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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23
FOR THE Farm AND HOMN.
Tho Onion Worm.

The worm which cuts off the onions
near the surface of the ground is a
species of cut worm which is larva
of a moth. There are many kinds Of
cut worms, but all of a dark gray or
brown color, and when at rest they
are curled up in ring. They work
at night, and are not easy to capture
or kill. An excellent way to catch
them is to make smooth holes about
two inches deep in the ground near
the plants; the worms fall into these
holes as they go from plant to plant in
the night and cannot get out. But the
best way is to poison the worms by
placing lettuce or cabbage leaves
moistened and busted with mixture
of one part Paris green and 20 parts
of flour on the ground as soon as the
seed is sown or young plants are set
out; this will be of service TO save
young cabbage plants and corn from
these worms.-Ne,o York Times.
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Over the Niagara Falls.

Mrs. Mcintyre, of We land, Ont, went over
Niagara Falls recently. She was about %
years old, and had been not long married.
She was Of sprighlly DISPOSE ion, and had the
reputation of being personally yenturcsomc
and somewhat intocrant OF the usual tmiditv
OF her sex. She was visiting in Buffalo in the
family of p. j. Murphy. She came TO Niagara
Falls with Miss Henrietta Shields, who is
neighbor to the family which Mrs. Mcintyre
was visiting Miss Shields, who was with Mrs.
Mcintyre when the latter fell into tho stream,
says that she and Mrs. Mcintyre we're about TO
cross the bridge from Bath island to Goat isl.
and, when the latter ran upon flume bridge
leading from the main walk. She challenged
Miss Shields to follow her and
when the latter refused she skipped
on alone, good naturally calling back to her
companion that she was coward. Immedi-
ately thereafter Mrs. McIntyre, becoming
dizzy, apparently, lost her balance md fell into
the water. There were few people on the main
bridge ms the i'll ,fated woman was SWEPT under
1t and dashed TO death Just below the bridge,
where the water strikes Il submerged boulder.
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Livery NIenl Is a Trinl

To the dyspc; tic. Flatulencc, hear burn op-
preasive iulncss OF the stomach, are the incvi-
table sequences of his use of the knife and
fork. To say to him that he gratitics the cray
ings of appetite would be genuine satire lie
only arpcases them. Is relief attnlnablc!
Certainly, ard by the use of pleasant as well
rs thorough remedy, Iiostetter's Stomach
Bittcrs. VIII it cure Immediately? Certainly
not; it does not effect miracles. But it does
give prompt and unspeakablc relief, and will
if persisted in, produce an ultimate cure. Not
only does it inpait relish to the food, but pro
notes its conversion by the stomach into rich
health and Notwithstanding blood. Super
eensiivcncss OF the nerves mental depression
and unquict slumbcr, produced by Interrupt
ton of the digestive functions arc also RENE
died by it. 1t is the finest preventive one
curative oil malarial disorders, and relieves
constipation, rheumatism, kidney and bladder
nil ncn,s, and liver complaint.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

News from Surtago, in Java: published
in the Dutch newspapers, report that
volcanic activity has recommended in
that island. Smeru, which is about
1900 feet high, on the borders of the
districts of Matang and Probolingo,
began several weeks ago to throw out
ashes, and an extensive eruption of lava
took place, and has continued since. A
great coffee plantation which stood on
the side of the mountain has been de-
stroyed The manager removed bis wife
ard family to place of safety; and
with eighty workmen was endeavorlng
to make a passage for the lava, should it
reach the plantation. In the night an
upheaval of the upper part of the noun
tam took place, and an avalanche of
stones, ashes, and sand, mixed with lava
and water, poured down. In the morn
ing all traces of the plantation and its
people had disappeared. Krakatoa, in
the Straits of Sunda, famous for its out
burst.of last year, is again making itself
heard and Blictar, another volcano, is
giving warnings which may porte.d
either an earthquake or an eruption.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

