living very extravagantly, he
wrote 10 her suggesting economy. Receiving
no reply, he returned to find that his ungrate-
full spouse had sold all the furniture and every
thing else she could reach, a well as collecting
all the money possible and had left the city.
She left letter, in which she stated that she
was writing to him for the last time. Enclos-
ed in the letter, on a separate sheet of paper,
she wrote as follows: -
"This is to certify that will never, in any
way whatever, trouble. David Wismer again.
nor hereafter hold him responsible for my sup
port"
MI. Wismer will at once secure q divorce.
He is ofthe opinion that his wife has been en-
ticed to New York by woman OF questionable
reputation.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
Wicked.

A London dispatch says that well known
journalist, who is a correspondent of several
newspapers in America, has eloped with the
young wife of an English nsb, eman.; Fhe de-
tee ives have traced the fugitives>to Brussels.
but the scent was 10 in that city, and it is be-
Heved they have taken passage to the colonies.
The lady is said to be one OF, the most beautiful
women in Europe. and the .elopement is con-
sidered very incomprehe sible by her relatives
and friends The Journalist is old enough to
be the father of tire LADY. The names OF the
martins haze not yet heen made nnhlic
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

The Los Angeles Cali Herald thinks
there is an element of wealth in the oil
in grape seed 1t says one pound of these
seed will yield about three ounces of oil,
which would be valuable for purposes Of
fuel or illuminatiou. If this be true, it
is. strange that the French, who are noted
for making the best use of all things,
have not Turned the seed to profitable ac-
count before. this
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
A NAVAL HERO.
Movement for statue of Capt. Sam
Chester Reid.

Movement for II Statue OF Capt. Sam
Chester Held.
Its contempl.t eJ to erecta statue at New
Orleans of the late Capt, Sam Chester Reid,
who commanded the United States private
armed brig Gen. Armstrong, to commemorate
his heroic battle with Briti.h at ,Fayal, on
the night of Sept. 2627, 1914, which reshlt-
ed in saving Louisiana from British conquest.
To detray the expcn es, it is proposed to raise
a fund by small voluntary contr buttons at the
worlds exposition in December next. The de-
sign meets with tho cordial appreciation of the
navy department and naval officers generally,
and, if desired by the director general, an
effort will be made to send the figure of
the privateer, now at the Boston Navy Yard,
with portrait and the battle sword OF. Capt.
Reid, to the exposition.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
A DISMAL OUTLOOK.
Almost Total Failure OF the NewfOund-
land Fisheries Reported.

Almost Total Failure OF the NewfOund-
land Fisheries Reported.
Reports from all fishing centres at New
foundland are most dscouraging. From the
northern part of Labrador, where great num-
bers of fishing craft had gone, doubtful
accounts are received. Out of 700 vessels,
only 100 returned with full fares, 800 with half
and 400 had not taken 100 quintals each: AT
the straits Of Belle lie and on the French
shore the fisheries have been a total failure,
while at White Bay great distress, is already
prevailing, and the inhabitants are threatened
with starvation during the coming winter un:
less the government comes to the rescue.
Gloomy reports are coming in. from every
quarter. Not since 1869 have the fisheries
proved such failure. Present prospects indi.
cate disastrous failure of the fisheries this
y ar, which will undoubtedly throw a large
number OF supply merchants into bankruptcy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
Guarding the Public

The Treasury Department has issued cir
cular to local. assistant and special inspectors
Of steam vessels directing them not u accept
or pass any liie-prescrvers of American manu-.
faciure hereafter supplied unless the same
shall have been passed by a special officer APP.
pointed TO inspect such apparatus They are
also notified that they will be held responsible
for all fe-preseivers already in use and, passed
by them, Il, in airy case such preservers shall
be found below the standard requirements.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
noon Eclipse,

"A total eclipse ofthe moon will occur Satur.
day, October 4. 1t will be visible. NIL over
Europe and Africa, and slightly in this country,
cast o. the Mississippi. The end OF the eclipse
may be seen in New. England. In Boston the
time of the Eclipse will be as follows: Oh. Slm.
p. M. total eclipse, 4h. 32n.; moon rises
totally cchpsed 5h: 40m.; total eclipse ends,
Oh. an; whole eclipse ends at III. Am. p. M
The moon, when completely eclipsed, will be
tbe-color Of A tafnislied copper disc
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
Cholera Bound 10 Come.

