The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-04-04

years OF some 22,OOOOO0, though as Il
matter of fact there has been an actual
increase of some 100000. This ap.
parent discrepancy is accounted for
by the fact that the population of
China has heretofore been largely over.
estimated.
Miss Laura johnson, of Minneapolis,
MIMI, displayed an unusual amount
OF misplaced pluck and determination
on learning that her betrothed had de-
clded to break off his engagement
with her. Failing in her efforts to
pull her engagement ring from hel
finger, she picked up a Ratchet, and,
placing the finger on stone, chopped
it off, and then sent the ring to the
faithless lover.
Nine. Ujfalfy, who is the first Euro
pean woman to penetrate the high
region of the IIimalaya, has written
book about Lashmir and Baltistan,
where people dwell in the midst Of
glaciers. Baltistan lies at the sources
OF the Indus, and claims distinction as
the birthplace of polo. To this game
the Musselman Baltis are devoted, and
to it their carefully trained, tough
mountain-ponies are well adapted
Tom Hughes, the author of "Tom
Brown at Rugby" and other books,
now judge at Chester, England, writes
to a friend in New York as follows:
have it much at heart to plant a
real good school at Rugby, Tenn, for
the South and West are filling up so
fast with young Englishmen l myself
having two sons, four nephews. and
several cousins there) that, apart from
all native American demand, there
will be cry for such place in few
years, l should like to forestall the cry.
l don't know wether l can get to
America this year yet-probably not
l fear.''
Northern Georgia has peculiar in.
stitution in conjunction with the
spring terms of the courts. 1t is
horse swapping. The meeting of the
court is the signal for all the profess |
sional horse swappers in the vicinity
to hasten to the scene of their favorite
business. Long before the hour for
the court to convene they will be seen
coming in on every kind of an animal,
from $40 horse to 50 mule. The
fun soon begins and continues from
day to day while the court sits. One
man, who is reported to h2ye made
eighteen swaps, had twenty-five dol
lars in money, three pocket knives,
two brides, two quarts of whiskey
and horse worth just about as much
as the one he brought.
A recent writer in the New York |
Medical Record comments severely on
the popular idea that only those cos,
metics which contain lead are iniuri.
Gus to the health. He asserts that
mercury, zinc and bismuth, which are
also used in these preparations, are
poisonous in their effects and produce
collie, dyspepsia, paralysis, tremors,
weakmindedness and several other dis.
eases. A number of cases is given in
support of the assertion. 1t is suggest
ed that law be passed prohibiting the
sale of cosmetics containing dangerous
ingredients, and that manufacturers OF
them should print in full the articles
which the preparations contain.
In the matter Of powder-making
is said to lead all the
other states, with New York and Ohio
competing for second place. Curiously
enough, much more powder is burned
in times of peace than in times of war
The average daily consumption OF
powder in the United States is 100
tons. In battle in which $4,000 men
fred forty rounds each, less than one
quarter Of an ordinary days quota OF
powder is used. The coal trade con-
sumes more powder than any other
single interest. A quantity is export
ed, and the rest is used in civil
engineering, in the manufacture OF
pyrotechnics, for sporting and military
and by the government in
firing signals and salutes.
The trunk, satchel, and pocket book
of New York city and
Newark, n. j., have resolved that
they will hereafter refuse to buy any
skins that will not measure five feet
in length. They have published notice
to this effect to prevent the indiscrimi-
nate slaughter of small alligators by
the hunters before the skins are large
enough to become Of much value. We
do not suppose. however, says the
Scientific american, that this resolution
will have any effect in limiting the
amount of imitation alligator leather
made, or determining to what age the
sheep shall live whose pelts supply SO
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