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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
The Bees Physical Makeup.

The little bee, that is, the worker, is
a horny skinned child of toll. He is in
cased in rings and shields of smooth
horn to shield him against attacks of his
own species, and he tolls as long as
there is light. He has not got backbone
like man or mule but instead he has
little sting that serves his purpose Just
as well, and thus manages to maintain
his rights. Between his tongue and
sting there is a complicated mechanism
that is of great use to the farmer and to
nature. Aside from the honey that he
distils, and which is worth thousands of
dollars annually to the farmer and to
commerce, his habit of poklng his head
into flowers and covering it with pollen,
which he brushes off in other flowers,
renders him a benefactor to nature in
fertiiizing flowers.
The bee is a good flyer, but as his
wings are smaller in proportion to his
body than are those of the eagle to the
king of birds, he has to flap them more
frequently, so he flaps away at the rate
of 446 flaps to the minute. He has no
Lungs, but system Of tiny air tubes ex-
tend through all parts Of the body, and
these he packs with air when he wants
to fly. Neither has he heart, but a
-dorsal vessel that pumps the blood to
the head. The head, as magnifed on
the screen, is not beautiful object, and
as it is not the centre of the nervous sys-
tenn he would not miss it very much if
cut off were it not for the eyes, two of
which have 1000 lenses each to see the
honey flowers afar off, and two others to
assist in doing the microscopical work
in the hive.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
BLISTERED AND BURNED.
Thrilling Description of Hairbreadth
EScaDeS in Dakota

1SSSapVs Dahotas
AS the list of losses by prail lie fires in Da-
kota increases, the description of hairbreadth
escapes are very thrilling. In Yankton
county alone the damage is placed at $780,
600. Near Rapid City, Prof. G.. L. Bailey's
ranch was destroyed. When q party of
neighbors drove through the binding smoke
to the rear of the house an appalling sight
met their gaze. Standing in little hollow
beneath the ruins Of the house was Eloise
Madison, blistered and scorched and burned,
with hardly a shred Of clothing upon her.
The poor girl must have been in the contli-
ton in which she was found for at least
quarter of an hour Her clothing, save the
collar of her dress part of the stocking OH
her right foot, and the right shoe, had been
completely burned from her body which
presented an awful appearance, hardly
spot upon her remaining unburned Stand
ing unaided and conscious of her terrible
condition, she greeted the first person to her
assistance with this ejaculation: my God,
can't you do something for me? Strong men
shuddered and for a minute turned away,
but for moment only, when ready hands
did everything that could be done
for her. At George Hunts place
the family hal just seated themselves
at the dinner table when Mrs. Hunt saw
sparks flying in the kitchen. The people in
the house threw blankets over their heads
and started from the building By good for
tune all succeeded in reaching a place of
safety. For 20 feet their path was through
sheet of flame SO feet high. Many of the
other farms in the same location barely es-
capped the wild flames which sped across the
ground Ike a flash of lightning. The wind
was blowing at the rate of 60 miles an hour
Had the velocity of the wind been less, more
damage would have undoubtedly resulted.
As it was, the fire was confined to a narrow
strip of country, enabling those from the city
to beat out the flames by the aid of wet
sacks. Thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed within 10 miles of Free
man. Thirty-two famii les lost their homes,
only escaping partly clothed. Machinery,
grain, hay and great amount of stock were
burned The unfortunate farmers are entire
ly destitute, and without food or shelter.
In Douglas county the fire was one of
the worst ever known. Marry farmers lost
w. Cline was burned, Mrs Cline perishing
in the flames She was 20 years old, and was
the mother of the prosecuting attorney of
Douglas county. Near lakewood lake lives
Frank Goodfellow. He was away from home
when the fire came. Mrs. Goodfelow and
three children heroically fought the flames
several hours, and then were forced to get
down on their knees while the flames passed
over them. Mrs. Goodfellow was so badly
burned that she will probably die. In Brule
county casualties are being reported daily.
Fully 100 families have lost everything the
loss reaching S150,000. Two women were
burned to death near Chamberlain. 1t is re-
ported at the latter place that the fire was
started by the Indians on a reservation. The
Crow Creek agency had a narrow escape
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
Vivid Mritinr.