Some apiarists practice clipping one
wing of each queen. Then when a
swarm issues from the hive she can
not follow, but crawls about on the
ground in front of the hive. The bee
keeper catches, cages, and lays her
aside in the shade, moves the old hive
to new location, and by the time the
swarm has decided to return, because
it has no queen, he has new hive
similar in appearance to the old one
upon the old stand, and the bees, TAX
ing it for their old home, enter it, and
while they are going in the queen is
allowed to run in with them. Thus
the bees hive themselves without be-
ing allowed even to cluster. An OBJ
lection to this method is that queens
are aometimes lost in the grass. When
swarm of bees returns it may enter
the wrong hive, and if it makes no
mistake in this direction it occasionally
clusters all over the outside of The
hive and remains there long time be-
fore entering. If the queen is allowed
to enter the hive too soon she may
come out again thinking, perhaps that
she has not '.swarmed" and the bees
follow her. There some indications
that clipped queens are regarded by
the bees with dissatisfaction, and are
thus more liable to be superseded. A
queen that is lost can often be found
by looking for the little knot of bees
that usually accompanies her. If &
swarm attempts to enter the
wrong hive sheet can b.
thrown over the hive. If {
queen is not given to swarm unit
the bees begin to show signs of un
easiness she is not apt to leave til,
hive. When the queen is unclipped {
swarm will usually cluster upon tn,
branch of some tree. AS the cluster
begins to form it should be noticed
whether it is in favorable location
for removal. If it is where ssvera
branches cross some of them should
be cut away with the knife or prunin.
shears, leaving but one branch for til,
bees to cluster upon. If the bees ar,
slow in clustering and more swarm
are momentarlly expected, their move
ments can be FASTENED by sprinsling
them with water, using fountain
pump,-AmerioaB Agricultural,
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BATTLE IN MAINE.
risht at the Nennebec rorks-Seventy
Men Engaged and several Killed.

An Augusta Mo, dispatch says; Particulars
ave reached hero Of "a fierce battle in which
bout 10 mon were cugngcd, and which took
lace on the afternoon aud evening OF thc 4th,
ONE miles above tho forks Of tho kennebea
liver. A ovnlcnde of teams belonging to
nrgo party Of Ficnchmcn MAS moving north
snrd along the liver ronl, Tine wagons were
oadcd with produce, liquor, tobacco, etc., aud
no men, so o, GO IN nGmocr, wore on IN
ypodiuon which hNl both trade and temporary
Employment in harvesting tho hwy crop as its
hiccts Al about 2 o'clock N tho afternoon
ho train was suddenly attacked by gang OF IL
iycr drivers, who were celebrating tho holi.
law. Tho nssailauts made sudden rush. with
hibs for weapons, drove of tho Frenchmcn
,rset the Wagons. and seized ryuch Of the con-
ents ne they consider oil Of value.
Tho Frenchmrn were not well armed, hut
hey soon rallied ANIL made q savage charge.
inc Of thom had II revolver, and no handled it
O we'll TINT three Of its five shots took effect,
mortality woundiug ono mnn and gripping
mother, Tho river men thup produced ono or
wo pieces Of frcnrms, A shotgun in thoir
lands did some execution Int tho wounds it
Inflicted wc,e slight The next man to fI,Sl
vns Robert lican, n lumhcrmnn, whose head
vns split open by mn nSo welded by an infuri.
ted FrnnchmAh, lie Will probnblc tic. An
dhor river driver pursued Mt the point of n
,stol, lcarcd down hank 20 feet high toward
he river, receiving fatal injuries.
Tho fight continued, with varying advantage
nd occasional lulls, until 10 o'clock Mt night
Tho overturned wagons were used MS barri-
ndcs, and the fort was several tunes captured
MI ,ecapturcd, Tho river mon fought most
espcrntoly, but tho Frcnchmon wcro not so
dungeons. AS the ioicc Of tho enemy wss
etluced, however, their courage increased.
3ofore tho last attack was mado, 10 Of tho
umhormcn were stretched on tho fold with
Wounds other fatal or completely disabling.
Tho remaining three fought as desperately ms
i tho onset md tho struggle did not end till
nly one remained on his irot. lie and his
vonndcd comrades were mndo prisoners, mud
re now in custody at tho Forks. Beside
hose whose injuries AFRO described nbovc, an
dher still lies inscnshle and in II critical con-
ttion from the effects of blow on the head
nth n club,
Beside tho damage 20 wagons and personal
INJURIES received. the Frcnchmon lost 100
ushcls of oats 80 gallons Of liquor, and
uNntity Of tobacco.
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The princess de Sagan has recently

