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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

PRINCE Wow BISMARCK likes cards.
DR.. LYMAN ABBOTT has never taken q
vacation.
SECRETARY WHITNEY's favorite author il
Thackeray.
QUEEN VICTORIA is very fond Of wearing
monstrous straw hats.
THE Earl of Buckingham has married an
'beiress worth ~, 00o,090.
HANS Won BULow, the composer, will visi,
the United States next spring.
Mas. WALTER @. GRESHAM is a slight,
delicate woman, full of nerve and fire.
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw, President of the
New York Central Railroad, has sailed for
Europe
BISHOP O'SULLIvAN, of Mobile, Ala, was
ut one time sexton of church in Jersey
City, N. j.
THE King of Denmark has declined to
allow his subjects to purchase country
seat for him.
LoNGFELLow, the poet, was once a mem.
Dor of the old Portland titles" They wore
gorgeous green uniforms.
THE family Of General Harrison, the Re.
publican candidate for President, consists Of
= wife, a son and daughter
COLONEL j. P. EAGLE, Democratic candi.
date for Governor of Arkansas, got most
Of his schooling after his 33d year.
DR.. GALEAzowKI, the great oculist of
Paris has treated over 13O, 900 patients He
averages II, 600 new ones each year.
IT is reported that the Gear of Russia
lately presented $3.50, 0)0 to one of his noble
men to relieve his pecuniary embarrass.
uents
GENERAL LoNGsTREET is wonderfully like
the picture of the late Emperor William of
Germany. His hair is silver, his whiskers
white as snow
ISAIAH V. WILLIAMSON, Of Philadelphia,
is reputed to be the wealthest bachelor in
the United States. He has fortune of $780,
OOO,OO0 and gives away large portion of it
annually in charities. He'll q plainly dressed
old gentleman, very modest and retiring in
his ways.
ALLEN g. THURMAN is a virginian by
birth, and part of his boyhood was spent in
his native State. An old friend who has
been recalling "reminiscences Of him says that
he used to be called ''Right-angled triangle"
thurman in his youth because of his great
proficiency in mathematics.
NEARLY all the James River Valley, in
Dakota is owned by Richard Sykes, an
Englishman. He is one of the largest alien
land owners in the country, and besides his
Dakota possessions has acquired thousands of
broad acres in Iowa. The town Of Sykes
ton, Dakota, is named after him.
QUEEN OLGA, of Greece, is a beautiful
woman, with plump, well developed form,
thick, handsome hair, and expressive eyes.
She has sweet and charming manners. She
is fearless horsewoman, but is very domes-
tic, withal, and is often seen at home spinning
silk. She is devout Greek in religion, leads
pure life, and is dsvotedly loved by thu
Greek paop'e.
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Origin of Drinking Tcasts.

How the word toast should be used at
the Same timo to name plate OF food
and the drinking to the health or wei
fare OF person, is not without curiou,
interest We need go back Only about
two hundred years to find the usc OF tea
and coffee almost u1knowa in England
and in tho colonies. Our ancestors Of
good substantial! estate were accustomed
to drink toasts at their meals as a regu-
lar beverage.
Slices of brcai or tho crusts OF the
family loaf were toasted at tn, fire unit
they were quito brown, and were then
put into boiling water. This mada a
drink that was relished even without
sugar.
Rye used to DO roasted in the kernel
for this purpose, and it was sold as 'do-
nestle coffee" at New England rocer-
les not moro than seventy five years ago.
- Youths Companion.
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FIGHT WITH SWORDS.
DETAILS OF THE DUEL BETWEEN
BOULANGER AND M. FLOQUET
Gen. Ronian ger Seriously Wounded
.-D~sertcd by HI, Form rr support
erS.

