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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18
Happiness.

huPpAuOSss
Iti not wealth that brings
True happiness to any man,
For both may fly on transient wings,
Or last but for little span.
Ambition has no power to charm,
When strength and life begin to wanei
The worlds applause can never calm
The weary heart in hours of pain.
Expected joys clude our grasp,
And hope grows dim with doubts and fears
While fevered pulses long TO clasp
The vanished forms Of brighter years.
Youth like pha ntom steals away,
And pleasures follow in its train,
While never more by night or day,
Can we entice them back again,
A well-spent life that none can b'ame,
A conscience from offences FREQ,
Unscarred bv wrong and sin and shame,
Is only true felicity.
A noble heart devoid of self,
Thattries to elevate mankind,
And seeks for no reward in pelf,
A Aperiect happiness may find.
A loving life whose end and aim
Is to do good whate'er betide,
To lesson evil want, and shame,
And scatter kindness far and wide.
Good deeds aud actions pave the way
To make life's cares and sorrows less,
To bring contentment day by day,
And everlasting happiness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18
PRICE THREE CENTS.
Charity.

The rich man gave his dole, not i'll content
To find his heart still moyed by human woef
The poor man to his neighbor simply lent
The scanty savings he could scarce iorego'
The one passed on, and asked to know no
more;
The others wife all night, with pity brave,
The neighbor's dying child was bending oer'
And never dreaming it was much che gave.
Oh, God forgive us that we dare to ask
solsce of countless gifts and fruitless signs!
scorn on the sigh that shuns the unwelcorhe
task,
The dole that lacks the salt Of sacrifice.
No gilded palm the crushing weight can INT;
No soothing sigh the maddeninS woe can
cure;
Tis love that gives its wealth to every gilt;
Ill would the poor man fare without the poor
- Spectator.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18
LONDONDERRY THURSDAY SEPTEMBER
home from the Dumsdays' great party
were heard to roll past, and Mrs. Ruff.
lit burst into fresh flood of tears.

home from the Dumsdays' great party
were heard to roll past, and Mrs. Ruff.
fit burst into fresh flood of tears.
II feel so dreadfully sick, Aunt Bet
sy," she said; $50 heavy in every limb;
such a weight somehow. You know
excitement is bad for me- DR.. Sweet
man says I'm predisposed to heart dis
ease, and l know this is an attack of 1t.
I've all the symptoms. My arms are
swollen--look how tight the sleeves of
this dressing-gown are--and my good
ness. Aunt Betsy! look at the belt! it
won't meetl Can't you see how Pm
pulling up all over? I'm going to die"
"Ah, my poor child" cried Aunt
Betsy. "you really arel Oh, do let me
take your things off, and put you to
bsd, and send for the doctor. Come
drhtairs at once"
Mrs. Ru(fit assented.
Aunt Betsy helped her upstairs,
opened the bed, laid out the white
night-gown, and began to help her
neice off with the double gown. She
slipped the big loops of cord from the
big buttons, and began tugging at the
sleeve.
The lowered cashmere slowly reced-
ed from the left shoulder.
Aunt Betsy paused and gave a
scream.
"Rebecca Ruffitw she cried.
ooh, what is it, Aunt Betsy?" asked
Mrs. Ruffit. cam 1 turning black?'
Look" cried Aunt Betsy. "Why
Rebecca Runit, you've put your doub-
le-gown on over your new dress. Nc
wonder you felt queer.
"Why, how did | come to do such
thing?" gasped Mrs. Ruflit in amaze
ment. 81 must have taken my nap in
it, too!'
She peeled off the double gown in
double-quick time.
She had nothing to say, except:
No wonder l felt stuffy!"
There was nobody to blame anG
nothing to do but to make up will
Aunt Betsy who accorded gracious
forgiveness and retired meekly: but W
in her own room she indulgel herself
in little burst of triumph:
"Tisn't me that's made fool of my
self" she said, ungrammatically, a!
she tied her nlght-cap and blew ou
the candle; 'and that's some comfort
anyhow"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18
4 Birds Intelligence.

