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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
DOWN WITH THE SCABS,"
The Cry ola Crowd OF Lawless Men In
salem.

The Cry ola Crowd OF Lawless Men In
salem.
In the town Salem, Mas, Oh the 25th inst,
two brothers named Yeaton non-union men,
were walking ietly down the street from
Peabody, and when opposite Kinsola's
liquor loon, were suddenly at
tacked by about fifty men, v no
raa furiously at them, with cries of
9" own with tho scabs!" The bro hers a.
once took to their heels, Simon drawing
revolver as he ran. The crowd had almost
overtaken them when Officers LeGrand and
Riley came to their assis ance and took them
back IS far q the house occupied by Regain
aid Kelly, where tn y placed them in he
front yard, and stood guard at the gate and
warned the crowd to stand back.
Their commands were unheeded and the
mob pressed forward and entered the yard.
They attempted to assault the two m-n, when
Simon Yeaton discharged his revolver into
the crowd, the bullet striking John +. Halpin
in the side, inflicting painful wound. Be-
fore Yeaton could do any further damage
with his pistol the police disarmed him, and
took the brothers to the station house. Tho
crowd followed close to the officers heels,
vowing vengeance upon the heads Of the two
brothers. After the crowd left the vicinity
of the station house Marshal Hart sent the
Yeatons home.
Soon after the officers had started to police
headquarters with the Yeatons' an olher
crowd attacked Salem and Danvers horse
car which, they said, contained number of
scabs r ey drove away the conductor and
driver smashed II five of The car windows,
and pounded and kicked Albert Bowser and
Andrew Ferguson in a brutal man er. From
here the lawless crowd went to tie boarding
house kept by one Foote rear Winslow
and Rogers shoe shop, and attacked
the shouse with stones and club. Two
non-union men, inmates of the house, were
given severe whipping. At this point q
squad of police arrived on the scene, and
dispersed the crowd with their clubs.
Halpin, the man who was shot in the side
by Yeatop. was taken to the hospital. where
his wound, which was found not to be seri-
GUS, was dressed, and he departed for home.
Warrants for number of the rioters will be
asked for in the morning.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Rainbow Parties,

A ST Louis paper says: 'Rainbow
parties bid fair to DO fashionable craze
in the West End this season. The young
ladies will assemble at p. M, each
wearing some simple pretty toilet, the
striking feature of which will DO q
brlght-hued apron of cambria or silesio,
and carrying with her gcntleman's
nocktie of like shade, every color of the
rainbow being represented in the variety
of aprons AMI ties. The latter will be
shaken toget her in a hat and the gentle
men will draw for them. The tie match
ing tho apron worn by the respective
young ladies will decide his fate as her
escort to IL dining-room, and moreover
assigns to him the agreeable task of hem
ming the hitherto unhemmed apron. A
prize will be awarded to the young man
man who makes the best hem and an
other to the one who makes the greatest
botch of the allotted task.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
Apache o. naments.

Beads, which also serve them as cur
rency, are the commonest ornaments.
frequently as many as four pounds of
small ones may be seen wound around
the neck of one person. A couple of
strands ere suspended from the slit in the
lobe of the ears, and the women tic few
around their wrists. The small white
china ones are those usually preferred.
Very little bead-work was attempted be-
fore 1874, and the designs were Of the
simplest kind, being limited to straight,
curved and zigzag lires. A fringed and
painted buckskin pocket is suspended
from the bead necklace TO hold small
round looking-glass, which is very
important article Of young Indians
wardrobe, as much of his time is
devoted to decorating himself in order to
gain the admiration Of the women. Be-
fore the introduction of the looking
glass he had to content himself with q
look in pool or vessel OF water. The
men wear a bracelet from two to four
inches wide, around the left forearm, to
protect 1t from the rccoil of the bow
string. 1t is made of heavy otter or deer
skin, and is ornamentcd with paint, beads
or brass buttons. Those who have muz-
zle loading guns wear one made Of
leather, in which little tongues are cut to
hold percussion caps. -Ameriea" A"ti'
sweriaN.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
Reign OF tho woma N.