A litels descriptive piece entitled "Oye,
the Guns" from the Detroit Free Iress OF
which We give paragraph, reminds us that
great advertlssrs. like ii. II. Warner a In
propristors OF Warmers celebrated Safe Cure
might get hint from II.
Here Is the paragraph,
Shoot to tho right or left, over tho guns
or under them. Strike whore you will, but
strike.to destroy. Now the hell surges down
even to the windows Of the old farm house
how back under the apple trees and beyond
them. Dead men are under the pondero us
wheels OF the guns, mad devils are slashine
and shooting across the barrels, No ons
seems to know friend from foe Shoot, slash,
kill and
"But the hell Is dissolved, The SMOKE IA
lifting, shrieks and screams grow fainter
and twenty or thirty living men pull the
dead bodies away from the guns Three
hundred dead and wounded on the single
acre They tell of war and glory. Look
over this hells acre and find the latter And
In Just as deadly strife, though noi,elsss,
are men falling at our right and left TODAY
Is It wsri Yes war OF the blood Blood
loaded with poison through imperfect kid
ney action. And is there no power to stop
this awful snughterl Yes, Warmers Safe
Cure, q tried specific, q panacea that has
brought life and hope to hundreds Of thou.
sands OF dying men and women.
30 enlisted therefore, in the great army
OF living men and women who hays been
rescued from disease and premature death.
and he eternally grateful that the means OF
Iio can 90 easily be yours.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
AN OLD VETERAN.
A Crntsnnrian who IL as Young Z a hoy
The secret OF his visor b xpl aiaed.


Colonel Nathaniel Warren, r'sIding on
Beacon Street, Boston, i on years old and
apparently In perfect health and yigor He
has q clear memory of the early times Of tho
commonwealth, when the states were strug-
Cling for existence He was a soldier In tic
war OF 1879, In which he was severely
wounded, and he takes as active an interest
In political and public affairs to-day as ever
In his life before Tho writer had an in
teresting conversation with him the other
day, In the course Of which the following
facts were brought out;
DO you not feel your age Weighing heavi
ly upon you, Colonel@
Not In the least, ! feel almost as young
so activen
healhyr
mo, indeed; when was in middle life
was almost q physical wreck ] was thin,
pale, weak, and hobbled about on stick
That seems remarkable. How did you
secure your present vigorf'
my old friend Colonel Hunt, who we all
thought was going to die cured me-"
1t seems he secured preparation In New
York, which grew on the Brevoort estate,
which was then farm, but which Is now
the heart Of New York City. He cured him
seh, anu tnrouBn MS ADVICE l tried the same
means and was restored to perfect health
The medicine was so wonderful In its results,
that Colonel Hunt afterwards put 1t up for
the use Of the public, and it is the most popu-
lar medicine today, being nothing less than
the celebrated Hunts Remedy"
"Do you still take it, Colonely'
eyes, use it quite regularly. II have
the slightest symptoms Of cold or am ever
out of sorts In any way, / take a dose, and
in few hours feel a1l right again 1 am
satisfied there are thousands Of aged men
and women who are suffering all the while,
but who might he in just as good health and
spirits as l am, for they certainly have better
constitutions thar !, and yet have lived to
be o."
The facts above stated are given just as
they occurred, and they furnish very good
suggestion to all people of advanced years,
who may be suffering, but who have the
means Of health within their reach.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
ANOTHER THIEF IN CANADA.
The Cashier of a Minnesota Bank
Steals Large Sum and FIees.

