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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
FREMONT FREE AT LAST.
The Government His Deb or Instead
of Creditor.


A most curious incident, illustrative of
the delay in correcting official mistakes in
the departments at Washington, has just
come to the light as sequence to the pass
age of the bill placing John G. Fremont
upon the retired list of the army. with
the rank of Encouragement The first repub-
lem candidate for the presidency Is a
most picturesque patriarch, II years old, and
has been for years in circumstances, il not Of
actual pover.y, at least straitened. In 1913,
when lieutenant in the army, he seized and
held with an iron grip the region which is
now the state of California. AMI no one
denies that the nation is indebted to him for
that gilded membe. of the sisterhood. While
engaged in this service Lieut. Frcmont's ac-
counts with the government were left in
such state that he has always
been regarded as an official debtor
to- the government to the smount of
$4,000 and it has been one of the chief
sorrows OF Gen. Fremon,'s later years that
he was unable to square this balance against
him. the record of which was in the Office of
the third auditor of the treasury The other
day Gen. Fremont called at the office of Sec
ond Comptroller Gilkerson of the treasury.
whose business it would be to pass upon the
balance against him. The old man. in
trembling tones, stated to Col Gilkerson
that his financial circumstances arc such
that if his salary as retired maior-general
were retained to meet this alleged
shortage, he would be for some time in
actual want. At his request the second
comptroller Investigated the accounts, and,
greatly to his surprise, discovered that, in
stead of Gen. Fremont being debtor TO the
United States, the government had actually
owed him for over 40 years ST., 900. When
Gen. Fremont called again to ask Col. Gil
kerSon whether some arrangement might be
made to pay his supposed Indebtedness by
instalments, he was so unprepared for the
glad news awaiting him that he tainted. A
warrant for the amount due him has been
made out, duly approved and signed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
famed DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis

famed DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covcry.
Trying conditions these, under which to
offer tho afflicted relief and cure No ordi.
nary remedy could sustain itself under such
a guarantee. II would bankrupt its propri-
etorsl Not so with Golden Medical Dis
covery" its best advertisement is the thou
sands Of consunptives, in all parts of the
world, which it has restored to health,
strength and happiness. Today no other
medicine has so great sale. Why' Be
cause it does just what it is guaranteed to
accomplish, otherwise its sale on so peculiar
plan as this tcouid ruin its m0nufact-
urer5.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Con-
sumption in all its earlier stages, on common
sense principles. Being, according to all
recognized medical authority, scrofulous
affection of tho lungs, it is reasonable to
seek q remedy in those agents known to
prove most efiicacious in conquering scrofu-
lous disease affecting other parts and organs
Now for Scrofula in all its myriad forms,
nothing has ever yet been discovered to
compare with tho wonderful remedy already
mentioned And especially is this true Of
Lung-scrofula, or Consumption. 1t soothes
the cough, improves digestion, sharpens the
appetite, invigorates the liver, purifies the
blood, cleanses the system of all scrofulous
humors, and builds up the flesh and strength.
WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL AssoCIA.
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
Employed Only Whistiing Boys.

The meanest or the most ingenious
man, which you will, in the world has
been heard from, and he lives in
Brooklyn, He is baker, and every
Saturday crowd of small boys may
be seen around the doors of his place
waiting for chance to pick over rails
ms, for which they get so cents for
the days work. Each boy is asked in
turn by the baker: 'Do you whistler"
If the urchin replies ''Naw," he is not
hired. If he starts off airily on s.Down
-Wcnt MeGinty" or the s'Boulanger
March, he is set to work forthwith.
The idea is evident. While Il boy is
whistling he is not eating raisins. The
baker has used this device for some
time and he says tina it works admira-
bly,. This baker has probably discov-
cred the only occupation in the world
in which q boy is more useful because
he keeps upa everlasting whistling.-
TChicago Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
=" BOAT, Alloy !!

