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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
FRONTIER FRIyOLITIEs.
The All Night Dance in which &C
Virginia Never Tiros.S


The All Night Dance in which "oi,
Virginia Never Tires."
A writer In the American Magazine give,
very felicitous description OF a daneine
party IN the sparsely settled portion o.
These parties are events of great import,
snoo, drawing friends and acquaintance for
haps from distant counties, a DAVIS Journey
OF more, TO participate In the festivities
Inc method OF travel is ION horse. back. N
ana as the roads are bad and frequently
pri9geiess, the journeying must be accom-.
pushed between 'sun up" and dark. This
would be sufficient reason, II there were ma
other, Tor keeping up their merry-making
through the entire night, as is the universal
Old and young join in the dancing. which
is only suspended for the hearty slipper mt
midnight, and the "sweet supper as it IL
called, OF cakes, jellies and tarts, which is
furnished just before daybreak.
AS tine sun rises the visitors mount their
horses and start on their homeward tourney.
perhaps OF many hours duration. Il seems
IKE paying severe penalty for few hours
enjoyment, but these tough, hardy settlers,
40 not wilt physically as easily as our modern
ot-house society plants.
= - N ~sSaa uuyo VI INC carly SettlerS
In the northern states, the all-night dance
was common feature OF social life. and old
and young, for miles around, were partici.
pants. They were a hardy race. perhans
because they enjoyed themselves. tool
plenty OF exercise and but little medicine
They enjoyed a rugged old age, because
they. found medicine for their simple all
ment In pature's remedies, the roots and
herbs Of nearby fields and forests, which
cured them. and left no after i'll effects.
Inc people Of today might be more rugged
ana enjoy life better il they would have re-.
course to natures remedies, instead of mine
raj drugs. With purpose of giving them a
cnance to try this course, H. r. Warner &
Co, proprietors of Warmers Safe Cure, have
had prepared from the best recipes, used in
real log cabin days, a line of remedies known
as Warmers Log Cabin Remedies, compris
ing Sarsaparilla, Hops and Buchu Rene
dy, Cough and Consumption Remedy. an
Extract for External and Internal use, Liver
rills, Rose Cream for catarrh, Scalpine for
Head and Hair and a Porous Plaster. They
are all vegetable compounds, harmless and
just such remedies as were used by our
grandmothers with the best effects.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
Wonderful Old Water Works.

| In India tanks and reservoirs were
constructed on an enormous scale, aud
were the chief dependence during
droughts.
In Constantinoplc, the capital of the
eastern empire, the Romans left numcr-
Gus subterranean reservoirs, covered with
stone arcadcs, resting on pillars.
| Tho water works Of Athens were be-.
gun about $50 B. c., and consisted of
stone aqueducts lined with baked clay
and carried almost wholly on tho sur.
face of the ground.
Carthage was supplied by water
brought from the hill ranges on the
south, over seventy miles distant, and
the ruins of an aqueduct, built in the
Roman style, may still be seen.
In France the famous Pont du Gard
aqueduct, which supplied the town OF
Nismes, is still an object of interest. 1t
consists of three tiers of arches, the
lower six supporting eleven of equal
span in tho central tier surmounted by
thirty-five of smaller size. It's height
is 1870 feet, with channel Of five feet
high by ten feet wide. The capacity
was estimated at IA, 900, 900 gallons pei
day.
In the year 600 B. c., Polycrates
king of Samos, built an aqueduct to sup
ply his capital, bringing water through
a tunnel driven for over 5000 yards
through limestone rock, while about
the came time the people of Lycia, in
Asia Minor, carried water across the
Male of Patera through stone syphon,
which would indicate that the ancients
were not ignorant of the laws of hydro
states.
Among the great water works of the
world, those Of Peru were in some re.
spects the most difficult achievements of
any. Tho Incas built aqueducts from
the slopes of the Andes for distance OF
over 100 miles to the capital, carrying
fhe water partly through tunnels cut in
the rocks, and partly On arcades on
supporting pillars of mason work to
span valleys, the channels being COM
posed of cut stone without cement.
From these great aqueducts number
Of branch couduits and burrows were
laid laterally for irrigation purposes.
The ancient water works at Jerusalem
consisted first of wells in the limestone
ridges on which the city was built, but
as the population increased the Jews
were obliged to gather the rainfall dur
ing the winter season and store it in
tanks and cisterns placed in secure in
closures and within the walls of the
temple.
An aqueduct, constructed of stone laid |
in cement, brings water from the pools
of Bethlehem, about six miles. to tank
lying under the chief Turkish mosque.
The population of Jerusalem seldom
suffered from water famine. Strabo
mentions as something remarkable that
there was always plentiful supply OF
water within the city while famine
prevailed in the region around about.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
FOREIGN.