A correspondent Of London NatuTe
writes: "The following instance OF
animal intelligence may interest some
of your readers. While walking
through the forest here the other day,
found young Jay on the ground
scarcely able to fly. As l stopped
down to examine it l was somewhat
startled by a swoop made at my head
by the old birds, their wings actually
touching my hat. Determined not to
be driven away, remained by the
young bird, whereupon succession of
like swoops were made at my head;
these l easily succeeded in parrying
with my stick, although the old birds
frequently came in different directions.
After about a couple of minutes the
old birds seemed to have come to the
conclusion that nothing could be
achieved in this fashion, and one of
them, flying to some little distance,
kept calling to the younger one, who
half hoped, half flew after her /, OF
course, followed; and now occurred
what seemed to me striking instance
of animal sagacity. The pines here
are covered with lichen and long,
hairy kind of moss, which easily
crumbles into dust. The cock bird
perched himself on the tree over my
head, and began pecking with wonder
full rapidity at this lichen and moss so
that, the moment looked up shower
of fine dust fell on my face. AS l fol-
lowed the young bird, the old one fol-
lowed me, got on branch as close to
my head as he could, and sent shower
of dust upon me. I can scarcely doubt
that the dust, like the previous swoops,
was intended rather to blind me than
to distract my attention. Have in
stances of like sagacity-t. e., the ap-
parent knowledge of the organ of WIS.,
ion, and the means of injuring it-been
noticed in jays before?"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18
The Palmistry Craze.

The traditions of the art of palmistry
are brought down to us from old
Homer's time, and the French works
on the art are based upon these ancient
traditions. That the hand in each
nationality has distinct characteristics
of its own does not seem to alter the
application of the rules of the potency
of the prophecy. The manicure's art
has added SO much to the beauty of a
well-shaped hand that there will be a
charm in the practice of telling for
tunes by the palm aside from the value
of the revelations of ones fortune, and
we may look for its popularity in this
country.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18
Striking Epitaph.

An Epitaph has been discovered in
an Ohio cemetery by Will Carleton,
which is very striking in its imagery,
and shows hearty republican disre.
spect for crowned heads, together with
the determination to carry into the
grave protest against exclusive privi.
leges for the aristocracy. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Earls and monarchs of the dead
Who 60 long the worms have fed,
Tn coming to your chilly bed
Edge close, and give me room.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18

Major Andres head has been thrice
stolen and thrice replaced on the etligy
on his tomb in Westminster Abbey.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18
HUMOROUS.

Wag(o)ners muslc-uee! "ho"'
Haw! Get up there!
The signal man on the railroad can
never succeed well in his businss. His
interest in it is always tagging.
Callow youth (befcre looking-glass.
stroking chin)-Sis, 1 think must
get me a razor Sister-Do, Bob;
beard raiser.
at seems to me-" moaned Algernon.
flying toward the front gate, with the
old man close behind him, that there
are more than three feet in yard.
Yes" she said, II always obey my
husband; but reckon l have me-
thing to say about what his COM
mands shall be-"
There are many and various ways OF
becoming man of mark; but the
easiest and most effectual way is to
lean up against some newly painted
railings.
"Oh, don't propose to me here!' ex-
claimed young lady whose lover was
about to pour out his avowal as they
were riding by a corn6eld. "The veay
corn has ears"
81 understand you've gone into farm
ing" said the dentist to his victim,
.'How large farm have you?' "Wel.
I've had four achers for the past
week." was the painful response
A Milwaukee girl wouldn't marry
red-headed man, her father objected
to dark-haired son-in-law, and her
mother disliked blonde; so she was
obliged to compromise on bald
ed man.
A POET WHO KNOWS.
When lovely woman takes notion
With brick to hit cat,
A burning house, Il raging ocean,
Were far safer spot than that.
Seize her quick, secure and bind her,
Ere the missile dire she throws;
Or, It's like some one behind her
Gets it full upon the nose.
We are told, No two after dinner
coffee cups should be the same" At
ter set has been handled by the
hired girl any length of time they are
not the same either.
Miss Rosewood, who took part in
amateur theatricals: "Oh, I'm so tired;
! had to stand all the evening" Miss
Sharp, who was in the audience: "My
dear, you have not had to stand nearly
as much as we have"
A little fve-year-old boy, who had
seen peacock for the first time, ran
into the house exclaiming to his sis
ter; "Oh, Lizzie! seen a great big
monstiferous tail walking around
with hen tied to it,"
Wife:-"Oh, by the way, George, 1
had Featherplume make out his little
account against me to-day and send it
up. Did you foot the bill?" Hus-
band (savagely):-"N didn't
footed the man that brought it,
"What are you slowing up for?'
yelled freight conductor to an engin-
eer on one of our Vermont roads.
"Why we've run over book agent"
"Drat it all, then, why don't you keep
on? We can't kill him unless the
whole train runs over him."
1t is said that the following anee-
dote, which has been told of number
of people, originated with Lord Cow
ley, who, at one of his own parties in
Paris, was leaning against mantel-
piece, when an unknown gentleman
said to him: ''Do you mean to say that
Lord Cowley's parties are never live
lier than this ?" Never" "Well
said the stranger, "then l shall take
myself off at once" you're a lucky
man" said Lord Cowley with sigh;
I'm obliged to stop"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18

