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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Electricity Swings a PonderOus Bridge

An iron draw at Bridgeport, Conn,
weighing 500 tons, alta he'd to the new
bridge over the Pequonnock River, will
be turned by electricity, and it is be-
lieved to be the first of the kind in the
country. To move the draw in the or
binary way requires the muscle of from
two to five men, according to circum-
stances, and as it must be opened an
average of twenty times daily through
out the year, the labor is great as well as
expensive. The city authorities, with a
view to lessen both, have introduced an
electric motor of seven and half horse
power, the force being transmitted from
the Bridgeport electric light plant, half
mile away. This motor makes 1900
revolutions each minute, and by the use
of gearing, the motion is reduced to nine
revolutions, producing power both
steady and sure. The motor may be re-
versed, so as to turn the draw either way
Times Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
The Passengers Were Left Behind.

A very amusing incident took place
at the railway station at Havre, which
beautifully illustrates the value of the
French regulation of locking up travel
ers in the waiting rooms until the mo-
ment of their departure. A train was to
start at certain hour for Montevilliers,
a small town about half an hours Jour
ney from Havre. Away went the train.
and in due course of time it reached Its
destination. The guard fastened to
open the doors of the carriages and was
sstonished to fined them all empty. All
the persons who had taken tickets for
that train had been safely locked up in
the waiting room at Havre, the Official
who ought to have opened the doors aud
announced the moment of the trains de-
parture having forgotten to fulfil his
duty. A special train was prepared as
quickly as possible, aud the travellers
dispatched to their destination after a
long and vexatious delay Paiadsl;o bia
telegraph.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
SELECT SIFTlNGS.
A whale lives 300 wears.

A whale lives 800 years.
Moari children have no idea Of obedi-
ence.
Turkey quilts constitute a profitable
Southern export.
A curious feature of the artificial teeth
industry is the variety of color required.
The real beginning of Chinese as.
tronomy is said to be found in the period
preceding B. @. 1900.
In Kansas City public meeting was
held to compel company to substitute
electric traction for steam dummy.
Seeds of the most valuable varieties of
cinchona bring $1,000 per ounce in Cey-
lon. There ere nearly 100, 900 seeds in
an ounce.
Excepting John Quincy Adams and
Martin Van Buren,, no President, from
Washington to Lincoln, wore any hair
on his face.
Port and sherry of Spain and Portugal
are the sacramental wines of Europe, but
the vintages of California fill the Ameri-
can cup and chalice.
Exhibitors tickets of admission to the
Paris Exposition will have their photo.
graph affixed to the pasteboard to pre-
vent transferring them.
An Indian runner in California re-
Gently travelled 1870 miles in two days to
carry an important message. He showed
hardly any sign of fatigue.
The first impeachment by the English
Commons House of Parliament, and the
first of Lord Chancellor, Michael de la
Pole, Earl of Suffolk, was in 1886.
An orchid grower says that in one
spotted variety of the flower more than
500 will be given for one small spot,
the plant being worth so much the more.
Grover Cleveland Stademan, of Omaha,
was born the day President Cleveland
was in that city year ago last October,
and died the day Mr.. Cleveland went
out of Office.
A feather eighteen inches in length,
plucked from the wing of large bald
eagle and fashioned into quill pen, has
been sent to the President. 1t is the
gift of resident of the Oklahoma
country.
The body of man found hanging to
tree In Missouri had this card pinned to
it: 81 die because am too lazy to live.
If the rest of you feel as l do you will
let me hang here until my bones fall of
their own accord"
The largest organ yet manufactured is
in the Church of st. Bayou, HARLEM,
Holland. 1t fills up the whole of one end
CT the vast editice and reaches to the roof
1t has 5000 pipes, some of them fifteen
inches in diameter and sixt.- stops.
Astrange accident has befallen young
lady of Cherveux, France. She was
playing with little child on her lap,
when she suddenly threw back her head
and remained motionless. A hairpin
had penetrated her skull. She never re-
covered consciousness, and expired
short time afterward.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Amusing a Patient.

The old-time doctors ideas of physi.
clans duty to his patient were beneyo-
lentiy meant but hardly tender hearted.
One of the surgeons of past generation.
having in charge case where patients
limb was badly crushed, announced that
he was about to perform an amputatiop.
A near relative of the wounded man
took the doctor to one side and asked ).
''Do you think, doctor, that the patient
will get over it,"
"Hea Never Why, there hasn,.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Served Him Right.