The princess de Sagan has recently
given in her magnificent mansion in
Paris the annual fctc which once in each
twclvemontk sets the gay capital-or
rather its arlstocracy-in state of &C..
stacy. The invitations obligc all to come
in a costume recalling some beast, bird,
insect or fish, and to initiate their cries
Or mu.isms. Buttons natural history
became thus 1ansacked by the milliners
of both sexes. The lion and the lamb
sat side by side. So did cats and rats,
eagles and bats, blackbirds and hawks,
tigresses and foxes, vultures and ca
naries, On entering, each gentleman re-
ceivcd flower, which marked his place
at the table and where he would find a
partner. The Due de Grammont was a
parrot; the Comte de Chabrol a black
cat; some Russians were wolf dogs; some
sportsmcn turkey cocks the hostess
was a peacock; Nine. Rothschild IT,
gress; there were swarms of bees on the
lookout for flowers, and swallows in
fight after insects. The royalist, or
rather, religious, press dcplores this
spectacle of the degradation of the
noblest names OF France; the republi-
can prints defend it, on the plea that,
being fit for nothing else, the least the
aristos could do was 10 mako fools of
themselves.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

SaDaetmeat cream. - Take some
cream and slice some preserved peach
es into it (aprcots or plums if pre-
ferred), sweeten the cream with fine
sugar, OF the syrup the fruit was pre-
served in; mix all well and put it into
glasses.
iSteeOed Lamb.-Take the neck or
breast, cut into small pieces, and put
in stewpan with some thinly sliced
salt pork and enough water to cover
it; cover closely and stew until tender
skim off all the scum, and add a
quart of green peas, adding more
water if necessary; when the peas are
tender, season with pepper and butter
rolled with -four.
Pork Cake-One pound OF salt pork
chopped fine and free from lean and
rind; let it boil two minutes ia one
half pint Of boiling water: when cool
add one cup of molasses, two cups of
sugar, three eggs, two teaspoonfuls
soda, one of cinnamon, one Of cloves,
one of allspice, one pound chopped
raisins, -four to make stiff batter
Bake slowly in apan loaf
BnnS.-Break- one egg into a cup
! opd iii with cweot milk. uiy With II
a hslf-cup Of yeast, half-cdp of but
ter, one cup of sugar, enough Hour tc
make a soft GoUgh, favor with nut
meg. Let rise till very light. then
mould into biscuits with few cur.
rants. Let rise The second time in
pan, bake, and when nearly done
glaze with little molasses and milk.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23
In sixteen of the States there is

In sixteen of the States there is no
provision OF law prescribing the form and
size of the ballot. In Florida and Lou
isiana the prescription seems to be that
the ballots must be printed on white
paper. In North Carolina and Oregon
the paper must be white and without de-
vice. In Nevada nothing is taid about
the color of the paper, but the prescribed
size is four by ten inches. In Illinois it
is provided that there shall be blank
space below each name. This require.
ment seems to be distasteful, as it is often
observed only in the most formal way.
In Minnesota the ballots in cities must
be of white paper and of equal size. In
South Carolina the tickets must be white
and without device, and two and one
half by five inches in dimensions. II
Vermont the law prescribes only the form
of the words in which the ballot shall BIZ
printed. In Rhode Island the ballots art
furnished by the secretary of state in self
sealing envelopes of uniform size. O.
all the modes, this is said to be thu bes
for the prevention of frauds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23
Listen To Your Wife.

The Manchester Guardian, June sth, 1883
says;
At one of the
"Windows"
Looking on the woodland waysl With
clumps OF rhododendroms and great masses Of
May blossomsll There was an interesting
group,
1t included one who had been "Cottop
spinner but was now so
Paralyzedlll
That he could only bear to lie in reclining
position.
This refers TO my case
wa Attacked twelve years ago with 10
comoter Ataxyn
"a paralytic disease of nerve fibre rarely
ever cured
and was for several years barely able 70 get
about.
And for the last Five years not able to at
tend to my business, although
Many things have been done for me.
The last experiment being Nerve stretching
Two years ago | was voted into the
Home for lncurables Near Manchester, In
May, 1852
lam no "Advocaten: "For anything in the
shape Of patent" Medicinesi
And made many objections to my dear
wife's constant urging to try Hop Bitters but
finally to pacify her
Consented!l
| ! had not quite finished the first bottle when
felt change come over me, This was Sat
| drday, November Sd On Sunday morning
| telt SO strong said to my room companions,
al was sure l could
| "Walk!
| So started across the floor and back.
| hardly knew how to contain myself. Twas
all over the house | am gaining strength
each day, and can walk quite safe without any
"StickW
Or Support,
am now at my own house, and hope soop
TO be able to earn my own living again ]
have been member Of the Manchester
"Royal Exchange
For nearly thirty years, and was most
heartily congratulated on going into the room
on Thursday last. Very gratefully yours,
| JOHN BLACKBURN,
| MANCHESTER (Eng) Dec. "a, 1888.
| Two years later am perfectly well
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The Pitch Lake OF Trinidad.