Spain has ordered from England stores and
camp supplies enough for q, 900 men.
Thomas Sexton goes to either Killarney or
Glengarf shortly. The civilians on the gov
eminent island off Fort Westmoreland
Queenstown, celebrated the release Of
William OBrien by lighting tar barrels. In
consequence of this act, the government has
ordered all civilians to leave the island.
The committee which is being organized
to receive Mr.. John Morley and the MARQUIS
Of Ripon, on their arrival in Dublin, already
numbers 5000 persons, and includes three
peers, many aristocrats, 10 bishops and 204
magistrates.
The Russian government proposes to i'm
pose tax of Per cent. upon the net profits
OF railroads which are not exempt from tax
alton by statute.
Sir John Fender says the report that the
Direct United States Cable company Ia
about to raise its tariff from 12 cents to Is
cents per word is untrue.
1t is stated that Queen Isabella will be
permitted to live in Seville
1t is stated that warrants have been Sc
cretly obtained in Eng'a for the arrest of
SIX irish members of parliament and mapjs-
yates who are now in hiding
The French steamer Suez has foundered at
sea after having been in collision Twelve Of
Lei CieW were rescued and landed at Lisbon.
The remainder are missing.
The negotiations between the Mexican gov
eminent and the Berlin banker Bleichroder
are completed. It is understood that the "a
1900 will be paid to the government At
once.
The newspapers of southern Russia, in
articles that are apparently inspired, declare
that Russia v i'll not attempt forcible sou-
ton of the Bulgarian question without the
full concurrence Of at least three Of the
powers.
In the Spanish Cortes, motion to censure
Senior Martos for advocating universal
suffrage was defeated by avote Of 1913 to 49,
Premier Sagasta will Introduce at the next
session bill for the extension of the fran
chise
A clerical imposter, giving his name as
Joseph Eber, and claiming to be professor
OF theology of Chicago, has been arrested at
Dantzic for Illegally performing mass and
drawing priests stipend. The attention of
the police was attracted to him through his
undue intimacy with bar-maid.
The marquis of Ripon, in his speech at Ely
denied the report that he had declined to at
tend the Nationalist banquet to be held i'm
Dublin because the usual toast to the queen
was to be omitted. He said he had never
been invited to the banquet
The German min lister of war announces TO
the Reichstag committee that the loan re-
quired on account of the new militlry bill
would amount to $50, 900, 600 marks He be-
ieved the government would be enabled by
the bill to complete the military organiza-
tion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
The Correcs Tia.


There arc very few men who do not pride
themselves on always having the correct Time,
and wonderful and delicate mechsnisms arc
devised to enable them TO do SO. But the more
delicate chronometer Is made, the more sub
tect 1t becomes to derangemcnt, and unless ii
be kept always perfectly clean, It soon loses il
usefulness; What wonder, then, that the hu-
tri ca than any work Of Man, should require
the handspring OF this complex structureand
on the impurities left in the blood by disor-
dered liver, depend most of the ills that flesh
is heir to. Even consumption (which is lung
scrofula,, is tracoable 70 the imperfect action
OF this organ, Kidney diseases, skin diseases.
sick headache, heart disease, dropsy, and a
long catalogue Of grave maladies have their
,rigin in a torpid or sluggish liver. DR. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery, By establishing a
healthy, normal action Of the liver, acts as q
cure and preventive Of these diseases.
The Italians fatten their turkeys with wal.
nuts. Thirty days before the fowl is 10 be
killed one walnut is to be stuffed down his
throat. Each dayhe is given an additional
wa nut, and on the goth day he has twenty
nin9 walnuts. He Is then exceedingly fut
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
A Thips az H.,u,x.

