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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05

then reads attentively the communica.
sions of his ambassadors abroad, who, by
his orders send directly to him at Yiel'
diz kiosk, duplicate of all documents
which they address to the ministers Of
foreign affairs.-Nsw York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05
Outlawing the Squirrel.

The squirrel must go. The Board Of
Supervisors Of Alameda and Contra Cos
ia Counties, California, have passed IN
ordinance declaring squirrels nuisance.
Apparently the squirrels are so numerous
in these counties Of California that they
are compelled to feed on the crops, and
thus have gained the enmity Of the farm
ers.-New York Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05
A Fortune in Ochre.

Michael J. Leonard, contractor Of
MayAeld, KY, recently discovered
seventy.fve acres Of land near Ripley,
Tenn, upon which were rich deposits Of
yellow ochre. He told his friend, L. II.
Bell, publisher Of the Louisville (Ky.)
Catholic Advocate. Bell bought the place
at the ordinary value Of land in that
region, and will give up his buainess to
bring the ochre to market. II Ii sup
posed to be q great fortune for him. There
are only eight other beds Of ochre in this
country,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05
Canning Jack Rabbits.

The Lakeview (Cal.) Examiner says:
Bill Lamb is coming to the front with an
unique enterprise. He is canning the
hams of jack rabbits and shipping them
East. He il working in the best field in
the country, the sagebrush plains of Tick
Ridge. Four thousand have been salted
down up to date. Geese are also being
slain by the hundreds and the feathers
saved up for shipment East.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05

An electric spark-Making love By
telegraph. Warrington OapitaL
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05

faults much sooner and quicker than II
they were promiscuously running 10
gether. Farm, Field and Stoekman.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05

stYes," said McKibben, s'send some
one here, or Mr.. Broderick will die where
he lies. Dr. Hammond then came to
Won Loehr's assistance, and cut away the
clothing, exposing his chest and the
wound.
With every breath arterial blood
spurted from the wound in Jets. The
group around the dying man shuddered.
Strength of constitution might enable
him to hold off death for short time,
but the color Of the squirting blood
showed that he was doomed. The ball
had entered the right breast, between the
second and third ribs, passing under the
sternum, fracturing the edge, and then
took a course over the heart, through the
upper lobe of the left lung, striking the
fifth rib on the left side, and proceeding
upward, passed through the left armpit
Its tortuous course was remarkable, ano
the rending of the yitals was terrible.
Baker" said he on his dying bed
and they were his last words aker,
tried to stand firm when l was struck
but could not. The blow blinded
me-"
Terry remained in his place. Hi
arms were folded, with the muzzle Of I
pistol projecting behind him. He wa
erect as ever, and look of inquiry upor
his face, as though he expected cal
for second shot. His GOODNESS ant
nerve were remarkable even in that gath
ering. Assured that Broderiok's wount
was fatal, he started for his carriage ant
was followed by his friends. The.
drove rapidly to San Francisco, and from
there Terry went to his ranch at Stock
ton, whence he quietly awaited events.
Mr.. Broderick was placed on mat
tress and three-quarters of an hour afte
he was shot was placed in light sprinI
wagon and taken to the house Of hi
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
A New Cure for Dyspepsia.

A Watch Rcpairer: 1T is wonderful
and at times astonishing how little it
takes to make some men happy. The
other day middle-aged man, we'll
known on Wall street as n chronic dys-
peptic-a man for whom | had done Il
deal of work-entcrcd the store and
asked me in his usual surly manner to
place new crystal on his watch. While
was complying with his request he
sat at the end of the counter contcm-
plating my work with his habitual
scowl. When passed him the time
piece and received the twenty cents
had asked his whole bearing seemed to
changed. He departed with his face
wrcathed in smiles, and it was evident
that he was in an exceedingly happy
frame Of mind. / marveled greatly ut
the time; but it was the next day be-
fore | could comprehend the change. |
had charged him but twenty cents for
the work that j had previously done
for not less than Il quarter. er."-Jewelers'
Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
A Curiass of Human Skin.