Man never appreciates his inferiority
to woman SO thoroughly as when he
stands before the altar in the presence of
IN audience of friends, and hears the
clergyman make him husband. Nine
men out of ten in such position trem-
be as if they were about to be arrested
for murder, while nine out of ten wo-
men go through the ceremony as grace
fully and composedly as if it were an
everyday occurrence. And it is this
timorous, quivering creature in dress
suit that promises to protect the calm and
placid angel whose orange blossoms arc
her aureole. What delightful sarcasm
there is in the thought!
And in after life, when the husband
gets torn up by care, and when q little
trouble comes to steal away his peace of
mind, how is it then2 The woman
whom he promises to protect becomes
his protector. She sees sunshine through
the clouds. She smooths out the
wrinkled brow of care. She props up
his tagging spirits. She puts new life
into his bosom, new hope into his soul,
and he goes forth in the morning with
new strength and new zeal to wrestlc
with life and its responsibilities.
Woman may be the weaker vessel, but
she isn't broken up and doesn't go to
pieces as soon as man. Baltimore Ameri-
can
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
THURSDAYS GALE
Its DIsa strous Effects Along the Coast of
Nova Scotia.

Its Disastrous Effects Along the Coast OF
Nova Scotia.
The gale along the Nova Scotia coast on
the night of the 9th was one of the severest
experienced in a long time. In Halifax the
velocity of the wind was 81 miles an hour
and on Prince Edward Island As miles. The
gale was accompanied by heavy rain,
thunder and lightning.
The schooner Azof, with cargo of pota-
toes, grounded in the Strait of Canso, but
was reported off to-day.
The schooner Olivia O. Mullen ran ashore
in Whitehead Harbor, but it is expected that
she will be fioated without sustaining serious
injury.
The schooner Ripple was torn from her
dock at Arichat, carried ashore and com
p.e;eiy wrecked. Her cargo of mackerel was
partly saved.
The barque Vibilia at Bridgewater broke
from her wharf and collided with the schoon-
er Scilla. The barques quarter rail and
wheel were broken, and the schooner's jiD-
boon and h adgear were demolished
The schooner Lightfoot parted her chains
in Clark's Harbor, went ashore and was
totally wrecked. Her cargo, consisting
chiefly of provisions, was almost total loss.
There was no insurance on The schooner or
her cargo.
An unknown schooner is aground on Bear
Island in Digby Basin. but is not IN a
dangerous position. An unknown schooner
was ecked at Port MAgrave, and there
were innumerabls minor casualties. No loss
of life has been reported
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
Lamps OF Angels.

As We neared the camp most beauti-
full meteor sailed slowly down the
starry sky, like ball of fire, which
divided and fell in fiery stream. All
present looked at it with silent aston.
ishment for a few seconds, then ]
laughingly turned and said to Nussecr
Khan:
at must be so, my Lord-who
knows?"
Seeing my friend somewhat PUZZLED
at the remarks, explained that the
Mohammedans have an idea that the
stars are the lamps of the angels guard
ing the gates of heaven, and that a
shooting star is a lamp carelessly
dropped.
"rhe idea is pretty" he rejoined,
''but surely they are not so ignorant in
these days as to believe itl"
"why notl The lower classes in
more civilized countries believe thing
quite as absurd. OF course the edu
Gated Hindoos know better but the II
literato believe anything that is put il
their heads. Camp Life on S'ytvra
RasFs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
Tie Manufacture of Soap.

The manner of making the different
grades of commercial soap is essentially
the same, though different kinds of fat
may be used. 1t is always made on a
large scale, in enormous watts or boilers.
Several hundred weight Of crude soda
ash is first dissolved in boiling water in
the soap-boiler, which is a huge circular
iron vessel holding from five hundred to
one thousand gallons, with steam pipe
in the centre. Half the weight of tho
soda is pure, caustic, lime is then added
and the mixture boiled. When the lime
has rendred the soda caustic, the boiling
is discontinued. Several hundred weight
of tallow is now put into the soap pan,
which is different vessel made of cast
iron, to which heat is applied, either by
means of furnace beneath it, or by
steam carried by pipes around the bot
tom of the pan. The latter is the more
usual method. The pan usually holds
several tons. After the tallow, cut up
into pieces, is put into this pan, guam
tity of the I've is added, the steam is
turned on, and the boiling continued
until the I've is thoroughly incorporated
with the tallow, and the whole becomes
a pasty mass. Several shovelfuls of CON-
mon salt are now thrown in. This CAUSES
the lye to separate, and as the mass
cools, the I've, deprived of its soda, is
drawn of. Fresh lye is then added and
boiled, and this is repeated until the
tallow is saturated with the soda, that is,
it will not take up any more. Water is
now added until the proper consistency
is reached. Ifresin is to be used, it is
now added, and the mass again boiled.
It is then run off into frames, or molds,
where it is allowed to solidify, and then
is cut by wires into bars, dried, and
packed in boxes. One ton Of yellow
soap will require 1000 pounds of tallow
$50 and pounds of resin, with lye suf-
ficicnt to make the whole smooth, per-
fectly homogeneous and saponaceous
mass.-Inter- Ocean.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.


