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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23
The Rutland Herald recently sale

The Rutland Herald recently said {:
"Selling alcohol is no more wrong
than selling cut nails. Prohibitory
laws themselves recognize this fact by
providing for the sale under certain
restrictions"
Whereupon Rev. Mclaughlin of
the M. E. Church prayed that the
divine wrath might fall upon those
who dared say in public print that it
was no more wrong to sell rum against
the law of the state than to sell nails.
This was all wrong the reverend
gentleman should have asked the
Lord to give the Herald folks new
hearts and appetites for cold water,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23

The history of Downs Elixir is identi-
fled with the history of New England for
the last fifty years. 1t cures coughs and
colds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23
DEATHS.

In Westmoreland, N. H., Oct Is, AL
mira. wife of Barton c. Aldrich, aged
73 years.
In Windham, Oct. 90, Fred E. Holden,
aged 81 years and months.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23

The Vermont Bar Association held
its annual meeting at Montpelier on
Tuesday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23

I 7LONDONDERRYasSIFTER. |.
HENRY NJ. SHANKs, PUBLISHER.

Terms, 800 Year, strictly in
advance. Persons outside of Windham
County who receive the paper in single
wrappers must send 10 cents in addition
to pay for wrappers and postage.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23

as-Entered at the Post-oflice at So. London
as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23

Copies Of this paper can be obtained
at Carpenters NeaoS Rooms IN Brat
Ueboro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23
Sitter John. Editor.

FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 23, 1891.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23

John Carr, Belfast, Me-, had Kidney
and Liver Trouble for twenty
five years. All this time scarcely
free from pain minute. Had 10 get
up several times each night and
use the vessel. Extreme COnstipa-
ton all the time. DANA'S SARSA-
PARILLA CURED HIM after all
other remedies had FAILED.
Are the DAYS of MIRACLES
PAST? Or is DANA'S the MOD.
ERN BETHESDA? Ask your
neighbor.
Dana Sarsaparilla Co., Belfast, Me-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-23

tur. Painted it yerself, didn't ye?
Artist-Yes.
Host-Been paintin picturs all y'r life?
Artist-Well, no. The fact is, that
when a young man l first handled a
brush as sign painter.
Host-Wall, it's too bad you got dis
couraged so soon. Judgin by that pic.
tur, you'd made fust class sign painter
if yd only KEEP at it.-Good News.
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Additional statistics Made Public By So
Derfntendent Porter.


Additional statistics Made Public By So
perIntendent Porter.
WASHINGTON, Sept 24.-Superinten-
dent Porter of the census bureau has
made public additional statistics as to
farms. homes and mortgages in the
state of Kansas. According to the re.
suits obtained direct by the agents OF
the census bureau from the official re-
cords of the municipalities and counties
of the state, it appears that q re.
corded real estate mortgage debt OF
e4so cog. $40. excluding state ana
railroad land contracts, was In
curred in Kansas during the ten
wears. 1ssO-1s9o, large portion OF
which has been paid OF this SS4S' soo'-
o3S, or Il. IL per cent OF the totai III.
numbered ''acres," which are almost
entirely agricultural real estate ana
s1se 4s1. 4O6, or % 50 per cent. incum-
bered ''lots," or village. city and other
real estate.
The total number of mortgages re-
corded during the ten years was o2U,-
400, of which AS 62 or CLOS per cent
of the total were on acres and 204, AT
-.
The existing debt of the state OF Kan
sas, January 1, 1890, secured by rear
estate mortgages aside from state ana
railroad land contracts, as shown Dy
this investigation, aggregates $3.50 $50
los. Of the total amount OF existing
debt thus returned S167, las, 05o or 70: g
ner cent is on acres or almost exclu-
siyelv on farms and SOS, $40, 069 or 80. "
per cent on lots. The average amount
of debt in force per assessed acre Is
IS. 81; average amount of debt In force
per mortgaged acre S6.oS
OF the total ebt in force against acres
lin nearly all cases meaning farms) 81
per cent. is on real estate in the west
crn half of the state, whose values are
low and where settlement was made
but few years ago, largely upon pub
lie lands. This has a great effect on
state averages based on value. The
debt in force per capita is S165 and per
family of five SS25.
The recorded debt of the state OF
Kansas decreased Al 40 per cent from
1887 to 1889. In examining the motives
it will be found that purchase money,
improvements and business were the
inducements for mourning SO per cent
of the existing debt tn Decatur county,
so per cent. in Jefferson county, IS per
cent in Lincoln county, IS per cent IN
Lyon county and 50 per cent. in Pawnee
county. The proportion OF debt in
Cured for business purposes is very
small, generally less than or 8 pei
cent. 1t is safe to say that fully three
fourths of the debt of Kansas was in
Cured for purchase money and i'm
provements
The property in the state which un
der its constitution is exempt from tax
alton aggregates S35. 745, 395.
Mr. Porter concludes that the mort
gage indebtedness of the state is IA. 81
per cent of the true valuation Of al
the property in the state.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