Gen. Boulanger was cheered by the people
on emerging from the Press office and r'e-
sponded to their plauii by raising his hat
He drove to Neuilly In brougaarh and ar
rived first Mt the plaos OF meeting, He
paced walk with his seconds while await
ing the coming of NJ. Flouquet, who arrived
at 10. 10 o'clock. While the seconds were ex-
ploring the garden, searching for conven-
lent spot for the duel, NJ. Floques without
betraying any emotion, walked 10 and fro
conversing with friends. Al the same time,
Gen. Boulanger, with an obtrusive affectation
OF indifference, Kept twirling his walking stick
and consulting his watch, as though impa-
tient to begin fighting. There was a large
Grognon che of the heads Of the police Of,
hce and M. Floquet's secretary. AT 1920
o'clock NJ. Laissant vino directed the duel,
brought together the points Of the swords
and delivered the word OF command. Gen.
Boulanges Immediately made 4 vigorous
lunge at M. Floquet, &ounding him slightly
on the left thigh. The combatants were i'm
mediately separated, when it was found
thnt Boulanger's right hand foreflnger was
scratched. In the second round Bob.
LANCER advanced with extreme violence
to tho attack. Floquet stood on the
defensive and wounded the general full
In the chest with the sword point and
with thrust in the neck. The wounds bled
profusely. Boulanger offered to fight on, but
was prevented. As he walked to the house,
the seeondo Supporting him, he looked faint.
Hin Shirt front was covered with blood.
Foquet was scarcely wounded at all. Bou-
langer's sword did not penetrate below the
skin. Many anx Gus friends greeted F!oques
at the home office after his return. Mmes
Carnot, all the members of the ministry, M.
Ferry and his wife and the project Of the
police congratulated M. Floquet, and before
noon nearly all the republican members Of
the chamber left their cards at the office Of
The ministry of the interior.
There is no doubt that Gen. Boulanger's
condition Is elious NJ Floquets sword
penetrated to depth of two inches between
the jugular vein and the carotid artery, sew.
ering the phrenic nerve and impairing the
play of the lungs, perhaps irrecoverabiy.
Antiseptic treatment has been resorted to.
The general slept during the afternoon I'M
der the influence of morphine. Prostration
was succeeded by feverishness and at times
the wounded man gasped for breath.
NJ Rochefort, on hearing the result OF the
duel, exclaimed "How wonderful; the
youngest general in the army let himself be
pinked by barrister nearly go years old"
La Lanterne, a hitherto powerful supper
ter of Gen. Boulanger. refuses to follow lon
ger "a man who has ceased to be republi-
CAN and who has shown ambition to be die
tator." La France also publishes an article
foreshadowing change of front.
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THE LABOR WORLD.