Expect nothing from him who prom.
Uses great deal.
Three Of may keep a secret--if
two Of them are dead.
Pride is as louda beggar as want, and
agreat deal moro saucy.
It isn't SO much what man has that
makes him happy, as it is what he
doesn't want.
There's nothing like settling with our
selves, as there'sa deal we must do
without in this life.
Nothing is so contagious as example;
we never do either much good or much
evil without imitators.
All conservatives have once been rad
icals, and their virtue consists in having
found out that half loaf is better than
no bread.
Men of great genius should not forget
that their failings or vices are more apt
to be noticed, and even admired than
their virtues.
The path Of duty lies in what is near
and men seek for it in what is remote;
the work of duty lies in what is easy,
and men seek for it in what is difficult.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
The Christmas Tree.

The Christmas tree itself was SYM
Dol. The carly Germans imagined the
world as great tree, it roots taking hold
on the centre of things, its top lost in the
heavens of the gods, and whose fruit
was the food of heroes and martyrs and
all great souls who had blessed or who
were to bless the earth. When Chris.
tianity was accepted tho old idea took
another form, and the fir tree became,
in its symbolic shape, the emblem of
Christ's resurrection and life. The burn
ing candles indicated that he was the
light of the world; the gifts, Gods gift
to man, and to complete the embodied
parable the image Of the Christ-kind
signifed reward, and the companion
always near, punishment.
If St. Nicholas appeared in the Tyrol,
his loaded bag of presents holding re.
ward for every good child, by his side
marched the terrible Klaubauf, who, at
one glance, knew the faults of the year,
and in one word could lay them before
the Christ-kind. If too intolerably
naughty, he simply slowed the offenders
in his bag and marched away with
them, silence surrounding his disposition
Of the load.
In lower Austria it was worse, for there
Klaubauf came in his terrible DEVILS
mark, while in Bohemia he was followed
by goat, who seized and held the bad
children while he beat them. In Arabia
with the Christ kind came Pehznitkel
ringing bell and bearing great
earthen pot filled with gifts, the same
being figuring as Clas in Hanover and
Joseph in Silesia. Through all the
northern countries Santa Claus or Ashy
Claus judged the children, and if they
were naughty beat them with rod.
on the end of which was sack full of
ashes.
AT times matters were made worse by
Klapperbock, a monster with rams
head and whose bones seemed to creak,
who followed Ashy Claus and could only
be turned away by promises of good
behavior. Everywhere the idea Of the
contest between good aud evil ruled,
and everywhere good triumphed, and
the Christ-kind with smiling eyes
watched the joy of the happy children
for whom Santa Claus cmptied his
mack.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
work tho Whole Time.

There is class of people in this coun-
try who get up at s o'clock in the morn
ing and who never get back TO bed until
10 or II o'clock Mt night; who work
without ceasing the whole time, and re-
ccive no other emolument than food and
the plainest clothing; they understand
something Of every branch of economy
and labor, from finance to cooking;
though harasscd by hundred response
billt,es, though driven and worried,
though rcproached and looked down
upon, they never revolt, and they cannot
organize for their own protection. Not
even sickness releases them from their
posts. No sacrifice is deemed too great
for them to make, and no incompetency
in any branch of their work is excused.
No essays or books of poems are written
in tribute to their steadfastncss. They
die in the harness and are supplanted as
quickly as may be. These are the house
keeping wives of the laboring men. -
Chicago Neaos.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
NEWS NOTES.
DOMESTIC.

Shipping men in New York freely express
the opinion that the cruiser Atalan'a is a
failure.
A dozen miners ere fatally burned by an
explosion in colliery at Wilkesbarr" ON the
s6th int.
The Fenian Brotherhood has been reorgan-
lied.
1t is rumored that Secretary Whitney will
nsk congress for authority TO build the
cruiser Newark for which the bids W no all
in ex ,ess of the limit at the Brooklyn yard,
Henry d. Garrett, prominent member OF
the New York Bar, has been arrested,
charged with tho embeZzlement OF Sl2,Ooo
intrustcd TO him by woman.
II g excitement over the discovery of gold
in Oklahoma is very great Some SUI claims
have already been staked out.
L. Abrahams & Co, clothing manufac'u'
rers of Milwaukee, have failed. Liabilities,
$50 0C0.
Three Russians living near Roscoe, OAK,
found bottle by the roadside which they
supposed to contain alcohol, and drank H.
1t proved to lie aconite and all three are
dead.
A family of eight persons living in Knox
county, KY, whoit was thought were Turned
TO death, now followed to have been murdered
by nephew, assisted by his wife, and the
building then SGT on fire.
Most of the employees in the civil estab,
lishmen,s of the Washington Navy Yard
have been discharged.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
FOREIGN.