BRADLEY, S. D., has been almost de-
stroyed by the brush fires.
STEAMSHIP advices report that few
cases of cholera have appeared in Kobe,
Japan, and n general outbreak is feared
Twelve cases are reported at Hamaga
Chi with four deaths.
THE grain brokerage firm of S. v.
White & Co, New York and Chicago,
has assigned.
THREE boys between IL and IS years
of age were killed at the stock yards,
Chicago, the other morning. They
were stealing a ride on n freight car
loaded with lumber and the lumbe fell
upon them, crushing them.
MISSOURI PACIFIC stock declined 9H
per cent on reports that the company
had suspended dividends.
THE president has pardoned Jim, y
an Alaskan Indian, sentenced to ten
years imprisonment in the state OF
Washington for manslaughter.
EIGHTEEN mem bers of the Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, fire department were seri.
ously and fatally hurt by FIRE which
broke out on the afternoon of the cath.
AT least seven lives have been lost in
the forest fires of the northwest The
damage done was incalculable.
THE Dugdale canning factory at In
dianapolis, Ind, burned Loss $50, 00o
covered by insurance. Three hundred
hands were thrown out of employment.
HUNGARIAN peasants recently lynched
| two youths caught stealing.
| A FREIGHT train ran into a work
| train at McKim's station on the Pitts.
burgh & Western, near Pittsburgh. Ia.
| Seven men were killed and eigh:
wounded. All were Italians except
Engineer Hougnton, killed.
TWENTY lives were lost in q collision
| between an express and passenger
train near San Sebastian, Spain
| WELsHMES imported to take the place
of strikers al Niedringhaus' mill, St
Louis refused 10 go to work.
RELATIVES will contest the will OF
Allen Thorndyke Rice, who died on the
eve Of his departure rs minister to Rus
sic. May, lsSa
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ARTFUL WILDCATS.
They Scheme to DO Insurance Busine
With Bank Charters.

They Scheme to DO Insurance Business
With Bank Charters.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 24-There will
soon be some interesting developments
under the new banking law, for some
of the concerns which the superinte nd
ent of insurance got after some time ago,
and which were thought to be deposit
institutions and so amenable to banking
laws, are filing statements with the bank
commissioner and asking to have their
bond-selling schemes dignified by law
as banking business This Commits
sioner Johnson is not disposed to do.
He informs them that they must take
out charters as banks and be prepared
to do business according to the specfi-
cations of the first section of the bank
ing act before he can recognize them.
The plan of operation followed by
these concerns was explained some
time ago. They wanted TO sail as in
surance companies, unit! Superintend.
cnt Mcbride began to administer
wildcat medicine. Now they want
to play bank. The Encouragement
and the bank commissioners arc care
fully studying the case, preparatory to
making a final ruling.
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An Engine Leaves the Track on the sono
Railroad.

An Engine Leaves the Track on the Sonora
Railroad.
NoGALEs. Ariz., Sept "a "A fright
full accident occurred at the Imuris
mines, forty miles south of this place.
in Sonora, yesterday afternoon, result
ing in the death of four men and one
man being wounded beyond possible
recovery. A two-foot gauge road runs
from Cerro Blanco station on the
Sonora railroad to the mines, a dis
lance of nine miles, and the
grade is very steep. Late yester-
day afternoon, as the train was
coming down from the mine loaded
with ore, the engine left the track and
nearly the entire train was demolished.
The fireman and two Mexicans were
instantly killed. and Engineer Pink
ham and laborer were seriously hurt.
The former died this morning. En-
gineer Pinkham was a noted character
in the southwest lie was the son of a
wealthy southern family, and had a
classical education lie was at one
time possessed of a large fortune and a
lucrative business as q practicing phy-
stefan
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

