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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

The UBuncoo Game.

A "bunco steerer" has been telling a
World reporter how thieves take in
unwary strangers in New York. He
said:
"First of all, you must know that
there are no dens in the business. The
boys hire furnished room on the first
floor of building in any quiet side
street. telling the lanlord that they are
agents for some company or other.
The hand-shaker grabs prosperous
looking stranger and sings out: How
are you Mr.. Green? How are my
friends in Brownville?' The chump
generally replies: why you've made
a mistake I'm Mr.. Brown. from Green
vile. Then the shaker apologies,
hurries off and reports to the steerer,
who pulls book out of his pocket and
hunts up Greenville. The book by
the way, is what is know as bank
note reporter, and gives a complete list
of all the banks in the country. From
the list the steerer finds that Mr..
Jones is President of the Greenville
Bank and that Messss. Smith and Gray
are among its directors. Off he goes
to the chump, shakes hands with him,
calls him by name and saying he is
Mr. Jones's nephew asks for the health
OF the Smiths, Grays and other promi-
nent people. See? The chump is
tlattered by the attentions of the bank
president stylish nephew, and it does
not take long to steer him into the
room where the boss bunco man is
waiting to play his part. There is the
usual story about the painting drawn
as in the lottery prize, then the cash
prize and the rest of it. Usually the
chump bites in a few minutes; he is
anxious to get $500 for 500, he puts up
his wad of bills, the boys get it, and he
walks out in brown study, not know
ing exactly how he was done up, but
quite sure he has been swindled.
"Complain to the police? Not much.
The bunco men leave their office a
minute or two after he does, and no
one could find them; besides, the man
is ashamed to tell how green he was.
Even if the boys are arrested you can't
find one man in a hundred who will go
to a police court and give himself
away for a sucker.
"Then there's very pretty scheme
of Grand Central Petes. You'd laugh
to see the dozens of farmers he gets to
lend him $50 on a worthless check so
that he can pay man the balance due
for an imaginary horse. That's dan
dy scheme, and It's perfectly SAFE 1t
generally takes the haybag about an
hour to tumble after he's been left
standing outside store where Pete
has to go in for minute on important
business"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
To Take the Heat Out of Burns.


Carron oil has been found very much
better for this purpose than any other
application. 1t is made of equal parts
olive oil and lime water. A bottle of
it should be kept. ready for use, in
every kitchen. To make the lime wa
ter, put one gill of good lime in quart
of water. in tall bottle and let it
stand where it will not be Jared. The
lime should be slaked before putting it
into the bottle. When the lime settles
use the clear water above it. The
water will hold only certain quantity
Of the lime in solution, and as it is
used fresh water may be poured in on
the lime until the latter is nearly used
up.-CoOk.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
PRICE THREE CENTS.
Eggs In Ireland.

Seeing that some three-fourths of
the whole population of Ireland are
more or less connected with or engag-
ed in agricultural pursuits, there is
probably no question more often asked
daily by at least 100000 of the popu-
lation of Ireland than, "What is the
price of eggs2' From the moment
the well.known "Cluck, cluck," is
heard from the hen announcing the
production of an egg there is rush
made for it, which never ceases until
the empty she'll is thrown into the ash
bin. That egg is bartered and rebar-
tered, sold and sold again, many times
before it is introduced to the break
fast-table. Many lies are told about
its age, some about its size, many more
about its price. Eggs are bought by
the dozen and by the hundred of six
score In some parts of Ireland,
notably in Dublin market, the hundred
counts one hundred and twenty-four.
The trade is divided mainly into two
classes-buyers and shippers or ex-
porters The former are again sub
divided into two other classes-dealers
and shopkeepers. Buyers sell direct
to the shippers; shippers export direct
either to customers in Scotland, Eng
land, or Wales, or to an agent or brok-
er there, who sells for him on commits
sion. The buyer is man or woman
owning, or in many cases hiring,
donkey, mule, or horse, and going from
one farmers house to another buying
their eggs for money; or, in many
cases, giving goods, such as groceries,
needles, thread, and other like useful
articles, in barter for eggs. Dealers
are smaller class of buyers. They are
mostly old women who have what is
called dealing" that is, a small shop,
which from ten to thirty shillings
would stock, their husbands or chill
dren being of the laboring class. These
poor dealers buy up from 800 to 400
eggs weekly, mostly obtaining the
same by barter These they usu-
ally send in by donkey cart in a
basket resembling a fish woman's
creel, once week, to the town where
the nearest shipper resides; or some
times, if needy. will sell for less
price than would be had from the
shipper to well-to-do buyer. Even
in the humblest walks of life there is
pride, and the poorest dealers will not
sell to any one but a shipper, unless
they are very badly off for ready mon
ey.-Ch0mbers' Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
Clean Heads.

