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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
CLIPPINGS

The tax rate in New York city, this
year, is IL 5,
Tho American oyster is being in
troduced In Sweden.
The railroads of The Unite States
have cost over 80, 900, 600 600,
At last accounts, 700 men were hard
ut work on the Nicaragua Canal.
The word ''fice' is an Americanism,
and means q small worthless cur,
The American Tract Society's report
shows that it expended 1928, 165 last
year.
A retreat for retired women mission
aries has been opened at Round Lake,
N. Y.
New York city has 600 Sunday
schools, 172, 900 scholars and 10, 900
teachers.
A Canadian postage.stamp is not good
If used on letter mailed in the United
States for Canada.
In Canada there are: Sunday-schools,
6, 636; scholars, 467, 500; teachers, 81, =
$50; total, 522, 342.
Lutherans in the United States number
i,0S7, go, and have Z, 610 congregations
aud A, $40 ministers.
Teach the children to be kind to all
dumb animals, and the humane principle
will guide them through life.
Prince Bismark has at Varsin %, 600
acres, of which 10, 900 are covered with
glorious forests of oak and beech.
The American cottonseed oil COM
pany, of New Jersey, has purchased
ten of the cotton oil mills in Texas.
The area of Ceylon is 25,702 square
miles; of Johorc, 20, 900 square miles
of Perak, 5000 square miles Straits
Settlements).
There are in the United States nc
fewer than 563 manufact cries of patent
medicines, of which 10S are in the State
of New York alone.
Manatee is said to be excellent eating
in the East it is on this account called
tuc 'Ioyui uoii aS Jul tuiSooh ia
also been named by epicures.
In Australia there are nearly 247, 00(
more males than females. Including
New Zealand and Tasmania, the excess
of males over females is 301, 949,
Marriage license, are not required il
Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Michigan
Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, South Carolina Utah, ant
Wisconsin.
The largest state east of the Missis
sippi river is Georgia, with an area o
SO, AIS square miles. The next larges
east of tie Mississippi is Florida, will
IS, $50 square miles.
The American slate fields are situated
in Maine, Vermont and Pennsylvania
the Pennsylvania slate being the bes
in qualit5. The Pennsylvania slat
regions lie along the Delaware anc
Lchigh rivers.
The production of pig iron last yea
was 7, 26S, 507 tons. S'ecl-rails l, 553,
634. Nails 6 496, 591 kegs. Iron or
produced IL $50 00J tons. There ar
1892 furnaces il blast. The per capt.
consumption of iron is 2S5 pounds.
Cotton cultivation is being extended
all through Central Asia, and as there
a vast extent of territory in that countr
which is favorable to the cultivation o
cotton it will soon be strong com
petitor with this country In the mar
kets of the world.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
NEWSY GLEANINGS,

PERSIA has no public debt,
IMMIGRATION has fallen of.
CANADA has l2t, $50 Indians.
TIE rate Of interest Ia falling
DALTMoRn has 1000 rumshops
A 0LuT Of peaches In promised.
BLOODY flux IL spreading in Illinois.
THE Indiana lee Trust has collapsed.
FoREsT fires nre raging IN California.
THE Boulangcr bubble Ia In collapse.
SMALLPOX Ia raging In lower Egypt
HOME RULE In Haytl Is not success,
NEw York farmers are growing homp.
A scuooL-BooK TRUST has been formed.
ST. LOUIS Ia 20 have an elevated road
GREAT forest fires arc raging In Idaho.
A TRUST 10 human hair has been organized.
THE Dervish invasion Of Egypt Is at an
end.
DROUGHT Is general throughout southern
Europe.
THE Minnesota meat bill Is unconsti-
tutional.
The buffalo fly has appeared in western
New York.
THE crops Of southern Georgia are said to
DO magnificent.
THE English apple crop will DO small and
Of poor quality.
TURKISH beggars arc arriving In Mexico
BY every steamer.
THE number of Indian church members In
the United States is Is, 668.
THE crops Of Prince Edward Island promise
to be the best ever known.
CANADA now owes s2S5, 900, 900 or nearly
flfty-six dollars per capita.
TEXAS crops promise better than at any
time In the last dozen years.
AMERICAN railways kill but one out Of
$4,000, 600 passengers carried.
PORTLAND, Mich, has gone wild over
the discovery of oil near that place.
THE next elections of the year will be
those of the four new States in October.
A SEVERE hail storm resulted in damage
to the cranberry crop in eastern Massachl-
sets.
WATERwoRKs and gas plants are under con.
struction in between fifty and sixty towns in
the South.
A CRAZE for trusts and speculation has
broken out in Germany. Disastrous results
IRE predicted.
AN unusual number of deaths by drowning
are reported from summer resorts on the
Atlantic coast.
THE draymen of Atlanta, Ga, who
cart watermelons have formed combination
to advance prices.
SWITZERLAND is invaded by Americans to
an extent to beat the record and to fill every
hotel to overlooking.
A FATAL disease among horses is prevalent
In the vicinity of Montgomery, Ala. This
malady is called alhuminaria.
A SYNDICATE has been formed in Minnesots
to work extensive iron mines in the island Of
Cuba, and active operations have already
been begun.
JAPAN objects to revision Of the treaties
defining the status of foreigners, fearing thai
China may demand the concessions grantee
to other powers
NEVER within the memory of the oldes
resident has such intolerable heat prevailed
in Southern Russia. Deaths from sunstroki
occur almost daily even among the nativ'
| laborers.
THE Montana Constitutional Conventio,
adopted clause forbidding legislators
Judges, or members of the boards Of equal
cation from accepting passes under penalt,
| of FORGETTING their offices.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
EFFECT OF THE ELIXIR.
One Patient Thinks it Helped Him

