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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04

Andrew johnson, then Seha'V'
from Tennessee, spoke for two lo oll
days in opposition to secession y !,
manner Of speaking was peculiar =
himself, and not very agreeable. =
had two distinct tones Of voice. ~
they were as opposite to each otns' :
possible. and alternated 50 constant,
that an auditor who should have ns'.s
without seeing him would almo'' n -.
thought his speech was made Dy !.
different persons. His manner ~,
deliberate, and he spoke exsel -.
and often in . conversational =.
raising his voice to a loud pitcn VIZ !,
ever he was particularly roussa !. I
earnest he had all the Southern Il,
cuIiarities Of pronunciation. !.
speeches were rambling and loOss -
CONSTRUCTION and he repeated nl' \,
sndIessIy. and yet. with all thss s..o =
advantaees. be made 50 many : s' 49,
points and brought to lear sucu y ! s.
snd variety Of authority tnal Da y
very elective Ben PeTssg
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04


raneler i city which Il IS the
duty 81 alI travellers 81 Spain Or visit
ors to Gibraltar TO take alook at. The
passage across the Straits is brief, but
Il takes one from Europe with its
stove-pipe hats and bird's-nest bonnets.
its petticoats AID pantaloons, its dis
content and It's restlessness, its stiffness
in form and monotony in color to .
land where. il Il il not always after
noon, at all events an afternoon tram
guilty prevails. and where all except
the intrusive European is picturesque.
The steamer is boarded BY Arabs in
loose white shirts and fun drawers.
shaved heads and scarlet fezes or white
turbans. and the stranger. as he walks
through the town (for no wheeled
carriage, not even q wheelbarrow. Is
known in Morocco). after passing the
old sea-gate Bah 81 Marsa, is traversing
d scene from the arabian Nights. He
is iostled by mules and donkeys laden
with every variety Of produce. he
meets camels just arrived from Fee.
groups Of horses with Turkish saddles,
crowd Of all tints and hues. The
shops in the socks. or market-places.
are little dark square recesses, in which
the owner sits cross-legged upon his
shop-board, with perhaps bunch Of
violets and q glass Of roses by his side.
amidst piles Of satins or muslins. or
heaps of the rugs Of Rabat. All the
streets are narrow, and the workshops
are all open to the street; the men at
work are all visible, some embroidering
bright-hued leather. for slippers Or
cushions, in silk and gold thread.
others chiselling and hammering the
delicate bracelets and anklets of gold
and silver. Foremost in the crowd in
the socks are the Jews, in their pecu-
liar dress--a black skull-cap, white
robe with broad dark sash, and a
long limp open gabardine Of black silk
or stuff. AS in other Moslem towns,
they live in a quarter by themselves.
The negroes, who are numerous, have
been or are slaves. but as they are all
Mohammedans. they are treated by
their owners as brethren. The most
picturesque building in the town is
the Kasbah. or citadel, and from the
plateau outside its gates beautiful
view spreads out, overlooking The
town and bay II never saw any
thing writes lady, "lilxe the move
ment in the streets here; it is like a
kaleidoscope in the variety of ace,
figure, costume and color" The land
ing is an appalling matter. The shore
shelves so gradually that the steamer
cannot come within hundred feet of
il, and the passengers have to be car
ried TO the land by the Arabs, who act
like rayening wolves in search of prey.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
The Study Of Finger Nails.

Phrenology and chiromancy have
long ago become established branches
of pseudo-science, and books anG
pamphlets on these subjects are with.
in the reach of everybody. There is,
however, a new branch of the curious
methods of physical research into ply
sical character, which is as yet very
little developed. 1t is the study of the
finger-nails, the shape and color OF
which are. said to indicate certain
traits of character. Finger-nails, &C.
cording to the experts of the new fad
if long and slender, denote imagination
and poetic feelings, love Of art, anG
laziness; if long and fiat. they are the
the sign of prudence, good sense, and
grave mental faculties; if wide and
short, of anger and rudeness, contro-
versy, and obstlnacy; healthy colol
signifies virtue, health. happiness
courage, and liberality; dry and brittle
nails are signs of anger, cruelty, quar-
rel, eliminating even in murder
curved in the shape Of claws, hypocri
sy and wickedness; soft, feebleness O
body and mind; and, lastly we are tolt
that short nails, gnawed down to tht
ccsb, signify stiffness and dissipation
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
Paid in His Own Coin.