Hoods Household Calendar for 1sss. as usual,
leads all others in beauty and style. The most
taking feature about 1t, because it is unique in
Calendars, Is that II is cut-out, as IL by hand,
and the bright, healthy face Of q handsome
young girl, with g wealth Of brown hair, con-
trasts beautifully with her blue bonnet and
strings. The head is . marvel of color print.
pad is also printed in colors, with a special de-
sign for every month, and there Is condensed
upon 1t a large amount of valuable inforrna-
tion; indeed, 1t has so many points OF excel
lence that 1t must be seen to be appreciated.
Copies may be obtained at the drug stores, or
BY sending six cen In stamps to c. l. Hood q
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
CONFIRMED BY the Senate.

The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Consuls-L. g. Reed of New
York, at Barbados; II. F. Downing of New
York, at St Paul de Loando; J. o. Bridges
of New York, at Rockville, Ont; 7. w.
Hotchkiss of New York, at Ottawa, Ont j.
L. Doty Of New York, at Tahiti, Society
Islands; g. o. Prince, at Moscow.
Chief justice Of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia-E. F. Bingham of
Ohio.
District attorneys-O A. Calvin, Massa-
chusetts; C. H. Pitkin, Vermont
Postmasters-B. W. Pratt, Pennington,
Me-; L. R Norton, Westfield, Mass: T. F.
German, Whitinsville, Mass. ]. F. Gathin,
East Greenwich, R l.; T. e. Fitzsimmons,
Lonsdale, R. l. C. H. George Providence,
RI; L R. Wilkinson, Pawtucket, r. l.; c.
H. Edwards, Portland, Ct; H. N. Pardee,
Northford, Ct s. c. Lewis, Olneyville,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
The Advantages Of Travel.

II should infer, SIR" he said to a
young man, "from tho air Of hauteur
and easy self possession which seem to
DO your distinguishing characteristics,
that you have mixed much with the
world and have travelled extensively
"fes, SIR" replied the young man,
graciously bending, II have been an
extensive traveller in my time. For the
past eight years I've been a brakeman
on the elevated road."-[Ncw York Sun
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
Emerson's Stove.

A lady who was familiar visitor in
the home of Ralph Waldo Emerson tells
a story illustrating his rare integrity
and his punctiliousncss in small affairs.
It seems that new cooking stove had
been provided for his house, which
proved thoroughly refractory and per-
sisted in wrongdoing. At length the
family were in despair, and some one
suggested sending it to auction.
"What!' exclaimed Mr.. Emerson,
transfer our perplexity to another pair
OF shouldcrs2 No, never, unless it is
labeled imperfect. ~ Boston Gazette.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
ALL THE HYDRANrs FROZEN.
South HolyOke Firemen Have No
Water to Fight Fire.

Water to Fight Fire.
The Chemical Paper Company's mill at
South Holyoke, Mass, was burned Jan. 2s,
at loss of from SIS, 900 to 100000.
The greatest loss is the machine room,
which contained two paper machines worth
about $25, 900, and there was considerable
finished paper on hand. A large quantity
of raw material was also destroyed The
engine room contained six rag engines
valued at about $4,000 each, and there was
ether valuable machinery in the building.
The company was organized in January,
1880, and has nominal capital of $3.50, 600.
The daily product is 25 tons of manila, card
board, card middles and rope paper The
company controls 16 mill powers and runs
six 12O0-pound, two 400 pound, eight 500
pound and four 1000-pound common engines,
and five compound Gould and four Jordan
engines.
The number Of hands employed is about
250, with monthly pay roll Of about
$4,000
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
sailor. i'm Gre.. Danger OF Oregon.

A fierce storm has been raging about the
mouth Of the Columbia river, Oregon, for
some days. The maximum velocity Of the
wind reached 60 miles an hour. During The
fury of the gale, rockets were fired from a
half-dozan points along the sea horizon, and
at midnight guns were heard. The life
savers made several attempts to launch their
they were forced to abandon the task.
When morning came four vessels were seen
pounding on the sands. There was snow in
the air, and the seamen, who could be seen
dashed to the masts, suffered terribly in the
biting LASTS. The crew of one vessel was
rescued. the life savers having shot line
Over her gunwales.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
SETTLEMENT WITH THE u. g.,