The Cashier of a Minnesota Bank
Steals Large Sum and Flees.
The doors Of the Anoka, Mimi, First Ma
tional bank are closed. The cashier is in
Canada. The matter has been kept quiet.
There is woman in the case. The particu-
lars, as fully as could be learned, are as fol-
lows: P. F. Pratt, cashier went to Mime
apolis a week or more ago, complaining that
he was not well. Later he telephoned the
assistant cashier about some matters of bust
ness, and to the inquiry as to his health,
jokingly remarked: II am sick abed and
looking for watchers" He is still locking
Last week the bank officials were startled to
hear from the Merchants bank of ST. Paul
that their acc unit was overdrawn $40, 600. A
trusted messenger was at once dispatched to
st. Paul to investigate, and the discovery
male that Pratt had drawn out about 5000
due the bank and over twice as much more
on his cashier check The bank officers were
notified and in company with the cashier o! the
Merchants National bank of St. Paul and
Minneapolis expert, gave hasty overhaul
ing of Pratt's accounts. e. ough was learned
to show that matters were in a bad mess, and
that P att is thief to the amount Of nearly
100000 The directors decided to place the
bank in the hands of the examiner, and be
will appoint receiver to settle the affairs or
close up the business.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
THE GALE AT SAMOA.
Narrow Escape of the British Man.
of-War Calliope.


of-War Calliope.
The British man-of-war Calliope, which
escaped possible destruction in Apia bay dur
ing the ravages of the cyclone there on
March IS and Is by being able to put to sea,
has arrived at Sidney, N. S. W. She reports
leaving Samoa on the DIST of March, and
that the United States mar-of-war Nipsic
had been fioated off the beach, the natives
lending material assistance Before the hur-
ricane burst every precaution had been taken
by the commander of the Calliope to render
the vessel secure. Eve anchors had been
dropped, but when tn storm was at its
height four of the anchor chains snapped and
the vessel began TO drift. The captain
then determined to leave the reefs and. if
possible, reach the open sea. This he eventu-
ally succeeded in doing working his way out
at the rate of half knot an hour. Ire
mendous seas broke over the vessel, inflictng
much damage, but fortunately n, t a life was
lost Thousands of people flocked to the
water side today to see the Calliope and all
united in praising the pluckiness of her cap
fai
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
The Ouintessence of Wisdom.

Lord Chancellor Thurlow owed
much of the reputation which he had
while living to his awe-inspiring man
ners. "It is impossible for man to be
as wise as Thurlow looks to be, said a
critic, referring to the chancellor's face,
which was so remarkable for its appear
ance of wisdom that the Duke of Nor
folk called one of his owls Thurlow.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Passengers in a Dakota Train Run
Through q Raging Fire.

The people on the passenger train from the
east on the st. Paul road, near Mr.. Vernon,
Oak, had terrible experience. A prairie
fire was raging around the track, and the
engineer, not knowing its extant, ran into it,
expecting to run throuah 10 safety in few
moments He found the fire getting worse,
however, and finally stopped, but could not
run back. as the flames behind had m de the
track unsafe. The pa sengers and train
danger kept incr, asing. Finally The engineer
was forced to proceed, as to remain still
would have been fatal 1t was feared that
the rails were warped, and the passengers
expected terrible accident but after what
seemed a long period of suspense the train
emerged from the smoke and flames safely
Several of the passengers who had been
fight 'ng the flames were painfully burned.
The women passengers were terribly agitated
by their alarming experience.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
FOUR ENGINES PILED IN A HEAP
Two Men Killed and One Fatally In
iured in Il Railroad Collision.

Two passenee r trains each drawn by two
engines, collided on the Santa Fe railway, 10
miles south of Trinidad, Col, as they were
rounding a curve. The four engines were
piled in a heap and one of the express cars
telescopel. An unkn own man, a tramp
riding on the express car, was killed, and
another is m ssing, sIpposel be buried in
the wreck. Engineer Joe Hare had an ear
t IN Off and his breast crus ed. His recovery
is doubtful.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
Delicate Children. Nur.inr

Mothers, Overworked Men,and for all diseases
where the tissues are wasting away from the
inabili y to digest ordinary food, or from over
work of the brain or body all such should ako
SCOTS EMU SION Of Pure Cod Lii. er Oil with
Hypophosphites II used the Emulsion on a
lady VINO was delicate, and threatened with
Bronchitis. 1t put her in such good health and
flesh. that must say il is ths best Emulsion
ever used."-L- p. WADDELI. Md, Hugh's
hi Is, s. q.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11