William Hosea Ballou narrates in the
Chicago Saturday EUening Herald
the following romantic story: In the
northern limits of the city of New
York is colossal apartment house,
whose spacious flats are occupied by
many wealthy people. In one of these
large and roomy suits resides widow,
whose twenty-five millions certainly
entitled her to recognition in the Her
aid list of the lady millionaires of the
metropolis. recently published. Dear
er to her than her vast possession is a
lovely daughter. gifted with all the
wealth of refinement, graces and cul-
ture that study, travel and contact can
bestow. Not many years ago, Rus
sian noble was appointed to an impor-
tant diplomatic mission to Washing
ton. He met the fair American, then
Just budding into womanhood, and a
case of love at first sight transpired.
In the first bliss of courtship the noble
followed the travels of the family
around the world. exhibiting his deep
devotion before the gaze OF all nations.
Far up in the Alps. the widow re-
;eived an alarming dispatch from
New York. disclosing theft by her
agent, his flight. and her possible pow
arty, The Russian was consulted,
Instead of offering adSsce and assis-
lance, he CONCEALED into Russian frig-
idity.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

A peculiarly ghastly experiment in
furtherance of the ends of justice, has
been performed in Paris. A chemist
named Kel is charged with having
murdered his female servant, who
mysteriously disappeared some months
ago, and disposed of her body by burn
ing it in stove. He says that the
stove in question is much too small
to be put to such purpose. ToproYe
that it is not so. the prosecution, hav-
ing had a fac-simile made of the stove,
asked for and obtained an order from
Juge d'Instruction, which was
sanctioned by the Prefect of Police,
for dead body from one of the hos
pitfalls. In possession of this corpse.
they proceeded to cut it up into pieces
and fed the stove, which they had
lighted, with the fragments. The re-
suit, so far as it went, was in confir
nation of the theory of the prosecu'
tion. In a surprisingly short time the
whole body was consumed, and nothing
remained but a few ashes. 1t is OBJ
vious, however, that the proof thus
afforded of the possibility of the dis
posal of a body in the manner alleged
by the prosecution, can only be
material if the positive links in the
chain of circumstantial evidence
against the prisoner are all of then
thoroughly strong.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
Ell Mahdi and the Managarias.

"The row in the Soudan is going to
play havoc with the wild animal
trade this year," said Superintendent
Brown, at the Geological Garden. AS
long as there is war there, of course
no animals can be exported from that
portion of Africa. Lions are very
high now, although the lion market is
dull. A good pair of African lions
are worth $4,000 or more. Most of
the hippopotami come from Nubia
and the northwestern part Of Africa
If all the hippopotami in this country.
were to take notion to die, we
couldn't get any more for long
time"
"Are they apt to die in captivity. ?"
Eyes; moving about isn't good for
them. Some animals seem to thrive
better when they are with menage-
| ries, going from one part of the coun-
try to another, but hippopotamus
ought to stay in one place. Last year
there were thirteen of these animals in
the United States; now there are on
ly eight. Giraffes come from the Sou
dan, and they are very scarce and
very high-pecuniarily as well as in
stature. 1 think there are four Giraffes
in this contry now. We have one, and
there is nothing the matter with him
except his hoofs; they are too long.
We try to clip them, but he don't like
it, and he is liable to kick man fif.
teen feet or so. Giraffes are great but
ters, too. They Can strike blow
with their heads that would astonish
Sullivan. Two baby giraffes. only
seven feet high, sold recently for
$1,000. It's almost impossible to put
price on these animals now, they
are so scarce" Philadelphia Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
Making the Best of II.

DIR. Hough, bishop of Worcester, was
the most amiable of prelates. He had
very curious barometer which cost
two hundred guineas; and one day a
young man called on him at the palace.
In placing chair for the visitor the
footman knocked down the barometer
and smashed it to atoms. The young
man was covered with confusion at
being the innocent cause of such an
accident: but the Bishop, with pleas
ant smile, said, 'Don't mention it,
pray. The weather has been very dry
for long time. and perhaps we shall
have some rain now. l never saw the
barometer so low." London Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
Facts About London.

