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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-03
Slng.Song.

Sing Of the bobolink hid in the dovor;
Sing of the summer winds lost out to sea-
Sing of blue skies and the clouds that float
over,
The o,d days and golden that once used to
be.
Sing and be glad clasp hands and sing on
or the days of your youth and the years that
are gone
Sing of the old-fashoned lullabies,
Crooned by your. mother above her first
born;
Never again will such sweet melodies
Greet LIES weary pilgrim, bent, gray and
forlorn;
There's rest in the region where the roses
once grew;
There's peace in the thought as 1t drifts
back to you. E
Sing of the land where the wheat fields are
glowing;
Sing fthe hammered corn and the
breeze;
Sing of bronzed workers who sing at their
moving;
Sing of the birds and sing Of the trees,
Sing of lifes morn and its gorified Mays
While your heart travels back over eld-fash
ioned ways.
"A song or sigh may make you touch fin
gers
With the youth that is gone, and let you
clasp hands
With the maiden long dead, whose memory
fingers
Like perfume blown back from life's
fairy-lands.
Sing and be glad, clasp hands and sing on
Of the days of your youth and the years that
are gone.
-Indianupolis Journal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-03
CeyiOn's Sacred Treasures.

At the side of the lake stands the ia.
nous temple containing the so-called
"tooth Of Buddha." 1t is curious build
ing, with circular raised library attach.
ed, from the columned gallery OF which
the kings of Randy were wont to exhibit
themselves to the people. We attended
an evening service in this cdilice, and
were conducted by the priest through
some little frescoed halls to a massive
silver door. Flower sellers were offering
for sale to the votaries, male and female,
as they entered, blossoms Of the champak,
the frangipanni and the iron-wood tree,
which are laid upon silver table before
the great shrinc-the only offerings made.
Every morning the priests clear away
piles of these simple sacrifices, which are
constantly renewed, so that faint per-
petual perfume of delicious fragrance for
ever fills the dark chambers. When the
silver door was opened there was disclosed
another silver table, and behind it
barred receptacle containing the sacred
relic, hidden under seven successive
dag'oJts of precious metal, adorned with
the most costly jewels. The total value
tf these coverings must be something
very great, for nowhere can you see finer
sapphircs, rubics, and specimens of the
true oriental cat's-eyc, than are encrusted
into the gold and silver. In the outer
chambers are two raised seats,
where the chief priests squat to preach
Bana, or doctrine, and band of native
musicians on each occasion lead off the
service with tom-tom, pipe and cymbals.
The temple is ornamented with curious
rescocs, an cient and modern, grotesque-
" representing the previous lives of Bud
dha and the sufferings of those who have
been bad Budd,lists, and in glass cases
may be seen many seated figures of Bud
dha in marble, Jasper, gold and jade,
and one, which is especially notable,
carved from a block of rock crystal
London Telegraph.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-03
HUMOROUS.
AL played out-Open-air concerts.

All played out-Open-air concerts.
How to make both ends meet-don't
buy any bone.
The girl with the sweet tooth becomes
the woman with the false one.
Spring lamb, eighteen cents per
pound" is sigh of tough weather.
Il am generally up to my neck in busi-
ness" said the teacher of swimming.
Why is good square meal to hungry
man like bucket' 1t goes down we'll.
There is time for all things. Tho
time to leave is when young lady
asks you how the walking is.
A fashion writer says all tho fashions
are for slender women. They are Ger.
tainly not designed for slender purses.
"Abovc all, Arthur dear, mind you
buy me thick engagement ring the
thin ones can't be seen under the glove"
Don't judge mule by his guileless look,
A treaeherous critter he;
His dearest friend he'd gladly kick
Into eternity.
Fish arc SO plenty in some parts of
Canada that in order to II a tirst-class
lie the sportsman has to swear he didn't
catch any.
1t may be supposed that the man who
has been sent to House of Correction
twenty three times, is not ashamed Of his
convictions.
"For a young woman to begin to
begin to pick lint off young mans
coat" is said to be the first symptom that
the young man is in peril.
Uncle Gcoegx-And SO you go to
school now, Johriny' What part Of the
exercises do you like besti Johnny
The exercise we get at rec SIS.
81 wish were as tall as you," re-
marked Binks to Jinks. Goa, I'm not
always as tall as Isecm," "No2" ono
Sometimes I'm very short. Can you lend
ME fve2'
''The Boston base ball club has fou
pitchers" If it patronizcs correspond
irg number of tumblers, we predict that
it will not win the championship. But
perhaps the pitchers are not often full.
Glow is your son getting along,
Charley2" ooh, pretty well; only that
he is little pulled up with his own i'm
portance. Knows more than his father,
you know" "Ah! then the boy is no..
quite an idiot"
care you trying to think of something
funny, my dcarw asked the paragraphers
wife. II am" he said, as he hove deep
sigh and ran his fingers through his long
hair. "Then suppose you think that you
are going to buy me ncsv bonnet, my
dear; that will be something funny for
you TO do"
THE Willy MAIDEN.
No lover at all had the maiden gay.
She wore no engagement ring.
Butshe bought II Lille an l learned to play,
And thus had a bow or the string.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-03
Up and Down in Real Estate.