AN immense car factory to employ $500
men is to DO built az Daluth, MINI.
A GREAT combination Of wire mat manu-
facturers has been made at Chicago.
OVER 1000 workmen In pips and tube
works have been discharged since June.
THREE blasting furnaces, costing $40, 900,
will soon be erected at Birmingham, Ala,
Steel picket fencing will be turned out In
immense quantities ~ Seaver Falls, Penn.
The Scranton penn Knights Of Labor
Cooperative Overall factory is success.
THE wife Of Senator Stanford has founded
d home for working women's children in Al
bany, N. Y.
ABOUT 200 elevators will be built during
che next twelve months for tho farmers OF
the Northwest
THE pin factories Of England France Hol
land and Germany are said to turn out III.
100000 pins daily.
THERE ara at least $50, 00) women in Mas
sachusetts alone who are earning living by
industrial occupations.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company EN-.
ploys 81, 00o men on its Eastern lines. About
5000 will be gradually discharged.
r, WE used to got our alirpiny ropes from
France, but now we manufacture them
ourselves and get small quantity from
Canaua.
THE Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad en-
ployes who were discharged for ticket
frauds, have sued the company for S50OJO
damages
one Of the biggest an best nail works in
the United States has just been started at
Wichita, Kan. 1t will turn out 500 kegs
every day.
GnANn RAp1ns Mich. il the great furni.
tura.makiny centre of the United States II
has fortv.two fnrniture factories which em.
nlov 70 doc men.
P,r,w.vs are said tn consnme mor, than
hoW tho worlds nrojuct;on of iron. the car
, u,la ra,uirai in The IJnitel states olone
t.,r;nn ovar , an o0o tons
~'..ne - ,..,,
AN achle' e!neu. ~ anoa,oa ,nam 1,i.s
was Sne consv .a;.I;,v u IN orn na =. s~
t t h",,rs AMI hftv-fvs no;putaS a. II
toona. Penn
T,r - h,,;,d;,r o,r,otv ~ +ho oo,n+rv
,no"tod s,,oh no;lt th.+ II 10 a,,,,o.t ~
.s,;t,,o t taa o ,,nnr onJ b~;,denS ara
poss;ose " Aeep 81 sts Ann ~, W. ao
Su .C 49, 49,, NY w se'
"e ooni'ns uo.n.
1T - reported that the nrst run OF DaEota
TIN was Put throuSh tne new smeiting process
~ Sap,u SiYy ,,, ~ an H.; ~, SHe
sleu.,on ~ ~ ,a WI -o WI "'e ~
'oui 'e u eNeo"0'on'
THE maritime labor unions OF Sydney,
Australia. have resolved that the Chinese
hands on board the steamer Alameda must
be replaced by Europeans, otherwpe the
steamer will not be allowed to load.
LADIES in Allegheny City, Penn, 10 the
number of 200 have agreed that they will
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
NEWsY GLEANINGs.

ELI ADAMS, a great-grandson of John
Adams. second President OF the United
States has just been buried at Latimber-
vile, OHIO.
THE prea her and deacon Of colored
church in Florida were whipped into con-
Tossing a theft of 5000 by members Of their
enraged congregation.
The QUEEN has given 1000, the re-.
mainder of the Womens Jubilee Offering,
to st. GATHERINGS Training Hospital for
Nurses for the London Poor
IT is said that enough salt underlies the
city of Ithaca, N. ", to supply the world for
a century, and that a syndicate has been
formed to build there the largest salt works
in the State of New York.
REPRESENTATIVES Of Russia were in
Bucharest making arrangements for holding
an exhibition Of russian manufactures IN that
CITY, Russia will contribute Sl25, % - toward
the carrying out of the project
THE British Consul in his annual report
shows that the cost of growing pood
equal to thirty six pounds of wheat i'll
India is only thirty cents, in America forty
two. Russia fifty five, Germany, Roumania
and Italy from fifty-six to seventy-three,
France eighty one aud England about ninety
Eve.
1T is announced that after ing all out
standing debts the estlte OF the late Roscoe
Coakling will amount to between 500 900
and 500. 900. This sum was accumulated
during about seven years OF C oss attention
on the part of Mr. Conkliny t. his legal
practice During that time he paid oil q
security indebteinsss in Utica of slt,.9J0.
The public school, the church and the home
are the conservators and nerators Of intel
ligence and virtue. Whatever neutralizes or
destroys their influences is hostile to our form
of government
Macy Warner, who was hanged at Jeffo-
son, Ind, for murder made the folio si.
gallows speech: "lf any one of you ever take
glass of whisky, before you put it to your
lips think Of Macy Warner, and look into
the bottom Of your glass and see il you can't
zee a rome there"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19

n the matter of ouratives what you want 10
something that will do Its work while you
continue to do yours-a remedy that will give
you no Inconvenience nor interfere with your
business. such . remedy Is ALIcocxs PoR.
Gus PLAsrERs. These plastsrs arc purely
vegetable and abso utely harmless. They re-
quire no change of diet, and are not affected
by wet or cold. Their action does not interfere
with labor or busin rs; you can toll and yet DO
cured while hard at work. They are so pure
that the youngest, the oldest, the m ct delicate
person Of either seI can use them with great
benefit.
Beware Of limitations, and do not bs decsivsi
by Misrepresentation.
Ask r ALLoooKs s, and let no explanation
or solicitation induce you to accspt a sub
stitute.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
THE SOUTH AFRICAN HORROR.