the rapids are below your cried n man to
pleasure party whom he deserted gliding
swiftly down the stream toward the foam
ing cataract And we would cry, Boat,
Ahoy!" to tho one whose lifc is being drawn
into the whirlpool of consumption, for un-
less you use effective measures you will be
wrecked in Deaths foaming rapids
II your lungs are weak, breath short, have
splitting of blood, experience occasional cold
chills creeping up your spinal column, with
hacking cough, variable CT poor appetite,
feeble digestion, with gradual loss Of flesh,
cold feet, lassitude or general debility, are
easily fatigued, don't disregard these pre-
monitory symptoms. Thousands annually,
without experiencing half the above symp-
toms and not needing their timely warnings,
are plunged into the relentless grasp of that
most fatal scourge Consumption.
You can't afford to fool away any
precious time, if suffering FROM any
considerable number of these unmistala-
BILE symptoms Of approaching danger! It's
madness to triie and experiment with I'M
certain means when thus afflicted. Don't
forget at such n critical period that the
only medicine possessed of such positive
curative properties as to warrant its
proprietors in guaranteeing it to cure
Consumption OF the Lungs, if taken in
time and given fair trial, is the world
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
BOSTON DRUMMER WHIPPED.
He breaches to Negrue A Victim of
White Caps.

Mr.. G. +. Rich, a Boston drummer, SELL
ing patent smoothing iron for giving a
gloss to laundried linen, was severely
whipped by White Caps at Laurcns, s. G.
Mr.. Rich was in Laurens selling his irons,
which are principally purchased by negro
washwomen. AS mode of advertising his
patent, so as to reach the colored Peep e, it
is customary for him to hire church in
each town he visits TO address the people
upon the merits of his chattels Mt. Pisgah
Colored Presbyt rian Church at Laurens
was rented by Mr. Rich and the building
was crowded with negroes.
Before speaking of the advantages of the
iron Mr.. Rich gave his audience a lecture Oh
temperance and morality. A negro who at
tended the meeting told the white citizens
thtt man was preaching nightly at the
church to negroes, advising them to strike
for higher wages and to refuse to work on
Sunday. The whites, after receiving this in
formation, organized party to take the
drummer in charge. and after the address at
the church, Mr.. Rich was stopped on the
streets, while he was returning to the hotel,
by a band of about 20 mask ell men, who Sc
verely whipped him with switches.
He reported the trouble to the chief of
police, but as yet he has not been able to
ferret out the guilty parties. Mr.. Rich says
he has been travelling South 10 years selling
irons, but this is the first time he ever was
molested. He carries n number of letters of
Endorsement from mayors of Southern
cities. He denies having tried to break the
peace and happiness that exists between the
races in Lallrens
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
THE QUEENS INDiSPOSITION.
Her Condition Sa d To BE Mrci More
Serious Til IN IVES imposed.

The Queens sudden indisposition after
holding the drawing-room appears to he
much more serious than was at first supposed.
DIR. Reid was summoned in the evening and
suddenly again short time afterwar,l. lie
attended on the Queen early the next moru-
ing when she was little better. She went
out for short drive in closed carriage.
into which she had almost to lie lifted and
on her return to Buckingham Palace the
physicians were again summoned.
The conservative papers are evidently
very uneasy with regard to the matter, and
attribute the indisposition to cold, which
is in reality dropscal affection of the leg,
which has got beyond control 1t was an
n0unced that the Queen would leave for
Windsor at noon, but was unable to go,
owing to increasing weakness. and her de-
parture was delayed until 6 O'Clock in the
evening, when she started from La Ion
accompanied by her physicians.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
HELD IN SLAVERY.
Railroad Laborers Kept in Bondage
in Costa RicaL

Three men seeking work tramped into
Mobile, Ala. all the way on foot from New
Orleans. The following story from tho
Spokesman of the party, was made to a
reporter
1--WE are survivors of party of several
hundred foreign emigrants," he said. who
were hired in New York city abent eight
months ago, and taken to Port Lnion, in
Costa Rica, to work on the railroad there.
We have escaped from state of slavery.
1t is an English syndicate that owns and is
building the road. The company owns
everything in connection with the road 1t
has its own money (by which perhaps
Beizki means tickets), which money y not
good except at the company's stores.
mo laborcr saw any real money while
there, except at big premium. He could
exchange his company's money for Ameri-
can money at 20 to 40 per cent. discount
As a rule, however, there was no savings to
be exchanged. The chief difficulty is the
climate. 1t rained all the time we We're
thdre, and dysentery carried off the men by
the dozen. OF our party there were but IA
who reached New Orleans. All the rest
were dead of that terrible disease, and Of the
yellow fever"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
UNHAPPY JA,IEsINA HUTCHINSON
She Comes to Amer ca, but Is Repudi-
ated by Her Lover

