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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
REGIMES.

SMOKED BEEF WITH SAUCE. Cut the
beef as thin as possible and pour boil.
ing water over it; let it stand for few
minutes and then drain off the water.
Put the beef in afrying-pan, on the back
of the range, and let it dry little; then
add piece of butter and dredge little
flour over it, and stir until the flour i.
we'll mixed and smooth; add little
cream and serve hot.
GREEN PEA PANCAKEs.-A cup OF
boiled green peas, rubbed smooth with
teaspoonful of butter and season with
salt and pepper; should have been put
aside after dinner yesterday for this pur
pose. Mix with it now cupful of milk,
two beaten eggs and three tablespoon.
fuls of prepared flour. Beat to soft
batter and bake as you would griddle
cakes.
LEMON BIscUIT.-One cup butter, two
and one-half cupfuls of sugar, four eggs,
one and onc-half pints of flour, one tea
spoonful of baking powder, juice of one
lemon. Mix the butter, sugar and beaten
eggs smooth; add the -four, sifted with
the powder, and the extract. Flour the
board, roll out the dough one-fourth
inch thick and cut out with a large round
cutter, lay out on creased tin, wash
over with milk and lay a thin slice of cit
ron on each. Bake in quick oven ten
minutes.
WAFFLEs FOR BREAKFAST OR LUNCH
Pass one pint of warm soft boiled rice
through a sieve and add to it a small
teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of
flour sifted with two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Beat the whites of
three eggs to stiff froth. Beat the
yolks of three eggs as light as possible
and mix with three gills of milk; stir
the mixture into the rice and flour and
add an ounce of melted butter. Add the
frothed whites; mix all thoroughly to-
gether and pour into a waffle-iTon, bak-
ing a delicate brown. The wafe-iron
should be heated, well creased and filled
two-t thirds full with the mixture.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
NO PAY FORTHE CLERKS.

The sickness of E. NJ. Lawton, the disburs-
ing clerk Of tn, war department, has given
rise to an interesting question, causing the
clerks of the department some unsasiness.
Mr.. Lawton is the only officer of the depart.
ment with one exception who is under bonds.
Saturday is pay day for tho 100 clerks of
the department, and tn question is whether
any 9th person. The secretary of war
carried the warrant to Mr.. Lawton's house,
but he was unconsc ous, and nothing was
done. Mr.. Lawton is paralyzed in the left
side and if he should recover consciousness,
may be able TO sign the warrant If not,
I'm ess some arrangement is made, the clerks
cannot be naid
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

When it is not too much thought that
wears away the frail tenement of flesh,
it is overwork in the office, or the school,
room, or the store, that must be relieved
by the summer vacation. Tho curious
features of this is that those who have
the lightest wo'k, physically considered,
most need rest, or are most likely to
take it. Very few blacksmiths, or car.
penters, or coal beavers, or stevedors, OF
stone cutters, or any of that class ev,r
need summer vacation. 1t is the man
who wields a pen or yardstick who
wears out his strength in labor. There
are workingwomen in the North who
work Is hours q day, year in aud
year out, without rest and without
proper food while working, but who
never think of vacation. The lady
who does not dress herself without aid,
and who knows of no greater fatigue
than that which comes or riding around
in carriage, paying calls "rests" at
Long Branch or Saratoga two months
every season. Charlestoen Ne,cs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

1t is said that the great glacier of
Alaska is moving at the rate of quarter
of mile per annum toward the sea, The
front presents wall of ice some 500 feet
in thickness, its breadth varies from
three to ten miles, and it is about one
hundred and fifty miles long. Almost
every quarter of an hour hundreds of
tons of ice in large blocks fall into the
sea, which they agitate in the most VIC
lent manner, the waves being such as to
toss about the largest vessels that ap-
proach the glacier as if they were small
boats.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
TALK ABOUT LYNcHING DRAKELY.