About 5000 horses die each week.
About $4,000 paupers infest the
city.
About 1l,000 police keep good order.
About 10000 foreigners live in the
city.
About 10000 strangers enter the
city each day.
About 5000 new houses are erected
annually.
About 100000 cats enliven the
moonlight nights.
About 1000 clergymen hold forth
every Sunday.
About 620 churches give comfort to
the faithful.
About 125 persons are added to the
population daily.
About 2S miles of new streets are
laid out each year.
About 100000 dwellings shelter the
population of London.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
Heads OH Coins.

A correspondent having asked what
constitutes the "head" of a coin, the
New York Journal Of Commerce re.
plies: One of our contemporaries, o
few days since, in answer to a similar
question, asserted that the side bearing
the date is always the "head" or OBJ
verse side. This is an error, since the
dating of coins is comparatively mod
ern invention, while the tossing Of
coins to decide disputes or to settle
mooted questions is very ancient, and
the expression "heads or tails has
been in use longer than the custom of
inscribing on the coin the year of is
sue. There was also very old Eng
lish expression equivalent to it, and
known as "cross or pile" in allusion
to the English coinage which bore on
one side cross, and on the other a
device which was on the pile or punch
used in making the coin. The Romans
used to toss the coin and called out
"capita aut navim" m"-heads or ships
in allusion to coins bearing on one
side the head of Janus, and on the
other the PROV of a ship. The most
important device on coin, without
regard to the date, determines the side
bearing it to be the diverse or head,
and the other is the reverse. or tail. If
there is on one side of coin a head
of god or goddess, man or woman, and
no such figure on the other, the side
bearing it is always diverse, or head,
no matter what is on the reverse. If
on one side is a kings head, and on
the other the head of his queen or of
an inferior person, the former is the
diverse and the latter the reverse. If
the devices and inscriptions on the
two sides are of equal Importance.
neither side is "head' in the technical
sense. Such coins are very rare, but
where one is used and there is any
doubt as to which side is the more i'm
portant and therefore is the diverse,
the parties to the toss should agree
beforehand upon the distinction so as
to avoid all possibility of dispute. 1t
is common trick with those who are
unscrupulous in their methods Of gain
to carry such doubtful coin, and al
ways insist that the side which falls
uppermost gives the victory in their
favor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
How a Treaty was Made.


During the French conquest of Al
geria negotiations for peace were en-.
tered upon with the sheiks of certain
Arab tribes, and a meeting for the set.
tlement of terms was arranged to take
place at the French headquarters. The
French officers received their guests OF
the desert with great hospitality, and
banquet was given in their honor.
At this the utmost splendor was un-
folded in order to dazzle their eyes and
captivate their simple minds. At its
conclusion an adjournment to large
hall was proposed. Here NJ. Hoddin,
the celebrated conjurer, who accom-
panied the French forces, was to give
them an exhibition of his skill, which
to them seemed supernatural. They
stared in open-mouthed wonder at all
the tricks that were performed, and a
feeling of awe crept over them as they
saw the mysterious appearings and dis
appearings of various objects. But
the greatest marvel to them was the
apparent manufacture of cannon-balls.
The conjurer passed around among
them high hat. This they examined
very carefully, but without being able
to discover anything unusual in either
its make or appearance. When it was
returned to him, M. Houdin placed it
on the floor in the middle of the stage
in full view of his audience. He then
proceeded to take from that hat can
non balls apparently without number,
and rolled them across the floor into
the wings. This terminated the per.
formance. The chiefs consulted
among themselves, and came to the
conclusion that it was useless tooppose
an army that could turn out its am
munition in so easy manner. They
therefore signed the required treaty,
and departed to tell their friends in
the desert of the wonderful power Of
the invaders. s.-Harper's Magazine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
"Wll you 90 with me, Ruby?" said