SIS it true, Angelina" said a young
lady addressing an acquaintance, "that
there has been rupture between you
and Clarence De Johnes?"
cit is quite true"
"Graciousl What was the cause?n
"He was addicted to the use of
slang"
"Ohn
"Yos, begged him to discontinue the
habit, but he persisted in it,"
"And the result2"
"The result is, he is in the SOUP"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Worse Than All That.

Brown trepulsing his wife as she comes
forward to greet him on his return home)
Don't come near you depraved and
abandoned husband"
"Great heavens, William, what is the
matter?"
Don't come near me, / say. I'm a
loathsome object. Oh, how could II
"For heavens sake tell me. Have
you committed murder, are you de
faulter, are you horrible forger2"
"Worse than all that"
"Speak What is ita Do you want
to kill me?"
"Mary, I've beehive been-eating
young onions. - Chicago Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04

been the least chance OF his recovery
from the start" :,
"Then what is the use of putting him
through the suffering" .
"Oh, we'll, you see, we doctors don't
like to tell patients right oil that they've
got to die. We like to do little some
thing to amuse them"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Two Opinions.

Miss Clara Ito Mr.. Paperwate, at DIN
neD-'Mr. Paperwate, will you have a
hot biscuits j made them myself"
Mr. Observation-Disclosures, Miss
Clara, and Pm doubtful if one will
suffice"
Miss Clara-"Oh, thank you, Mr..
Paperwate Will you have one,
Bobbya"
Bobby-"N Stree "~-Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE,
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS,

How She Caught Him-Dld He Love
Her Enough for That?-Satis
fied-Another Forgery, Etc
A youth whose name was Edmund
Loved maid;
Yet he to pop the question,
Was afraid,
"For you | would do aughtw
He'd often said
Until one eve she murmured:
Would you, Ed"
He caught on-that same evening
Saw her pa;
And now the happy lovers
Welded are,
.-New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
A Cow With n Cough.

A cough may be caused by indigestion,
and this is probably the cause when
otherwise cow appears to be in good
health. Overlooking will cause difficulty
in breathing by adding too much fat to
the heart. Give the COW dose of EPSON
salts lone pound) dissolved in warm thin
linseed tea, about quart; and stop
feeding grains for few days. Mash the
bran and add pound of linseed meal
to it for few days aud gradually return
to the former feeding. Brewers grains
should not be fed when warm or sour. -
NeU York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Satisfied

Young Lady Customer--''Why, this
box of writing paper is perfumed with
violet odor How queer. What do
you do that for9"
Clerk--"So that your {, s.1..' ~~H
can be kept inviolate, miss
''How nice. I'll take rss
Pittsbur0 Chronicle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Another EOrn

Editor of the London Times to tic
manager) "What shall we do now to
make people forget those horrid letters9"
Manager--"Suppose we attack the
coast defenses9 l think we can prove
that the guns were forged by fellow
named Armstrong"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Very Musica,

Miss Grrigs "Your friend, Miss High
tone, is very musical, l hear"
Mr.. Perkins--"Yes. She lives IN quite
a musical atmosphere"
$50 l should Judge. I've noticed over
their front door that she lives in u 'B
Flat. ~ Chica30 Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
In Domestic Circles.

"There are so, 3O1, 592 hogs in the
United States" remarked Mr.. Topnoody
from the depths of an easy chair as he
laid down statistical report and looked
up at his wife who had come in and was
standing near him.
snake it so, 3O1, $685." she replied,
significantly, as he continued to let her
stand. - Washington Critic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Fame.

First Antiquarian Zone thousand years
hence)-'A penny for your thoughts,
Professor"
Second Antiquarian examining a
bronze medal unearthed from nine
teenth century, "The man who made
Blifkin's soap outlives in fame the goodly
crowd that used it."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Gwendolen Attended to Him

Mrs. Prairyavnoo-"Gwendolen, that
young Mr. Wobbyshavnoo is too fresh
and too presumptuous, We shall have
to sit down on him."
Gwendolen (sweetly)--"Let me alone
for that, mamma. I'll attend to it the
uext time he comes"
Mamma looks suspiciously at daugh-
ter, but says nothing. - Chicago, Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Taking Advantage of His Piety.