The preliminary hearing at Woodbury.,
Conn, of Robert Drakely, the murderer, was
held on the 12tn inst John Pierce ties flied
that he heard Drakely burst open the door
between the bedroom and dining room.
Drakely came to the window and got out in
plain sight Those outside started back, fear
ing the continued use OF his revolver. Drake
ley went to the house of Alexander Gordon,
Swallowed by witness, who seized him by the
leg. Drakely said: i've shot my wife;
come down to the house and see, l have
killed her Witness threw him down, and
others came and he'd Drakely.
Othlr witnesses corroborated this testi-
money. Draieiy pleaded not guilty, was
bound over to the superior court, aud re-
moved to Litchfield county Jail. People are
greatly excited, and there has been some
talk OF lynching the prisoner.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
SUNK IN A SGUALl.
Two Boats Go Down IN Boston HarbOr
md Seven Persons Supposed to Have
been Drowned.

and Seven Persons Supposed to Have
been Drowned.
A sudden squall Thursday afternoon, Au-
gust II, in Boston harbor tipped over brick
laden schooner near Green Island, OF Boston
light and four men on board are supposed to
have been drowned The name of the schoon-
er is in doubt, but is thought to be the Orion
of Bath Me. The schooner has been towed
to the wharf at Deer Island. About the same
time, the sloop Frolic was capsized and sunk
near Deer Island, and three persons probably
went down with her. Details of the disasters
are very meager The disaster to the snop
Frolic proves a serious one. There were five
persons on the boat, which wa probably re-
turning from fishing excursion. They were
William J.. Hayden, owner of the boat, his
two sons Fred and Edward, IA and 13 years
old, j. w. Laming and William P. Hender-
son. Mr.. Hayden was well-known mus
teacher of Dorchester, AZ years old, and leaves
a widow and three children. He was con-
81 Tered good skipper. J. w. Laming was
"a years old, photographer in Dorchester,
married, with one child. Mr.. Henderson was
is years old, and lived in South Boston. All
of them were said to be excellent swimmers
which makes the fact that none were saved
the more singular.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
Cleor the Wny

For the escape from the system Of its waste
and debris, which, ii reta ned, would vitiate
the bod ily fluids and overthrow health. That
important channel Of exit, the bowels, may To
kept permanently free from distractions by
using the on.griping, gently acting and agree
able catharlic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which not only liberates impurities, but invig-
crates the lining of the intestinal canal, when
weakened by constipation or the unwise use OF
urinary organs are likewise reinforced and
aroused to healthful action by this beneiicent
tonic and corrective, and every organ, fiber,
muscle and nerve experiences a share of its
flavor, most e 1nial and wholesome medicinal
stimulant, and owing its efficacy to botanic
sources exclusively. it is the remedy bes,
adapted to household use, on account of ii
Safety, wide scope and speedy action.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
ONLY SEVEN WHALES CAUGHT.
New bed ford Sad Over tho News from
the Arctic Fleet.

A New Bedford, Mass, despatch says: The
first news from New Bedford's whalers cruis-
ing in the Arctic ocean was received on the
1lth. The report shows poor catch for the
season up to the time when the bark John
Carver was lost, juno 81, and, unless more
favorable reports are ieceived by the first of
September, the season will be looked upon as
q failure. Only seven whales had been
taken. 1t is probable that the two whales
taken by the Carver were not saved, leaving
only five for the seasons work. Up to the
first part Of July last year the fleet had taken
l09 whales.
A despatch to j. 6, w. r. Wing says
that the ship Mars has one whale Ship
owners are not wiling To believe the catch IS
as small as stated; that the steamers must
have whales. but have not been spoken
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

COT course everyone wants to know
whether l saw D,xey initiate Irving in
London" said Mr.. Irving to a New York
Times reporter, with grim smile. "No.
my dear friends, l did not. l saw him
here. He is doing it very well, though,
hear. He is awfully English about it,
you know. have left him behind me.
Well with sigh, it is very gratifying
having man at hand to take your place
while you are away. Every one is prais.
ing Dixey's caricature. praisei it when
met him at dinner. We all like to be
caricatured, you know. Say what we
will, we all enjoy it immensely"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

In Eastera Oregon and Washington
Territory, where settlements are rapidly
extending, the "grass is growing short"
for the countless herds pastured on the
public lands. "Thc range" is no long.
or boundless and bountiful, but is limit,
ed to the narrow spaces between farms
to elevated districts where there is little
or no water, and to regions far remote
from the railroads. Herds have been re-
duced greatly during the past five years,
but still the stock business is largely over
done. Such limited range ms is left is
eaten down and trampcd over till the
native grasses arc wcll,nigh destroyed.
Unless the sto'k business is reformed il
will soon die out as q distinctive indus.
try
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL

Secretary Fai1child has informed the col
lector of customs st Plymouth, Mass, that
there is no provision of law exempting from
duty certain silk handkerchiefs,' smoking
cars etc, which were imported from Japan
by mai, and which are 10 be presented to n
fair for CHAIR, able Object.
Judge George S. jerks has been qualified
as solicitor general and has entered on the
discharge Of the duties of the office. He has
relieved Assistant Attorney General Maury
Of the duties of acting attorney general
which he has performed since the departure
of Mr.. Garland.
Public Printer Rounds has gone to Boston
to inspect the works of Massachusetts con-
tractors for the government printing office.
Thomas J. Brennan. private secretary to
Secretary Manning, who has just returned to
Washington from q visit TO his chief ut
Watch hill. says that he found the secretary
very much improved in health AMI spiri.s anil
gaining strength every day.
Sterling Morton of Nebraska City, Neb.,
Is being talked Of in connection with the Aus
trian mission.
Acting Secretary Fairchild has telegraphcd
to the collector of customs at Boston that the
cargo of the Vera may be forwarded to
New York and that manifest for each car
ard general manifest for the vessels cargo
shou be certified.
1t is announced from Washington that a
large call of bonds is about to be issued.
The treasury department is arranging for
a $40 100000 or So, 00) 900 bond call.
The acting secretary of the treasury has
appointed John r. Smith to be second as
slstant lighthouse keeper at Cape Cod, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.

a terribietr triple tragedy occurred at Grays-
vile. Tenn, on the line Of the Cincinnati
Southern railway, % miles from Chat:a-
nooga. few nights ago. Rev. F. NJ Bandy
and John Davis, tie latter a prominent
farmer, had difficulty over Davis attention
TO B indy's daughter. The young woman's
brother attempted to whip Davis, and the
latter beat him 10 death, crushing his skull
with a stone. At this juncture the minister
drew knife and attacked Davis. Both men
fought with knives and each was mortally
wounded. Bandy is dead and Davis is dying.
All the parties are well known.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

The New York Graphic says that
"nothing is more interesting to those who
live on Staten Island or at one of the lit
tie baysidc villages than TO watch the in
coming and outgoing steamers and YES
sells on the daily trips up and down the
bay. The first thing that one realizes is
that Great Britain rules the ocean, for
her blood red flag is found ON nearly
every ship, from the colossal Atlantic
liner to the moribund and leaky fishing
smack from Canada. Most of the Brit
ish flags, however, are on iron ships.
The wooden vessels that are to be seen by
the thousands in the bay fly the flag OF
Norway, Germany, Portugal, Spain and
Italy. A good many of them seem too
rotten to cross Lake Michigan, much less
the ocean. Some Norwegian "ships"
come in that are not 100 feet long, But
when you see an American vessel she is
worth looking at, and is conspicuous
among those of other nations by reason of
her towering but graceful masts, long,
sharp hull trim and taut top hamper and
general tidy appearance. Most of the
sea-going American ships are engaged in
the California trade. Some English ocean
tramps are SEN that might easily be MIS-
taken for first class Atlantic liners. The
majority of the iron freight steamers APP
pear to be engaged in the transportation
of live cattle, and are easily distinguished
by the rough wooden houses that run the
whole length of the DICK. They lie gu.
in the bay and the cattle walk aboard
from lighter alongside, when it would
seem much less troublesome and expen-
sive for the steamer to go right up to the
dock and take the cattle from the cars,
hereby saving one transhipme Mt"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
ALABAMA AWARDS DELAYED.