Measures strongly aliol to the old coercion
are being put i'll force in Ireland. nr. Dli,
Ion has teen summoned to court, ana lana
|, ague meetings are being proclaimed.
The case of the seized G ouccster schooner
Moro Castle has been finally settled by COM
promise, the owners paying the Canadlan
government $1,000 and expenses.
Many reports of disasters on the coast OF
Nova Sc tia and Prince Edward Island have
come in, but 1t is not known that they have
been accompanied by any loss OF life
A rupture between the French and the
Hovas is imminent in Madagascar.
Editor Prohl, Berlin, has been sentenced
by the supreme court to nine years M
prisonment for treason. 1t was proved that
he supplied France, TIN ough Captain
Sarauros with German military and naval
secrets.
Parliament will meet Jan. Is. The gov
ernmen will ask for the whole time or the
House to deal wi h the procedure rules.
The Leipsic Court has sen enced til, Social
lists Thenere and Bohemian to two years,
kissing to two and half years and schu.
maan TO four years Imprisonment at hard
labor for fomenting a riot on September
Goth.
The government of Queensland has offered
to establish ard pay all the expenses OF a
government in the island of New Guinea. if
the queen will approve of it.
Important economic reforms are proposed
by the Mexican government.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
A Shoppers Blunder.

Two fashionably dressed ladies stood
one bright afternoon lat week before
milliner's window on State street, gazing
at the pretty articles of headwear dis
played therein. Presently one moved
over to the other side of the window for
a closer look at an exquisite bonnet,
and. after feasting her eyes for moment
on its beauties, edged back again toward
her companion and grasped her arm,
squee ing it warmly as she chattcd en-
Enthusiastically of the wares in the win
dow. For full two minutes she thus
stood am in arm with person whom
she supposed to be her shopping mate,
not once taking her eyes from the dead
birds, bright ribbons and flowers which
adorned the bonnets within the plate
glass. But at last the awakening came.
Imagine her horror when a Chinaman
turned his face toward hers-a huge grin
overspreading his features-and re-
marked:
"Chinceman likee lite woman"
Imagine also. if you can, with what
suddenness she withdrew her am from
the Chinamans embrace, and with how
many bushes she met the gaze of her
lady friend and of other observers who
stood near by smiling at her blunder.
know that this is true story, for l
saw the incident myself Chicago
Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
TERRIBLE CoLLIERY EXPLOSION.
Forty-two Men Injured, Twelve of
Whom Wit Die.

The explosion at Wilkesbirre on the Goth
ct the Conyngham shaft was the most serious
that has occurred in the anthracite coal
fields this year. 1t is now definitely known
that forty-two men are severely lurnei
and others slightly injured. Twelve of
the men will die of their injuries. The
scene at the coliery while the in
jured m. IL being taken from the shaft vas
terrible. A crowd of several hun rel pei
ST MS had gat cred at the mouth The shaft,
among hem tn wive, mot ers ami
daughters of the injured men. A, tn, in
jured were taken out of he pit they were
brt usht 10 the engine hou.e and the W, m N
made desperate effores to gain ent ancs
Their entreaties and frantic demon ira
tons of gre were hear rending, but tn y
were sterny kept outside the building while
the blaca ened, scorched and bleeding victims
of the disaster were wrapped in blankets
soaked in oil. The fl Jor of the engine house
was covered with writing hum II forms SO
distigured ty tie fire as 10 be unrecogniza-
bic. As fast as possible they were taken 10
the hospital or to their homes, and so rapidly
was the work done that by 8 o'clec ok every
one had been tax n out and carried away.
The recovery of twelve Ct them is believed
TO be hopeless. Most of them have arge
families
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
PRESIDENTIAL PosToFFlcEs.
New England Ofiiccs Where Changes
May soon DO Made.

