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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05
Gen. Grants Accident at Shiloh,

From General Grants account Of
the battle of Shilo, in the Century, we
quote the follSvng; "In fact, on Fri
day, the 4th, FEas very much injured
by my horse falling with me and on
Inc while l was trying to get to the
front where firing had been heard.
The night was one of impenetrable
darkness, with rain pouring down in
torrents; nothing was visible TO the
eye except as revealed by the frequent
flashes of lightning Under these cir
cumstances had to trust to the horse
without guidance, to keep the road.
/ had not gone far, however, when /
met General W. H. L. Wallace and
General (then Colonell Mcpherson
coming from the direction of the front.
They said all was quiet so far as the
enemy was concerned. On the way
back to the boat my horses feet slipped
from under him, and he fell with my
leg under his body. The extreme
softness of the ground, from the ex-
cessive rains of the few preceding
days, no doubt saved me from severe
injury and protracted lameness. As
it was, my ankle was very much in
jured; 50 much so, that my boot had
to be cut off. During the battle, and
for two or three days after, I was un-
able to walk except with crutches.
X X =
During the night rain fell in tori
rents, and our troops were exposed to
the storm without shelter. made my
headquarters under a tree few huns
dred yards back from the river bankl
NV ankle was so much swollen from
the fall of my horse the Friday night
preceding, and the bruise was so pain
full, that I could get no rest. The
drenching rain would have precluded
the possibility of sleep, without this
additional cause. Some time after
midnight. growing restive under the
storm and the continuous pain, moved
back to the log-house on the bank,
This had been taken as an hospital,
and all night wounded men were be-
ing brought in, their wounds dressed,
leg or an arm amputated, as the case
! nigh trequire, and everything being
done to save life or alleviate suffering.
| The sight was more uncomfortable than
encountering the rebel fire, and l re-
turned to my tree in the rain.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05
BALL UP, THERE"

AN AtolhALlAN Slohl cf III BUSH.
4"In 49, I was Deputy Governor of
Melbourne Gaol, and, upon one occa-
sion, having important business which
called me to Geelong, booked my place
on the mail car, which was the only
public conveyance available. and took
my seat on the box on one of those de-
liciousy balmly mornings so common
in that country, but little experienced
here.
There were but three passengers, the
car dryer and guard, and we ratified
along at brisk pace, conversing freely
upon various topics. Among others,
the vexed question of Free Trade
versus Protection" supplied us with
ample materials for animated discus
sion. Being staunch Radical in poll
tics, l was eloquent in favor of the
former, and dilated freely upon the
numerous advantages enjoyed by the
"old country in consequence thereof,
winding up my peoraUion by standing
up, waving my pocket handkerchief
and shouting at the top Of my voice
"free trade forever" when bang-ping
ping. What could be the matter +?
We were not long kept in suspense,
for two men suddenly emerged from
the bush with the cry which has sent a
thrill of horror to the heart of many a
traveller in these regions, Ball up,
there" which is equivalent to the old
highwayman's challenge, "Your money
or your life" The car driver mecani-
cally pulled up his horses, evidently
fearing repetition Of the revolver
practice, which might not prove so
harmless as the first, but l, perhaps
more from lsintance with the
class of men by W4sm we were assail-
ed than from indifference to danger,
seized the reins and whip from the
paralyzel driver and lashed the horses
into furious gallop! ping ping !"
went the bullets most unpleasanly
close to our ears however, we were
getting we'll beyond their reach, and
every bound of the infuriated animals
carried us further from danger, when
to our dismay, one of the wheelers
stumbled badly and was by reason of
the great speed at which we were 60
ing, unable to regain his footing, and
after short but desperate struggle,
fell heavily. We hastened to dismount
in hopes of getting the poor animal
upon his legs and starting again betcra
the robbers could come up with us, but
we were disappointed. for we were
soon overtaken by them. The first, a
powerful man, seized me roughly by
the throat and presenting his revolver
to my head, coolly informed me that
upon my making the slightest resist
ance, he would blow out my brains,
and suddenly releasing me from his
iron grasp, he, still keeping the revol-
yer to my head, drew another with his
disengaged hand and covered" my
companions generally with it, with the
remark that his friend would now pro
ceed to business" at the same time
jocosely intimating that probably my
political opinions had undergone a
sudden change, and that / might want
a little protection" which pleasantly,
being so much to the point, notwith-
standing the serious aspect of affairs
caused general laugh at my expense.
Business was quickly proceeded with
BY bushranger No, 2, binding the eaI
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05
A Dream Of Home.
The SUMS rays Giant the path along,
The air is balmy as in June;

