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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

A HUNDRED YEARS might be spent in search
of remedy for Catarrh, Cold in the Head and
Hay Fever, without finding the equal of Ely's
Cream Balm. 1t is applied with the finger.
Being pleasant and safe, it surercedes the use
of all liquids and snutfs Its effect is magical.
1t relieves at once and cures many cases which
battle physicians. Price so cents at druggists.
60 cents by mail Ely Bros, Owrgo, n. Y.
ELY BROS, have used two bottles of your
Cream Balm for Catarrh since December. A
sore in my nostril-the cause Of much suffer
ing-has entirely healed; have used no other
medicine. This spring feel better, can walk
and work with more ease than l have in any
spring since 1861 Mary E.Ware, Hopeful, Va.
AM on my second bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm, being a sufferer from catarlh since Twas
a child, but with this medicine I am being
cured VIM. i. Dayton, Brooklyn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
LET THE CHINESE COME,
So Advise the Dominion Governmer
Commission.

So Advise the Dominion Government
Commission.
The Dominion Government commission
which visited California and British Columbis
last year to inquire into the ACCESSIBILITY o
paSsns restrictive measures to prevent til,
further immigration OF Chinese into British
Columbia, have reported to tho government
against any such action being taken. One o
tie commissioners, Secretary Of State Chap
leau, went to California to take evidence.
while Judge Gray, his colleague, looked into
The question from the British Columbia poinl
Of view. They both agree, as result OF Their
inquiries, that unrestricted immigration should
be allowed, inasmuch as all the industries O,
bath California and British Columbia have
been to a great eXtont bui up with Chinese
cheap labor, and that without it the Canadian
Pacific Railway could not have been completed
ior years tocome. There are at present about
%, 900 Oh nnmen in British Columbia.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Adams EXPRESS Co.'S Ioss.

Tho Adams Express Company loses ovel
SZ50,00o by the recent accident on the Virginia
Midland railroad near Four mile run. Thei,
money cafes from New Orleans, Mobile, Mont.
gomery, Atlanta, Augusta and all points south
were on that train. The company is paving
all receipts where valuablcs have been declared
ut time OF shipment. The heat OF the burning
cars was so intense that it melted large sum
oil gold and silver, which has since been sent
to the mint for recoinage.
Post Office Department officials say the dis
aster caused the heaviest loss of United States
mail that ever resulted from a railroad acci.
dent; 100 ordinary pouches and thirteen con-
tanning through registered letters from the
South for large cities in the East and consider
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
A Pittsburg, Pa, Story,

MI. Jackson Moore of Iridclphia, Washing
ton county, has come to this city for the pur.
pose OF consulting legal advice concerning
some property OF which he claims to have been
deflauded | y relatives Moore, who is 81
years Of age, cl inns that for eleven years his
step-daughlcr aud her husband kept him pris.
oner in a cellar, and that he was not permitted
to leave his prison except occasionally at
night, when he would be allowed to walk about
the yard, bound with ropes. Some days ago he
missed his usual allowance of food, which was
passed to him through a small hole il the door.
Hearing no sound i'll the house he determined
to make his escape and with large stone
which he had worked loose in the wall he bat
tered the door down. His relatives wero no.
where to be found, and with money which he
discovered in one OF the drawers he came to
Pitt sburr
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Loss of the Steamship America

The loss of the steamship America which
foundcred twenty-five miles moth of Jupiter
inlet on the coast OF Florida is announced.
The despatch, which was from Sanford, Fla,
and signed by the captain, F. c. Miller simply
said; "Ihc America sprung a-lcak and ioun-
dercd in a northerly grle, twenty five miles
north OF Jupiter inlet on the 18th inst Every
thing is lost but our lives. The whole crew
is ca the beach in drawers and undersnilts. |
thank God it is not cold" The America was
Tor years tavorito ship on the Baltimore and
Savannah lire. She was 500 tons gross bur-
den, built in PORTLAND IN 1868, and valued at
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Five Car Loads of Relics,