An officer of the marine infantry,
who commanded the penitentiary of
ST. Mary la Comte, in New French
G:liana, lately died OF diseases con-
tracted at that insalubrious station.
The inventory of the objects he left be-
hind him comprised very curious
cuirass. with straps and other accesso-
ries. On examination it proved to be
of human skin. A convict had died
whose breast was covered with eX-
tremely beautiful tattooing. The COM
mandant OF the station knew this, and
had the man flayed before he was buried.
For moment it was thought that this
human relic would have been put up
for auction with the officers other
effects, but fortunately, it occurred to
somebody that it was rather too dis
gusting. 1t was known that the
officer had worn the cuirass several
times when fencing with his comrades
--Notes and Queries.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
FARM AND fiRESIOE.

The boy should be taught TO care
for and keep in perfect order each
machine which he may have occasion
to use.
One teaspoonful Of ammonia to o
teacup Of water, applied with n rag,
will clean silver or gold jewelry per.
fectly.
Make o. note of what you sell
when, how much and the price. II
may be to your interest some time to
know about these things.
"A new method of dehorning is to
make strong caustic application tC
the embryo horn. 1t gives little pain
and is as effectual rs the saw.
Buffalo or carpet bugs may be eX.
terminated by means of mixture OF
equal parts of camphor, saltpeter and
boraX finely powdered. Before tack
ing down carpets spread a generous
supply of the powder along the edges
of the floor.
When turkeys can have the range
of the farm. they can procure for them
SOlNOp u oillltlClb NlllGuI VI loOts III
the summer time they .srow faster, and
are much more healthy, when COM
PEELED to depend upon insects, their
natural food, for their principal SUBJ
sistence. Give them something to eat
when they come home at night. This
tames them.
Straw berry Custard: Scald nearly
a quart of milk in farina kettle. In
the remainder of the milk, dissolve two
tablespoons of corn starch and stir
into the hot milk. When the milk
thickens add carefully three beaten
eggs and half cup of sugar. Stir unit,
thick and, when cool, flavor with va
nilla and add Strawberries.
"A wire basket to drain dishes in Is
a great convenience. A substitute may
be made, by punching holes in the bot.
tom of an old dish-pan and setting i:
on two sticks in one end of the sink
Pour hot water over the dishes in this
pan; after they have drained few
minutes, the pan may be carried to the
pantry, and the dishes will need but
little wipipg before putting away.
Probably meal will finish up a steer
better than eCr corn, but for the bulk
of the feeding there are no trials to
which we can point that show in favor
of meal over whole corn. A step still
further in the right direction is to feed
unhusked corn, fodder and all, to the
cattle. Such innovations may appall
many farmers, but what we are drift
ing toward is not more complicated
methods of feeding, but big crops to
feed, better stock to feed it to. and sim
pie rational methods of getting feed TO
the animals.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
Hunting Rattlesnakes,

Up in Berkshire County, Massachu-
setts. the rattlesnalle is hunted every
summer for his oil. which sometimes
fetches two dollars an ounce. Here is
a description of the way the Yankee
outwits the serpent: Choosing hot
summer day, the rattlesnakc-hunters
saunter forth. One man carries fish
pole, another n sharp scythe. The fish
pole has u stout wire attached to ii. and
there is an ordinary pickerel hook on
the end of the wire. Moving cautiously
through the grass, so as not to disturb
the sleeping snake, who is almost al
ways found basking in the warm sun
near Il loose ledge of rock, one of the
men prod his snakcship more or less
gently with the iish-polc, being careful
also to hold the hook invitingly ncart to
the rattlcr's head The snake wakes
up angry. makes dart at the nearest
irritating object which is the fish
hook. and very accommodating al
lows the sharp tines to penetrate his
jaws. The man with the fish-pole holds
the entrapped rattlcsnake ut safe dis
tance, while his comrade moves up and
sewers the snakes head from his body.
The body then is deposited in II bag,
and the hunters go in search of another
snake. Hartford Times
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
PATRIOTIC SAVING.
Some Reasons Why Nothing Should BE
Wasted On the Farm.