A cabin-boy on board ship, the Cap
tain of which was very religious man,
was called up to be whipped for some
misdemeanor Little Jack went crying
and trembling to the Captain:
''Pray, sill" said he, twill you wait
till l say my prayers"
eyes" was the stern reply.
"Well, them" replied little Jack,
looking up and smiling triumphantly,
''I'll say them when / get ashore ~ :
London It'd Bits.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Why ST Voted GUILTY.

"How do you vote, 81, guilty or not
guilty2"
''Guilty"
''Oh, now, see here It's plain case
of not guilty. What makes you think
him gu lty?'
'tWhat makes me think him guilty?
Wal, I'll tell ye If. the man hain't
guilty, how's he come to git arrested?"
-Munssy's Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
THE TIrMIcE OF NEwnERN.
AN EPISODE OF THE WAR.

AN EPISODE OF THE WAR.
In SIGHT of ths sr;rss NJ Nswher, town
Where the guns Of Fort Thomson were
suo,,;s' -.
NV, e" ~ say
r... ue i.sehu' say
meW e,u'nos W 'V''''oo 0"A' came .nat way
ohe prish' spring NORTHUMBERLAND bliss
Sao,';,,' ''''| ''ee "o"S '''''
T,a,, - 0N"s 80 "''"
Then with flip,
Flip, fippety, hip,
Hoppety, hippety,, trippety, trip,
In the mouth of the implement made to kill
They built their brooding nest with skill,
Before The battle OF Newbern
e,t o. - ,.a o.o .,. ,,.,.
IA a.. h;.s -
the pup -
M
70 u o'"o
,ua ,ou. - s S",os",
g., "''S'ea' anu
a,,s az
gun,
Which scattered the birds nest inst bsyup
Mid the fire and smoke when a solid shot
pismounted the cannon. The birds, harmed
not,
with fiutter and skip,
And trip, trip, trip,
hlppety, hoppety, flippety, flip,
nao hown with the screech of the first wild
susii
'a' 'h'o the woods where twas safe to dwell
turing the battle of Newbern,
And on tina. day so the so,diars COW
After the bin, had srcoaoaod A.. '
Tho h;ras o,,oa -
c.,,a =. -.
nacA 10 'he haunts oil those men of war;
,,'ei 'ne smoke ana the carnage and death,
,lmos' III tne canhons fiery breath,
ANU went 10 work their nest to repair,
With their hoppety hip,
AND their busiest skip;
III 'ne ne" oisnounted cannon they'd trip
Denea'n 'he iiiilo spring sun IN the South,
''e'"''ueu 'neir nest IN the lannon's mouth,
Ai'er 'ne oaetle OF Newbern.
These small chicadees thew csre5 not nit,
Which soldiers vero 49,. 49,, - "i0'
RIGHT "ei0
The blue or gray.
Who came that dav
To wrangle and slay in. their own r,,do ,r,u.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
Did He Love Her Enough for That

She-"T like you George, butt
He---''But what, lover
she-"Why, all the girls know never
had beau before, and they would tease
me to death if accepted my FIRST offer. +"
Ne,o York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
A Brave Man

"Who is that inane looking dude over
there?"
'1nane2 How can you say 500 Why,
he's the bravest man in New York. He
actually had the courage the other day
to leave the restaurant without tipping
the waiter. "-Munsey's Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04

The Methodist Episcopal Church now
has 2, 154, 237 communicates, against
2,O9S, 935 last year, indicating net gain
in 1888 of over 90, 200.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
"Well, brace yourselves.
Are you

WeII, prRce YOURSELVES HfV you
braceda One-two-three-
"rhe formal announcement has been
made of the engagement of the lovely
and talented Miss Margery Burr to MIR.
William Enderby, proprietor and manag-
ing editor of the-."-Dstroit Free
Press,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04

The culture of variety of American
edible fish is about to be seriously at.
tempted IN ingland.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-04
"sharp as to bones as we'll as to w.t."