Col. Stevenson, Of The Bureau of
Ethn'ology. Washington,who has recexts
ly spent several months in the west.
has brought back the largest and most
diverse collection of objects illustrat.
ing the home life, industries and re-
ligious customs of the Pueblo Indians
ever made. In addition to the articles
in this collection (Which amount to
five car loads, and consist of pottery,
wool!en fabrics, weapons and stone
impiements), photographs and colored
sketches were secured in great num-
Der illustrating the dances, altar
scenes, games and burial customs of
the Pueblos. Many curious cave
shrines never before visited by white
men were explored, places to which for
centuries the Zunis have been in the
habit of MAX ng annual pilgrimages
with great ceremony to deposit idols,
plume sticks and the skulls and bones
of sacred animals. A pack train party
visited, under the guidance of Zunian
priests. curious salt lake, seventy
Eve miles south of the Pueblo, whence
the supply of salt used by the tribe is
obtained, and from this point the tray
elers rode $50 miles west to lake.
where, according to Zunian belief, the
departed spirits of the Pueblos are all
transported. To the latter place the
guides could not be induced to 60
though they pointed it out from dis
lance. The lake, which is but a few
hundred yards in diameter, is sur
rounded by curious conical hills, form
G! by the deposit of matter from in
Vulnerable springs. The springs ara
now dry, except such as are beneath
the surface of the water, but some of
the cones have open caverns into
which one can penetrate by covered
way two Or three hundred feet.-Neu
York Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Death on the Eve of Victory

A. w. Dawley of Fort Dodge, Ia, an old
settler, who has been at Washington during
the sessions Of Congr. s. t years, trying to
procure the passage OF bill TO quiet the title
Of tiers on the so-c.lied Des Moines river
grant in Iowa, dropped dead on the street the
o'her afternoon. He got his bill through the
Senate the day before. The House committee
on public lands had just made favorable
report on the BILL Dawley's joy at his long
delayed success aggravated an affection OF tie
heat, from which he died as he was walking
from the Capitol to his lodgings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Sold by all druggists. 81. six for So. Made only b
q. l. HOOD CO., Apothscaries. Lowell, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
hnoch,d ont INV D,,,n,o.

The most vigorous physique and adamantino
endurance cannot hold out unaided against
climatic and other influences prejudicid TO
health, No one can peIsistently breathe WITH
indulge in excess On toll increasingly, without
eventually falling a prey TO disease, Ono of
the eurest defensive measures against il Is
Hostetters Stomach Bitters, But potent rs
this auxiliary oil health is, 1t would lie prepos.
ferrous to expect II TO maintain sanitary corr
dition Of the system il they who seek its aid
Nilliully abandon every other precaution
nganst disease, and thus thwart It's opelat on,
sobriety, the avoidance of exciting cause, arc
important elements in helsth maintenance. A
regard being had to these, system fortified
by the Bitters will be exempt from malaria,
rheumatism, dyspepsia, constipation and other
maladies.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
MONEY ORDER FEES,
Test Case Decided, tn which Numeroul
Postmasters are Interested.

tosshhastVfe htV Antcfestcus
A very interesting case Of postal laws ha'
been decided by the Postmaster General and
Attorney General, Gen. Dick, Postmaster Al
Bloomington, was sued to recover certain fees
N The Money Order Department, amounting in
the aggregate to about $780, which he had
taken as part OF his remuneration, Us he con
'sllued the law, This was test case, and Gen.
Dick and other Po,tnastors interested united
IN employing Gen, McNulV to defend them,
They won in the unitel States Chcuit Court,
AMI notice Of appeal was given. Gen, Me-
Nuty received letter from the Postmaster
General, which says that on the 18th inst, the
Postmaster General informed the Attorney
General that he would dispense with an appeal
to the Supreme Court, and ,woald accept the
Judgment of the Circuit Court as definitely
closing the case, and tie Attorney General was
requested 10 cause the necessary proceedings to
be had to accomplish that end, which has been
done and tho whole matter settled. This case
is decisive OF similar problems in which eighty
hist,cl s. Postmos,ers are ntere. ted and gives
to tho Postmas ers thereof from 5000, 900 to
$500 700, The point was raised. locally that
Gen, ID ok hnd the money ORDER work done by
clerk employed by the department instead Of
doing the work personally, and therefore
should have remttod tho fees TO the depart.
fQCnt,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

