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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
FASTER BY TEN DAYS.
New Line of Steamers From YOkaham
to Hong Hong.

New Line of Steamers From Yokohama
to Hong Kong.
The Canadian Pacific railway directors have
undertaken another great enterprise that is
likely to develop important traffic for their
through line when it is finished ar hence.
President George Stephen soon leaves Mon
treal for London, via New York, to establish
u steamship line for running between the
terminus on the main land of British
Columbia and Yokohama and Hong Kong.
From calculations made by experts, he said
the directors will guarantee to lay down goods,
slipped in Hong Kong and Yokohama,
at Liverpool 10 days in advance of
the Suez route. The steamers will be
butt OF class to supersede those
at present on the Pacific III sailing quail
ties. The inlriatory steps have been taken al
ready for the enterprise in England, some of
the greatest capitalists there having subscribed
largely for stock A short railway line from
Montreal to The Atlantic coast now in pro-
giess is part OF the scheme The president
while in London will endeavor also to raise
capital to build branch lines in Manitoba and
the northwest territories TO connect with the
Canadian Pacific. The building of a number
of grain elevators with capacity of 100000
bushels each will be commenced at Montreal
at once by The Canadian Pacific, the harbor
commissioners having donated sites for so
years at 81 perannum.
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A CRY OF DISTRESS.
Labrador Fishermen Looking sstarva-
ton In the Face.

ton In the Face.
Further advices received from Newlound-
land state that the fisheries have not proved
such failure since 1868 MS this year on the
northern coast of Labrador. The catch has
only been one-thrd of the average Of tho psi
10 years. From White Bay the cry of dis
tress comes already. Famine threatens the
unfortunate settlers there and on the
Labrador coast. The Newfoundland govern
ment is preparing to nd supplies
of food before winter sets in. One sec
ton of the population, especially in
more distant outposts, are living "from hand
to mouth" When bad fishery comes they
have nothing to fall back on. 1t is among this
class that severe suffering may be anticipated
next winter, and government aid will be abso.
lutcly necessary TO ward off starvation. Re-
pc is of greater suffering and distress come
from the southern portion of Labrador, which
belongs to the province of Quebec. The
steamers which were offered by the Dominion
government 10 carry supplies 10 Labrador have
been dispatched on other business. The Que.
bee government will now be obliged to charter
a schooner for the purpose. The Quebec
government has been unfairly censured Tor not
responding at onoe to the cry for hep, as, ow-
ing to the large outlay that it was found neces-
sary to alleviate the suffering, the one OF two
ministers of the government at Quebec would
not take the responsibility without the approval
of the rest of the cabinet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16

II Is estimated by Professor Ganny-
more that in the United States, during
one season, o., AGO gallons of human
blood are drawn by mosquitoes, In
twenty years, the grand total amounts tt
LAS, 400 gallons of blood--aearly as
much as was spilled during the war OF
the rebellion. These facts are alarming.
Just think, will you, that in one hun,
bred years 1874, $40, 900 gallons of MS good
blood as this country has ever produced
will have been spilled without single
point having been gained. 1t is very
well to talk about the navy, but some
thing should be done to protect the
American people against the singing
vampires OF the night. The navy in
deed-why the navy never sheds blood
except when some barefoot tar, sham
bling across the deck, sticks splinter
in his hoof,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
The Liars Knife.

In little inn of the forest l made
acquaintance with Lugen-messer. This
is knife about three feet long, sus-
pended from the ceiling, the blade
hung with little bells. 1t puzzled me
considerably till l obtained an ex-
Ilanation of its purpose from Mellner-
inn. When any one of the party
drinking and smoking in the guest
room makes statement the truth of
which is doubted by his companions
it would be indicate and injudicious
to give him the lie; that might lead to
broil, and knives drawn. Accord
ingly one of the party pulls cord.
like a bell-pull. against the wall; this
at once sets the knife in oscillation
and tingles the little bells. There
upon the speaker is allowed to retract
or modify his statement, OF he must
substantiate it with reasonable argu-
ments. Let me recommend the adop-
ton of the Lugen-messer in nurseries;
it would produce an excellent moral
effect on children and do away with
the employment of the back of the
hair-brush, with which i was taught
to distinguish between right and
wrong.-The CornhM Magazine.
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British Columbia, China and Japan.