Keeping the head perfectly clean is
a great aid to health. A distinguished
physician, who has spent much of his
time at quarantine, said that person
whose head was thoroughly washed
every day rarely ever took contagious
diseases, but where the hair was al
lowed to become dirty and matted it
was hardly able to escape infection.
Many persons find speedy relief for
nervous headache by washing the head
thoroughly in weak soda water. We
have known cases almost wholly cured
in ten minutes by this simple remedy.
A friend finds it the greatest relief in
case Of ''rose cold,' the cold symptoms
entirely leaving the eyes after one
thorough washing of the hair. The
head should be thoroughly dried after
ward. and avoid draughts of air for
little while.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
Song Of the South Wind.

Through fragrant pines sweep along,
And chant for them lightly song,
Grand and triumphant, sweet and strong,
Like organ notes heard faraway,
In some cathedral old and gray,
When vespors tells the close of day.
! stir the ripples on the lake:
Tho dancing wavelets softly break
Against the cool white sand, and mako
A broken melody that seems
Like birdlinQs, chipping in their dreams.
Ere lights the east with dawn's faint CLEANS
bring the rain clouds from the sea-
The shadows full on lake and lea;
The thirsty plants nod thanks to me,
And yield me treasures of perfume,
The sweet mementos of their bloom,
To bear away to climes of gloom,
To tell the Northland's prisoned flowers
Biding the slow, dark winter hours,
While chill and gray the dull sky lowers:
"Long though your time of waiting be,
And firm the chains that fetter ye,
Lose not your hope-ye shall be free ~
-.dugusta ID. Dunn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
Morse Music,

A characteristic vein of musical en-
dowment runs through the Norwegian
nature. The folk songs and national
dances of the peasants are very re-
markable. They are the invention for
the most part, of nameless "spille-
mand," handed down from generation
to generation of the local flddlers,
without whom no peasant marriage or
other merrymaking can possibly be
carried on. Halfdan Kierulf and Ed
ward Grieg have arranged some inter-
esting collections of these quaint and
plaintive airs, and in their own COM
positions an unmistakable national
strain is always traceable. The name
of Johan Svenasen is now known
along with that of Grieg throughout
the musical world. but Kerulfs ex-
quisite songs deserve a wider populari-
ty than they have attained outside of
Norway and No1draak, composer who
unfortunately died very young, claims
mention by reason Of his mastery set
ting of Bjornson's finest lyrics. The
great name in record of Norwegian
music, however, is that of Ole Bull,
who died in 1880. He was in his way
a tone poet of the most original, but
remained to the end simply an upland
"spillemand" raised to the highest
power. Both as composer and vir-
tuoso, he was Norwegian of the
Norwegians, and his name is justly
held in reverence by the country
which his art may be said to have in
terpreted to the whole world.
nightly Recie1O.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
Her Sort of n Doctor,

George, who is your family physi-
cian?"
"Dr. Smoothman."
"What, that numbskull? How does
it happen you employ him?'
"Oh. it's some of my wife's doings.
She went to see BIN about cold in
her head, and he recommended that
she wear another style of bonnet.
Since then she won't have any other
doctor. Chicago NeUs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