Tho most remarkable feature of Trim,
idad is the pitch lake. 1t is about 0
mile aud half in circumference. The
pitch at the sides of the lake is perfectly
hard and cold, but as one walks toward
the middle with the shoes off, in order
to wade through the water, the heat
gradually increases, the pitch becomes
softer and softer until at last it is seen
boiling up in liquid state, The air is
then strongly impregnated with bltumen
and sulphur, and the impression Of tho
feet is left upon the pitch. 1t is possible
during the rainy season to walk over
most of the lake, but during hot weather
great part cannot be approached. ]
extract the following account from the
narrative of II gentleman who visited il
from San Fernando: "ro get to the lake
1t was necessary to sail ten miles on the
gulf of Paria, The course lay along the
shores of the district OF South Napaeima,
with cane cultivation coming down
nearly to the waters edge, and
the planters houses placed so as
to command good views OF the
sea; then past the swamp called,
par excellence, the lagoon, which
fronts the sea for three or four miles,
and extends far into the interior, fer
tile source of agues and fevers, to the
estates adjoining, especially to lecward.
! Then came some more miles of bush,
and then our destination, the beach aud
village of La Brea (Which signifies Pitch
Nothing could be more appropriate than
the name, for it is pitch here and there
and everywhere. 1t is the shore, 1t is
the bed OF the sea as far rs you can
trace it. tits the street and the surface
of the ground. 1t forms the floors of
the houses, and is under the vegetation
which fourishes with tropical luxuriance
all around. The road proceeds almost
in straight line from the shore for
about a mile to the borders of the lake,
which is wholly covered with pitch, pre-
senting the appearance of motion, though
quite hard (wnen he visited it, 1t APP
peared as if wave after wave was COM
ing on, each one having sufficient con-
sistency to preserve its crest as if
the ripples on level seashore had been
suddenly arrested and soliiiicd. The
pitch is quite level with the edge of the
basin. 1t was our intention to proceed
toward the middle of the lake, and after
we had spent some time on the border
eying the singular hummocks were
slippery and very steep; but we pursued
cur way till VIC arrived near the middle,
where was larger flow of pitch than
any we had crossed. Some gauva bushes
afforded shelter from the suns rays, and
there we halted The stiffness was very
marked. Not sign of animal Lille but
what came from our own party, while
the black brownish hue of the surface of
the pitch added to the monotony of all
around Yet even here were the guava
bushes growing, without any visible soil
to nourish them, although probably a
cropping up of soil in the lake gave
them place to strike root in. The water
in the lake is so slightly tinged with the
taste of pitch as to be drinkabie, and
there are many places where those in
clined to bathing can indulge their
| wish
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BRET HARTE MUST GO.
His Inottention to Duty VIII Cost Him
the Consulship ut Glasgow.

A special from Washington to the New Yorb
Graphic says: Bret Harte, ms everybody
knows, is to lose his consulate for inattentior
10 duty. He has made great struggle ia
keep the place, but he must go. Here is 0
story that illustrates the way he ran the Office
which is both true ana good:
One day an American visiting Glasgow tried
to find the consulate, and, after some trouble
succeeded in discovering n burly Scotchmar
who held the Office The visitor asked if Mr.
Hurtc was in.
ooh" said the burly Scotchman "Mr. Hare
is never here. He lives in London, and de
votes himself to literature"
"Ah." said the stranger, "lhen / will leave
my card, and, saying this he gave the paste
board to the attendant, who took it and read
"Alvey A. Antee, assistant secretary of state
Washington, U. S. A.
"Conlound it ~ exclaimed the embarrassed
Scotchman; "why didn't you tell me who 20,
were? Then I'd telegraphed Mr.. Hurte, nnt
led been here TO. morrow morning.
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Cruel Victors.