Three Hundred Lives Believed to
Have Been l. ,st by the Mine Fire.
1t is believed that 800 lives were lost in the
DeBeers coal mine fire at Cape Town. The
damageto this mine is estimated at $l00, 900.
The calamity was caused by the breaking Of
the hauling wire while the shafts weI. being
changed. The skip rushed down the shaft
with frightful rap!dity, breaking the
oil lamps, and the blazing fluid
quickly ignited the wooden casing
of the shaft Flames in great volume
shot up the shaft, completely preventing
egress The mine was soon filled with smoke
and the lights carried by the miners we're
rendered useless. The panic stricken ma
tives and whites, in their efforts to escape,
became masset together in the galleries and
were suffocated. The rescuers who subse-
quently explored the mine were compelled to
use dynamite to clear the passages of corpses.
Forty three whites and 400 natives were res
cued from the mine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
An Equine Homo of Rest.

A homo OF rest for horses Is success
full English scheme. The chief object
is to give temporary rest to the horse,
of CAB drivers and poor traders, who in
most cases arc obliged to keep their
beasts at work uatil past help, when a
timely holiday would restore tho poor
creatures. Every comfort and con
venience is at hand to make life pleas
ant and easy to the old horses. Sum-
mer and winter boxes, large and airy,
warm clothes, regular and plentiful
meals, an extensive stable yard or win
ter exercise, and splendid grass Is Is.
at their disposal; and if anything SIS
the ancient almoners, tho veterinary
surgeon Of the society comes with his
skill to their aid.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
Music by Electricity.

Accounts reach us of an invention
now being exhibited in Liverpool, by
means of which an Italian named Garlic
Bozza can not only givc---without other
aid than electricity performances upon
variety of musical instruments at the
same time, but can also reprod uce
the music at any distance. Signor Boz
"a has also invented new musical in
strument, playable only by electricity.
It is made of porcelain, and from it he
il said to produce music, unique il
sweetness and penetration. = Electrical
Review.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
A Question of Honesty,

Hon. Amos ]. Cummings tells a
funny story about printer named Aus
tin. While Cummings was setting type
in tho New York Tribune eff good
many years ago Austin did sub work
a spell. One day Austin said to Cum
mings: This office is moro honest than
tho Times tffice." ''Why, because when
1 went out today l left an apple on
my case, and when l came back, there
it was, safe and sound; nobody had
eaten it." "Wel2' Now, just to
show you how different the Times
printers are, while l was working there
last week, one of the boys went of,
leaving an orange on his case. took
it and ate it."-[Chicago News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
A ROWING COMMISSION.

Commander Folgor Orlered to Visit
Europc0n Gum WOrks.
Secretary Whitney has detached Com
mander William M. Folger from the COM
mand Of the Quinnebaug and given him
rowing commission, with instructions to visit
the Cruzot works in France, Krupp's works
In Germany, and Sir James Whitworth's in
England, for the purpose Of gathering infor-
nation regarding the manufacture Of steel
and the making of guns The order takes
effect Immediately upon their receipt Com
mander Folger will spend the summer in the
works named, and in the fall will return to
Washington. 1t is now intended to place him
in charge Of the gun foundry at the Wash
ington Navy Yard, relieving Capt. McCor-
mick. An effort will follow to raise the
standard of work at the gun foundry. Com
mander Folger is already experienced in ord
nance work, and his selection to take charge
OF the foundry is considered a good one.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
The Cats Ewes and the Tides.