It will be six weeks, it is estimated, before
drafts for all the awards of tho court of Ala
bama claims will be issued from the treasury
department. 1t was thought by the first
comptroller that the claims could lie passed
through the treasury at the rate Of 800 day.
But they are only going through at the rate
OF LOO day. The adjustment Of tina &C
counts thrown upon the apartment by the
passage Of tie appropriation bills has thrown
the Alabama award claims back.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
In Egvpt. on the River Nile, as we'll as

In Egypt, on the River Nile, as we'll as
In Italy, on the Pc, the custom of travel
ing for bee pasturage has been continued
from the remotcst ages to the present
time, as there is about seven weeks diff
ference in the vegetation on the Upper
and Lower Nile, They use large fiat
boats holding from sixty to one hundred
hives of bees, and float slowly along as
the vegetation advances. The sinking
of boat to certain depth in the water
indicates when they have filed the hives
with honey.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
The Conflict

r. disease and health Is often brief and fatal.
1t Is better to be provi led with cheap and simple
remedies for such disorders coughs colds,
ETC., than to the risk Of contracting fatal dis.
ease through neglect, Dr. WIZ. HALLS BALsAM Is .
sure and safe remedy for al diseases Of the lungs and
chest. II taken In season It Is certain to cure and
may save you from that terrible disease, Consump-
ton. 1t has been known and used for many years.
and 1t Is exaggeraton to say that 1t Is the best
remedy in the world for Coughs etc.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
FOREIGN.

TSRClSzNs
Mr. James Baillie Hamilton of Wor cester,
Mass. has been married to the fourth daugh-
ter Of the Duke Of Argyll in Westminster
Abbey.
Cuttings case has been appealed by his
Mexican lawyer to the supreme court.
The Queens speech on the reassemblng of
Parliament will be of remarkable brevity.
Beyond q reference to foreign relations
probably no subject of importance will be
touched upon, and The speech will be confined
to the business of the ssion.
The Socialists Wagner and Ruytens have
been sentenced at Brussels to five years
pAnal servitude for melting to violence and
pilage during the riots at Li.ge last March
A deficit of 81, 500, 600 has been discovered
in the funds in charge of the public debt
board at Havana.
The Britou Medical and General Assur-
ance Association has been ruined by dcfalca-
tons aggregating half a million.
An agreement has been entered into be-
tween Prussia and the Vatican terminating
the conflict between them.
The people of Mexico are considerably
alarmed by the warlikc talk in Texas.
A sensation has been caused in Havana by
the discovery of a deficit of about 81. 500, 900
In the funds in charge of the public debt
board. The encouragement is doing his ut
most 70 discover the guilty. persons
Credible information places the total unm-
Der OF persons killed during tho riots in Bel
fast at thirty. The number of wounded is
enormous, and will probably never lie known
exactly.
Sir men wore RECENTLY killed Inv the co1-
lapse of railway tunnel in process of con-
strucion at New Ross, Ire.
Violet Cameron's petition for protection
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
DYING FROM A BULLET WOUND.

Mr.. Frank Howard of Ithica, n Y, q re-
cent graduate of Cornell, who went to Wash.
ington. D. c.. few weeks ago to visit his
brother, was found on the 18th int. in his
room, lying at the point of death from a bull
let wound in his temple. His surroundings
indicate tina the occurrence was purely nc
cidental, The unfortunate youth was of q
happy temperament and had bright pros.
poets. He was about to begin the study of
law in this C ty
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
Standing on a TechnInalIir;

John Austin was helping load mower
on wagon-'Look out for tho cogs," said
the man, handling tho pole of the
machine, John was rolling at the wheel
SOUGHT All! Wowl why didn't ye tell
afellow to look out for his fingcrs"
81 told you to look OUT
Hal yes; why didn't sc tell me to look
out for my tingerl The cogs can take
care Of emselves-DetrOh Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
SQUARlNG UP WITH ARTHUR,

When ex-Presdent Arthur was collector OF
customs of New York, about $4,000 was
d ficiency became known at the treasury de.
partment, the balance due the collector on
his salary, 1872, was withheld Congress at
it; last session relieved Mr.. Arthur from all
responsibility for the losses and directed a
settlement of his accounts. Thee have just
been closed at the treasury department, and
a warrant was issued i'll his favor for the
amount with held from his salary
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
TWO MORE FOOLS.
They win Attempt TO Navigate the Nj.
ngara Whirlpool.