One Patient Thinks it Helped Him
Another Dies.
W. j. Morden, general manager of the
Morden Frog and Crossing works who is iii
indianapolis taking the elixir treatment for
paralysis, is reported to have received great
benefits therefrom. Eight months ago Mr..
Morden received a stroke of paralysis, and
has since been unable t, walk. Last week
his friends put him on the cars and sent him
to indianapolis to be treated the Chicago
physicians being unwilling to give him the
elixir
George r ,hertson of Mount Carmel, Pa,
has been suffering with inflammation Of the
bowels and kindred diseases for years. After
his physicians had given up all hope, it was
suggested that they try the Brown
Sequard elixir. The man was uncon-
scious when an injection of a drachm
was made in the left reast. The pa
tient did not notice it in the least, but after
short Tina he rallied and when second in
lection was ma 10 in,his arm the improve
ment was temporary and the patient died.
Reporters of the Jersey City Journal have
interviewed the lie ding physicians of that
city regarding the Brown-Sequard elixir.
They all declared without reserve, that they
considered the alleged elixir humbug. The
alleged wonderful cures that have been ac-
complished by its use in various parts of the
country, they thought were temporary faith
cures and nothing more.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
IN MRS. MAVERICKS BEHALF.

Secretary Bl zinc Petitioned BY
Portland Citizens.
The following petition is being circulated
in Portland, Ne. To Hon. James G. Blaine
secretary Of state:
We, the undersigned citizens of Portland
respectfully represent that Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, now under sentence of death in
England, was former resident Of this city
and is an American citizen. The monster
petition now being signed in England in her
behalf, and which United States Minister
Lincoln himself has signed, is satisfactory
evidence to our minds that a reasonable
doubt exists in the minds of the people as to
that you will take such steps as in your
judgment may seem proper to aid in the
movement to secure, if possible, stay of
proceedings in her case.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
sALVAT.ON!sTs IN COURT.
Trouble for the HalIelujah Lads and
LasSes.

The training barracks of the Salvation
Army, in New York city has again become
residents appeared at the Jefferson Market
court to tell what nuisance the place was.
They served summons on the officer in
charge, Captain Richard Howells The COM
plainants stated that the racket began at
5.33 in the morning and did not end until late
at night, AMI unless it was stopped they
woull be compelled to move away. Judge
Ford said he hadn't any doubt but what the
place was all the c'mplainants said it was,
and warned Captain Howells that unless the
racket was discontinued or another CON-
plant should be made he would issue war
rant for Niles, or whoever was in charge.
Howells admitted that they began the day
with the blowing of a trumnet
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
A BATTLE IN CHURCH.

The Clergyman's Nose Smashed and
Several 81 ethren Disfigured.
The congregation of Mount Zion Baptist
church at Indianapolis Ind, was arraigned
in court for having participated in a general
fight in the church. There has been trouble
over the pastor, Elder Morton, for some
time, the congregation being about equally
divided In opposing and supportn, him.
Elder Williams was brought to the church to
conduct services as his successor. One of the
deacons got up and declared that he should
not occupy the pulpit. The elder replied
that he was there to preach the Cope and
he proposed to do so il he had to fight. With
this a general knock-iown followed Several
of the brethren were badly disfgured. The
contending factions swore out warrants for
the arrest of eacl other on charges of as
sault and battery ana disturbing the peace
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
A SUCCESSFUL STRIKE.

Plasterers Discard Their Trowels
and Force an Advance of Wages.
The Plasterers union in New York sub
mitted to their employers a demand that
their wages be increased from "a to $3.50 a
day. None of the employers paid attention
to the demand. Committees from the union
went to all the large buildings in the city
and ordered the plasterers to quit work and
to repair to Brevoort hall, in Fifty-fourth
street 1t was estimated that 1900 were in
the hall. Then the employers, who had been
notified by their foremen that the men were
on strike, sent word for their men at the hall
to return to work. In 8 h urs after striking
all the plasterers were at work again. They
say that the boss IS consented to pay the ad-
vance demanded. The boss plaslerers said
that there was nothing else for them to do but
nav.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
BOULANGER SENTENCED.
The Court DEGREES Deportation to a
Fortified Place.