The suns rays Giant the path along,
The air 10 balmy as in June;
The robin sings his evening song
And through the sky the new, gray moon
Moves calmly on, untrammeled, free,
But something whispers unto me-
"Notyetl'
The brook sings as it gently flows,
The frog croaks by the waters rim;
There in content the lily grows,
And there the fishes, darting, swim;
Ihear and see tho Old brown mill,
But, ah! these sad words haunt me still
"Net yeti"
In clover meadows broad and fair,
In drowsy mood the COWS await
The farm-boys call upon the air,
While, with hispail, beside the gate
Which opens down the grassy lane,
My brother breathes these words of pain
"Not yeti"
The steepled-church, the schoolhouse near,
The wood where have roamed at will,
The quaint, old farmhouse, to me dear,
My youthful home-my manhood's still
see these as in days gone by,
But something whispers las sigh)-
"Not yeti"
OHearts, in whom there is no May,
Who yearn to hear my footballs wherc
The path, so beaten, winds its way
Under old trees so grand and tair!-
Dear Hearts, who long for me to come,
l can bu, say can go home
"Not yetw
For longer, still, your breasts must know
A sadness free from all disguise,
Ere l can leave these scenes and go
And look into bright, Loving eyes,
Andclasp the hands so warm, and kiss
The lips I've pressed so oft in bliss.
"Not yet"
Forgotten, but as sweet and strong
As when one dreamiul Autumn day
l said "Good-by!" and passed along
Down the old walk, and went away,
Not thinking there would come day
When | should hsve-as now-to say
mot yet"
Alas, not yet Far, far from this,
Still must watt All l can do
Isl just TO wait long, long kiss
Bedewed with love, 0 Hearts! to you,
And murmur these sad words once more,
Unthought Of in the days of yore-
"Not yet"
Geo. .NeweH Lorfjoy in the Current.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

Interpretations for the cold weather
in the Northwest are a surprise to
visitors. Fur coats and caps are the
rule for everybody; the houses have
duplicate sets of windows, with few
inches of air between; the stoves are
of enormous size. often reaching nearly
to the ceiling; and such diversion as
sleighing is scarcely known, as nobody
thinks of spending time out of doors
for fun in winter
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

"a curious instance of how q man
gets into the way of becoming book
collector was that of resident in B0s-
ton who started series of copy books,
but was sued by the originator Of the
Spencerian system Of such books. In
order to make good defense and show
that the managers of the Spencerian
system did not have prior right, he
began the collection Of copper plates,
copy books and everything that could
help his case, which he finally won. He
was between three and four years at
his work, and now he is most enthu-
siastic collector of copy books of all
descriptions"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

A HUMAN relic in remarkably good
state of preservation has lately been
found at Pompeii. 1t is described as
the full length fossil of a man who was
probably struck while in flight at the
time of the destruction of the city
The features are well defined, the
mouth being slightly open. showing
the teeth in either jaw; the hands are
perfect, and one is supposed to have
held two keys, which were found close
to it. while the legs are spread out and
slightly raised; the left member had,
however, been broken.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05
The discovery in California lately of

The discovery in California lately of
considerable quantities OF the peculiar
stone used by photographers is the sub
ject of much remark in the papers of
that State. Heretofore the best litho-
graphic stones have been found at
Kelheim and Solenhofen, near Pappen-
helm, on the Danube, in Bavaria; but
they have been found also in Silesia,
England, France, Canada. and the
West Indies. They are found in beds,
commencing with layers of the thick
ness of paper till they reach the di-
mensions OF one and several inches in
thickness. when they are easily cut,
being yet soft in the quarries, to the
sizes required for printing purposes.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