There was living in the edge OF Way
land few years ago a quaint and some
what original old gentleman of the name
of Adams, known to all the neighbor-
hood for miles around by his harmless
but sometimes amusing peculiaritles.
"Gus" Somerby, whose early death few
months ago deprived the Middlesex bar
of one of its brightest lawyers, and So
ciety of one of tho best of good fellows,
used to tell story about the old gentle
man which will bear repeating.
The squire was driving toward Way
land early one summer morning, when
he discovered Mr.. Adams making his
way afeld, with the necessary aging
tools-a Jug and scythe-and stopped
to have chat with him. The soil in
that part of the country is very thin and
sandy, and the hay crop always light,
and the good humored lawyer took oc-
cason to remark upon the fact and to
pity the farmers who were obi ged to
wiring scanty living from such barren
acres. The old gentleman heard him
patiently for time, but at length broke
out:
''Look here, squire, you're wasting
your sympathy; l amt so cussed poor
as you think l AMI don't own this
farm"
Returning toward evening, "Gus"
looked out again for the old man, and at
length discovered him, crawling on all
fours between the scattered haycocks
toward home, method of locomotion
rendered necessary by the faithfulncss
with which be lad attended TO the jug
part of his outfit during the day. Stop
ping his horse, the lawyer hailed the old
gentleman, and offered to come over and
assist him to his feet. With as much
dignity as his attitude and general situa-
ton would permit, the fallen agricul-
turist waved him away, and shouted
back:
keep of o here! tain't safe. The
soils so thin here, row the crops of,
| that it won't bear man cndways; much
as ever it'll do to keep me up tlatways!'
--Rast0, Record
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-03
Business C0nplicIti0ns.

A Dakotian met an old friend while
on an Eastern trip.
II bear that Bill Applejack who
went out to your country has failed in
business
eyes"
''Hard tlmes?"
"No." $500.
''Too much cjmpciition|
"No, think not.
"Too little attention to busincssw
"Oh, no, he worked harl.'
81 don't sec why he failed, then"
"Well, you see, few determined
gentlemen on the boarl of trade got
a new inch rope around his neck
aud forced him to make an assign
ment"
"HorsesT'
Horses. y E5teiitnc BcT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-03
PRICE THREE CENTS.
Now.

Now.
Love me now, Love has uch little minute,
Day crowds on day with swift and noise
less tread.
LIES end comes ere fairly we begin It,
Pain jostles JOY, and hope gives place to
dread.
Love me now!
It will be too late when we are doadl
Love me nowl While we still arc young
together,
While glad and brave the sun shines over.
head
Hand locked In hand, In blue, smiling
weather,
Signing were sin, and variance i'll bostead,
1t will be too late whom you are deadl
Love me now! Shadows hover In tho dis
tance;
Cold winds are coming; green leaves must
turn red,
Frownest thou, my Love, at this SD in.
sis ence,
Even this moment may the dart be spcd
Love me now.
It win DO too late when I am dead
-SusanC Coolidge.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-03

Blu ldogs are an accepted type of
cour &c. but we ha c known the low'y
and dcspisei kitiea come up to the
scratch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-03