"Sharp as to bones as we'll as to wit,
"Of uncertain age"
Gone of those clever, ugly faces"
"Why don't the old man put her oyel
in the corner with the fashion editor"
because, suppose" answered
Douglas, at is intended that / should
aid her by handing over all the queer,
funny, purely feminine articles come
across to her, And she'll be here to-
morrow"
$50 soon, puir, bonny Scot.
"Won't it be funny, though, to see
the old man bending gravely over her,
looking as though he were about to de-
liver funeral Grafton, and bidding her
in slow measured tones to be
funnyW
"Ten chances to one he'll Brighten all
the fun out of her. We're used to him
and don't exactly tremble with fear at
his frown, Ben Bolt" said Douglas.
"But to stranger and woman it
strikes me he'll seem-well, rather ice-
bergy,"
The next morning at o'clock precise
ly, the editor. to.be of "The Woman's
Funny Department" arrived. She was
not sharp as to bones. On ths contrary,
she was plump enough to make you for
get she had bones. She was not of an
uncertain age. On the contrary, she
was not more than two and twenty. She
had not clever, ugly face. She had a
clever, pretty one, with the sauciest of
tip.tilted noses, the most mischievous of
sparkling gray eyes, the wickedest of
tiny white teeth, and the darkest of dark
auburn hair, arranged in puffs and fluffs,
and curls and whirls in the most bewil-
dering and witching fashion.
A profound silence reigned behind
the doors, or rather the half open doors
of the cubby holes when she made her
appearance.
AS for the puir bonny Scot, he arose
hastily, upsetting the mucilage bottle as
he did so, and lifting a pile of papers
and magazines from the chair she was to
occupy deftly deposited them on the
crown of his brand new hat which lay
on the table before him. In few mo-
ments the old man came in, bowed to
the funny woman in cold and formal
way, introduced her to Douglas as Miss
Margery Burr, gave her few direc-
tions in his time isn't worth anyt thing
voice and disappeared in his sanctum.
Miss Margery Burr proved great
acquisition to the paper on which she
was engaged. Her witty articles were
quoted far and wide, and she edited the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-17
An Afternoon at Cold Harbor.

Then as the day wore away and the
troops were well in hand again, / saw
staff officers ride along the lines, which
were generally under the shelter of crests
of hills, and then saw the regilnental
comm anders getting their men into line.
About o'clock in the afternoon I heard
the charging commands given. With
many an oath at the military stupidity
which would again send good troops to
useless slaughter, 1 sprang to my feet and
watched the doomed infantry. Men whom
knew well stood rifle in hand not more
than thirty feet from me, and am happy
to state that they continued to stand. Not
man stirred from his place. The army
to man refused to obey the order, pre-
sumably from Gen. Grant, to renew the
assault. heard the foolish and wicked
order given and saw it disobeyed. Many
of the enlisted men had been up to and
over the Confederate works They had
seen their strength. Grant, Meade, Han
cock, Warren, Wright, Burnside, none of
them had been near the works. And if
they did not know that they could not
be taken by direct assault the enlisted
men did know it, and they refused to
make a second attempt. That night we
began to entrench. BY daylight we had
our earthworks finished and were safe.--
Frank Wilkinson in Chicago Times. =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-17

The ragman's business is picking up.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-17

The silly habit of speaking of men an
women always as gentlemen and ladies
frequently leads to absurd expressions.
as, for example. the other day really
cultivated man spoke of the ladies'
prison at Sherborn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-17

TINHE BUILDER, CON
all kinds
kinds
n a doing we'll.
Thanking public for past favors,
1 respectfully
w.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-17

CARLYLE: We are firm believers in the
maxim that. for all right Judgment of any
man or thing, it is useful. nay essential,
70 see his good qualities before pronounc
ing on his head
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-17

How Their Houses Are Bui1t-When tho
Evening Comes-Diet and Cooking
Dress of the women-Apparel of the
Mep.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-03

FROM partial failures in the wheat
crops of India, Germany. Hungary,
and Roumania, Il better price and
sure market for the largest crop of
wheat ever grown in the United
States may be realized. 1t is now
estimated that 100000, 600 bushels
of good quality will have been har-
vested, and that if farmers can wait
until about January, 1890, they will
realize I'D per cent. more for their
grain than they would get to sell it
now. 1t is unfortunate aud terrible
that so many must sell, and more
narrowing to know, as we do, that
spectators are at the bottom of the
necessity which compels them to
sell at ruinous prices barely covering
the cost of production, seldom
enough In excess of it to pay the
yearly interest on the mortgages aud
other Indebtedness hanging over
them like a faneral pail.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-03
Home Matt rs.