Commun cations have passed between the
President of the japanese 'eanship Company
and the government of Canada and the Cana
adan Pacific Railway respecting the establish
mcnt of a line OF steamers between Japan,
China and British Columbia. The japanese
comptnys president wrote 10 Sir John A.
Macdonald about the matter, and the Premier
turne the letter over to President Stephen of
the Canadian Pacific, by whom negotiations
were opene with the japanese company. The
subject viii be further discussed in London
England. II the lie is established il is said
the route to Liverpool o? London from Japan
AMI China via the Canadian PuciGc route will
be about en- days shorter than any other route
The time alone that would be economical on
'he Pacific cean, rs compared with that va
San EIancisco would be at least three DAYS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16

The thread industry of the United
States, while it does not rank alongside
the iron and steel industries in import
ance, makes quite respectable showing,
in figures at least. American manufac-
tories now turn out daily twelve thousand
d zen spools, containing two hundred
yards each, or, in other words, enough
thread in six days to girdle the globe
four and one-sixth times. The annual
consumption of spools by our thread.
makers alone represents from three to
four thousand cords of word. Fourteen
thread manufacturers who export largely
to this country also use immense mum.
bers of American spools, winding theil
thread upon them after the thread has
paid duty at some OF our ports. The
consumption of the best grades of thread
in our country is estimated at 81, 000,.
900 spools per annum.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
AEEAlRS In CUBA.
PitiabIe Situation Of the Army-OppOsi-
linn 70 Rnrgins SUGAR.


ton to Bagsns Sugar.
FL Eco AIilitar, an official p per, published
under date OF the Sd inst the 70 lowing: "The
situation Of the army, owing to the suspension
Of its monthly pay, is really pitiable, and must
have an early solution. Six months have pas
sed since they received any money. Some of
the men have had none for much longer ime.
Sirce May the officers have been at the mercy
of usurers in obtaining the necessaries of life
for their families. The civil guards and the
'order publico' or military police, are equally
unpaid" In several of the in erior towns the
troops are said to have taken food by force.
Some Cardenas warehousemen are reported
to be opposed to the project of majority of
the planters to "bag" instead of boxing or
barrcling, the sugars Of the coming crop, and
they are said 10 have agreed upon tariff equi-
val nj to SO per hogshead Most of the ware
housenen in that locality have cooper shops
connected with their stores, and are disinciined
to part it'll that sou ce of profit
An epidemic has appeared among the swine
Mt Juruco.
The Sagua planters have had an offer of sS
per hogshead Of molasses of the coming crop
from Caidenas dealers, and have refused it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
A Chinese Girl Admitted,

The Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware
has Just admitted into the school girl who has
come all the way from China to be educated in
Ohio. Miss IIu King Eng is the daughter of
the Rev. Hu Yong Mi, the reserve delegate
from the Foo Chow Conference, and also Pre-
siding Elder of the Hohchiang district. She
ia bright, intelligent girl of Is. She was born
OF Christian parents, as the family of her
grandfather, Hu, was the second which EN-
braced Chri|tlnnity thirty years ago. The OBJ
jet of Miss HUI King Eng in coming to this
country is to obtain Il thorough English oduca-
on, then to study medicine, and go back to
work among the women Of her own land. At
present her knowledge Of English is limited,
ms her education has been conducted in
the mission schools in her own languag'. The
ladies are mtare5 ed in her success and special
contributions are being made to aid her in her
effort.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
THE WEEK
In the United States ana the
Old World
HOUSEWRECKED.
Fourteen Men IN "A Cabin washed Into
the Lake.