Texas boasts of a potato shaped ex-
aetly like human foot, even to the
Eve toes.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-24

iBy telegraph to the Dispatch.J
DENVER. Coll, january 90 A special TO
the Republican from Leadville says: The
First National Bank Of this city closed ITS
doors after heavy run yesterday after
noon, preparations having been made for a
disastrous run in the morning. but at Md
night it was made public that the bank
would not again open. This morning. to
prevent attachments, the bank has asked
for the appointment OF 4 receiver. 1t is
thought that the deposits aggregate over
5000, 900. The people are much excited.
DENVER. January ga dispatch TO the
Times from Leadville says: " The failure
OF the First National Bank here absorbs
public attention to the exclusion OF every
thing else. No one at the bank is able to
give any statement whatever. The bank Is
guarded by the sheriff. President Dewalt
and Vice-President Finn, OF the bank, left
the city in a carriage at daybreak this
morning, but their destination is unknown.
1t is feared that If the miners get down
from the mines there may be trouble.
There Is much talk OF crookedness on the
part Of Dewalt aud Finn. A statement OF
the exact condition Of the finances OF the
bank is at present unobtalnable, but the
failure is generally believed to be a very
bad one. The deposits probably aggregate
1926, 900, with no tangible assets. 1t is ru-
mored that President Dewalts accounts
are $4,000 overdrawn. Other Colorado
banks are not Affected
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BY Telegraph,