Wasted On the Farm.
A great deal CT feed is wasted by
poor racks and hangers that allow
half the fodder to fall underfoot; and
by not having racks to feed in; and by
careless handling of the feed. saw {
boy carry hay to COW, he scattered
nearly half of it in the mud. Hay fed
to sheep in boX-racks should be pressed
down with the fork, and rot thrown in
loose to be pulled out. Overlooking
wastes great deal of hay, the animal.
nozzle it over, breathe on it, and make
it unpalatable; it is often allowed to re.
main in the racks and managers to
crowd the new supply out. Leaving
wagons, sleighs and tools exposed to
weather has been much preached
against, but the folly continues. One
item Of waste is in abandoning the old
wagon when new one is purchased,
leaving it in the road or barnyard with
broken wheel or tongue, never to be
used again, when at the cost of Il dollar
it might be repaired for drawing stone,
manure and odd jobs on the farm, re-
lieving the new one from great deal
of dirt, exposure and decay, thus pro-
longing its life and freshness several
years. When common-sense gets con-
troll. manure will be made and kept
under cover, and dead cats, rats, fowls,
and even sheep, horses and cattle will
not be allowed to rot above the ground
to pollute the air and waste the best of
fertilizer.
1 have seen farmers go home with
empty lumber wagons from village or
city where there were piles of ashes,
cinders and plaster that they could
have for taking them away. In put
ting up additional sheds and barns 1
drew the rich surface soil on to garden
or fields, instead of covering 1t up; it
often happens that in making roads,
embanl1ments, or in grading, that rich
soil, bettor than stable manure, is COW
cred and wasted, when it ought to be
removed and saved. 1t is terrible
loss when rich bottom-land, long in
grass, is plowed and the spring
freshets allowed to sweep over and
gully it, carrying of the best of the
soil. Mix the slops from the house
with muck and plaster, and put them
on the garden. If you have children,
don't decide not to keep cow-she
will pay her board if you board her
well. Hens are omniverous; keep hens.
and they will save Il great deal that
would otherwise go to waste. Feed
beet and turnip tops to cattle; put
weeds into the pig-pen; split cabbage
stalks and feed with leaves; give all
the surplus tomatoes, melons, etc, to
what likes them best. Choice bits OF
timber. iron-bolts, and miscellaneous
pieces should be kept foru In short,
et nothing be wasted. Whoever saves
md consecrates the savings to useful
ends is public benefactor-a patriot
ind philanthropist. Hugh L. Brooks,
n N Y Tribune
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
ROMANCE OF SCIENCE.
How a Plant Necessary to Electrical Prog
ress Was Discovered.

ress Was Discovered.
The discovery by Mr.. Edison of the
present form of incandescent light, be-
gan with series of experiments on
various substances to find material
suitable for the loop. This was the
chief problem the Wizard of Menlo
Park had to contend with, and he
made series of most costly expert
ments before he decided upon the car
bon tilament, which is the horseshoe
shaped loop seen inside the pear
shaped glass globe of the incandescent
lamp. Thread loops and tiny card
board horseshoes were charred into
carbon for the loop, and found to some
degree suitable; but Mr.. Edison finally
kind of bamboo was the best substance
for the carbon tilament. To obtain
this, one of his assistants, Mr.. Fran
MCGOWAN, travelled to and through the
unbroken forests of South America.
The recital of his adventures sounds
like romantic legend. He encount-
cred all sorts of dangers from wild
beasts, predatory bands of Indians,
and the ravages of tropical fever; and
after traversing the continent from
ocean to ocean, fording rivers, wading
swamps and scaling the Cordilleras.
he has finally returned with a varied
stock of tibrous material, which will
be applied to experimental work. The
adventures of this champion of science
were. for the year he was away, more
thrilling than those of the knights of
legendary lore, who, to rescue some
maiden or slay some monster, dared
unknown perils. He tells some strange
tales of the people he met-the courte-
GUS Brazilians who rate II mans posi-
tion in society according to the value
of the hammock he possesses rather
than by his dress, and the Indians who
are too lazy to work and keep feast
day three hundred and sixty-fve days |
in the year, and, except under compul-
sion, will not work at all.-Demorest's |
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
FAILURES IN DAIRYING.
In Order to Avoid Them Raise Cows In
stead of Buying.