Fourteen Men IN Cabin washed Into
the Lake.
A catastrophe resulting in tho loss OF ten
lives has occurred at South Chicago, For
some time past gang oil fourteen men have
been engaged upon the new crib that is being
constructed for the Hyde Park water works,
about milo from the Cueltonham beach
shore. At the mouth OF the tunnel, which
leads to the shore and above tho crib had been
constructed large platform about forty feet
square, supported by poles and bound together
with heavy chains, Upon this platforms small
cabin had been built, and here for three weeks
the men had dned by day and slept by night.
Heavy timbers, resting on piles, supported the
platform, Early in tho morning the lake be-
came so rough that portions Of the platform
were washed away but tho men were not
alarmed. They awoke at $50, dressed, aud
the cook, Peter lheis prepared breakfast, Of
which all PAL took. The lake in the meantime
rose higher and higher, and about o'clock,
just as the men were leaving the table, huge
wave dashing upon the hut with irresistible
force tore it from its foundation and scattered
the debris in ali directions. with such rapidity
that hive minutes later not q vestige OF the
wreck was to DO seen. Two oil the unfortunate
men were never seen ugan. The remaining
stringers that held the piles together, and lying
face downwards with their arms around the
beam waited for help,
In the meantime the alarm had been given
and the crew OF the Chicago lie saving station
put of to the rescue. When they arrived with
in throwing distance line was made fast by
the almost dying men and made tight from the
boat Then each man with uncertain grasp
clutched the rope, and hand over hand worked
his way toward the boat through the self Out
Of eight men who made the attempt only four
lived to tell the tale. When these four had
reached the boat, the crew pulled to the shore
and the survivors were landed amid cheers
from thousands of people who lined the beach,
The names OF the lost are as follows: W..
H. Hern, contractor; II. A. Corbin, contrac-
tor; Lewis Ainsworth, assistant boss; Andrew
Ainsworth, laborer; Charles Manski, laborer;
Otto Monioski, laborer; Klaus Clausen,
aborer; William Untrue, laborer; Charles
Falk, laborer; D. Smith, laborer.
The cook, in telling the story of the horror,
said that every wave struck the men with such
force that the flesh was torn from their hands,
and one after another were compelled to lose
their holds and drop into the water, those re-
manning being compelled to see their mates
die before their eyes without being able to
render assistance,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
Drive Away Dyspepsia

By taking the medicine which many people think OF
with gratitude and speak of only with words of highest
praise-Hoods Sanaparilla. 1t has cured thousands.
No other sarsapara has such sharpening effect upon
the appetite No other preparation tones and strength
the digestive org ans like Hoods Sarsapsrla Try
ID nsv.
For several years my wife and myself have been
great sufferers from dyspepsia We were unable to eat
fruit and obliged to be very careful in select
ing food We tired Hoods Ssrsaparilla, and after
taking bottle two able to enjoy fruit or any
other food. "-H. NJ. CRAsDALL, North Adams. Mass.
For the past two years hare been afflicted with
severe headaches and dyspepsia Twas induced TO try
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and have found great relief.
ch,erfuly recommend it to all."-MRs. Z. y. ANNA
pIE, New Haven, Ct.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
DiSFRANCHISING IRELAND.
Provisions of the Proposed Redistri.
button for the British Parliament.

Provisions of the Proposed Redistrt-
button for the British Parliament.
The London Standard publishes draft of
the governments proposed redistribution
scheme. BY it the representation of England
in Parliament is increased ITO and Scotland 10,
while Ireland's representation remains un-
chang as to number, but Tralee, Clonmel
Dungarven, Carlow, Athlone, Colerane, New
Ross, Ennis, Knsale. Bandon, Youghall, En-
niskillen, Mallow, Dungannon, Downpatrick
and Portarlington are all DISTINGUISHED. The
county OF Cork gains four members. Mayo
Down, Galway and Antrim gain two each
Donegal, Kerry, Tyrone and Tipperary gain
one each, and the city CT Dublin gains two.
The publication of these facts, showing the dis
reimbursement of cities, while there is no gain
in the total Irish representation, creates a tre-
mendons sensation.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
Fleeing THE CREOUlOUS.
An Outcry Against a Swindling New
Brunswick Lottery Concern.