DIR. Akrea Carroll, secretary Of the New
York State Board of Health says. 81 intend
getting everything ready Tor & e reception of
cholera during tho coming winter. Cholera
viii surely I've brought here next year. and you
can't prevent it. We will endeavor to receive
it as it should be received, by having our
houses in order" DIR. Carroll expe, Is to make
official visit to all pnrts OF the State and rig
div enforce the sanitary laws
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
Report on the Potato Crop.

The .New England Homestead publishes
report on the potato crop, the almost universal
money crop of the Eastern States, from nearly
1000 special correspondents. Throughout the
Canadian provinces, New England and New
York, the acreage and yield are considerably
below last year. As whole, the acreage has
decreased asout'iiteen per cent ard the yield
is about one-'hird less than IN 1888. Prices
range, from % cents per busnel, as the lowest
shipping price in New York State, TO 81 90 at
Eastern Massachusetts towns, averaging 30 and
so cents per bushel. The Western crop is be-
low the average and the Southern demand
promises to be laryer than usual All indica-
tons are in favor of higher pr,ces.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
The rooue's Gallery of the TREASURY 1

The rogues gallery of the treasury de,
partment at Washington includes photo
graphs of over 5000 counterfeit makers
and "shovcrs." The subjects vary in
age all the way from fourteen to seventy,
and represent every nationality, even
the Chinese. There are several of the
latter nationality, and it is not surpris-
ing, as those mild eyed pagans are con.
sidered the most expert imitators in the
world.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
They Say the Mormons Must Go.

The ant Mormon crusade, which eliminated
in tragedy in Lewis County, TENN, has
broken cut afresh in the Bremen settlement,
sixteen miles south of Lebanon, where num-
her of Mormons have lived for six years past.
Warnings are posted for them to leave Wilson
county. 1t is declared that their conduct has
made them intolerable. They are mostly poor,
and will find it difficult to get money enough
to axe them ont of the state. Similar de-
velopments are looked for in Lewis and Hick-
man counties, where like notices have been
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
A. Cincinnati Philanthropist.

4 The will of the late Charles W. West, of Gin.
-cinnsti has been admitted TO probate. After
Childrens Home,sthe Orphan Asylum and the
German Protestant Orphan Asylym, all of Gin
cinna6. SIC, 600 each; to the Catholic Orphan
Asylum Of Cihfntihsville, ana the Widows
Home. of Walnut Hill, $4,000. each; to the
Sisters Of the Good Shepherd and the, Little
Sisters of the Poor, both OF, Cincinnati, 5000
each ito the Old Meas Home of Walnut Hill,
QS0 O00
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
BIG DAMAGES WANTED.
Suits Against the Government on Ae-
count of an Aqueduct.

count of an Aqueduct.
Suits have been entered in the court OF claims
dgsinst the Ssited States by the Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal Company and the Great Falls
Manufacturing Company, for damages aggre-
eating in the two cases nearly 81 900, 600 Ac-
ton has been brought by both companies on
account of prospective damages to be caused
by the proposed extension Of the Washington
aqucduct provided by the act of Congress Of
July 18th, 1899, work upon which has already
been begun. In the case of the canal company
100000 is claimed as damages for the appro-
priatioS by the government of certain lands be-
longing to lhecompany, and fol damages to its
rights in the waters of the Potomac river while
in that OF the Great Falls Manufacturing Com
pany, although no sum IS mentioned as damages,
an ofel-is made to compromise for $250,000.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

eyes; shall break the engagement she
said, ioding her. arms AMI looking defiant;
'it is really too mu Ii trouble to converse with
him; he's as deaf as a post, and talks like he
had a mouthful of muslh Besides, the way
he hawks and spics is disgusting" Don't
break the engagement for that; tell him to
take DR.. Sages Catarrh Remedy. 1t will
cure him completely" "Well, I'll tell him.
l do hate to break it off, for in all other re-
spects he's quite too charming" OF course,
it cured his catarrh.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
Smuggling Cinnamon.