Whatever may be written in favor OF
preventing failure in dairying, the
greatest mistake made by dairymen is
that of buying their fresh COWS instead
OF raising them on the farm. The dairy
man does not wait us patiently for the
mature, and when a choice COW be-
comes dry she is sent to the shambles.
and q new one, fresh, with calf by
her side, is procured as IL substitute.
The yearly introduction of COWS into
the herd from other localities has
brought disease also, although each
animal may have been apparently in
excellent health when purchased. IL
is safe to assert that no dairyman has
ever been cursed with that scourge-
abortion-in his herd if he has not
bought cows from other points. Where
the cows have been raised on the farm
they have been bred from selected
stock. not only for yield of milk and
butter but also for hardness and free
dom from disease, but when a COW is
brought from another pc;nt to be added
to the herd the only quality required
is that she is fresh, and Recently
calved. 1t is well known that the most
expert dairyman will fail in his judg-
ment of the milk and butter qualities
of COW until he has tested her at the
pail, and there is always more or less
risk of procuring very undesirable
animal.
1t requires two or three years to pro-
cure u fresh COW by breeding for her
on the farm, which prompts the dairy
man to buy his cows, but that it is more
economical to raise them is easily de-
monstrated, provided the stock is grad
ed up to a higher standard of excellence
by the use of thoroughbred males. The
greatest loss of time is during the
period of growth, but after the heifer
comes in she will, in short time, not
only give quantity of milk and butter
equal to the animal that preceded her,
but will reimburse the dairyman for
the time lost before she became re-
1t is not SO much matter
of feeding, although feeding is impor-
tant. as it is to secure the largest yield |
possible. for in dairying an extra quart
per day may turn loss into profit.
When the thrift of the flock is also
the home-bred COWS are
always in the majority.
As long as COWS are purchased in
stead of being bred no improvement is
possible. 1t is good average if every
COW in IL herd will yield seven quarts
Of milk for every day in the year, and
this average is greatly lessened where
COWS are annually purchased to re-
place those that dry off. but the records
)f some of the noted COWS Of the pure
breeds show that it is impossible to
obtain over forty quarts OF milk per
lay, while one COW is said to have
produced nearly seven pounds of butter
per day for one week. These facts de-
nonstrate that If the dairyman will
grade up his cows their yield of milk
nay be greatly increased, and that
many of the failures in dairying are
lue to the omission of the dairyman to
'aise his own COWS, and to raise them
rom his choicest animals. -Pailadel-
)hia Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
Some Thick Skinned Animals.

The whale, which belongs to the
mammalia, no doubt holds the palm for
thickness of skin. AT some parts of the
body the skin is only two inches thick,
but in many places its pelt is fully two
feet in thickness. The skin of the
whale is the substance generally known
as blubber, and in Il large specimen
will weigh altogether more than thirty
tons. The distinction of being the
thickest-skinned quadruped belongs to
the'Indian rhinoceros, whose hide has
u knotty or granulated surface, and is
so impenetrable as to resist the claws
OF the lion or tiger, the sword, or the
balls of an old fashioned musket. So
stiff and hard Is this skin that were it
not divided by creases or folds the ami
imprisoned in its armor could scarcely
move. 1t Is manufactured into leather
of great strength and durability, and
targets and shields are made of ii that
are absolutely proof against darts or
sword strokes. The skin of the hippo
potamus runs that of the rhinoceros
very closely as regards thickness.
When dried IL Is also used for shields,
which are highly priced by the natives.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
AEROjSM IN a MINE,
How William Hardy Saved the Lives OF
Thirty Five Mon.