Among the passengers on board the Nor
wcgian from Glasgow was Jamesina Hutch
inson Of Greenock. She is only 10 years of
age. unmarried. and came TO America in
pursuance to an invitation from William
Bruce OF Milford, Mass, an old lover. The
pair were to be married upOn the arrival of
The girl. Bruce came to America about
three years ago. and during his absence his
nfiianced became Intimate with one Alexan-
der McCrosty 10 such an extent that IL
months ago child was born to Miss Hutch
inson.
McCrosty is now in Edinburgh. Miss. For
some time the girl did not allow her lover to
know of the circumstances. Then she wrote
him letter and told him ALL Bruce did not
at the time seem TO mind the matter much,
and repeated his invitation TO the girl to
come and marry him. He, however, siipu-
lated that the child must be left in Scotland.
as he did not want it.
The girl agreed to do so and intended to
have it with her mother, but the latter was
taken sick. and at the last moment the girl
wrote a letter TO Bruce telling him that her
mother could not take care of the child, and
took the steamer for Boston. When the
Norwegian arrived yesterday the girl was
handed a otter from Bruce, in which he
stated he would have nothing to do with her.
The girl has no friends in this country, aud
1t her request viii lie returned to Scotland.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
DIR. Ludg,te Guilty.

The jury in the case of Miss Eta Harris.
alias DR.. Ludgate, returned verdict in the
superior criminal court
Tue pri oner was found guilty on the
fourth count of the indictment, charging
her with criminal malpractice
Counsel Adams for The prisoner immedi
ately objected to the verdict in the form in
which it was presented, but the court over
ruled him. He then gave notice that he
would file exceptions in the case and il will
probably go TO the supreme court. The de-
PENDANTS bail was then continued, TO allow
the action on The part of her counsel. Sem
tence was not pronounced.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
FUNERAL OF SENATOR BECK.
The Burial of Kentucky's Great
Adopted Son.

hupPttN t'Ohs
The funeral services over the remains Of
Senator James Il. Beck took place in the First
Presbyterian Church at Lexington, Ky. His
body was buried beside that OF his wife in
the Lexington cemetery In The presence OF
tully $4,000 strangers. The senator's
features were startlingly life-likc, and
the entire attitude resembled per-
feet rest. The President and Mrs. Harrison
sent large wreath OF white and Marechal
Neil roses, white carnations, palms and
ferns, loosely arranged and tied with white
ribbon. State Col ege cadets marched past
the Ph@nix Hotel, and escorted the hearse
and long line of carriages to the First Pres
byterian Church by way of Upper street. A
few minutes later the congressional delega-
ton marched past the court house on Short
street clad in their tokens of mourning.
Behind them followed Gov. Buckne and
the other state officials, and then the menu
bers OF the Legislature. These, IN turn,
were followed by the members OF the Lex
ington city government, county officials,
members OF the bar and citizens. All this
time the bells of the city were mournfully
tolling. The public aud other buildings
were draped in black. AS soon as the he
rcaved ones had assembled the steps of the
edifice the general public made rush for
the church, and in a few minutes there was
not standing room inside. The choir sung
the audience filed in. 1t was several minutes
before the clergyman spoke, and then it was
not to praise the dead senator, but to read a
few homely and appropriate passages Of
scripture.
Then the song. "Abide with me-" was
sung, after which Mr.. Bartlett made u
prayer, in the course of which he spoke in
beautiful words of the grand character, SUI
perb virtues and noble attachments OF the
deceased. So touching were the preachers
words that many shed tears. After the
prayer, "How firm foundation was sung,
and the funeral was over. The honorary
pallbearers were Gov. S. b. Buckner, Alex
Jeffrey, Judge r. A. Buckner, DR.. ii. Nj.
Skiman and DR.. w. A. Whitney After
the coffin had been placed in the hearsc the
long procession took up its way to the Lex
ington cemetery, where the body of James
Burnie Beck YVES laid TO rest beside that Of
his wife, The song Peacefully Sleep" was
sung, and flowers were piled on the new
mazda
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
Persian Dudes.