ne.
And Ruby made him low courtesy
and answered, demurely:
"Yes, please, sir. Now let us 60
and find jerry"
Uncle Ennis was doing over the
weekly paper-he had read it twice
through already, but he seemed always
to regard himself as devoted to litera'
ture when he fell asleep over the
weekly paper-when Ruby came tc
him with Harry Stafford, leading the
red Irish setter by its chain.
"Oh, uncle, I'm so sorryr' said she
penitentially.
al am so glad, Mr.. Ennis" said
Harry. -
"But l let Jerry out for run. and
he got away from me, and little Tom
Eaton brought him back; and please,
uncle, I'll never disobey you again.
But, uncle, that isn't ALL" she added,
reddening exquisitely.
"Eh!" said the old gentleman.
"What next?"
"I've promised to marry Harry saff.
ord"
"Hello~ said Mr.. Ennis. "But ]
thought you disliked Harry Safford9'
"Oh, mo-" cried Ruby, with earnest
ness. "Only ! was afraid that he dis
liked me! He called me romp"
$50 l did," confessed Harry Stafford.
"But you are the dearest little romp in
the world, and love you better than
any one else in existence!'
So Ruby was married to Judge SAT-
ford's son, and the two elder Miss Ar
chers were forced to confess that "our
little sister" had led off the marriage
minuet with distinguished success.
"But only to think" said Ruby, sol
his being jealous of Jerome Franklin
How silly men are, to-be-surep' Helen
| Forrest Gra0es.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
The Old Mill.

Here from the brow Of tho hill look
Through lattice Of boughs and leaves
On the old gray mill, with its gambrel roof
And the moss on its rotting caves.
hear the clatter that jars its walls,
And the rushing waters sound,
And see the black floats rise and fall
As the wheel goes slowly round.
rode there often when was young,
With my grist on the horse before,
And talked with Nelly, the miller's girl,
AS waited my turn at the door.
And while she tossed her ringlets brown,
And flirted and chattcd so free,
The wheel might stop or the wheel might 60
1t was all tho same to me.
lis twenty years since last l stood
On the spot where stand to-day,
And Nelly is wed and the miller is dead,
And the mill and l are gray.
But both, till we fall into ruin and wreck,
To our fortunes Of toll are bound,
And the man goes and the stream flows
And the wheel moves slowly round.
Thomas Dunn English.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
PRICE THREE CENTS.
~ think" he said to his lady love.

II think" he said to his lady love.
shat as your status has not continued
as found it, we had better part
The lady did not reply. She turned
her back upon him.
The widowed lady and her daugh-
ter FASTENED to America, found affairs
in a mixed condition, but easy of re-
pair. They spent six months in the
West. looking after their estates, and
as much more time in the East repair
ing their fortunes, so that in one years
time all of this former glory was re-
stored. Not long thereafter his Rus
sian highness was sent to this country,
as Envoy Extraordinary. lie paused
in New York to rest before proceed
ing to Washington, and met cousin
of his former love.
"By the way" said the cousin,
speaking of theway shattered fortunes
are repaired in America, there is the
case of a member of our family. Mrs.X.
She had much Of her property stolen
and the rest left in bad condition.
but in one years time she has caught
and punished the thief, recovered all
her possessions, and is now better off
than ever"
"Where do they reside" asked the
suddenly interested noble.
cat the Y fats. But why do you
ask?"
"Oh 1 am going there to tell the
American girl 1 W Il marry her at
once"
That evening, an elegant coach drove
into the rotunda of the Y flats. A
gentleman in evening court dress. dec.
Grated in medals and ribbons denoting
his many orders, assembled the elevator
Immediately following card bearing
the title: Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Uni.
ted States of America"
Miss X was seated alone in the
drawing room. To the eager Russian
she had never worn such loveliness,
such stately demeanor. She arose as
he bowed to the floor and endeavored
to kiss her hand. He fell on his knees
and caught the hem of her skirts.
"Forgive me. my dear" he implored,
ri was not aware of the remarkable
changes in the American life. Be my
adored wife and you shall never again
have cause to doubt me-"
She regarded him coldly moment
and then turned her back toward him,
as upon previous occasion. Il think, "
she said, adopting his own language,
that since your status has not con-
tinued as l found it, we had better
part"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
The Hat as a Party Badge.

1t is noticed that more soft hats are
now seen in Washington than ever be
fore. Why is it that Democrats have
a prediction for soft and the Repub
licans for stiff hats is one of the un
solved psychological problems, but the
facr remains. OF course there ar
thousands of exceptions, but not too
many to prove the rule. 1t is noticed
too, the more deeply stepped in Democ
racy man becomes the longer h
wears a hat. 1t is an idiosyncrasl
which ossifies with age, just as an OLE
maid gradually acquires passion TO
the color laveuder.-Chicdgo Time
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
Hood Have Thought 1t?

"Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care,"-
"Ah. that is beautiful thing, sill"
said the pensive stranger.
"Wot is?" asked the man with a
cast in his eye.
Hoods Bridge of Sighs,' that just
heard you quoting" replied the pensive
stranger.
THAT amt no Bridge of Sighs.' re-
piled the man with cast in his eye.
That's the commencement of an ode
to a roller rinkp Chronicle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07
TOPICS OF THE d AY.

A bill has been passed by the Neva-
da Assembly imposing fine Of $40 en-
any person who treats another in sa-
loon. The bill does not prevent any
number Of persons from going into a
saloon and drinking together. but re-
quires that each man shall pay for his
own drink.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

the blonde-haired, dark. and mixed
types among the school children Of
the German empire. Since then the
inquiry has been extended to Belgium,
Austria, and Switzerland, and en-
braces nearly eleven million children
in its scope. In lecture at the Ber-
lin Academy of Science, Prof. Vir'
chow now shows that more than SO
per cent. of the school children of cen
tral Europe belong to the mixed type
The distribution of the purely blond
type, which contributes something
over 25 per cent, and is associated
with unmixed Teutonic blood, is
rather curious. 1t is highest in Han
over, where it forms 43 per cent. of
the population, but it is very nearly as
high in the extreme east Prussian and
Pomeranian districts, where history
and tradition locate preponderating
Slavic element, and points to the COM
pleteness of the gradual industrial
conquest of those regions by the
Teutonic race.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

Next to Baltimore Philadelphia pays
for and eats more choice sea food than
any city in the Union. The cooking
in Baltimore and Philadelphia is dis
tinctively American. and the best of
its kind, while in New York a species
Of Franco American kitchen supplies
the tables of restaurants and cSsbs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

The wax plant is now grown on a
large scale in Algeria. and its product
is gradually finding its way into the
markets of the world. The process of
separating the wax is simple. The
fruit, inclosed in a bag of coarse cloth,
is plunged into boiling water, on whose
surface the substance soon floats. The
wax is of the same chemical compost
tion as beeswax, and is likely to be
largely used in place of it. 1t is stated
that these wax plants may be seen
growing wild in Pennsylvania and the
Carolinas.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

In the heart of Wyoming Territory
is mountain of solid hematite iron,
with 600 feet of it above ground, more
than mile wide, and over two miles
in length; bed of Ignite coal big
enough to warm the world for CEN
turies; eight lakes of solid soda, one
of them over 600 acres in extent and
not less than thirty feet in depth;
and petroleum basin which contains
more oil than Pennsylvania and West
Virginia combined. from which in
places the oil is oozing in natural wells
at the rate of two barrels day. At
least, so says the Butte Montana In
ter-Mountdin
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

A Mr.. Crawford, who is a member
of the Chicago Trades and Labor AS
sembly, has made complaint to that
organization against the action of a
barber shop owner in that city. who
reduced his employees wages 10 per
cent. .ust before he proceeded to ex-
pend $4,000 in unnecessary display
in his shop, even to the extent of i'm
bedding 400 solid silver dollars in the
tiles of the floor to add to the glitter
ing show" Mr.. Crawford says he
wants to see the BARRIERS organizing
for the purpose Of opposing such
steps.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

Some time ago Prof. Virchow
brought together the results of an in
quiry into the relative proportions of
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

Among the many prize offers of the
French Academy of Sciences is sum
equivalent to about 500, 900 which was
left by Breant in 1S49. and is still un-
awarded. 1t is to be given to the per-
son who shall find an effective remedy
for the Asiatic cholera, or shall indi-
cate with absolute certainty its causes.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-07

The California orange-growers have
discovered new process for removing
all substances that injure the appear
ance of their fruit. They put half
bushel or so Of dry sawdust in a bar
rel and then pour in two or three
boxes of oranges, and turn slowly with
a crank. The fruit comes out as clean
and bright as gold dollar. One man
can clean about eighty boxes a day,
while washing ten boxes is a good
days work.