The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-02-12
All Sorts.

A New York Chinaman who took
patent medicine, couldn't read the di-
rections and died from taking over
doses.
The development of smokeless
coal mines in Tonquin shows much
larger deposits than were at first be-
lieved to be possible.
BY actual count 100 young women
have taken up timber claims in west
ern Washington during the past six
months.
A bill has been introduced into the
Illinois legislature providing for the
punishment of persons who impose
upon newspapers by furnishing untrue
or faxed" statements which would
be libelous if published.
Alice, daughter of the poet Long
fellow, is a fine photographer of the
amateur class. Her speciality is storm
pictures, and some of them, taken
along the Massachusetts coast, will
soon appear as illustrations of book
of sea songs.
In 1890 $3.50, 900 worth of fondants
and cream chocolates from Paris to
the harems of Turkey and Egypt,
and 100000 worth of perfumery and
face paints took the same road.
A puzzling phenomenon has been
noticed frequently in some parts of
Randolph county, West Nerginia,
this winter. The crust of the snow
has been covered two or three times
with worms resembling the ordinary
cut-worm.
A new discovery was made in the
wind cave recently, by which open
ings were found which took seven
hours trip to one of the subterranean
chambers and return. This cave is
surprising the famous mammoth
cave of Kentucky in magnitude, and
will be principle object of attraction
to visitors to the Black Hills.
The Iowa supreme court has finally
affirmed the decision of the lower
court in the celebrated case of John.
son against Miller ct al, better
known as ''the Jones county cali
case" The verdict of the lower cour
was for the plaintiff in the sum Of
$1,000. The case has been 20 wears
in court, and has bankrupt all hands
except the attorneys. The total COS,
of this suit amounts to between Sl5,.
900 and $4,000. The calves wer,
valued at Sl5.
The Kingston, n. Y, Freeman
says story of the recent snowstorn
Is that during the time when the wire
were all down and that city had NJ
outside connection by wire a strange
entered the Western Uuion telegraph
Office on Ferry street to send tele
gram. He read Manager Melott'
notice on the door, "No communica
tions-wTes all down." Then h
went to the desk and wrote this mes
sage to his wife: "Wires all down
cannot telegraph you as promised.
Laying down quarter with a reques
to Manager Melott to please "sen'
that" he walked out.
The Indiana senate has passed tn
; most sweeping measure that was eve
{ enacted against trusts in the state.
The bill provides that all trusts
pools, contracts, combinations, ar
fragments OIL corporations which at
tempt to decrease outputs, contro
prices or limit production shall b
considered conspiracies to defraud til
people, and any person being a mem
, Der Of such organizations shall b
, subject to fine of $1,000 to $500
: and Imprisonment from two to fv
, years.
The provision is made to apply t
any stockholders or any persons in
terested in it.
In case where the company is OF
ganized under the Indiana laws, thei
charter is to be forfeited in additio
to the punishment prescribed in til
penal section of the bill
In another section of the bill it
provided that any person who is in
jured by the operations of the trus
or pool may sue and recover damage
in double the sum of injury which hi
business has suffered.
This Is Meant for You.
1t has been truly said that half tn
world does not know how the other hal
lives Comnatat jyplv fau nf ne hoya n n,