The young Persian dandies dyt
their finger nails with a curious red
substance known as henna, which is
extremely unpleasant to Westerncr.
1t is used extensively not only by the
Persian youth, but by the women Of
the harem, and even in the decoration
of the horses. The latter may often
be seen with their names, tails and
fetlocks colored with the dye. The
Persian ultra-dude goes to the extent
of dyeing his toe nails, his eyebrows
and bis beard. lie begins with very
dark hue near his eyebrows and allows
it gradually to diminish in tint
throughout his beard until it fades
away into nothing New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
Now It's Candle Works.

The Emery candle works of Cincinnati,
o.. has been sold to all English syndicate
They are situated at Ivory dale, just north of
the city corporation line in Mill Creek
Valley. The representatives of the English
syndicate who closed the contract were
Messrs. Jacob S. Rosenthal and II.
+. Straus. Of Baltimore, the same men
who recently bought out the Baltimore
brewerie, Of an English syndicate. The
price paid for the Emery candle works is
100000. All the capital stock of the COM
pany free of all charges and liens was pur-
chased as required by the laws of Ohio rcla-
tive to stock companies. A new company
has been Incorporated under English laws,
styled the Emery Candle Company, limited,
with a capital of fl26,000. The board of
directors of the new company will be in two
divisions. styled the London board OF drec
tors aud the American management.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
Banker Morgan's VIII.

The will of the late Junius Spencer Nor.
gan, the American banker, has been admit
ted to probate. The value of the estate is
g., 022, 054, the probate duty amounting 10
ES0,sS4 Handsome legacies and aDnuitics
are left to Mr.. Morgan's partners, employees.
and servants, and the remainder is divided
between the members of his family, the
only charitable bequest being the sum OF
for which the authorities OF that institution
are to keep his grave in order. The will
forbids the trustees to invest in Irish real
estate. 1t permits them to invest in
American public funds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
After the Mines, Too.

An English syndicate with S300,00O,00O
capital has been formed for the development
OF some Of the rich mineral regions of North
Alabama, and for the building up of numer-
Gus heavy enterprises. The syndicate
has established its home office in
London. its American office in Sheffield,
Ala. and is ready to proceed. Furnaces,
mills and factories are TO he built as rapidly
as possible, men are TO be employed, and a
city is TO he sprung suddenly into existence.
Miner Scovell has been appointed chief
engineer, and as such will have
entire charge of the works Of
construction. Among those Immediately
arranged for are one or two pairs of modern
150-ton blast furnaces, 300-ton open hearth
basic steel plant, a rolling mill for structural
material, plate, sheet and merchaat iron and
steel, pipe works, foundry and machine
shop, Touring mills. saw mills and a cotton
mill, all to be erected and put into operation
as rapidly as possible.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
An Interesting Experiment.

Some one has calculated that it takes
sound thirty-two and one-half hours TO
90 around the world. This suggests
an interesting experiment. Some
morning get up early and go out upon
the back stoop and yell. Then attend
to your regular duties that day and
The next, and when the aftc. noon of
the next day comes, go home and
stand on your front stcop and hear the
yell which'y YOU let out the day before
come back to you after is trip around
the world Albany Express.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
WHAT WILL THEY BUY NEXT
That English Syndicate" Gets Few
More Breweries.

The purchase and consolidation OF another
big batch Of the leading Chicago breweries
has find iy been consummated. Russell II.
Monroe of Rochester has been at the Richie
lieu to this end for several weeks past, and
the matter is now in such shape that
the stock will shortly be placed upon
paid is Fl 900, 900. The company will acquire
all the real estate, properties, buildings, ma
chinery, rolling stock and all the stocks and
materials which are used in the conduct of
the trade. The new company is to be incor-
porated as the City of Chicago Brewing and
Mailing Company, limited, with n capital of
Fl 900. Ia addition TO these shares there
will be issued f653,090 of 6 per cent. first
mortgage del,enture bonds. OF the deben-
lures, the American vendors take f3Sj, 900
and of the capital stock 100000. The re-
mainder of the shares and debentures will
be offered at nnr
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
Suit Against the standard.