Advices from British Columbia state thai
fwowhite men lately undertook to smuggle
five Cinnamon across, the line into the United
States in a boat for ,S25 head. On the trip
the boat was driven on the rocks near Port
Gamble, and the steven occupants thrown into
the water. The government officials captured
three Of the celestials and sent them back to
Pert Townsend, while the others escaped into
the woods and were soon mingledswith Other
Cinnamon, making their identity impossible.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

Loco, a Western weed, acts upon
horses and cattle just as alcohol does on
man. They lose all appetite for normal
food, become apparently intoxicated at
times, and finally die from disease
strangely like delirium tremens. From
the vice comes the California expression,
e1as bad as locoed horse -
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
TranspIantihg Trees.

There is an Interesting passage inth annual
report for 1884 of Mr.. Edward Clark, archi.
tect Of the Capitol, conc, rnlng an experiment
in tree culture begun on the Capitol grounds
ten years ago. Over 100 trees, whose trunks
averaged one foot in diameter, were trans
planted. To adapt them to removal their
roots were cut off at distance of ID feet
lronl.the trunk. The operation was regarded
as hazardous, and was characterized ms an in
judicious and disastrous one. 1t is now re-.
PORTED that all Of The trees, with two excep-
tion. have flourished, and nre growing more
rapidly than others in the same pars
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

Iha great uantmity with which dairymen Of
high reputation have adopted, in preference to
anything Csc, the Improved Butter Color made
by Wells, Richardson & Co. of Burlington, VT.
is remarkable. 1t shows that the. claims Of
initiative colors are baseless; wise dairyhen
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
Boston to ST. Louis,

A fast express is leaving Boston daily (Sun-
day included) al 8 p. m, via the Fitchburg
railroad (IFoosac funnel route);. Boston. Hoo
nATrTncf & Western; New York, Wsst Shore
C Brffalo; Great Western and Wabash, st.
Louis & Pacific railways, arriving in st. Louis
on the second morning at $40 q. m. Pullman
Palace buffet sleeping cars will be attached to
these trains, running through without change
from Boston to St. Louis, via Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and Detroit.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
$4,000 in His Shirt.

John Murgstroyde, a well known character
in Memphis, Tenn. who for thirty -four yesre
has led misery existence, died recently at e
hospital. Twenty Thousand dollars in
United States bonds were found sewed up in
the undershirt which he wore.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

HAY-FEvER. lean recommend Ely's Cream
Balm to all 'Hay-Fev sufferers, it is in my
osnion, a sure cure. / was afflicted for %
years, and never before found permanent re-
lief.-W II, HAsKIss, Marshfeli, Vt.
-HAY-FEyER. have been Hay Fever suf-
ferer for three years; have often heard Ely g
Cream Balm spoken of in the highest terms.
used n, and with the most won lerful success.
II. S. GEER, Syr,cuse. n. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

An authority siys Feed your dogs
on porridge made of Indian meal instead
of oatmeal. They will thrive better on
it, ands beside at puts finer gloss on
the skin"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

Recently a Portuguese man started in an
open boat about l5feet long from New Bedford
for Cuttyhunk to tell another Portuguese en-
.gaged IN clustering there that his child in New
Bedlordwas dead. On his way down The boat
got caught in; the isquall about o'clock and
capszed, but did not sink, ana the MN chung
to the era t till she cpno against the outer
stakes of He ry Aliens fish trap, off the har
Dor at Nashawena. The man got hold 1.-THE
stakes, and finding on them some pieces olrope
fused Tor guys, he made slings Of them to sup
port his hands and feet. Here he remained in a
terribl position Nl--night, with the sea break
ing over him, ard was not rescued till about
o'clock next morning, when Mr.. Brghtman
put off from the harbor and took him ashore.
Then it was found that the flesh had been worn
off nearly to the bone on he mans knees from
having been thrown violently against the stakes
ty the sea. The Portuguese was put to bed at
the Harbor, and when he had rested till after
noon he was taken across to Cuttyhunk. How
the man survived his rough usage is marvel
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
Ohio. Sttkps Bvlsheing Cattle.