cMce.
A dispatch from Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 90,
says; A lengthy meeting of the cabinet was
held to consider reports Of progress received
from the Canadian commissioners attending
the Washington convention. Your CORE
spondent has unquestionable authority for
stating that the Dominion government deem
a aett,s satisfactory or IN s.t fact, any
of negotiations beyond possibility, as
matters now stand before the commission,
their only hope being that the result of the
convention may lead up to a broader basis,
upon which all matters in dispute between
the Dominion and the United States NAV be
amicably settled, and satisfactory arrange
ment for more extended trade re-
lations between the countries arrived at A
member Of the cabinet stated that it was
evident that, without entering into com
mercial and trade negotiations, the United
States had nothing to offer but free markets
to Canadian fish as an equivalent for the
concessions they are demanding OF Canada.
The right to fish in United States waters
was practically of no value to Canadian
fishermen, who would not avail themselves
of the privilege If it were accorded them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
LONG LOST SON FOUND.
Heard From i'm Philadelphia After an
Absence of "a Years.


The strange kidnapping story from Phila-
delphia, to the effect that young man CIV
ing his name as John Burns had been identi.
fed as the long lost son of James Hassey of
Beaver Falls, Pa, has been confirmed by the
latter. Mr.. Massey was seen by reporter
today. "One day in 1866" said he, my little
boy, who was then 21s years Of age, disap-
peared from my house. We were first in
clined to believe that he had been drowned,
but finally came to the conclusion that he
had been kidnapped. Every effort was
made to find him, but as the years rolled on
he was given up for dead, although we con-
tinued to mourn, because of the mystery
surrounding his disappearance. A few
weeks ago read an account Of
young Burns wanderings in a Pfila-
delphia paper, and, hoping against hope con-
cluded to write to him, urging him to send
his picture. The resemblance to the family
likeness was very strong, and when it was
learned that he had peculiar birth mark on
his neck, was convinced that the young man
was my son for whom had mourned for SO
many years" Mr.. Hassey is well-to-do
baker, and is waiting anxiously for the re-
turn Of his long lost son.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
PENSION FOR MRS. LOGAN.
The senate Passes a lsill Granting
Her $1,000 u Year.

The bill giving pension of $4,000 year to
the widow of Gen. Logan was taken up in
the senate on the Goth Mr.. Berry opposed
the bill on the ground that any bill which
gave the willow of major-general pension
Of $1,000, while the widow of private soldier
got only $l2 a month, was wrong in principle;
and on the ground that the widows of two or
three major generals should not be selected
to get this large pension while the widows of
other major generals only got $50 month.
Mr.. Stewart advocated the bill. He said
that Gen. Logan had been the idol of the
volunteer soldiery. On all occasions he had
fought their battles in the senate and else
where. He believed that the widows of all
private soldiers would rejoice in the passage
of the bill.
After a further discussion, in which many
of the senator's took part, Mr.. Berry called
for the yeas and nays on the passage of the
bill, and it was passed Yeas, 55; nays, Z.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
while Running Forty.Five MILES an
Hour,

Express train No. on the Detroit, Grand
Haven e. Milwaukee railroad, which left De-
troit Jan. %, was thrown from the track be-
tween Gaines and Durand by broken rail
The train was running at the
rate of As miles an hour, and every
thing but the engine left the track, the
baggage, express and smoking cars over
turning and catching fire. The flames were
speedily extinguished, however. All the
passengers were badly shaken up, and the
following were injured: Gen. Thomas of
Owasso, probably fatally; Judd Tyler, ex-
press messenger, badly bruised; Lew Merrill,
haggageman, badly bruised; Miss Marie
Friedly Of Linden, cut by broken glass;
man named Bigelow and an unknown man
painfully burned.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
A Sensible MINI

Would use Kemp's Ralsam for the Throat and
Lungs. 1t is curing more cases of Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all
Throat and Lung Troubles, than any other
medicine. The proprietor has authorized any
druggist to give you a Sampl. Bottle Free to
convin, you of the merit of this great remedy,
Large bottles, so cents and 81.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
Sweet Dreams.

II heard Sister Clara say that shs
dreamt of you last night, Mr.. Inskip, =
said little Evelyn. with an air of con.
veying secret
did she tell your mother sor' whis-
pcred Flitterly Inskip, tumultuously.
"No-o-she told the doctor"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
CONSERVATION Surely Cured.