In the Dominion Parliament at Ottawa, Ont,
recently, Mr.. Royal called the attention of tho
government to the manner in which the half
oiee's had been treated by the troops after the
capture of Batouche. He drew attention to
the case OF Damas Carriere around whose neck
rope was placed after which he was draggeda
considerable distance and also to that of Donald
Ross, who, while lying wounded, was stripped
Of his clothing and subjected to cruel treatment.
Another half breed named Vandal, he says, was
seized and cut and wounded all over the body
He also wished to know whether the govern
ment had any information concerning the
wanton destruction Of property in the settle
aent Of Batouche after the fight. In reply,
the minister of militia promised to investigate
the matter. He had already communicated
with Gen. Middleton on the subject, but had as
rot vaJ
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SEOlTlON IN SP AIN.
A Band of ConsipratOrs Captured n,
SRragossa--The Leader to b. Shot.

A Band of ConsipratOrs Captured Mt
Saragossa--The Leader to be Shot.
A Madrid dispatch says: A widespread con.
spiracy, in which the ex-insnrgents recently
expelled from Badajoz figure as the leaders,
has been unearthed by the police. Its ramili-
cations extend throughout the northeastern
provinces Of Aragon and Catalonia. The pc.
lice having been informed thnt n meeting had
been arranged to take place in a house located
in the city of Sarago So, made decent on tho
place, capturing the entire meeting. Colonel
lMaGallon, the leader OF the band, was sum
marty tried by court martial and sentenced
to be Shot lie freely acknowledge that con
spiracy existed to overthrow the government.
Another band of TIE insurgents was discovered
by the military drilling in the out klrts OF the
city of Mataro, of which fully one hall OF the
number were cnnfurcd
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

1t is stated that not less than <T,ooo
canary birds are sold in New York city
every year, beside 5000 parrots. 1000
mocki9g birds, 1, 200 to 1900 cardinals,
5000 to 1900 goldfinches, also nnnets,
skylarks, birds of paradise, of which
500 year are sold; grobtils, nonpareils
and long list of common American
birds, sucn as robbins, yellow birds, red
winged blackbirds. brown thrashcrs, cat
bird,. etc. The canar;es alone sell for
800, 900 at least, while the trade in
other birds bring the gross sales to $3.50, :
600. This represents ;as business done
by regular breeders aDd imPassrs; 1t
does not include what NAY 10 called tho
family traffic.
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ROYAL Princes Return to Hue.

Gen. de COuIcy teegraphs from Hue as fol-
lows: All the royal princes have returned o Hue.
They assembled at :he French legation, and
designated Thoxmnn, the kings uncle, regent
until the Kings return. The Kings mother
returns with the Kings wives. new council
has been formed of ministers favorable to the
French. The former minister of war is a
prisoner. The regent has issued proclama.
ton which commands the officials of AMMAN
and Tonquin 10 restore order, to punish tho
rebels and to assist the French. 1huyet and
1900 men hold the citadel Of Camlo. The
troops are in excellent condition
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t.ofIIsIon on I.hatham.

The steamer Perklomen, Wiley, from Phil
hIlclphin, to Chelsea, with 1890 tons of coal,
came into collision with the schooner Abbe G.
Stubs near the whistlins buoy off Chat ham.
The steamer sunk in three quarters of an hour
in AZ iatholns of water. The steamer Chatham,
Boston, for fillmore, came along, and Capt.
Wiley and his crew Of Is men went 10 her.
The schooner went ashore ON Monomoy point.
Her catgo was valued at between $500 and
$1,000, and is fully insured III this city. The
cargo consisted of py rites. No lives were lost
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A Pennsylvania HORROR.
Six Children Burned 10 Death near
Gray hnnpto


Gray champion.
A PittsGurs, Pa, despatch says The resi-
lcnce Of Josiah NJ Evans, n small two-story
field county, WIS destroyed by fire recently,
and six Of his children, hanging in age iom {
TO ID years, crcmutcJ Evans was awnk, ned
by strange noises, and, under the impression
that burglars were about, took his gun and
went outside to investigate. 10 his orror he
discovered his humble dwelling in flames. lie
quickly gave the alarm, but before he could
rinch his six children, who were sleeping on
tho second floor, the roof tell in, and in II few
minutes the bull ing was all abazc. His vile
md three younger children, sleeping on III,
lower floor, were taken ont safely, bat the rnr'
cuts we're forced TO sec The others perish i'll The
flames