Many Of the strikers at logan. O., have been
reduced to the verge of starvation, and have
resorted TO desperate measures Cattle and
sheen belonging to the farmers are being
bu.chered in the fields at night, and the meat
carried off. Smoke holses AMI cellars are
broken into and robbed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

Mrs. Van cotf. The -revivalist. has
been engaged in her special work for
nineteen years. She is now in her
fifty-fourth year, and says she is the
spiritual mother of 10000 souls.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

The medical profession are slow (and rightly
SOY to indorse every new medicine that is adver-
tised and sold; but honest merit convinces the
iair-mindcd after reasonable time. Physicians
in good standing often prescribe Mrs. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for the cure of female
Weaknesses.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
"pelnxs arr Dnnxerous.O

II you are pale, emaciated, have hacking
cough, with night-sweats splitting OF blood
and shortness OF breath, you have no time to
lose. Do not hesitate too long-'till you are
past cure; for, taken in its early stages, con-
sumption can be cured by the use of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" as
thousands can testify. BY druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
HAY.FEvER.

S,KND srs. sex leek Of halt aud one dolar ana y
- crfve clarvoyant examination In full. Mrs. UT.
GREEyHyoOO, 50 fremont St,-Roson. MASS
VARIC0CELE s sssl. .. ear IS. =;
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
The Panama Canal.

The Panama Canal Company has signed
contract with New York dredging conn any
for the cutting of the last section OF the canal.
This contract provides that the work shall be
finished in 1881,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

High up on one of the rounded bluffs
that lock in the Bosphorus, about fyd
miles above Constantinople, stands
large five-story building Of scholastic
architecture, the local habitation of Rob.
ert college, a. striki g monument Of
American philanthropy abroad. 1t was
founded in 1s63:by the well known phi
lanthropist whose name it bears, and
was maintained by him at no 'little.per-
sonal sacrifice until his death in 1878. 1t
has a faculty Of seventeen professors and
tutors, an attendance of from 210 to. $50
students, and has. educated over 100
young men. Turkish officials did every.
thing that. human ingenuity could devise
to crush OUT the school at first, employ
ing honorable and dishohorable means
alike. -e.+.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

In lecture upon the Esquimaux de-
livered in London recently, Dr. Rae ex-
pressed the opinion that this people were
originally an Asiatic race, who crossed
from Siberia by Behring's straits. From
Labrador to Alaska they speak but oni
language, with slight dialcctical varia-
tons. They are physically strong, have
great affection for their children, and
are intelligent and faithful. The tallest
male measured by DR.. Simpson neal
Behring's straits was five feet ten and
half inches, and the shortest was five
feet one inch; the heaviest weighed 195
pounds and the lightest 125 pounds. An
Esquimaux often eats as much as eight
pounds of seal or twelve pounds of fish
at meal. The clothing of the people
is made almost entirely of reindeer skins
I and their dwellings, usually snug and
comfortable, consist of"stone and mud
kraals, wooden huts' and snow houses,
according to locality
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

r, keller & Co., the leading Furniture deal
ers of Boston, issue a special catalogue of Fur
niture which will be mailed upon application.
SO to 81 Washington street, corner Elm.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
Night Sweats.

Night SWeats.
Headache fever, chills, malaria, dyspepsia,
cured by "Wells' Health Renewer." 81,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
"Woman and Her Dfseases,'

isthe title of an interesting Illustrated treatise
(96 pages sent, postpaid, for three letter
stamps. Address Worlds Dispensary Medi-
cal ,Associarion Buffalo N Y
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

best for baolSache, paius ia chest OF side, rheu
matism, neuralgia 25e Druggists Or mail,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

He wins at last Who builds his trust
In loving words aud actions Just,
Who's head, who's walk, his very mien
Proclaim the use Of 4 arhnllnn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

aches, pains, .sprains, headache, neural is
rheumatism For man or beast. % and 500
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