1t was originally intended that the
New Orleans exhibition should chiefly
commemorate the centenary Of the
first cotton expectation from the South
to England Six bags, containing 400
pounds of cotton, We're shipped from
Charleston to Liverpool just 100 years
ago, and this event is still recalled by
the great prominence given to cotton
at the show.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

The vane of the new Board Of
Trade building in Chicago will repre-
sent schooner in full sail. not cut out
of sheet of metal, but made in every
respect like model 1t is nine feet
long, eight feet high, and is built of
sheet copper throughout. 1t weighs
close to 200 pounds, and about 100
pounds of ballast will have to be
stored in its forward hold to balance
it, as the support goes into the forward
mast. 1t will no doubt present very
fine appearance provided it does not
occur to the beholder how absurd it is
for schooner to sail all the time
against the wind, for, of course, the
bowsprit is made the pointer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

The prospects of proposed route
from the Canadian Northwest to Eu-
rope via Hudson's Bay are not consid-
cred encouraging. A diary for August
shows that ice prevailed in the straits
for nineteen days ont of the thirty
one. and that snow-storms prevailed on
five other days. As the straits ought
to be open during August, the outlook
for the other months can not be bright.
j. w. Klatze, Dominion government
official, who was sent to inquire into
the feasibility of constructing a rail
way from Winnipeg to Hudson's Bay,
has returned to Ottawa He does not
speak favorably of the ultimate sue
cess of the undertaking, and thinks, if
it is ever accomplished, it will be at a
price which few capitalists would care
to pay. Putting the difficulties of the
navigation of the straits and the almost
insurmountable barriers in the way of
constructing a railroad to the bay
together. the outlook for northwest
settlers having direct communication
by this route with Europe Is not at all
hopeful.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

A lot of things are wanted for Alas
ka, and Governor Kinkead of that
Territory has been in Washington tell
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Italy is the land of criminals, says
the director general of italian prisons.
1t has 325 prisons, with constant
average population of 10000 offenders
against the law. OF these over 5000
are murderers. No Other nation in
the civilized world has suCn a. Re
proportion of criminals.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

ing about them. The country Is as
large as the whole of the United States
east of the Mississippi, but has no
regular method of communication, and
practically hardly any means of any
except by boats. and the first demand
seems to be for mail routes. The oper-
ations of government are now confined
entirely to Sitka, because the other
towns cannot be reached. A semi
monthly mail route will be asked for
to Port Townsend, and a monthly one
to Onnalaska, a settlement 1900 miles
from Sitka, which is a judicial district
with resident Commissioner and
Deputy Marshal. The governor is full
of stories and enthusiasm about mines
and wealth in his Arctic bailiwlck.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

All who have seen it must have OBJ
served the different shades of marble
in the Washington monument. This
seems to prove that different varieties
of stone were used in its construction,
but such was not the case. All the
marble in the shaft came from the
quarries near Cockeysville, Nd. The
yellow tinge of the section completed
prior to 1858 is caused by the oxida-
tion of the trace of iron in the marble,
and the part above that point. which
has been built since 1878, will eventu-
ally assume like tinge of color. In
generations to come the whole shaft
will harmonize.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

A young man resides in Chicago
whose heart is in the wrong place. He
is George Edwards, and his age
eighteen. DR.. Chavitt says that in ex.
amining the condition of Edwards's
lungs he discovered that the heart
beats were only noticeable on the right
side. They were perfectly natural,
and there were none on the left side
Two other physicians corroborate the
statement. and say that they think the
centre of the heart is about two inches
to the right of the breast-bone. 1t was
first thought that it was case OF
aneurism. but an examination proved
that the heart was really on the right
side.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05

Horses an Carriages at all hours. Persons
earned 10 oil surrounding points npon arrival
ef Trains. Special accomrnoda ions to excur.
sion Parties. Good teams and attentive dli.
yer. IL
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05
SITTER OFFICE, LONDONDERRY, VT,

3S3 Entered at the Post-office at South
Londonderry, as sccond-c ass matter
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05
Tbe ionounocrrp Sitter.
AN ISDEPENpENT REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER,
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
PROM
SITTER cfflce, So Londonderry, Vt.