The Duke of Devonshire has at Hol-
ker Hall notable herd of shorthorn
cattle. He has paid for the stock, in
all, since 1851, the sum of $l07,2i5,
and the gross receipts from sales in
the same time amount to $464.665.
Out of the difference between these
sums he has paid all expenses of man
agement, feeding, ETC., and laid away a
handsome net profit.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

A subscriber asks: "When is the
best time to marryp" Mr.. Enpeque
says the best time for such ceremony
is the 3lst of February.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

A Belgian has invented coffin that
makes it impossible for any one to be
buried alive. The pressure of the
earth thrown upon the lid of the cof-
fin liberates sort of stiletto, which is
so placed that on being disengaged it
pierces the heart of the occupant. On
the whole, this new invention is not
calculated to reassure those who fear
that they may be buried alive.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

There is restaurant in London,
and very popular and wealthy lnsti-
tion it is, where the customers walk
right in, eat what they want, tell the
cashier what they have had and pay
for it without the intervention of
checks. The proprietor relies upon
the honesty Of his patrons to pay for
what they have eaten and not cheat
him, and he says this confidence en-
courages customers and his losses are
smaller than most other restaurants
where dishonest walters are employed.
One or two restaurants in this city
have tried to save something in this
way by doing away with walters en-
tirely and letting their customers
help themselves. They kept two or
three spies walking about. however,
suspiciously eyeing everybody, a sys-
tenn of espionage the customers evil
IDENTIFY did not like, for they went to
other places where they wouldn't be
taken for thieves.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

The Indians of Alaska are said to
be fine Silversmiths, and their silver
bracelets in particular are in great
demand. A lame workman has an
extensive repute, and he sells dozens
OF bracelets, upon the arrival of each
steamer, at 50 per pair. Some speci-
mems he get $25 pair for The lame
Indian artilicer is very rapid work
man, and will from a piece of coin
make a beautifully chased ring in an
hour or so with his rude tools. The
heads of animals and Indian char
acters are included in his designs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

Some interesting statements and
statistics are to be found in the Florida
census returns In Orange one farm
er claims to have obtained 1000 dozen
OF eggs from twenty-five chickens in
one year, and another 800 dozen from
ten chickens. Every resident of one
district in Jackson is set down as
blind, deaf, dumb and uneducated. In
Jefferson County one man is put down
as having died of prolaLsus uteri.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Three million pupils now attend the
free schools in the Southern States,
and over $l0.000,OOO is annually
raised to support them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
Tbe Con0on0rrrp Sitter.

ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
PROM
SITTER onlca. So Londonderry, VI,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

IERMS.-lHE LONDONDERRY, VI, SITTER
will be furnished to all subscribers, everywhere
at the extremely low price Of One Dollar per
annum, invariably in advance. Outside OF
Windham Co., in single wrappers, $l.l6 year
ADVERTISING RATES.-Fifty cents per
inch, first insertion, 25 cents ior each add.
tional insertion. Nothing inserted for less than
so cents.
Additional information furnished upon appli.
cntion. Births, Marriages and Deaths, pub
lished free. Obituary Notices, Cards of Thanks
etc., so cents to Sl.00.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

The New York World remarks that
'the old reproach that we are nation
of pie-eaters will have to give way to
the new one that we are a people of
pickles. A competent authority on
this subject stated the other day, be-
fore a congress of pickle merchants,
that a billion Of the acidulous luXuries
are grown annually in this country.
Whole tracts of land in the East
formerly given up to prosaic wheat
and the humble potato are now de-
voted to the crescent cucumber. and
We hear eloquent picklers in council
talking of falling off of millions in
the crop this season. In 1884 there
were 200,000.000 pickles raised and
salted in the North. That is forr
pickles to every man, woman and
child in the United States; and we are
gravely assured that this season 75,-
100000 are needed from abroad to
make up the deficit Of an extra de-
mand. This extraordinary exhibit
must dispose forever of the popular
notion that only the young ladies of
America eat pickles late at night
There is fearful suspicion here that
young and old and middle-aged of
both sexes eat them morning, noon
and night"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