How william Hardy Saved the Lives OF
Thirty-Five Mon.
Mr.. Scott, the district superintend-
ent decided to drive an air-hole and
passage way for the Elmwood colliery.
which is near Mahanoy City. Begin
ming at an old breast, No. 60, and
reaching surface about one-half mile
from the colliery. They expected the
opening to be in u swamp near branch
of the railroad. They began in the
breast and dug upward for about
seventy-tive feet, when they struck a
layer of fiat rock overlapping each
other, which the workmen thought
was an old drift They stopped work
and reported to the superintendent,
who sent Mr.. William Hardy, fire-boss
at that time, and two men to see what
was the real cause of the block.
They stopped in a small digging and
began removing the fiat stones which
fell down the old gangway. They then
came to another layer, which looked as
if worn round by the action of the
water, and water began to percolate
through. They had barely time to get
to place of safety when the water Of
branch of the North Mahanoy Creek
broke through and rushed down the
air-hole, carrying with it rocks and
stones and all the loose debris to be
found on the way.
Hardy and his two men who were in
another Old breast to the east of No.
60 started for the main gangway, the
rotten props giving way to their
grasps and their feet slipping on the
broken steps. When they reached the
bottom they found that the water had
rushed down with such force that it
had nearly blocked up the gangway.
The men had their choice to go on and
try to save the men working east of
them or to save themselves. Mr.. Hardy
sent one man up to the colliery to in
form the inside boss of their danger,
while he and the other man clambered
over the blockade in order to save the
men.
They found themselves in deep water,
and, stumbling, fell, putting out their
lights, but they picked themselves ur
and hurried on. When they reached
the first turnout Mr.. Hardy called
"Men, run for your lives to the head
ing. the water has broken in!' He or
dered them all to stay in the heading
until he warned the rest.
They kept on wading through the
black water and warning the men as
fast as they could reach them. When
within one hundred yards of the fence,
the water climbing higher and higher,
Mr.. Hardy's companion, thinking it
useless to go farther, sought the head
ing fifty feet above. and Mr.. Hardy
was left alone in darkness with the
water up to his waist. but he struggled
on till he had warned the last man and
gotten all together in the heading
above, where they found the stream
blocked their way. He then counseled
the men to make themselves as com
Portable as they could, and if the mines
We're flooded and the water began to
reach the breast, they would try, by
joining hands to leap across the stream.
But before that was necessary the
water was turned off from above by
men sent from the colliery. Ropes
We're lowered and the men hauled up
the hole that the torrent had
made, every man, thirty-fve in num-
Der, owing their lives to the courage OF
Mr.. Hardy.-Cor. Philadelphia Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-20
ORIGIN OF CARDS.
a Pack Now In Existence Said to BE a
Thousand Yenrs Old.

a Pack Now in Existence Said to Be a
Thousand Years Oid.
The Royal Asiatic Society has, it is
said, pack of cards said to be 1.00c
years old, and utterly unintelligible,
even to the most learned Orienta.
archaologist of to-day. There are
eight suits, of divers colors; the kings
are .nounted on elephants, the viziers
upon horses, tigers and bulls. Some
cards are marked with what looks like
pineapple in a shallow cup. others
with the semblance of a parasol with
two broken ribs. OF course the Chi
nese, who, according to their own his
tories, invented every thing before
every body else, claim the merit of hav-
ing first designed cards and developed
the games arising out of them. The
Emperor Seun-hO had many wives. who
naturally found time hang heavily on
their hands, so his most gracious
majesty devised amusements for them.
There are thirty cards in each of his
packs-three suits of nine each, and
three extra superior cards. One of the
suit is called Kew-ko-wan, the mean
ing of which every school-boy-in
China-knows. In one thing the China
men surpass the Hindoos-their cards
are oblong. like ours, while the Indian
cards are round. 1t may surprise some
persons to be told that the queen in our
suits is a comparatively modern inno-
walton; the hierarchy at first war
purely military--king, knight and
knave. The Italians were, it is said,
the first to give her majesty place.
There have also been from time to
time many changes in the suits. Old
German cards have bells, acorns and
leaves, instead of clubs, diamonds and
spades. French writers have abounded
in explanations of the meaning of the
symbols, and Pere Daniel endeavors to
deduce Il military moral. The club,
with its trefoil shape, is the "trehe"
or clover plant, which abounds in the
meadows of France; this shows that
chief should encamp his forces where
forage can be found. The spade is the
carreau or heavy square-headed arrow
shot from crossbow. Occurs" our
hearts, signified the courage of the SOL
diers. The ace is the Latin "as''-rep-
resenting money, the sinews OF war
and so on through several stages OF
fantastic symbolism. The popularity |
of cards has been ut some periods so
great as to awake the censures OF the |
Church. The synod of Langres in 1404
solemnly censured the game of all |
fOurs, and st. Bernadin so vigorously |
denounced gambling ut Bologna that
repentant players made big bonfire
of their relinquished cards in the pub
lie square. At that period the pastime
must have had the charm of compar-
ative novelty, for there is no record
down to the end OF the thirteenth CEN
tury of the general use of cards. They
are not mentioned by Petrarch. Boecac-
clio or Chaucer. They could not have
been known in France until the end OF
the fourteenth century. for an ordi-
nance OF Charles V. forbidding other
games does not allude TO thems- Cen
tleman's Magazine. J