The French senate court found Count
Dillon and Henri Rochefort accomplices of
Gen. Boulanger in felonious attempt
against the salty of the state. 1t also de-
cided by vote of 100 to 81 that the acts
charged in the indictment against the
accused in connection with the presidential
crisis in 1887 constituted a reasonable at
tempt The court found Gen. Boulanger
guilty on charge of embezzling public
funds and refused to allow that Tiers were
extenuating circumstance and the court
then sentenced Gen Boulanger Count Dill
lon and Henri Rochefort to be dsported to
fortified Dlace
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
$4,000 GOES WRONG.
Registered Mail Pouch Stolen From
q Postal Car.

As the fast mail train over the Pennsyl-
vania was passing Efingham, Ill.,. Sunday,
the postal clerks discovered that the regis
tered through pouch for st. Louis was miss
ing 1t was in the car when the stop for
supper was made at Terre Haute. When
Vandalia was reached telegram was sent
to Terre Hlute notifying the police of the
robbery and requesting that efforts be made
to find the pouch The postmaster later re-
ceived a dispatch from Terrs Haute stating
that the missing mail pouch had been cut
open and robbed. The pouch was from Al
bany, N. T., and contained heavy remit
tances, covering some cattle transactions
The authorities have not ascertained the
amount of the loss, but innate it all the
way from $40 900 to $40 600
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
Disagreeable People.

500 you know, Miss Belle" said
Gus dc Jay, ''that dislike sab cahstic
peopleG'
.'Yesa And what is your idea Of
sarcastic people"
"Why, you know, folks who say one
thing and mean anothah."
ooh yes; but they're not nearly so
disagreeable as different class of
people,"
"Who are they?
"Those who say lots of things and
don't mean ANYTHING.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
A CASE FOR wANAMAKER.
A Boys Letter Opened and Robbed
of Money by His Employer.

"A Boys Letter Openeu anu ItOuucu
of Money by His Employer.
A good case for investigation at the post
office department. has been brought to light.
Frederick Brand, ID years old, was en-
ployed at house in Salem Willows, and a
letter came from his home in Worcester tell
ing him that his mo her was dying, and en-
closing money for his fare to that city. The
writer urged him to take the first train after
the receipt of the letter. His employer took
the letter from the postoffice, according 10
the boys story, and said nothing
to him about It. The first he knew
about the missive was when the post
master asked if he had received it. Then the
boy demanded the letter, but his employer
refused to give it to him or to tell him of its
contents, although he had opened and read
it. An adopted daughter told the lad that
his mother was dying, and as his employer
would not give him the money which had
been sent, he started to walk to Worcester.
He was out in Tuesd,y nights storm, and
when found was in pitiable condition being
soaked to the skin. He had walked from
Salem to Boston, and was thoroughly ex-
hausted. A lady who heard his story gave
him clot hing and money and placed him on q
Worcester train.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
A DEAR BOX OF LEMONS.
1t Cost the Cadets 1925 and a Musi-
clan Tw, Months Pay.

clan Two Months Pay.
Two boxes of lemons have cost the first
class of cadets at West Point s125. An or
der from Washington was read and said that
Field Musician Irving H. Delamater had
been fined two months payfor conduct preju-
dicial to good military discipline at the post,
Delamater is youth Of 49, and halls from
Dutchess county. Fl got into trouble by per-
hitting the first class of cadets to use l. is
name They wanted elbow out, "and Cadet
K Her and four others, on behalf of the class
procured Delamater's permission to send the
stuff for the elbow OUT to the Point in his
name. The New York dealer got the order
Mixed and the first invoice two boxes of
lemons, was sent to Cadet Keller Quarter
master Spurgin swelled with indignation that
any goods should be received at the post
without permission. Keller sent for Delamater
and for Sl25 the after took all the blame. He
then skipped to New York and Keler's
father honored the check Then Delamater
took an excursion through the state. When
his money got low he willingly returned
to the point and took his punishment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
CHASING A FIRE CHIT CAR.
Wild Run Between an Engine and
Car on a Down Grade.


A refrigerator car which was being deliv-
cred at o. E. & w. E. Condits meat house
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad at East Orange N. j., broke loose
from the train and started down grade for
Newark. Two men We're on the car and
they vainly tried to stop it with a hand
brake. which would not work. Then they
both jumped and escaped unhurt. 1t is all
down grade from East Orange to the Hack
ensack meadows The C + was running
down on the up track, but fortunately it
was at time when no west-hound trains
were due. A drill engine at the coal chutes
got out Of the way Just in time and then
chased the fugitive, with whistle shrieking
10 warn gatemen that something extraordi-
nary was coming. The run was.nearly six
miles, AMI many narrow escapes occurred
ON the way, drivers turning out of the way
just in the nick of time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
A $4,000 POODLE DOG.