"Why not eat insects?" is the title
of recent English book. The writer
thinks that such diet would have
certain advantages for poor people.
and he insists that an "appetizing
RELISH is to be found in "boiled cater
pillars. fried grasshoppers, and grilled
cockchafers. His argument rests main
ly on the descriptions of half-starved
travellers concerning their personal
enjoyment Of cooked insects, and the
fact that certain savages thrive on
such diet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

Careful investigation and estimates
show a production this year of 1890
100000 bushels of corn in the United
States and Territories, gain of eleven
per cent. in quantity over 1884. Of
this yield, 2S0,000,000 bushels will
come from illinois. 265.000.000 bushels
from Iowa. 2l0.o00000 bushels from
Missouri, and some 356,O00,000 bushels
from twelve Southern States. The
area of the corn crop is 73,S60,000
acres, as against 69,603,7S0 acres last
year, the gain being almost entirely in
the Western States.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22
SITTER OFFICE, LONDONDERRY, Vt.

Entered at the Post-oflice at Soutl
Londonderry, as sccond-c ass matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

Horses an Carriages at all hours. Persons
carried 10 all surrounding points upon arrival
Of trains. Special accommodations to excur.
zion i'cities. Good teams and attentive dIi-
serp. IL
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-10-22

A bad jury-perjury.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12
olive Hill Items.

Farmers are taking advantage OF
the good weather TO haul their prod.
uce to the river.
We think most Of the farmers OF
this vicinity would be rather hard
to shave, on account of their long
faces, over TIE price of cotton and
peanuts.
Miss Annie Street, who has been
in school at Savannah, Is visiting
her parents this week. She reports
the Savannah school as being a
success.
j. q. Hudiburgh, who has been in
school at Clifton, has returned
home. He SAYS he is going to
Texas, this fall
Dave Hardin is going into the
live. stock business on an extensive
scale. We would be glad to see
other farmers do likewise
JACK Don.
Olive HILL Nov. 10, 1885.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12
CORRESPONDENTS.
Clifton Items.

I. N. Copeland has completed his
new house, and il now occupying it..
j. A. Lancaster is living in the
house vacated by Mr.. Copeland.
DR.. Morris his moved to his res
taurant and H. A. Grimes is resid.
ing in DR.. Morris house.
Mrs. Strlbbling will take charge
of a music class at Waynesboro soon.
Miss ALLice Alexander will leave
next Tuesday for Abilene, Tex Mrs,
S. J. Stoekard gave a dance in Miss
Annice's honor last Thursday night.
About twenty FIVE couples were pres
ent, and it was decidedly Jue of the
best o. the season.
There vas quite nice dance on
the Str. Nisbet last Tuesday night.
There will be another on the same
boat next Tuesday night.
Miss Minnie Martin, formerly of
this town, but now of Cisco, Tex, is
visiting her many friends Of Clifton.
She will attend school at Martin
College, Pulaski, a year before re
turning.
1t has been raining here for Sc,
eral days and we have mud in sever
al different languages. The river is
rising rapidly aud farmers are busy
gathering in their crops that are in
danger of high water.
Mrs. Hughes gave candy stew
Wednesday night. All enjoyed it
hugely and no one was fatally in
jured.
Prot. Legs is teaching class In
singing at the NJ. E Church.
Miss Matte Walker and James
Giigg were visiting in town this
week.
Miss Joe Berry is spending few
weeks with her friend, Mrs, Cruss
Taylor, of Linden.
Miss Antoinette Clarke, of Giles
county, will be here in few days TO
make a protracted visit to her broth
err DR.. NJ Clarke. Mi IS Antoinette
is a great iavorite here and We IN.
tieirate pleass 1t time while she is
with us.
Misses Kate Cooke and Della
Ricketts, made fving trip to Flat
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12