In THESE DAYS when food adulteration is SO
common, it is comfort to find an article for
the table that is thoroughly reliable Walter
Baker & Co.'S breakfast cocoa is eminent in
this limited class. No chemicals are used in
It's manufacture and it is absolutely pure. 1t
forms moreover a delicious and healthful
drink, as refreshing and more nutritious than
tea or coffee, and free from the injurious effects
that those beverages sometimes produce And
1t is very cheap withal. The house Of Walter
Baker & Co. has maintained for more than 100
years great and honored repute by the ex-
cellence and purify of its manufactures.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11

clergyman, after years of suffering from
mat loathsome disease, Catarrh. and vainly
irving every known remedy. at last found
Prescription which completely cured and saved
MN from death. Any sufferer from this dread
IoI disease sending q self-addressed stamped
enFelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence IS Warren
81, n. Y, iureceiye the recipe free Of charge.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
THE PRAIRIE FIRES.
Sad Loss of Life i'm Dakota by the Re.
cauf Fires

Sad loss OF Life in Dakota by the Re.
cent Fires.
The prairie fires in Dakota were more de
structive and calamitous than at first sup
posed. A revised list of deaths at Highmore
is as follows: Miss Annis Sweeney, Mrs.
Thomas Tibbs and boy of four years Mi s
Jessup Mrs.. Ruby and two b US names not
known. Several others are severely burned
Fifteen families are left homeless and penni-
less aId over so have suffered serious losses.
Several persons are missing, and it is feared
thew are burned
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
A SenaihIe Man

Would use Kemp's Balsaln for the Throat
aud Lungs. 1t Is curing more cases of
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group
aud all Tnroat AMI Lung Troubles, than any
other medicine. The proprietor has author
lied any druggist to give you n sample Bot
tie Free TO convince YOU of the men OF this
great remedy. Large Bottles SOC, and 81.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11

Vermont parties have arranged for a site
to build tannery at Gadsden- Ala, to cost
SIS. 900 and to employ 100 hands.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
.R,d,c., Chr, for Ep,lep,,c Fits.

To the Edttor-Please inform your readers
that have positive remedy for the above
named disease which l warrant 20 cure the
worst cases. So strong is my faith in its vir:
tues that l will send free sample bottle and
valuable treatise to any sufferer who will give
me his P O. and Express address. Resp'y,
ii. "a, ROOT, NJ. G. 1888 Pearl St.. New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11
N. +. Fifteen.

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere. Csc.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11

A gents wan ed 81 anhogr. 50 new sriic,. Csrlsus
n and samples free. c. 2. harshall Loekport. n. L
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11

If AFFLICTED with sore eyes use DR. lisa ac Thomp
sons Eye-Water Drug lists sell at Csc bottle
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-11

/ C, D. DEMO Is a man well known In this
community, and was probably the worst wreck
physically Of any man this country ever saw.
He was paralyzed from Rheumatic poison.
! and no one ever expected he would recover.
/ He is well and it is simply marvellous.
FRANK l.. SMITH,
| Ex.Member Legislature, Jackson, Mich.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
So per AnluHl, in advance.

fixes his fence doubly strong and "tries
again" About the time his crops are in
fine condition, they are again de-
molished by the hungry cows and hogs.
This state of affairs is kept up, the neigh
bors fall out and quarrel and are at dag
gers points for years. Finally they meet
in town and one or both get drunk, cut
or sho )t each other, and whether they
kill or not there is law suit.
and the records say nothing about stock,
fences or any thing of the kind
Now where there is a law that will keep
up such state of affairs between neigh
bors for life, and from generation to gen
GRAFTON, think there is something very
rotten in Denmark
Most of the natives having been
brought up under such law, think it a
matter OF course, but anyone can see
that it is very unjust for the poor to have
to fence against the stock of the rich.
| do hope the next legislature will pass
a law against hogs running at large, at
least. j. III. HILL.
Grove City, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09