NEW YORK, January %, 1884.
The share market 10 day exhibited considerable
strength except for ex-Villards, which were weak
and depressed The revival OF the story that o. O.
gOn Trlnsconilnentai was selling Treasury stock.
Northern Pacific dropped ~; preferred. 8; Ore
gon TranscOni mental, 20. Oregon Navigation,
81. shortly after midday President EndicOtt, of
the Oregon Trancontinental Company, sent Il let
ter to President Hatch, of the stock Exchange,
denying the reports, and announcing that the
com oany held the securities stated In the report
of the investigating committee few weeks ago.
When the contents Of the letter became generally
known there was rally of %(d ~ In these stocks ::
Oregon Navigation rose 2h; Oregon Transconti-
mental, Z: Northern Pacific. IL; do. pr icrred. T..
In the las. hour of business the attacks Northern
Pacific and Oregon TranscOntinental were re-
newed, Northern Pacific being forced down lk. pre-
ferred. 2Is: Oregon TranscOntnental.2 "a: OREGON
Navigation, Q. a number OF unfayorable rlimors
were current. The decline in these hares weak
assisted he downward movement. The attacks
on Northern pacilcs to-day were more vigorous
than ever before, 4 fact which may he attributed
to the retu,a Of the general market to respond to
The depression In those shares. prices having ad
vanced and the temper or speculation generally
having been strong. This tendency Of the re.
the Northern Pacific stocks was, after the
break IN those shares, the prominent fea-
Paul, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. Northwest,
Lackawanua, Louisville and Nashville Lake
shore, Missouri Pacific New York Central. West
ern Union, Union Pacific, and low-priced Gould
action of i@la took place. II. Paul leading. In
he afternoon the market again moved up, and q
few shares reacted to the highest Of the day. 81.
Paul sold up to s7%, Lake Shore 95&, and Wis.,
souri, Pacific S7is. The sharp declinein the North
ern Pacific system near The close affected the gen.
eral lNt unfavorably. aud prices fell OF 4Gl2s:
The market closed steady for some shares and
lower for others. Compared with last nights
closing prices, Canada southern. Lake shore,
Denver. Kansas and Texas, Morris and Essex.
Reading, Omaha. Wabash, texas Pacific, Western
Union, and Manitoba are sG34 lower. while Ca
madam Pacific, Central Pacific. Northwest, 81.
willie and Nashville, New York Central and Della
ware and Hudson are b6h higher. Illinois Cen
trail Missouri Pacific, Erie, anu Union Pacific are
unchanged. Northern Pacific "a. Northern Pa
cifc preferred Al. Oregon Trausconunental A..
and Oregon Navigation u. lower. sales, $4,000
shares
BALTIMORE.
baltimore, lar uarv 23.-Virginia 6's- past
due coupons, 50k: new IS. So. North Carolina
So, old, l094. Bid to-day.
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STEvENs
- MAKES STILL ANOTHER CUT.
Look ut the prices. Every article mentioned Is
3 FAIR BLOOD VASES, IN SILVER STAND,
1PAIR snow SCENE VASES, IN SILVER
1 FoGR-BoTTLED BREAKFAST CASTOR,
3FiNE SILVER GOBLETs, cut from $3.50 TO
a sfSGLE-PLATE GoBLETs, Al to Toe.
cut fc 1EsP e Il r. Gu.
1FiNE SUGAR. DISH, cut from ss tos4
FINE PITCHER TRAYS cut from SO TO
lFiSEPITcHER TRAY, CHASED, cut from
3 siNGLE-PLATE TRAYS. 81 to 75c.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, $3.50 TO
viNEa YaiuTTER-DrsH, 1850 to SO.
l FINE TErE-A-TETE SET, IN box, S12 % t6.
4CuiLD's SETS, KNIFE, FORK, ANDsPOON,
80 S6TTHS MAMMocKs. cnt from 81 to soc.
10 PAIR HAMMOCK STREI CHEERS, cut from
Is PAIR HAMMOCK ROPES, cut from soc. to
FiNEHAfL LANP, cut from IS To $3.50.
5PLUSH PLAQUES, WITH CHINA FLOW
10 ALL-LEATHER sATCHELs, 81 and 81 rs,
IN Toe.
sCUPs AND sAnCERs, from $3.50 to Use.
CUPS ANO sAUCERS. 50. 80 tosi.
FINE CHAMBER SETS. to be soa very cheap.
FINE CELLUL0iD BRUSH SETS, 10 to
3TEN.FooT sHOw-C ASSES atsIO.
HEAVY IRON STOVE. suitable for store, 50.
ONE UPRIGHT SHOWCASE, at $40.
LOUNGE, secondhand, So.
A lot of Jewelry and Ring Trays cheap.
Bargainsi Bargains! In everything In stock. IL
ja2S' STEVENS, sos Broad street.
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|
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The reading Of the Journal this morning
consumed half an hour,
Mr.. Long, OF Massachusetts, introduced
o Joint resolution giving the thanks OF
Congress to Captain Erie Gsbriclson, COM
handing the United States revenue steamer
Dexter. and the officers and men under
nun, and the men who manned the cay
Head Iife-boat, for their brave conduct III
rescuing the survivors OF the wreck OF the
steamer City OF Columbus, and especially
TO Lieutenant Rhodes, who twice swan to
the steamer and rescued two men who
were clinging TO the rigging. II passed.
Mr.. Burnes, from the Committee on APP
preparations, reported bill to supply de-
6ciencies In regard to the rebate OF the tax
on tobacco. Referred to Committee OF
the Whole. Mr.. Burnes stated he would
ask action on it tomorrow. IL appro-
pirates s3,750,O00 for the payment OF the
tobacco rebate.
Mr.. Aiken, Of South Carolina, from the
Committee on Agriculture, reported Dill
establishing a department OF agriculture.
Referred to Committee OF the Whole.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole and considered bills on the calendar.
Without passing any OF the bills on the
calendar, or reaching action upon any
other measures, the House adjourned.
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kilograms Not Confidential Commu'
uIcatiO
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch

fBy telegraph to The Dispatch'I
CHICAGO, january 23.-Dur.ng the trial
Of James II. Melville for alleged embez'
Element In the Criminal Court before
Judge Halves yesterday the prosecution
desired to prove that part OF the money
was sent 10 Melville through the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The money
order clerk OF the telegraph company de-
clined 10 produce the message on the
ground that messages could not be made
public property. The Court ruled that
telegraph communications could not be
considered more confidential than any
Others. and that no communication could
be excluded when the cause OF Justice rem
ders It's production necessary. The COM
pany then produced the message.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-24
Young Mutt at Liberty.
HE Is DECLARED TO BE OF SOUND MIND AND
DISCHARGED.