1T is low tide" said a Rockland
captain, as he picked up the office cat
and, looking into her eyes, found the
Gu tain of the eye almost entirely CT oscd.
"Whcn it i, high tide" he continued,
'you will find this curtain drawn wide
open. It's sure sign" -IRockland
(Me. Courier Gazette.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
BASE BALL MATTERS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUH STANDING.
TAXING OF THE BAsrILE.
Celebration Of the Event i'm France
Three Statues Decorated.

Celebration OF the Event In France
Three Statues Decorated.
The taking Of the Bastile was celebrated
throughout France on Saturday. n p rs
Patriot societies, accompanied by q
carrying banners, marched to the J,e
statue and deposited wreaths upon it The
Patriotic league, headed by NM. De Roulede,
Laguerre, Laisant and Susini, was received
with mingled cries of "Vive Boulanger,"
''Vive la France" and "Vive la Repub-
liqus." After leaving the Strasburg statue,
tie societies visited the monument to Gam
beta and the statue of Joan of Arc, which
they also decorated with flowers. M. De
Roulede, in deposting wreath upon Gam
betta's monument, said: I'VE started from
the statue of the repuhlique; We visited the
statue of Strasbury AMI we now confront the
IN nument Of the great patriot Our pill
grimage has been more expressive than
speeches We kaow whittier we are going,
for the republic for Alsace Lorraine. Vive
Boulanger"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
Another Week TO be Gwen to Tho %
Who ID Asire to Speak.

The tariff sub committee Of the senate
were in daily session all last week, and ex-
poets to continue its hearings all next week.
From two to dozen interests are heard in
the course Of each days session. Senators
Hiscock and Aldr oh practically constitute
the subcommittee. Senator Allison's tim,
is taken up in the committee on appropria-
lions, and Senators Jones, Voorhees,, Beck
and Harris rarely attend the sessions. The
committee has taken evidence upon tae sub
iect of silk and lacings, cocoa, mattings,
bichromate OF potash and coal tar products
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
Y GU

can b cured BY purchasing bottle Of ANTI
APOPLECTINE and taking 1t according to
directions. 1t is strongly endorsed by the leading
physicians Of Montreal as the only "Apoplexy Pre-
ventive, and is everywhere regarded q sure cure
for Paralysis, Heart Disease, Rheumatisms
Angina Pectoris, Chronic Bronchitis,
Liver Complaint, Kidney and Bladder
Troubles, Sciatica, Dyspepsia, &C., &c.
For sale BY all druggists. Price 81 90 bottle sx
bottles for $500. Send to DR. F. S. HUTCHINSON
4 CO., Enosburgh Falls. vt. o. 8. A., for circulars
and testimonials. 100 Emergencies" price Is eta
Nailed free to readers Of this paper. Tells what 70
do In case Of accident. and what may result from
hafn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
Are

You sufferer from any of this list Of symptomA
some Of which warn you that you are liable to an
attack Of Apoplexy Dizziness or Pressure In the
Head. Spots Before Eyes, Pain Around or Paipita-
ton of Heart Pain In Region of Heart with Feeling
Of sunocation, Ringing Sound in Ears, Numbness or
Prickly Sensation of Limbs, especially the Arm.
Pain between Shoulders and in Side. Pain In Small
Of Back or Hip, Dry Cough. Flatuience Sour
Stomach. General Debility. Loss Of Appetite. TO-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19

Brewing beer is more lucrative than GREW
ing books. Coupled with the announcement
that Matthew Arnolds estate amounted to
only About 5000. we find the announcement
that the will of Mr.. George Henty, brewer,
of Northlands, Chichester, puts the value Of
his personal estate at over q million and .
half Of dollars.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
Lots Giveu A~ov

To induce people to build Mt Wilson Lake,
Wilton, Me-, the most delightful summer re.
sort in New England. Recipients to pay for
drafting deeds and guarantee of title, by
Massachusetts Title Insurance Co., IS per lot.
Address, Maine Real Estate and Building
Syndicate, o Milk street, Boston, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
THE PROVIDENCE PITCHERS.
A Brother of the Defauiting Teller
Sues the New York World.