Atty .-Gen. Watson, on behalf OF the state
of Ohio, began in the supreme court law
suit against the Standard Oil Company, its
object being to Dust that company from do
ing business in Ohio. The petition asserts
that, by entering into trust agreement with
other corporations, the Standard Oil Com
paDy vested all its property in the board of
trustees Of the trust, and thus annul,ed the
corporate rights conferred upon it by the
state of Ohio. Atty.-Gen. Watson says he
was not instigated 70 bring the suit by any
other oil dealers,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
A Wartime : hoe.

A Georgia editor has an old Confed-
crate shoe, manufactured for the gov
eminent in 1864, just before the war
ended. The sole is fully threc-quar-
tiers of an inch thick. and is made of
pop'ar wood, evidently shaped with a
Ratchet or drawing knife. The upper
is attached TO the sole with a strip of
rawhide, running entirely around the
shoe, the leather being held TO the sole
with large carpet tacks. The upper
is of rough cowhide, dressed only on
the inside [Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
Two Chickens Sold for $500.

A pair of bantam chickens were
sold at the London Crystal Palace for
$500, which was almost exactly twice
their weight in gold, This is believed
to be the highest price ever paid for a
single pair of fowls since the days of
eXtraYagant Rome. - Times Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
a clear sta,smcu, Of Truth. Thai 5asnla

"A Clear Statement of Trnths That sasaiL
be Carefully Road and Remembered.
A tew years ago II was very rara indeed To
Mud any but old or middle aged people affileted
with Kidney or Bladder Difficulties, but to-day
not only ara these troubles prera ant 10 an
alarming erien, among the matured, but even
our children between and 70 years of age, are
attacked and die suddenly from tina, insidious
destroyer o: human life, Brights Disease. II
Is but step from the ordinary, common Kid
ney disorder, TO the more advanced Bright's
Disease, and it's the slight and early symptom
when neglected that leads TO tho fatal end,
hence extreme watohfulness is essential in or.
der to see that the Kidneys are performing
their function work in tho right manner and
TO detect the first departure from health.
Therefore it is the manifest duty of all to in
vestigato ana know what course to pursue and
what means to use.
A noted phhs cidn irri'es
] have prescribed the great specific "Dr. Kill
imer's Swamp-R Rect Kidney, Liver and Bladder
Cure" in great many very, very bad cases
acute and chronic) and in every instance the
result was highly satisfactory. have found
IL to be u wonderful hpigordting tonic in cases
of broken down constitutions; in incipient
stages Of Brights Diedse. diabetes and u ipary
trOtsb Is in general. In fact, In all my expert
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any preparation that can compare with it, II
taken occasionally 1t will keep the Kidne,N in a
bet ny condition and insure one against a sud-
-, il; 6; NIccoRMcK, NJ. D, Pr, G.,
Jan. I'd, 1870 Pen Argyle, Pa.
The above. remedy has harle and world
wide reputation for true merit. 1t is prescribed
ana recommended By tho very hest phi ystrnns
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
MINISTER REDS BALL.
One of the Most Brilliant Even of
The Cc,so, I'm p.,fs

The English papers refer in the most en-
thusiastic terms to the ball given by Minister
Reid at the American legation in Paris. A
dazzling show of diamonds was presented
on the heads and neeks of u
group of American ladies'. while
the diadem worn 10y the Duchess
of Marlborough was one of the sights of the
ball. Mrs. Reid added spendor To her toilet
by wearing. besides other diamonds and
sappbires, "a magnificent diamond necklace,
from which suspended seven large pear
shaped sapphire, set in diamonds. The ball
was the largest of the season. The guests
numbered 1900
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
Gilhert and snIlIran Pant.

The musical world of London is startled
by the announcement that Gilbert and SUI
Ivan the famous operate collaborateurs,
have definitely parted. To Ills is added the
news that Gilbert has severed his personal
business relations with D'Oyly Carte.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15

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