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1t is somewhat surprising that, IN the face o
repeated exposures of the gigantic lottery
swindle that is being carried on at St, Stephens,
N. B., in which Americans are the principal
victims, the business of the concern has nearly
doubled during the year. The Dominion gov
eminent says 1t has no power to stop 1t. Be this
as it may, the postal receipts fro circulars
sent olt to the United States by the concern
add nearly $40 900 to the Dominion revenue,
which may account for the government show
ing no disposition to interfere The Mon
treal Gazette, i'll an article to-day on this lot
iery enterprise, says: "No drawings are ever
held; no prizes are ever awarded, but every
dollar that is received for tickets is pocketed
by persons who send out flaming circulars by
which the credulous are caught. And thus
this tolerated, if not legalized, robbery goes on
year after year, without any effort being made
on the part of the provincial or federal authori-
ties to suppress it. The apathy of the post.
master-general is unaccountaDle" The Article
winds up by asking that some action be taken
for putting a stop to the use of the mails for
such wholesale robbery Of the people of The
United States,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
Death m The Rail.

As passenger train which left Kansas City
at 10 o clock the other night on the Santa 70
Railroad reached pc mt one mile east OF En-
poria Junction, the engine stiuc an obsrtc-
tiun in the shape of Il oss tie which had been
placed on the track 1t pdshed it lcngthwise
between the guard rail and tie outside rail on
n bridge across n small stream, and passed on
safely, but freight train following was thrown
from the track, wrecking tho eng ne and nuc
cars. The fireman was crushed and killed
under the ell CINE, and the engineer was 81 gilt
ly injured. 1t is supposed that the cross tie
was put on the track Tor The purpose of rvuck
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
IL Crinoi,ne Coming Again,

Mrs. Grey was in Paris last month,
and she tells me that the most enor-
nous crinolettes are worn there. Now,
who shall say that French women
have better taste than we have? She
also saw several ladies wearing regular
all-around crinolines, and says they
looked quite too hideous. She rather
liked the way the Parisiennes treated
their necks, the frilling of lisse or color
being abandoned and piece of white
crepe lisse dotted with colors being
tied in front and lace pin thrust
through it,--London Truth.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
JOHNSTON.
How tho Great PAGER was Driven to Make
His Fast Record.

John Span trainer aud driver of the last
pacing horse Johnston, describes how he ham
died the horse in his recent tinl of 206 Ia, As
follows; IL made up my mind some time ago
that in order to do mile in phcnomenally f,-t
time, a horsi must rate his speed in such away
rs to make the best possible use of his powers.
This idea OF going away from tho wire wi a
horse at the very best clip he is capable OF
showing and keeping it up as long MS he will
go is the wrong one. Consequently | have
been training myself for some time to time a
horse while was driving him, and have got
that part Of the business down pretty fine l
had good strong hold on Johnston all the
way to the hali-mile polo, and l never began
driving him at all until we rounded into the
homestretch, and even then did nothing but
rouse him up u little with the lines, 1t was
only afer we got Inside tho distance that
l spoke to him, and he went away from it
Ms il he was lust from the barn for exercise.
Everything was in the horses favor and he
did lust what / expected him TO do-that is,
pace mile n good deal faster than it had ever
been done before. His fastest mile this season
was the one in 2.l0 at Milwaukee, and previ-
Gus to that he had never gone bet ell than I'll
IA. So, you see, that to drop from there to
2.06 IA was quite a job. i didn't know to
certainty that he could do it, because had
not been trying him every week to fin out.
A horse will stand one grand drive, but when
you come to ask him to do his very best every
week he will begin TO get sick Of it, aud the
minute a trotter or PAGER strikes that frame Of
mind he is not going to beat his record much.
And that is why am not going to drive Johns
ton another mile this season at the very top of
his speed. Next spring shall go along easy
with him, Just rs have done this year, and il
no bad luck befalls him he will go mile close
to two minutes. | know that sounds like
pretty big talk, hut when you come to look at
the matter carefully there is nothing unreason-
able or extraordinary about it. The horse can
speed quarter of mile now at better than a
iwo-minuta gait, and as he is young, sound,
game and of the improving kind, l don't see
any thing in the way of his learning to go mile
at pretty near tho ra.e of speed that he now
shows Tor a quarter"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16

HUNTS kidney and Liver REMEDY
is purely vegetable, and the utmost reliance NAV be
placed I'm IT,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
Hat Makers Alarmed.