A short time ago the New York World
published story to the effect that Andrew
J. Pitcher, brother of Charles A. Pitcher,
the defaulting teller OF the Union bank, had
left the employ of the Merchants bank
under cloud. The article said, in effect,
that one fine morning $4,000 was missing,
with the innuendo that A. ]. Pitcher, then IN
the employ of the bank, was the only man
who could have taken it; that no charge was
made. but that Pitcher was quietly told to
60 This article was cop ed in Providence
and Bos on, the Providence paper which re-
printed It having twic- reiracied it since.
Mr.. Pitcher has inst tuted proceedings
against the World for libel, with the
damages laid at S5O0O0
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
EIGHT GAS TANKS EXPLODE,
Fifteen Men Injured, -Four Of Them
Fatally.

Fatally.
A battery Of eight gas tanks in Ludlow,
KY, exploded few days ago, injuring Is
men, four of them fatally. The gas is gen.
Grated from naphtha, for lighting the rail-
road shops, and for use in the Mann toudoir
car. The cape of small quantity from
one tank caused the explosion. The stock
room of the Mann Boudoir Car company
was wrecked. The fatally injured are: Frank
Collins of the railroad fire department;
Michael WEIGH, forman of the yard laborers,
George Madison, blacksmith, and David
Harris, yard laborer. The others that
were injured were James Sullivan, Peter
Iichenfeld, Charles Gould, Richard Cur
ran, George Goodwin, d. Griffin and two
others
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
KILLED BY TRAIN WRECKERS.
A DiabOl'cal Dead ON tire g. and
Trunk Railroad Near h ttrOif

Trunk Railroad Near ID ttrOif.
The Grand Trunk limited express No. 5,
which left Detroit, Saturday night, was de-
rallied at Mt. Olivet cemetery, near Detroit.
The switch leading into the cemetery had
been thrown open and the lights put out.
Fireman Raby was caught under the engine,
which turned completely over, and crushed
to death. The engineer escaped by Jumping.
Miss Rosa Quirk was severely injured. The
other passengers were badly shaken up, but
none sustained any serious injuries re-
ward of $500 has been offered for informa-
ton lending to the discovery Of thu mis-
areant VINO MISPLACED the switch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
Pnrcha.e of Bonds.

The following statement in regard to the
purchase Of United States bonds under the
circular of April II, 1888, was prepared at
the treasury department:
Amt purchased, per cents. .$1S, $50. 400 90
Amt purchased, ~ per cents. S,5l. 900. co
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19

X x X X 4
''THE STARRY FIRMAMENIl
4*++ ON HlGH," +++l
%Sang Addison. But hadn'tk
you, for a few years at least,
rather look at the armament
from the underside?
YOU CAN DO 1T l.
~by observing the laws OF
health and resorting to that
cheat-the-grave medicine
Warmers Safe Cure
VYou are out of sorts; a splen- "
did feeling and appetite one
day,while the next d. life ~
- a burden. If 70
this way you are ~ x
become Insane. Why?
Because poisoned blood on
the nerve centers wherein
the mental faculties are
xlocated, paralyzes them&
and the victim becomes nom
responsible.
There are thousands of peo-
pie to-day In insane asy.
%lurns and graves putt
thereby Kidney-POisOn-
ed Blood.
Insanity, according to stats
tics, is increasing faster than
xany other disease. Is your +
eye-sight failing? You"
memory becoming impaired?
An all-gone feeling on slight
exertion upon you? If so and
xYOU know whetherthis isK
SO OR not, do not neglect your
case until reason totters and
you are an imbecile, but to-
Il day while you have rea- .
"son, use yourgood sense andE
Judgment by purchasing
WARMERS SAFE
CURE and WARMERS
KSAFE PILLS; medicinesH
warranted to do as represen-
ted, land which willcurc you.