Japanese prisons seem to DO IN advaAcs
OF our own in some respects. Accord,
Ing to tae Rev, DR.. T, NJ. Peters, who re,
Gently read paper before the Prison asso,
citation, OF New York, the great penitenti,
AIRY of Toxic has some OF the best fea
lures of our prisons, and is even step
ahead Of us in the diversity OF trade.
taught in the prison, where tailoring,
cooking, type setting, printing, book
binding, shoemaking, porcelain painting
and other trades are within the reach oil
the convict. Bath tubs and chapel
room for religious exercises are abun,
dantly supplied, The prisoners have an
allowance OF three cents day and about
fifty cents week is put to their credit
and paid them at their discharge
another advance upon the American
prisons. The docility of the japanese is
shown by the fact that several prisoners
occupy one room peaceably together.
There is an active philanthropic spirit
laboring to improve the condition of the
prisons, The religion inculcated is Shin
toism.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

he sent an orderly to tell them they
could come back upon the boat. At
another time after having performed
his morning additions he left his false
teeth in the wash basin, His servant,
in putting the room to rights, emptied
the contents into the river, and for the
time General Grant was toothless.
But his amiability developed itself
even here. He said to the servant,
You have put me in a very embarras-
sing position. but you did not intend
to do it. and that was ALL"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Guilt BETRAYED BY Smoke.

The Butler Rubber Company Of Blooming.
dale, N. j., finding that goods were disappear
ing from their shops, recently procured the
issue Of large number of warrants to search
the houses OF suspected employees. The fact
leaked out, and next morning singular phe-
nomenon was witnessed. Volumes of dense
black smoke was seen issuing from the chin.
neys OF scores of houses, and tho smell oil burn.
ing rubber pervaded the atmosphere for miles
producing an almost intoleIable stencil. As 4
result the company discharged the employees
living in the houses referred to.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Between New York and Roston

The Boston & Albany railroad has length
cned for the remainder OF the season the run
making the distance in six hours it will be
nado in six hours and half. The frozen
roadbed and the ice accumulations at grade
crossings and switches render fast travelling
very dangerous. The New York g. New
England Iold continues to Iun its 3 o'clock
p. m train in six hours, but as lis line is 26
miles shorter than the Boston & Albany this
train actually runs slower than the fast train
ON the Boston & Alhnnr
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Made Her n LADY.

"Yes," said Mrs. Jones, when nv
daughter was born l swore l would
make her lady when she grew up and
I have kept my wore"
. "Indeed," said Mrs. Smith, "has SHE
married well?"
mo; she is still single"
"And you have made her lady, you
tay?"
"Yes, a saleslady."--Boston Courie5,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
STARVING AND ILL,
Deplorahie Condition OF Things In Gen.
tTal west Vfrg.nia.

In Gilmcr, Braxton and Calhoun counties,
which arc in the interior CT the state, many
miles from railroads, the extreme drought of
last summer almost ruinel crops Who'e
neighborhoods are suffering for want of proper
food, and live stock is dying by herds. Long
before Christmas every bushei OF grain had
been consumed. Sin that time food has
been hauled by teams across the mountai!s, Il
distance OF 100 miles, Is days be NJ occupied
IN many trips. Many people would have
starved to death bu, for this The Democrat
says that unless there is speedy return of
warm weather. human lives will be lost. A
great deal OF illness prevails now,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Suffering Coal Miners.

The indefinite abandonment OF the Alliance
collicry, OF Ut Carmel, Pa, is announced by
the Reading company. Five hundred men
will be thrown out of employment Since the
beginning of the year the Pennsylvania col
liery, employing 500 hands; Bellman, 400;
Locust Spring, 400, and Locust Gap, 400, have
been idle. A number OF miner, have emf.
grated 10 West Virginia and Alabama. A
large nui Der have applied to the poor director.
Tor relief, and every day the situation becomes
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

Mr.. Charles T.Krebs, 737 Madison ave-.
Baltimore. Maryland, well known in
banking circles, certifes to the excel
lence of the Red Star Cough Cure. A
few doses speedily cured his niece of Sc
we're hoarseness and sore throat. 1t is
pleasant to take. No one can be poisoned
by this remedy, which is free from OPT
,morphia and other dangerous drugs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
TO HELP SAVE LIFE.
Engineer Melville Offers Device
Philadelphia.