DISCHARGED.
fBy telegraph TO the DispatchI
PITTSBURGH, january 23.-The hearing
as to James Nuts present mental condi-
ton took place this morning before Judge
Stowe, and resulted in the prisoners re-
lease. Drs. Wylie, Beatty, Huron, and
Christy were examined, and all agreed
that at the present time Mutt was OF sound
mind and fully responsible, and thought l.
would be perfectly safe to restore him to
liberty.
He was then discharged, and after re-
celving the congratulations OF those pre-
sent repaired to Major Browns office,
where his mother, sister, and other reia-
tives, had gathered to receive him. On the
way he was rendered a perfect ovation.
Hundreds OF people followed IN front OF
and behind him. Old men patted him on
the back, women crowded around him,
and children pushed and showed to get a
look at the boy made famous by the great
trial. The scene at Major Browns office
was very affecting. His mother and sister
wept bitterly as they threw their arms
around him, and the joy they expressed
seemed to know no bounds.
A number of the jurors who sat in judg-
ment on Mutt were admitted and shook his
hands warmly. one remarking, Jimmy, il
they do anything to you IN Fayette send
them down, and we will see to them"
BY this time tie crowd on the outside
was so large that il was found necessary to
call officers to clear the streets. The
family was then driven to Major Browns
house for dinner. and this afternoon at 4
O'Clock all will return to their home, at
Uniontown, where James will be rendered
a reception. II was the intention at first
to send him to his uncle's, near Browns
vile, for few days, but the plans have
been changed. and he Will 60 home with
his mother
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-24
WICKED FOR ERGYMEN.

~ believe IL to be all wrong and even wicked 70
clergymen or other public men 10 be led into CIV
ing testimonials toquack doctors or patent medi-
cinos, but when really mertori0us article. COM
posed OF valuable remedies known TO all, aud that
all physicians use and trust IN daily, We should
freely commend IL. | therefore cheerfully aud
heartily commend Hop Bitters for the good they
have done me and nay friends, firmly believing
they have EQUAL for family use. will not be
without Them" Rev. u. e.
Washington. ID. 4.
good Baptist clergyman OF Bergen, y. u,
strong temperance man, suffered wi kidney trou-
BILE, neuralgia, and dizziness almost 20 blindness
over two years after he WAS advised that Hop Bit
ters would cure him. because he Was afraid OF and
preIuGiced against the word " b.t;ers-" since his
cure be says none need fear but trust in Hop Bit
tiers.
Ny wife and daughter were made healthy by the
Use of Hop Bitters, and recommend them 10 my
people-MeChodist Clergyman, Mexico, Y.
HAD severe attacks Of gravel and sidney tron-
BILE; was unable TO get any medicine or doctor to
cure me until / used Hon El,ters, and they cured
me In a short time.-A distinguished lawyer and
temperance orator OF Wayne county. MY.
fla STU, Th(wl&salml
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A Supposed Fratricide.
fBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.I

10y telegraph 70 The Dispatch.I
PORTLAND, Me-. January 23.-Charles
Plynn. aged twenty.one years, died at mid.
night last night under suspicious clrcum-
stances. The deceased and his brother
John, aged twenty-six, had been drinking,
and about 10 O'Clock high words were
heard in their room. Some persons went
INTO the room and found Charles dying
from n terrible cash In the groin, inflicted
by butchers knife. John has been ar
rested. hut claims that the wounds were
inflicted by the deceased upon himself.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-24
SMALLPOX In q Jail.

BY tt1eFrapH 20 tIlt DI5pdVcI15I
INDIANAPOLIS, January 90 Ten days
AGO prisoner in the county jail was at
tackled by smallpox. He was removed to
The pest-house, but not before other
prisoners had contracted the disease. Yes
terday md to-day sixteen other prisoners
developed symptoms Of the disease and
were removed to the pest-house. There
are $50 prisoners in the jail, and II is eX-
pected that others will be attacked by the
disease. There are no cases in the city
except at the Jail and the pest-house.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-24

Gentlemen: The Hop Bitters meet with large
sales and give general satisfaction; one case In
particular YOU should know of. Mr. John b
Green. 72s Spring-Gard'u street, Philadelphia
Pa. has been suffering from kidney affection
which superinduced rheumatism. He tried ply
scians and remedies In vain. He was obliged 10
take morphine to induce sleep, his trouble was 80
great. Reading your advertisement In the Chris
tioR at Work. he was prevailed upon by one Of his
daughters to try It. Three bottles effected cure
and now he Is an enthusiast for Hop Blitcrs. lie
Is one of the Oldest residents I'm the locality named
and known gentleman Of unusual problty.
HENRY TOTEM,
672 north Tenth street Philadelphia Pa.
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LAME. CEMENT. 6e.
DOVES TUgr.OII..

RICHMOND, Va, December %. 1888.
THAYE BEEN SUFFERING WITH
THE CHiLBLAINs for three days 80 bad that
could not walk. I used Que half bottle OF
TuRF-on., and II cured them so that In two day:
was able to work again
Respectfully, PETER kIuG.
Foe sale BY all druggists. Price soc. jals