MAY soon be Mnuc.
The following is the list of Presidential
Postothces in New England at which the
commissions will expire between Dec. l.
1856, and April l. 1887;
Maine-Belfast, A. d. Bean; Dexter II. l..
Wood; Ellsworth A. w. Cushman; Bangor,
A. b. Farnham; Bucksport, A, l.. Skinner;
Lewiston, III. q. Llttle; Wiscasset, l. II.
Coffin; Mechanics Fails, II. Il, Divinal.
New ampshire-Claremont, j. nj. Whip
pie; Laconia, Perley Putnam; Littleton, +.
II. Goold; Plymouth, w. D. Blaisdell; Tilton,
ID. L. Hill.
Vermont-West Randolph, J. Hutchinson,
Jr.; Bradford, G. +, Gallield; Burlington, b.
j. Derby; Swanton, ]. T, Jewett; FAIR Ha-
ven Harris Whipple. New appointment, W.
l., Howard.
Massachusct s-Woburn, w. 7. Grammer;
Abingdon, John NJ. Spl oul; Arlington, Fred.
+. Fowle; Clinton, C. NJ. Dinsmole; Palmer,
Cyrus Knox, Jr.; PltIslield, Thomas II.
Learned; Reading, l.. L. Gleason; Winchen-
don, f. S. Merrill Easthamptonr ]. II.
B,rdell; Fairhavcn, c. ii. Morton; Fitch
burg. j. w. Kimball; Marlboro, John s.
Fay; Military, Mrs. NJ +, Bowen; Nam
tucket, j. f. Murphy; Newton, John G.
Latta; North Adams, John b. Tyler; Stone
ham, Chas. L. Horne; Turner's Falls, b. W.
Mayo; Watertown, S. S. Gleason; Worcester
]. Pickett; Auburudale, G. L. Bourne; Aver,
A. ID. Bancroft
Coz necticut-Danie's onville, i, A. Shaun
way; Greenw CHI, A. A. Ru"dle; Deep River,
S. NJ Shipman deceased; Litchiield, IL. E.
Gates; Milford, j. r. Clark; Plantsville,
Heber S. Ives; Seymour, S. IL. Garfield;
South Name ester, w, II. Cheney.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
Fashion Notes.


Merino is revived as fashionable
dress fabric.
Roscttcs of owl feathers have head and
feather pendants.
Silver and blue fox are again in favor
as fashionable furs.
Pearl and diamond stars may be used
as brooches or hairpins.
AIarabout trimming has pendants of
the feathers, forming u fringe.
Black velvet dresses, trimmed with
Suede brown, arc Partisan fancy.
Some of the rev plush cloaks have
epaulcts of gold and jet embroidery.
Tho cdelweiss in silver or enamel is a
favorite design for pins aud earrings.
Black lynx, black Persian lamb. and
black monkey arc the leading black furs.
Golden fox bands, boas, and muffs are
rare but much sought-for novelty furs
this season.
Monkey stolcs with standing collars
and muffs to match are the correct furs
for mourning.
The long Newmarket and short walk
ing Jacket to be fashionable must be of
checked cloth. :
Young girls wear jackets finished with
hoods lined with some harmonizlng or
contrasting coPr.
Colored silk handkcrchiefs, with striped
md dotted borders, are used for trim
ming hats and >bonnets.
Children are wearing pelisses in
Polish fashion, Connemara cloaks and
coats with sling sleeves.
Passemcnteric of steel or silver is used
to trim black satin dresses, the effect
being rich and distingue.
Trimmings for mantles are exceedingly
elaborate, and galloon and heavy braids
and cords are much used.
White poplin trimmed with white
plush is spoken of as one of the popular
stuffs for children's wear.
Velvetecn, corduroy and cordcreinc,
kindred fabrics, are all used 10 excess
for children's best "coats" and frocks.
Wooden jersey bodiccs arc worn with
skirts of heavy serge, broad
ribbed velvet or rough W oolcn mate
rial.
Fancy feathers, beads, wooden pins,
astrakhan bands, bands of velvet and
chenille, ribbons and scarfs in Gobelin
effects arc all used in trimming felt
| hats.
Passcmcntcrics arc richer than ever.
Those for trimming white satin are OF
pearls, arranged in graduated rows about
a single pearl, after the manner of pearl
| jewclry.
Bunchcs of forget-mc -nots, daiscs,
buttercups or wild roses with long stalk,
arc favoritcs for lace pins. The flowers
are enameled in perfect resemblance to
their natural prototype.