The display of machinery and models
at the New Orleans exposition, which
opens in December, cannot fail to com;
msnd widespread interest and attention,
and that, too, in part of the country
where these branches of industry need
most to be cultivated. The patent. office
at Washington will add much to the
attrattiveness of this display. Since
the patent office was established in 1885,
nealy three hundred thousand patents
have been issued. Many ingenious. and
instructive models will be sent to New
Orleans. These will serve to illustrate
all the industrial and scientific Pursuits
of the American people, Beside the
patent moIels most of the machines OF
full size may be seen in operation in the
main build NC. One shoe factory in
Massachusetts turns out by patent MA,
chincry, in twelve months, as many pairs
of boots and shoes as thirty thousand
shoemakers in Paris make by hand in a
wear.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02
"A. Great Victory
Another Wonderful Care BY Hoods sarsapariIIi

In the winter of 1879 was attacked with Serofals
one of its.most aggraYatins forms As one time |
had less+han thirteen large sscs'ssover And sround
my neck and throat. continually eXudng an offensive
Of bloody matter disgusting to behold snd almost
ntorersbie Is endure IL Is mposs bic 20 tut ysscre
my sufernss, the wsscomplicated with Chronc
-Cotarrh After three yesrS of misery. hzylng been
treated by three physicisns. l was worse than ever
Finally the Recommendation OF " j. H9nteg,
Ssrsapsrla And now, after having taken twelve Dot
ties. within the last twelve months the scfofalos erup
Disappeared except the unsightly sears. which arc
daily becoming 'smslter by degrees an Peantnuiy
less do not know what it may have done for others
.but do, know that my Hoods sstsapsTills has
rroyed an effective specific indeed As evidence Of
nv Il send these facts unsolicited and
ready to verify authenticity of this cure by frsor
wlthsany who doubts IT. -CHABLEs
A. RoBERrs. East Wilson, N. Y
The above cure fully endorsed by W. j. Huntley.
the wellknown druggist OF Lockpor N. Y. who calls
il "a Great Victcry'for
Hoods SarSapaFilla
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

TSs Rams for Advertising in aa.er Apply g tue
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-02

For a cold in the head, there is nothing so
good as Piso's Remedy for Catarrh.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-18

something in him that cannot be content
with the perishing things Of this earth.
And even If we admit for the sake of ar
gument that his hope is groundless, that
the bible Is false, and salvation TO eter.
nal life a myth, still the mere fact that he
longed for and sought after something
beyond the confines Of this poor life, lie
evidence of dignity Of character, and the
only evidence. For, certainly, he who
can give way to doubt accepts the theory
that death is an eternal sleep, and rest
content with his fate, has a character
formed of such base material that In no
sense can dignity be a characteristic
thereof, no matter what his earthly sue
cess may be.
RaBut il q man lives for Christ, every
thing he touches is dignifed, If he seeks
wealth it is not for wealth's sake. Hence,
il he does his best and fails, as far as in
luence on his soul is concerned, he did
not fail. If he succeeds, he will not be-
come weary of it, as a boy with a new
plaything, for he sought 1t not for Itself,
but for what he could accomplish with it
In the uplifting of his fellow men.
If he seek fame and fail, it is no failure
to him, for he sought 1t only
for influence over his fellow man, and he
knows that God must have some higher
purpose in Withholding than In granting.
He will not throw his whole being into
the pursuit of some bauble of fame as
Greeley and then die broken.hearted
when he fails to attain 1t. Whether he
attains the object of his seeking on earth
or not, by the seeking he will develop
soul.power and that he cannot lose.
BY this philosophy mankind and mans
pursuits are dignified. Seeking Christ
man gets his true dignity; seeking any.
thing else he willingly surrenders his
heavenly birthright and acknowledges
himself for the sake of earthly pursuits,
only a higher order of the animal crea-
ton.
What shall we say then9 Ia there no
to the great of earth, who look
not out beyond this life2 Certainly not.
God says: "Take the foolish of earth to
confound The wise, and weak things to
confound the mighty"
Only those are wise who turn many to
Righteousness, and they shall shine like
stars In the armament, forever and ever.