General Beauregard has entered
into a contract with Mr.. Allen Il.
Rice, editor of the North American
RerieU, to write series of articles
on the war between the states.
The first article will give an in
side history of "The Shiloh Cam
palgn."
The second article will describe
"The Defence OF Charleston"
The third article will treat of the
"Drury's Bluff Campaign"
The closing article will be devoted
to "The Defence of Charleston"
The first contribution ls to appear
in the North american Rcvie,o fol
January, 1886. General Beauregard
has made it condition that they be
published at an early date, as he ex
poets that they will arouse fierc,
controversies, and he wants to have
the issues that he raises settled dur
ing his lifetime.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12
WOOL.

offer a splendid lot of about one
Thousand pounds of wool rolls at 45
eats a pound. in small quantities.
Lower rates will he given on larger
purchases Ny wool cards are do
ing excellent work. Bring your
wool and have it carded, for salts
faction is guaranteed in every par
ticular. want to buy all the tub,
washed wool l can get, and will
make it to your interest to sell to
me. My fall and winter stock of
goods are beginning to come in. ]
will try to be in full blast by the
first of October. Goods will be very
low this fall, and hoping to share a
liberal patronage, | am,
L. B. HARBOUR,
Cerro Gordo.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12

On the morning Of the I'd about 9
o'clock the scaffoll under the new
bridge al Nashville fell into the wa
ter below. The strong current and
the drift which had accumulated
against the scaffold caused 1t to fall,
and to replace it will cost between
$1,000 and $isOO. When the scatfold
fell from under the bridge the mid.
die section of the pontoon bridge
was removed to allow the floating
timbers to pass down the river. An
attempt was made to replace the
section, but it was unsuccessful, and
there was no means of transit for
horses and wagons until 5 o'clock in
the evening, when two boats were
brought into requisition-one to
carry passengers and the other We
hicles. The Ameri.dn says it was
estimated that near 10000 people
went to the river to see what was
to be SEEN"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12

NJ. De Lesseps says he is going to
Panama in January to inaugurate
the anal periud Of the work on the
Panama CCss;;.si Canal. He refers to his
application to the French Govern.
ment for permission to issue new
bonds, and repeats his prophecy
that the Panama canal, although it
will cost double what the Snez canal
cost, Will earn three times the earn.
ings of the latter canal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12

Two OF the delegation of officers
from the Gre department of Paris,
France, who have been travelling
over the United States inspecting
the fire departments Of the different
cities, were in Memphis last week.
Chief Cleary caused an alarm to be
given that they might be able to
sec the entire workings of the Mem,
plris department. The gentlemen
expressed themselves as highly
pleased, and further stated that the
fire departments in all the cities
they had visited in this country
drive much faster than they do in
France. and that they have gathered
many valuable points .onccrning
FIRE lighting during their trip. They
also stated that tIey had not wit
messed. anywhere, quit ker turn
orf than the one in Memphis.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12

The laws seem at last to have oh
tanned a solid grip while dealing
with the AlormoEs. Convictions are
frequent. j idge Zane, of Salt Like
CITY, gives them no quarter. The
laws passed by Idaho against the
Mormons are usually severe. There
they are DISTINGUISHED, and citizens
who may have secreted saints are
prosecuted rlong with the saints
themselves. A number of polyga
mists have been sentenced to the
penitentiary at..Blackfoot, Idaho.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-12

JoHNsToN's JOURNAL for October 18th has
the following illustrated articles; The liar
mony Community of Economy, Pa; The
First New York Directory; William Cramp,
the shipbnilder; Lake Como; Coon and
'Possum Hunting in Verginia; ard Electro
cal Engineering as a Profession. There is
also an illustrated poem and an illustrated
love story. The miscellaneous articles are
good and timely. Each of the departments
of literature is well represented. The paper
is published at 9 Murray street, New York,
every other week. Price 5 cents number
or ST year.