IERMs,-IHE LoNpoNpERRr, W., SITTER
will be furnished to all subscribers, every where,
at tho extremely low price Of One Dollar per
annum, invariably in advance. Outside OF
Wmdham Co., in single wrappers, ST.. l6 year,
! ADVERTISING RATEs.-Fifty cents per
inch, first insertion, 25 cents Tor each add.
tlonal insertion. Nothing inserted for less than
80 cents.
Additional information furnished upon appli
cation. Births, Marriages and Deaths, pub
hshed free. Obituary Notices, Cards If Thanks
ETC., so cents to Sl0O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
A Partial Success.

There is a woman on Church street
who reads the newspapers. She read
in newspaper that Il Boston woman
cured her husband of running out
nights by making him jealous. The
idea was a good one. She let her
sister into the plot, and her sisters
husband might have been seen sneak
ing into and out of the house at late
evening hour. Some of the neighbOrs
got hold of it, and some one wrote to
the husband:
beware. As a friend l would ad-
wise you to watch your wife !"
His wife saw the bud of suspicion
in his eye, and was hugely pleased.
She told her sister and there was
great cacKling. Sister told her hus-
band and he slapped his leg and ex.
claimed
"Ha ha! ha! We've got him on
the run !"
The other night the Church street
man went out as usual. The brother
in-law disguised himself and went
over to the house, taking care to be
seen. He was just mounting the
steps when a horsewhip began to
play over and around him, and as he
started to run he was knocked down
and stepped on and walked over I'M
Ill he scarcely had the strength to
climb out of the yar'i in front of
No. boot. The injured husband
then entered the house and broke up
$500 worth of furniture, and destroy.
ed jeweIry and dresses costing as
much more. His wife had to explain
the plot in order to save her life but
that didn't restore the goods or heal
the brother-in-law's bruises.
1t is very quiet down there now.
The husband goes out ~ nights rs
usual. aud the Boston idea has Il, pn
coated with tar and buried in the
back yard until wanted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
Kisses by Mail.
u. s. Mail,

U. S. Mail,
A young postmaster of a village
postoffice was hard at work when a
gentle tap was heard upon the door
and in stepped bashful maiden of
16 with a money order, which she de.
sired cashed. She handed it to the
official with bashful smile, who, af-
ter closely examining it, handed her
the money it called for. Attic same
time he asked her if she had read
what was written on the margin of
the order.
mo; I have not" she replied, "tor
I cannot make it out. Willyou please
read it for me ?"
The young postmaster read as fol-
lows: ~ send you So and a dozen
kisses"
CHANGING at the bashful girl. he
said: "Now, have paid you the
money and suppose you want the
kisses ?"
"Yes," she said, eff he has sent
me any kisses, want them, too"
1t is hardly necessary to say that
the rest of the order was promptly
paid, and in scientific manner. at
that, and eminently satisfactory to
the country maiden.
After she arrived home she remark
ed to her mother: ''Eh, mother, hut
this postoffice system of our is a great
thing, developing more and more ev-
cry year, and each new feature added
seems to be the best. Jimmy sent
me dozen kisses along with the
money.order, and the postmaster
gave me 20. 1t beats the special de.
livery system all hollow"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
Difficulties in Becoming a Confederate.