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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
a Town Caves I'm.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, December IT,
Between 3 and o'clock this morning,
people living along West Coal street, in
the northwester section of this bor-
rough, were aroused by a cracking noise
and the swaying of the houses, resemb-
ling a series of successive shocks of
earthquake. The sensation was pro-
duced by cave.in. which took down
fully folr acres of that section of the
town, upon which stands upwards of
fifty houses. The greatest alarm pre-
vailed from o'clock until after day.
light. After the surface sank the houses
swayed and tottered and frightened peo-
pie. Many of them, with children in
their arms, ran in search of places of
safety, while men collected portable
property and conveyed it from the
doomed district. The surface settled
from two to four feet and damaged prop
erty to the extent of from $50, 900 to
S75,OOO The cavern was caused by the
robbing workings of Kohinoor colliery,
which is located under that portion of
the town.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
THE PROPOSED CHARTER.
Seemingly az Far Off rs IL Ever
was Before.

A meeting of the Charter Committee
was held last night at the Council cham
Der, at which were present Messrs.
Knox, Stephen M. White, Briefly, D.
McGarry and Mayor Spence. During
the discussion which ensued between
those present Hon. s. M. White said
that, according to the census of 1880,
which was the only official data upon
which to base an estimate, Los Angeles
pertains to the category of cities OF the
fourth class and could not be classed
with Oakland at ALL This, of course,
ended all community of interest with
the latter city. He favored an amend
ment to the State constitution, giving to
cities of over 10000 Inhabitants the
right to elect boards OF freeholders, and
draft their own charters. Mr.. Knox
agreed that this would be move in the
right direction. aud the Mayor favored
it also. Mr.. White was in favor of call
ing a committee meeting for Monday
night, when they would have short
hand reporter present and would draw
up a charter for presentation to the
Legislature. At the same time they
would endeavor to procure the constitu-
tional amendment before mentioned.
The committee will meet again next
Monday.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
WORKING HARD.
Every Effort Made TO Pass the
sweet Wine Bill.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
Conference Committee on the part of
the Senate on the Sweet Wine bill, it
has been discovered. was appointed last
summer in anticipation that in the clos
ing hours of the last session the bill
might be Considered in the conference.
The committee consists of Aldrich, tones,
of Nevada, and Beck If Senator Jones
We're here the conference might 90 on, as
he thoroughly understands the subject;
and as he possesses remarkable powers
of expression in conversation he is very
much needed here. As he has not ar
rived, it is probable that some one else
will be put on the committee in his
stead. Senator Stanford is doing all
that he can to get the committee COM
plete as soon as possible. There will be
great rush Of business after the holi-
days. Many important measures will
be pressed to the front, and only few
can get through, many peri,hing at the
expiration of the season. The Califor-
mia people are working hard to push this
measure through, and they want to get
it along as far as they can now.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
Not "a Dead Give Away.

The announcement in the HERALD
yesterday that Lewis Bros. would give
a Christmas toy to every one of the
school children of the city between the
hours of 4:30 and $50 P. NJ, attracted
a crowd of youngsters such as was never
before seen in Los Angeles not excepting
the circus or the baby show. Some of
the teachers accompanied the youngsters
who passed into one door, received their
presents and passed ont at the other
door. This exercise was so agreeable
that many of the little fellows secreted
their toys and passed in again to get an
other present. This game became so
large and the crowd SO great that three
policemen were necessary to preserve
order and keep the sidewalk 10 passa
BILE condition.
The result was that about three thou.
sand children got Christmas present in
an hour, and yet Lewis Bros. had thou.
sands more left on hand, as is shown by
their Advertisements in the HERALD.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
COULD NOT AGREE.
They Cannot Decide Whether
Lopez is "a FOrger or Not.