John Promo, painter, and Fred Ii.
Becker, street cleaning overseer. both OF
Buffalo n. ", will make an effort on Sun.
day, Aug. %, to navigate the Niagara whirl
pool in an old beer hogsheal, which for six
years has been moulding in the cellar at Geo
Roos brewery The hogshead is five feet
in diameter, and is constructed Of oak.
The men say it is not much 10 go through
the whirlpool, aud want to convince the
world of the fact. They will discard al
hammock arrangements and let the barrel &c
as it likes 1t will be weighted with 15Ol
pounds of sand, which will be placed in box
Seats will be placed on this, and he mel
will arrange to have free and easy time O
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
Aheayy, growth Of hair 10 produced BY the
use OF Halls Hair Remover.
Every description of malar ,al disorder yielde
TO the curative power OF Ayers Ague Cure.

A gcologst asserts that he has recent
ly found in gravel stratum along the
Sangamon River, H., three rough dia.
monds Of the first water, and at least
dozen fine topazes, all in the same local.
ity, lie also states that he has found a
large number Of pearls in mussels from
the Sangamon. The gentleman, whose
name is not given, is vcuchld for as a
man Of trustworthiness and education,
and is said to have had experience in
the diamond mines in Brazil. These
stones have already been tested by IN
experienced lapidary and pronounced to
be diamonds. The topazes are easily
distinguishable as such, They are all
large enough to be cut TO fair advantage.
While the writer lays no claim to have
made anything like an extensive discov-
cry, he believes occasional precious
stones will be found wherever this STRAIT.
um of gravel oyerlies the limestone. Hc
is reticent about the exact place of his
find, but it is known to be within eight
miles of Springfield.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
Tho Umnira,s Lin.

When the energetic umpire goes to Inn
pire-goes to umpire, He has lots OF
things to occupy his time--py his time,
In every crowd there is an umpire jumpe,
umpire jumper, Who insist that he'll
decide for tho home nine-the HON,
nine, And the crowd the umpire dear.
ly loves to bother-loves to bother, And
question his decision every ruu-evcry
run, So taking one consideration with
anothor-with another, The umpire's
life is not happy one-aappy one
Detroit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

Last year 500, 5s4, 600 was paid by the
property owners of the country to the in
surance companies. In the five years
ended December 81, 1885, the fire pre-
miums amount to the enormous tax Of
si13, so, 900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
SOME NEW pos1MAs1ERs

The Presid mt has appointed the following
postmasters: Agnes J. Smith at Stockbridge
Mass, vice II. j.. Plumb, commission, ex
pired; James Sherlin at Sandwich Mass
vice |. S. Pope, commission expired. NJ b
Thrasher, Newpor', Vt, vics II. s Law
renee. commission expired.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

- her crown Of glory. But alas! how quickly
does the nervous debility and chronic weak
ness of the sex cause the bloom of youth to
pass away, sharpen the lovely features, and
emaciate the rounded form! There is but ono
remedy which will restore the faded roses and
bring back the grace of youth. 1T is DR..
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" sovereign
remedy for the diseases peculiar to females
1t is one of the greatest boons ever conferred
upon the human race, for it preserves that
which is farest and dearest to all mankind
the beauty and the health of woman.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.

Among the fourth class postmasters ap-
pointed on the 18th, was w. +. Norcross at
Swampcott Mass. George W. Kelly was
also appointed keeper of the Pdrmet River
station, Mass, in the life saving service. Au-
gustus Hall to keeper at Hog Island, r. L.,
August Wohistrom to be assistant keeper at
Hoo Island
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
NOT YET SUBMITTED.

Acting Secretary Fairchild at Washington
says that the dispute between Boston impor-
tiers and the Boston customs office as to the
duty on canned mackerel had not yet been
submitted to him, but that he would decide il
PROMPTLY when il reached him
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
pAuToN,s REQUEST GRANTED

Adjt.-Gen. Dalton of Massachusetts has
asked, and tie commissioners of the district
have granted permission for company L., 9th
regiment, Massachusetts, volunteers. TO enter
the District of Columbia on a friendly visit
between Sept and H.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

The biggest cannon that England has or
has ever had has arrived at Woo witch rom
S r William Armstrong; factory. The new
weapon is a ll0-'ol gun, is forty-fou feet liz
length and is IL inches in d'ameter, tue
acutl weight ueing PAT 79j pounds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

After the most exhaustive practical test, In
hospitals and elsewhere, the gold medal and
certificate of highest merit were awarded to
st. Jacobs Oil, as the best pain-curing remedy,
at the Calcutta International Exhibition.