In his paper in the December Cen
t,uy, THE Private History of Cam
paign that Failed" Mark Twain
says:
"Out West there was a good deal
of confusion in mems minds during
the first months of the greet trouble
"a good deal of unsettledness, of
leaning first this way, then that, then
tie other way. 1t was hard for us to
get our bearings, | call to mind an
instance Of this. l was plotting on
the Mississippi when the news came
that South Carolina had gone out of
the Union on the Doth Of December,
1860. My pilUt-mate was a New
Yorker. He was strong for the
Union so was l. But he would not
listen to me with any patience NY
loyalty was smirched, to his eye, be-
cause my father had owned slaves.
| said. in paiiation of this dark fact,
that | had heard my father say, some
years before be died, that slavery
was great wrong, and that he would
free the solitary negro he then owned
if he could think il right to give
away the property of the family
when it was so Straitened in means.
My mate retOrted that a mere i'm
pulse was nothing-anybody could
pretend to good impulse and went
on decrying my Unionism and libel
ing my ancestry. A month later the
secession atmosphere had consider
ably thickened on the Lower Missis
sippi, and l became a rebel so did
he. We were together in New Or
leans, the Goth of January, when
Louisiana went out of the Union.
He did his full share of the rebel
shouting, but was bitterly opposed to
letting me do mine. He said l came
of bad StOck-Of a father who had
been willing to set slaves free. In the
following summer he was plotting
Federal gun-boat and shouting for
the Union again, and l was in the
Confederate army. | held his note
for some borrowed money. He was
one of the most upright men l ever
knew but he repudiated that note
without hesitation. because | was a
rebel. and the son of man W no own
ed slaves.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Diabetes Cured.

New Orleans Picayune, Jan. 20, 1884.
Mr. Matthias Doll, business place No
~ North Peters street, residence Rovai
street, between Jeanne and Bartholomew
New Orleans, has been a most intenss
sufferer from kidney trouble diabetes for
the last six long and weary years. He
said to us: even earlier than that fire.
quently suffered from pain in the back
and frequent making of water, but gave Il
no thought until about the time Stated
when the almost constant desire to make
water became uncomfortable. The pain in
the back, and sometimes in the legs, made
me so lame at times that could scarcelv
walk. i consulted one of the best doctors
in this city, and was under his constant
treatment for one entire year without de-
irving the least benefit. / then consulted
from time to time, during the last five or
six wears, six other physicians, each one
standing in the front rank of the medical
profession in New Orleans, and though I
sometimes was little relieved of some
excruciating suffering. yctupon the whole
was not only no better, but in mlnv re-
spccts much worse. NIylimbs became SO
swollen and sore that l could not cross
my legs when sitting on a chair-all Of
which, they said, was caused bv diabetes.
then tried some highly Landed patent
medicine. But they all turned out to be
humbugs. 1 had given up all hopes o;
ever getting relief, much less being cured,
when l noticed in the papers some won
derlul cures that PERUNAshad made il
this city, as prescribed by DIR. HartIaan,
giving the name and address of each PERI
son treated. l called to. see him; he at
once prescribed his PERUNA, which is not
over three weeks. ago. l am so much
better that if l would not improve any
more, would not for any amount that
had not placed myself under his treat
ment. All my pain and lameness is gone.
The swelling and stiffness in nv legs has
disappeared, and instead Of making water
every fifteen minutes, J now make it once
in three hours during the dav, and only
twice in a whole night. l ana, indeed,
quite well again. Don't hesitate, don't
say humbug, but get the PERUNA at once
and take it as its printed label directs, or,
if YOU think this is only an advertisement,
and not strictly true, call and see me and
see for yourself"
Mrs. Huldah RIPPLE, Smethrort, Nc
kean county, Pa, writes: "DE. s. i.
HARTMAN, & Co, Columbus, O. have
used your PFRUNA and it has done me a
great deal of good. Have recommended it
to many of my friends, who have since ex-
pressed themselves as wonderfully pleased
with its virtues"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12

ball feels the expansion Of the powder
directly. If cylinder were made
strong enough to hold the sam
amount of powder, piston rod and
other appropriate machinery were
applied to it in such II way to move
the sumo ball, the distance that the
ball would be propelled would not be
the fifth of mile. This is because
the greater portion Of the power nl
the powder would he rxpend' d in
the machinery before it reached the
ball. Now, we are trying to utilize
the former principlein the propulsion
of ships.
I'VE shall have our test in a few
days. We have already tried the eX-
pertinent with "A small model and 1t
was entirely successful. Our aprar-
atus is ready to be moved into our
vessel at moments notice. 1t Is
now all put together in Jersey City,
where men have been familiariZiug
themselves with 1t for sufficiently
long time to know just how to work
it. So, if when we give the trial, we
fail to move the boat, the machine
must I've condemned. There is moth
ing about the apparatus t. break. ok
rcpt one or two little sections, which
can be easily replaced Immediately.