Diego Lopez, on the lst of July, pre-.
sented to Capt. Salisbury Haley paper
purporting to have been given him by
Mrs F. Mellus, sister of Mrs. Presen-
taciou B. de Haley, the wife of the Cap
tain, asking for the sum of $40 to pay
some of the wife's necessary expenses.
II is claimed that Lopez had presented
great many orders, probably amounting
in all to 5000, to Captain Healy at diff
ferent times, who had honored all of
them. believing them to be authentic.
After having paid the $40 Capt. Haley
became aware that that order and all
the other ones did not come from Mrs.
Mellus at all, nor had Lopez any author
ity to present them. Lopez was arrest
ed on complaint sworn to by F c Mel
lus, accusing him of forgery. The case
was tried yesterday in the Superior
Court before Judge Brunson. The de-
fendant, when placed on the stand, de-
MED that he had ever taken any order to
Capt. Haley, or received money on the
same; in fact, he denied all knowledge
of 1t. In rebuttal the prosecution pro-
duced Ramon Young, who testified that
he had himself written the order, un er
the dictation of Lopez, without being
aware of its criminal nature, and that
after it was completed the defendant
had taken it away. The jury, after be-
ing out five hours, were unable to agree.
Judge Brunson then discharged the jury
and allowed the defendant out on his
former bonds to stand second trial.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
A Vessel Blown Up.

SAN Francisco, December 1.-THE
Steam whaler "Mary and Helen" took
fire this morning, while lying off the
works of the Pacific Oil Transportation
Company, at the Potrero in the south
ern part of the city. The tre commu-
nicated with the magazine of the vessel
and an explosion followed, killing the
son of Captain Miller and deck hand,
both of whom were on the deck. The
vessel was badly damaged, the whole
side being blown out.
The fire was caused by spontaneous
combustion among loose waste in the fire
room. The vessel was built in Bath,
Maine. She cost seventy.five thousand
dollars. When she took fire
she had ten thousand dollars worth
of stores aboard which were completely
destroyed. There was forty thousand
dollars insurance on the vessel. The
Mary and Helen was to have sailed to-
morrow on a sperm whaling cruise in
the South Pacific ocean.
LATER-It has been ascertained that
it was Captain Thomas Miller of the
Tug "Water Witch" who was killed and
not his son. The "Witch" had gone to
aid the "Mary and Helen"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
EASTERN.
A Big Race Meeting Two
Years Hence.
DETROIT POVERTY AND DEATH
A Town Caves in-Murderers
Killed-Interesting
News.

Special 10 the Herald bp the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December 1.-THE
Louisville Jockey Club have completed
an arrangement whereby, in the spring
of 1889, there will be run at its course
race of mile and quarter for stake
of $4,000, perhaps the richest ever run
for in America. The conditions are
modelled after those of the great English
Eclipse stakes. 1t will require great
many entries to fill the stake of such
value, but the terms are such that own
ers and breeders can we'll afford to make
nominations. forfeits being comparative
ly light, when the odds are taken into
consideration. The first year after the
entry the forfeit is only $50; the Odds
therefore, are so to $4,000. For that
time it will be seen that even the place
money for second and third places
is greater than the value of great ma.
jority of stakes. Should horse change
hands before the event, the nominator
still has his chance of large winning
since part of the stake goes to nomi.
nators of the three placed horses The
proposed plan was widely discussed at
gathering of horsemen at Lexington yes
terday and the day before and K Kentucky
breeders seemed eager to take advantage
of this opportunity Tor the advancement
of their interests. Year by year Ken.
lucky becomes more and more distinctly
the center of thoroughbred interest and
such stake as this run on her own soil
will do much to maintain the supremacy
of the state in all equine matters. The
stake is to be called the great Kentucky
stakes. The entries close January Is,
1887. The following is summary of
the stake of 1889. The great Ken.
lucky stakes Ito be run in the spring of
1881 of $50, 900 for yearlings, two and
three-year-o on January l. 1887.
$40, 900 to winner, $4,000 to second and
S25O0 to third. The nomina.or of the
winner to receive $4,000, nomlnator of
the second to receive $1,000. and nomi.
nator OF the third to receive $500. by
subscription of $50 each, the only for
felt if declared by January |, 1883; $3.50
by July /, 1888; $500 if declared by
January |, 1889, and $500 for horses left
in after that date. All declaration void
unless accompanied with the money.
Three hundred entries to fill or the race
may be declared void at the option of
the club. Weight for age one mile and
a quarter
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
A TERRIBLE SCENE
OF Poverty, Disease and Death In
Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, December ia
horrible scene of poverty and death has
been discovered in a dilapidated frame
house at No. l56 Woodbridge street, in
this city. The house was occupied by
a stone cut .er named Thos. Grears, with
his wife and children. Mrs. Grears died
last Sunday and was buried Wednesday.
her babe being cared for by the neigh
bors. Since the funeral the house has
been closed and nothing was seen of
Grears or his children. Becoming sus-
picious that something was wrong the
neighbors this morning broke in the
door and found the children on the same
bed with their father, who was crazy
drunk. All the children were down
with a virulent attack of scarlet fever.
A girl three years old was dead; boy
eight years old was strangling and dy.
ing, and the other children were so ill
they could not move. There was Meth.
er fire nor food in the house. The poor
commission will do everything possible
to relieve the children.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
And Its Relations to the KING hts
Of Labor.