There was much talk among til hat makers
in brooklyn, N. Y, recently over rt.por tina
unfinished hats were being importe. AMI fin
ished here for about one half the oit that they
can be turned out for N this country. Tue
effect of this, it YVES said, would I've Ia throw
factory employe ont Of work. The reason
for the talk was that Dicke:lnnn & Brown,
whose factory is at 81 kosci,i>ho stregt, had
Just received two dozen unfinished h Is from
Brussels, where hats are made hy women
instead of men, as here. Ibis, it was said, was
"a trial lot. They are said TO have passed the
Custom House as raw matcTins. The Hat
Makers Union will take steps to see whit can
be done toward a remedy, and, ii necessary, II
! etition W II be sent to Congress. The impolta.
ton i, due, it is complained, TO faults IN the
tariff
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16

There are about $4,000 persons in the
government employ in Washington, near
ly one-third of whom are women. Mosi
of these have positions in the treasury
department, and in the bureau of en-
craving and printing. OF course ther,
are very few women in the war or navy
departments, but they have recently in.
vaded the department of state, and the
number employed therein is increasing.
In the postoffice service they are espec,
tally valuable, particularly in the work
of deciphering the addresses in the dead
letter office. by ignorant writers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16

The decline in the price of quinine ii
one of the noteworthy facts of the time
1t has recently sold as low as 81 an ounce,
whereas it cost S. few years ago. This
decline is due to removal of the tariff
duty and over-production among foreign
manufacturers The world produces
about 4, 800, 900 ounces; it is now MOI.
ufactured mostly in Germany and Italy
America consumes about forty per cent
of the total production.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
Both the Mason q Hamlin ory,n.

Both the Mason & Hamlin organs and
pianos excel chiefly in that which is the chief
excellence in any musical instrument onaItv
OF tone. Othet things, though important, are
much less so than this An Instrument with
unmusical tones cannot DO good musical in.
strument Yet all are not good Judges OF
such nation An inferior quality OF tone
will often please the uncultivated ear best at
first; though time and use will reveal the su.
periority OF really good tone, Hence in Sc
Letting an organ it is safer TO choose one from
maker whose reputation is thoroughly es-
tablished, and whose productions are acknow-
knowledged to have superlative excellence,
especially in this chief thing, -Boston Jour
mil
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16

Mr.. D. H. Barnaby, of Owego, N. Y, says
that his daughter was taken with violent
cold which terminated with pneumonia, and
all the best physicians gave the case up and
said she colld live but a few hours at most
She wa in this condition when a friend re-
commended Dr. VIM. Halls Balsam for the
lungs and advised her to try it, She ac-
copied it as last resort, and was surprised
to find that it produced marked change fol-
the better, and by perseverins permanent
rrre was efTacted
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16

Many people have supposed that NOR,
watches are made in the United States
than in any other country, This is al
error; the Swiss make nearly three time,
as many as all our factories, turning ou
about $500, 00Oa year, while the United
States make but 100000 France pro
duces million yearly, while England
only manufactures 100000. In tn,
above statement the great number o.
cheap watches made at Waterbury, Conn.
are not included. The United State,
still imports about 800, 900 watches every
wear. or about $50 dav.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
New Steel Cruiser,

The United States steel cruiser Atlanta has
been launched from Roach's shipyards at
Chester, Ia. Two parlor cars brought a large
number oi officials from. Washington, among
whom we're Secretary Lincoln, Rear Admiral
Simpson, Commander Schley, Engineer Lor-
ing, Licutennnt-C ommsnder Barber, Admiral
j welt and many othe s. A large crowd Ct
people witnessed the launch The vessel
went down the ways without any mishap or
difficulty She was then moored under the
big hears to receive her machinery and
hpil. r.