a teaspoonful of pulverized nux vomica
in corn meal dough to twenty chickens
two or three times a week when the ver-
min season begins and feeding it to set
ting hens she could "hOld the fort" Of
course while the fowls are under the infu-
ence of the epoison they cannot be eaten. t
takes two weeks to clear them of it so
that one may venture to use them, but
what is that to handling and amounting
an infested chicken, and getting a thous-
and of the miserable little pests on ones
person. got another point the other
day about handling chickens with mites
on them Grease the hands well with lard
and tie a strip of cloth an inch wide that
has been saturated with lard on the wrists,
having the sleeves turned well back. The
miserable little wretches can't make head
way over the grease. tried the last and
it succeeds. 7. B. c.
Mariana, Jackson County, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
Vol. XVI. No. Al. Whole No. 596.
For THE FLORIDA AGR1cuLTUR1sT.
Several Things.

Several Things.
After reading numerous articles on fibre
plants as grown in India, South America,
Florida and Mexico, my mental vision
turned back to the Mexican display of
cordage at the New Orleans Exposition.
1t was certainly the finest and most ar
tistic display of anything Of the kind on
exhibition. No doubt most of your read
ers visited that grand exposition, but it
may that be those most interested nowin
fibre plants, did not give special atten-
tion to it then. 1t was arranged in pyr-
amidal form, about ten feet square at
the base, Q am not good at guessing
measurements, beginning with the larg
est cable rope in coils and on up, growing
smaller in size Of rope as each tier went
up, till the top was capped with a two
ounce ball that seemed at that angle of
distance to be fine enough for sewing
thread. Where the cordage may be said
to leave off, the ball Of twine beganin spiral
stripes Of red, blue, green and thenatural
color of the fibre. The whole pile seemed
a wonder OF art to me- What the ma
terial was do not know; in color and
gloss it was much like the MANILA rope
we buy, but my recollection of it is that
it looked softer and smoother than the
MANILA in common use. Can we make
anything like it?
This brings me back to fibre fields
again. Much time, money and skilled
labor have been expended on decortica-
whether a better one will ever be invent
ed for extracting fibre from leaves than
the simple plan Of boiling in water till
the pulp is soft, and then it will fall away
from the fibre with a little shaking. We
West Florida people learned this process
during the war; When it was wanted for
ropes the leaves were gathered and tied
in bundles near the stem end and thrown
into the sugar kettle and boiled in water
till thoroughly cooked. When cool, they
were taken out and given few vigorous
6IldhCo CUAd UAOAA ~ A0k VI tWONOFOA ~ POAO
and the Job was done. If wanted for
cloth (crinoline), of which gave a de-
cription a year or SO ago, it was washed
several times and left out for sun and
dew to bleach it. The Spanish bayonet
we have not tried. The war closed be-
fore we discovered all our resources and
we fell back into the anti bellum way Of
buying everything.
Somebody says "The Cherokee rose is
the best hedge plant for Florida" | am
bound to disagree with that writer |
don't claim to "know it alp but as | am
acquainted with both the Cherokee rose
and Pyracantha, must give the latter
the preference every time. 1t is OF slower
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Rendering Beeswax Poultry in the
Apiary.

By an oversight the inquiries referred
to me in the correspondents column of
August 14th, page All, were passed by.
If not too late, | send the replies as re-
quested.
The first inquiry, Should bee-hives be
shaded?" is subject that cannot receive
justice in this limited space allotted to the
inquiries OF correspondents. Should pre-
fer to submit it as a separate communica-
tiOn later.
Poultry consider an advantage rather
than detriment in an apiary. The facil-
ity with which they destroy ants, moths
worms, spiders and other insects that are
antagonistic to the welfare of the colonies
renders their presence specially desirable.
They have heen accused of eating bees by
some individuals, but if such were the
facts | consider want of proper food had
much to do with it.
To render beeswax in small quantities
forated bottom; place this over a large
one by wire SUPPORTS fill the lower pan
one-third full of water and place in the
stove oven. In short space of time the
pure wax will pass through the openings
in the upper pan and drop through to the
surface of the water, from which it can be
removed when cold. This obviates all ne
cessity of straining through a bag, as
is generally done. Aquart fruit can with
holes punched in the bottom will answer
every purpose for small quantities and
the refuse makes good fire kindling
j. Y DETwILER.