PHILADELPHIA, December 1.-THE
Record this morning says: An important
conference bearing on the relation of the
Catholic church to the knights of La
Dor in the United States is believed to
have taken place here yesterday be.
tween Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Corrigan of New York and Archbishop
Ryan of Philadelphia, at the residence
of the latter. A prominent priest said
last evening in referring to the meeting
that the question was certainly assuming
such proportions and drifting into such
channels that the church could not very
long ignore it. He referred to the in
terest taken in the labor movement as
exemplified by the heavy vote polled in
New York for Henry George and
thought Catholics should be advised by
their spiritual superiors whether or not
it was dangerous to support such move
ments. OF course, he concluded, no ac-
ton will be taken by the Hierarchy
without deliberation and cafe and if any
change is made it will be for the best
int rests of the church and spiritual
welfare of its adherents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
HUMBOLDT BAR.
The Lumber Fleet All Esar.bound
at that Point.

EUREKA, December l7.-There are
thirty-seyen vessels bar-bound here now
loaded with lumber. There are 8, u.s.
900 feet of lumber on board these yes.
sells. The steamers Santa Maria aud
Humboldt are still bar-bouhd. The lat
ter attempted to get out yesterday but
failed. On Tuesday next b meeting OF
citizens and business men ID to be held
10 prepare memorial to Congress ask.
ing the immediate improvement of the
Humboldt bar. Convincing facts and
figures will be given in detail.
Capt. Hause, of the schooner Lille
banne, and A Poilor, on the same ves-
sci, were seriously injured while that
vessel was crossing the bar. A breaker
broke over the schooner, sweeping the
sailor from the wheel and dashing the
captain, who was standing by him,
against the wheel house.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
THE COAST.
The Lawless Strikers Com
nit an Outrage.
THEY ASSAULT STREET-CARS
And Injuries Several Ladies-Great
Crowds at the Citrus Fair.
Other News.

[speciaI to the Herald 6y the Associated Press
SAN Francisco, December 1.-THE
strikers on the Geary and Sutter street
railroads, while parading this afternoon,
attacked several cars on the Polk street
branch of the Su ter street road. Three
ladies were wounded by rocks, several
of the conductors and drivers were hit,
and a number of car windows broken.
On Larkin street, near Eddy, q number
of men ran up behind one of the new
conductors and knocked him senseless
with a blow on the head. John L Mid.
dlekoff, gripman on the Larkin street
branch, was assaulted and badly beaten
by a number of men. 1t is feared that
he will lose his left eye, it having been
struck by rock. The officials of the
road have asked the Chief of Police for
better protection, and the force of one
hundred officers who have been on duty
day and night since the commencement
of the strike will be increased.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-18
Ferdin a d OF SaXe.COburg.GOt
and the Bulgarian Crown.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 1.-THE
Journal de 81. Petersburg says: The
offer of the Bulgarian throne to Prince
Ferdinand, of Saxe.C .Coburg, Gotha, re.
ported to have been made by the Bull
garian deputation which is now visiting
European capitals, could not have been
made seriously. The deputation had no
authority to offer the Bulgarian crown,
and it is doubtful if anyone would &C.
cept the crown under SUCH conditions.
1t may be that the deputation made the
offer tentatively on the part of the pres
ent dictators of Bulgaria, In order to
throw out the idea that they mean to
continue to make demonstration against
Russ a, reck less of the assertion that no
power would oppose the election OF
Prince Ferdinand to the Bulgarian
throne