Chief Engineer Melville, U. S. N, called
upon Philadelphia oni;ials recently and sub,
mitted plan for lie-saving apparatus, to be
used by the fife department of the city. The
plan consists of a series OF four or more metal
tubes, fitted within each other, with prope,
stuiiing boxes, fastened to the side Of fire
engine boiler rear its bottom. A movable
ir!n basket is fitted to the upper section O..
tubing. Water is forced by means of the en-.
CINE pump into the bottom of the tube, and,
by the hydraulic pressure, the tubes and basket
are extended 10 any desired height. The b skei
is brought back hy opening lock at the bot
tom OF the largest tube and eylausling the
water at any desired spot. The mayor VIII
bring 1t to The attention CT the city council and
Of tie ligC depnltm ut authorities.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Walese Visit IN Ireland

Tie proposed visit to ireland of the Princa
of wales originated with the Queen, who de-
sired Prince Albert Victor, WHO las never been
III Ireland, to make tour Of that county
with his HTotHcr E,h Spencer opposed the
visit oil 7. lace Albert, doEiDiing lis reception.
Ii i reported that the Que,n has instructed the
cabinet to cons der the subject OF permanent
residenee in Ireland for Prince Albert.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Bell IeIenhona In Canada.

A writ Of certiorari has been applied for, be-
fore Judge Gait, TO bring up all proceedings
taken before the minister OF agriculture at
Ottawa in tine Bell Telephone Company's
patent case, with the object OF moving here to
review the ministers decision. Judge Cali
thought the questions raised of sufficient i'm
Portanoe to warrant him III sending the motion
ior argument before the common pleas divi-
sional court in May next, and granted an older
ACCORDINGLY.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
A Chinese Lick.

Collector Sears Of San francisco, states that
the latest method OF the Chit csc to evade the
restriction act, is by taking advantage OF the
ruling of Secretary McCulloch. Chinese in
transit to Victoria, B. c., may be landed at this
port by furnishing bond to the Chinese consul
general for their subsequent departure. 1t has
been discovered that, after being allowed TO
land by this means, the Chinese apply TO the
authorities for certificates from tie governor of
Victoria and return, representing themselves
as re.idents of this ci1v
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Hoods Sarsaparilla
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for IS. Made only o'
q. !. HOOD CO.. Apothecares, Lowell, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
PESTS Of THE FARMERS.


ana Cainch Bag.
The farmers throughout Kansas are becom
ing alarmed at promised incursion Of the Hes
sim fly in lnge numbers. The oh nch bug is
also fourishng. In 1871 tho Hcssian fly wa
first noticed in this State. 1t appeared in 1877
and 1880, and last fall tho presence of the little
devourer created general alarm. The HcssiNn
fly is now known to be over 20 counties in the
best wheat growing districts. The cor:espon
dents of the State Beard OF Agriculture report
the eXpeatint loss of the coming crop from
this source at from IL to 20 per cent. L. r.
Brown, a prominent horticulturist OF Atchison,
says: "Ihe growing wheat crop has been Sc.
rionsIy injured by tho ilossinn fly. From pres,
ent indications, it will be a failure. Much OF it
died before the hard winter set in
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Gifts To Harvard COLLAGE

By tho annual report of Prc-iJcnt Eliot of
Harvnd College, IT appears that in the three
years past the university has received gifts
and requests amounting TO 81 ,0J6, 7GS, not in
GLIDING the large gifts of Alexander Agassiz
TO the museum Of 70 logy. HE invested funds
have only increased by $40 SIS, the balance
having mostly gone into buildings. The col
lese salaries have remained stat nary for Is
Years.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
TO PROTECT The SEALS.
Secretary McCuiloca Wants SaJ,OO3
for Them,

SCci etnry McCulloch has sent a com nunica.
ton to the House Of Represo ,tativcs iii which
lie recommends an appropriation Of ss25 Goa
for the revcnue marine service, to protect the
seal fisheries in Alaska. He say: ''rhc seal
fisheries yield annually 10 the government a
revenue Of about $500 00). The Islands on
which the seals are taken are protected from
incursions OF maiuuding vessels solely through
the cruising Of revenue cutters The imp0r-
lance OF protecting the seal fisheries lies not
simply in securing tho revenue from this
source to the government but in protecting
the sc Il life from destruction. The Islands of
the Prybilov group contain the most impor.
tant seal rookcries of the world"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
RUSSIAN ADVANCE CHECKED.
Inc tznr's Forces TO BE Withdrawn
from AfGhan's Frontier.