Whiting, wet or dry, will give t,
glass fine polish.
To arrest hiccough close both ear
with the fingers with pressure whi',
few swallows of liquid are taker
Coughs may he much alleviate,
and dry throats cured by glycerin,
and lemon juice taken at night
The glycerine should be diluted.
A little borax put in the water in
which scarlet napkins and red.
bordered tow els are to lie washed
will prevent them from fading
Paint on windows can, it is said
be removed by melting some soda
in very hot water and washing them
with IL, using soft flannel.
A small box filled with lime and
placed on shelf in the pantry or
closet will absorb dampncss and keep
the air in the closet dry and sweet.
Peaches to be kept any time should
be spread out on shelves i'm cool
dry cellar, looked over carefully
every day, and all the spcckled ones
used first.
The skin may be removed from
peaches quickly and without any
waste by putting a few at a time in
II wire basket and dipping them in
boiling water for II couple of minutes.
If you have trouble to get your
last years ketchup bottles perfectly
clean, after washing them thorough.
ly in suds and rinsin! in clean
water, chop potato quite fine, mix
1t with little warm water; put this
IN the bottle and shake it well. 1t
will surely remove any foreign sub
stance.
Whisky will take out every kind
of fruit stain for which | have ever
seen it used. A child's dress will
look entirely ruinel 10y the dark
pOiiy oIoiio VII II, DuJ III WHISKY Is
poured on the discolored places be.
fore sendi"g ii into the wash it will
come out as good as new.
In cases of sickness sand bags are
preferred to hot-water rubber bags,
AS they can he more easily adjusted
to different parts of the body. These
heaters are also to he chosen
rather than soapstone or bottles for
keeping the feet at normal tempcra-
ture in zero weather
Tough meat can be made wonder
'ully tender when put to boil by
adding tablespoonful of good vim
egar. This is also good for tough
fowl of any kind. and tough steak
,an be very much improved, after
pounding, by sailing and rolling in
lour and frying in very hot butter
,r lard
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-03

The Mormon question will soon
be brought again promptly befor,
the public by the report-in cours,
OF preparation-of the Utah COM
mission. This will embody not
merely u statement of existing cir
cumstances, but suggestions as To
further legislative action ON the
part Of congress. In any such mat :
ter congress moves with energyonly
under the pressure OF pronounced
public opinion, intelligently formed
aud forcibly expressed, Therefore
every citizen who loves law and
order should watch for this report,
study II carefully, and do all IN his
power 30 bring infiuenoeto bear In
the right direction. The victory of
the last election at Salt Lake City
was most notable, but the advance
may easily be checked IL there is
not continued pressure. This blot has
long enough upon our
national reputation, Mormonisn
pust No.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-03
A wOMAN's pIscOyIRy

Another wonderful discovery ha
been made and that too 10y lady in
this country. Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven
years she withstood its severst tests.
but her vital organs We're under.
mined and death seemed imminent.
For three months she coughed inces-
sanity aud could not sleep. She
bought of us a bottle of DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
and was So much relieved on taking
inst dose that she slept all night
and with one bottle has been miracu-
lously euned, Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lu,z,h Thus write w. &.
HNmrick \ Co, OF Shelby, y. {.
Get a Inee trial bottle at Daniel
Fry's drug store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-03

In the Volunteer, Lieut.. Lewis ID,
Green, Seventh United States In
fantry, gives mn account of u cam
paign against Indians, aud relates
tins incident: Some OF the com-
mand had been bathing, aud when
the ablutions were about finished,
one Of the groupe called out: ANY
Of you fellows got brush?" Some
one inquired: "And what do YOU
want of brush?" "ro fix my hair,
OF course when up spake another
In "A strong italian accent: "Be-
dad, you wait; the Utes will soon
give US a brush and fix yer hair
for ye.n
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-03

Mrs. +. Is. MApp, of Milledge-
vile, has something OF n curiosity
In the shape OF chair made In Il
bottle. The bottle Is II small square
vial with very small neck, and
holds about twelve ounces. The
miniature chair was made by
ayoung negro convict, with II pocket
knife, and was put together, piece
ut II time, In bottle by the use OF y
wire. The legs occupy each corner
OF the bottle, and every part, rounds,
cross pieces In the back, etc, are
firmly fitted together-adjusted ms
neatly as the works In u clock.