To the Editor:-Please inform your reader
that l have positive remedy for the allow
named disease. BY its timely use thousands o.
hopeless cases have been permanently cured.
FREE to any of your readers who have CON
sumption if they will send me their Expresl
and p. o. address. Respectfully,
u. A. SLOCUM. NC. Isl Pearl 81. n. "
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
Itching Piles.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; intense itching and
singing; worse by scratching. II allowed to
continue tumors FORM which often bleed and
ulcerate, becom ng very Sore SwAYNE'S ONT
ceration, and in many cases removes the tu-
mors. Equally etficacioIs in curing all skin
Diseases. DIX. SWAYNE& son, Philadelphia.
Sent by mail for 80 cts. Also sold by druggists.
If, after ten days trial of Taylor's Hospital
Cure for Catarrh, the remedy fails to meet the
requirements of the case the price will be re-
funded. Address, City Hall Pharmacy, %.
Hamicted with sore eyes use Dr.. Isaac Thomp.
sons Eye-Water Druggists sell at 25cperboltls
Five
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02

HoUsE.-The committee on foreign affairs
was discharged at its own request from the
further consideration of the bill incorporat-
ing the Maritime Canal company of Nicara-
qua, and the same was referred to the COM
mittee on commerce. :. On motion of Mr..
Wise of Virginia a bill as passed regulat-
ing practice in cases removed from state to
federal courts. 1t provides that the plaintiff
shall not be required to give security for
costs Of the suit if he be citazen of the state
in which the suit was brought. Mr..
Belmont of New York, from the com.
mittee on foreign affairs, reported the joint
resolution accepting the invitation of the
French republic to take part in the interna-
tional exhibition to be held in Paris in 1888, and
appropriating 100000 to enable the United
States to participate :. On motion of Mr.
Whitthorne of Tennessee, bill was passed
appropriating $175,00O for the repair of the
United States war Steamship Hartford.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02

Fall Brook, Cal, is a prohibition town,
and all deeds to lots forever forbid the sale
OF liquors company is now building a
hotel there to cost about $40 900, to be named
the Frances E. Willard. This will be a pro-
hibition house. and no wines will be allowed
N it
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
A Hearty Acauicscence.

Mr.. Featherly: What beautiful teeth
Miss Smith hasl
Miss Sharptcngue: Yes, think this
set much prettier than her other. Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
$500 Reward

Is offered, in good faith, by the manufacturers
Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh remedy for q case of ca
tarrh which they cannot cure 1t is mild,
soothing and healing in its effects, and cures
"cold in the head" catarrhal deafness, throat
ailments,and many other complications of this
distressing disease. so cents, by druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
sEvENTY.FIvE MILES OF ICE.
Prospect of an Entire Closing Of Lonu
Island Sound.

Island Sound.
A dispatch from Newport, R. l., Jan. 20.
says: This morning was the coolest of the
winter, the thermometer registering s. below
zero. Tho harbor is frozen way across
again and government launches which NV
between the city and Fort Adams torpedo
station and training station are Obliged to land
at the upper end Of the city. Six coal
schooners, three four-masters, with TO-
600 tons OF coal have come in here, this
being the only harbor near here no. in
accessible on account of ice. Revenue cut
ter Dexter came in covered with ice.
She reports an unevcntful cruise New
York steamers report Is miles of ice in
the sound, with prospect of an entire
closing unless the weather moderates soon,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02

An English engineer proposes by means
smoke and send tho soltdifled portion back
to the furnace
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
THE EVIL

OF the age is kidney and blad-
der disease. More than halt
of all deaths are caused by it.
Hunts Remedy is an absolute
relief, as thousands of saved
men and women can testify.
Sold by all apothecaries and
dealers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-02
A Memory OF Early Days.

Bane OF chiIdhood's tender years,
swallowed oft with groans and tears,
How 1t made the flesh recoil,
Loathsome, greasy castor oil!
Search your early memory close,
Till you find another dose:
All the shuddering frame revolts
Az the thought of EPSON saltsl
Underneath the pill-box lid
Was greater horror hid,
Climax of all inward ills,
Huge and griping old blue pillsi
What a contrast to the mild and gentle ac-
tion Of DR.. Pierce's Purgative Pellets, sugar
coated, easy to take, cleansing recuperating,
renovating the system without wrenching Il
with agony. Sold by druggists.