A Woman Fights for the Privilege of
Riding with Her Dog.
Mrs. Maud Grain of Brooklyn tried to
board an elevated train at the CitF Hall sta
ton with poodle dog. The guard quoted to
Ter the rule against dogs and refused TO let
her pass After brief struggle in which
her gown was torn, Mrs. Grain found herself
on the platform and tie train gone. She re-
peated her attempt twice with the same re-
suit. Eventually, however, she got past n
guard and rode four blocks Then she started
tack home, with her face scratched, her
overslSirt ripped half off and her nervous s
TEN all used up. She was i'll in bed five days.
She has sued for 5000 damages.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
NO BASE BALL ON SUNDAY.

The Mayor of Cincinnati Talks of
Arresting Players.
The game scheduled at Cincinnati, O., last
Sunday with the Columbus club was not
played. Mayor Mosby informed President
Stern if he permitted the game to be played
he would arrest every one connected with 1t.
The Cincinnati club mana cement are max
ing pr parations 20 play the rest of the
games schedul II there on Sundays along the
line of the Cincinnati Hamilton & Daytol,
outside o the city limits
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
A FIyE-DAY BOAT.
The City of Paris Breaks the Record
East to Queenstown.

The officers of the Inman line have re-
ceived dispatch that the City of Paris had
lowered the record again on her eastward
passage, and her actual time was five days
% hours and A minutes. The record WAS
six days 30 minutes The City of Paris
record westward 1.-THE best is five days 70
hours and minutes
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

The Triton & Belmont railroad, five miles
in length, was opened Saturday with the
running of the first train to Belmont, where
there was celebration. Speeches were
made by several distinguished persons.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

This is the age OF wonders, and the average
American citizen is no longer surprised at
anything. Il you want to experience that SEN
sation, however, Just write to T. Johnson &
Co, 1909 Main ST., Richmond, Va, and hear
what they have got to say of the success of
some of their agents. They have got the goods
that sell, and any one out of employment will
consult their own interests by applying to
them
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
What wrought the change? This womans fact
Is ruddy with roses grace.
Her eye is bright,
uor ri 10 E,rb


Her heart is light
All, truly it's goodly sight.
A few brief months ago her cheek
Was pallid and her step was weak.
1.-THE end is near
For her, fear
Sighed many a friend who. held her dear.
| can tell you what wrought the change in her.
She was told by Il friend who like her, had suf
fered untold misery from q complication of female
troubles that DR. Pierce's Favorte Prescription
would certainly cure her. This friend "knew
whereof she sroke,' for she had been cured by the
remedy she advised her friend to use. She is en-
thusastic in its praise and tells her friends that
DR.. Pierce deserves the universal gratitude of
womankind for having given it this infalible
remedy for its peculiar ailments. 1t is GuARAN-
TEED to give satisfaction in every case or money
refunded
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

Ever since 1864 there have been women MORE
EACH YEAR, who claim that there Is no soap half
a! good, or as economical as Dobbins Electric.
There MUST be some truth in their claim. Try it,
see how much. Your grocer has it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

Harry L. Nelson Of Worcester, Mass, son
of Judge Thomas L. Nelson of the United
States district court was found dead in bed
from an overdose of choral.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

The cost of cons ructing the 529l miles of rail-
road in Missouri was about 22J0O0,C0O and the
railway commissioners Of that State place the cash
value of the property at about SIS, 100000.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

Peter Forstall of S iuth Boston, was get
ting drink at water fountain when the
end of the trough where the horses drink
was tipped over and his foot was caught and
crushed between the trough and the side
walk
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
A MastOdon's Tooth Found.

While excavating in eaiison for the
enlargement of the water works above
Louisville, KY, workman dug up Il
tooth OF a maslodon. 1t is fourteen
inches in circumference and five and
tive-cighths inches from the crown to
the broken end of the ROOT. It weighed
one pound and fourteen ounces.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

A serious cave-in on Devonshire street.
Boston, was caused by the burstlug oil a
sewer pip.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

All new Russian ships of war are to be lighted
exclusively by electricity
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

A Boston man was severely injured by a
fall from a roller coaster at Crescent Beach.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

A pocket matchsale free tosmoken of Tansills
Punch &c. Cigar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

A number of Cinnamon were arrested in a
Boston dive on Sunday for being present
whei gambling imp ements were found.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

Tell no secrets to thy servant or soon
he will be thy master.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, one dose Cure headache
constipation and indigestion,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22

N. Il. Thirty-FOur-