HUH A1shnn's ETONfief,
The foreign Office in London has received a
communique from NJ. de Gicrs, Russian min.
lister of foreign afflirs. 1t states that no adj
vance OF Russian troops toward the Afghan
frontier has been authorized by tho govern
ment, and that the troops will be withdrawn
to the position they held before the frontier
commissions were appoint d. l. is reported
mat Pllnce Bisnark is supporting the pacific
policy OF NJ de Giers against the military
party in Russia, who want a war with England,
and that he has sent protest to The Car
against any aggressive movement on the part
of Russia f'''
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Finest Base Ball Grounds.

The Chicago League Base al club man.
agement having been compelled 10 abandon
their lake front grounds, have secured a long
lease OF grounds in the wet division bounded
by Throop. COngrrs~, LOOMS and Harrison
streets, making them the most ample in the
country. The gr unds arc surrounded by a
brick wall and fitted up with a view to making
the new park the finest vet Oh ened.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

MENsMAN's P1PToNIzED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation Object containingits entire nut''l-
ttous properties. 1t contains blood-makins
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
also, in all enfeebled conditions whether tho
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
Work or acute disease, particularly il resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard Il
Co., Proprietors, New York. Soldby druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Puriies, earch's, md vtaIzes the hlco', stimulated
the digestion ard strength tho wAoe body, effect
ins remarkable Of seroiulN. salt ih,u, all hui
mors, dyspepsia. Lilousnes5, healschc, kidney and
liver complaints, cstarh. rheumatism, ard th.t tnSa
feeling clused By change OF c mate, season or life.
Two years ago commenced taking Hoods Sar-
sapar.lla. had been suffering from a seyHie pain
in my stomach for a long time ard had tried Giter-
ent kinds OF medicines but failed 10 get relief ur'
iii used Hoods Sarsapafil a. 1t hc)rsd mo after
taking pant of bottle. Row VIXEN feel any Of tho
symptoms take it and it helpl me."-E. j. CSoss.
Eath. N. H.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

Either ut skies or at sevensm
Probably, my dear nervous sister, because
you are suffering from some of the diseases
peculiar 70 your sex, You have a dragging
down feeling, the ha2k.ache you are do
bilitstsd, you have pains OF va,ious kinds.
Take Dr. H. V, Pierces "FHvorite Presciip-
tom AMI DO cured. Price rsdrcSd TO one
dollar. BY druggists
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

The longest stage line now operated
in the United States is that been juno
ton City, on the Yellowstone, and Rock
Creek, Wyoming, distance Of 40
rnilaa
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

The special train Of Wee President Waite of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & DAYTON railrOid,
was saved from ditchng recently BIZ tramp,
VINO saw a broken raii and fgg,d The rain.
The tramp was rewarded wilh a position on
10 Rod.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

10 prepared in the most careful manner by mon fully
conversant with all the details of practical pharmacy.
The combination and proportion OF sarsapara dande
hon, mandrake. yellow dock and othsrremedal agents.
exclusively peculiar to Hoods Sarsaparilla and IN
known to other medicines. thus giving to Hoods sar.
sapaia strength and curative power SURPRISING every
other preparation.
This eertifes that Hoods sarssparilli has been
used with perfect in family for canscr in
thastom6ch and impure blood. l consider my Ettle
one entirely cured and shall continue it's a
fmily medicine. '-MIs. Il. E. BURTON Someryille.
Mass
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
The Worst Urethral Structure.

speedily cured by our new radical methods.
Pamphlet, references and terms, two letter
stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical As.
ISOLATION, 66S Main street. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

The Andrews parlor Folding Eeds receive the
highest commentator Wherever used, nlio-
tolls, in boarding Houses AMI Private Families!
Keelei's, So to 81 Washington street, Bostoh
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05

United States Senators and Repre-
sentatives use $63,120 worth of sta
tionery every year.