AN earthquake shock was felt at St
Louis, Memphis, Tenn, Keokuk, Ia,
Decatur Ill, and other places on the
night Of the Goth Much alarm was
caused by furniture falling about, but
no great damage was done.
A PORTION of a scaffold upon which
thirty men were at work in Mechanics
Vile, near Troy, n. Y, collapsed the
other afternoon. The scaffolding fell
about forty feet ana all of its occu-
pants were more or less injured.
FINANCIAL affairs in London during
the week ended Septe mber 20 were not
greatly disturbed by the furry in Could
stocks in New York. tightening Of
money rates was almost certain. how
ever consequent upon other causes
The French boursc was quiet and firm.
German bourses were quiet and weak.
THE Italian wheat crop is reported to
be good. The crop in Prussia is also
reported fair.
SECRETARY OF STATE CRAWFORD 49,
fuses to attest the commission of cx-
Congressman Davidson, appointed by
Gov. Fleming, of Florida, to succeed
Senator Call Crawford is an old line
wing and says the great seal of the
state shall never adorn any certificate
for Calls successor unless it be for Call
himself.
OWING to heavy rains the Atlantic &
Pacific railroad has suffered several
washouts in New Mexico
AT Greenville, Ill, Sails evaporator
and the Export mills burned. Loss,
Sl25. 600; insurance, S7G, 600
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended Septe n Der 81 showed an average
increase of 1876 compared with the cor
responding week of last year In New
| York the increase was 25.3
Two extensive fires at St Louis on
the morning of the 27th caused loss of
$500, 900.
! Gov. PATTIsoS. of Pennsylvania, has
convened special session of the lecis-
lature TO investigate the charges OF
corruption against public officials, 10
meet October Is
| IL crossing the Panhandle road at
tCenterville, Ind, Joseph Black. his
wife and daughter were instantly
killed and another daughter fatally in.
jured
| WILLIAM II. KEMBLE, ex-state treas.
urer of Pennsylvania, is dead.
| NEWSPAPERS of Rome diScredit the
report that the United States will ex.
clude Italian imports in reprisal for the
prohibition OF American pork imports
They express the belief that the prohi.
bition will be rescinded as soon as
France and other states rescind thei,
pFohibi1ogy acquisitions
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

THE appeals of the friends Of Austin
Bidwell to Home Secretary Matthews,
of England, to remit the remainder
Of Bidwell's term OF imprison-
ment have failed In spite of the fact
that they were supported by high in
fiuence. Secretary Matthews refuses
even to reply to the memorial The eff
forts to secure the release Of Mrs May
brick will be equally futile Her
solicitor has been advised not to pro-
ceed with the agitation, as the home
Office will decline to reopen the case in
any form.
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

SIR JOHN GoRsT has cast bombshell
into the English conservative camp by
his utterance on the necessity Of max
ing popular the ownership Of land. The
favorite tory remedy for overcrowding
is emigration While the liberals have
never come out boldly in favor Of the
division OF the soil among the people
and multiplication Of small owners.
they have claimed that emigration was
not the proper remedy, and that there
was room enough in England for all
Englishmen. Now Sir John Gorst dares
to say what the liberals have limited at
that private parks and preserves must
be cut up as homes for the people and
the people be given 3 chance 70 become
owners
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

A DUTCH journalist, who is one of
the survivors Of the Italian steamship
Taormina, which was recently sunk
after collision off Cape Colonna on the
coast Of Greece, by the Greek steam
ship Thessalia, has written a letter in
which he makes serious charges against
the Italian officers He says that the
Taorminas crew, led by the first
officer, basely deserted the captain and
that they clambered like rats on board
the Thessalia-
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PRESIDENT BARILLAs, of Guatemala,
while afraid Of being assassinatcd, has
determined to declare himself dictator
and he may even provoke war with
Salvador. Ezeta thinks that war
with Guatemala might restore his popu-
larity, but he dare not declare war
Costa R:ca is now the only Central
American power that is not for war.
The strictest press censorship has been
established
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

HERBERT SrENCER is modest En-
plishman Of gentle voice and almost
feminine grace. For time his books
sold better in America than in England
and he is much attached to his con-
stituency on this side the water. He
has no thought however, Of visiting
this country and doesn't think much OF
our new copyright law. II has not been
q great while since he received letter
from 0 western publisher asking him
how much he would take for the ex-
elusive right to publish his "Fairie
Queen" in this country. His amuse-
ment was genuine
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

IT is very likely that there will
be some vigorous laws passed at
the approaching session of congress
affecting retirements In the army
and navy. It has been a matter of
open comment and scandal for years
in Washington, this thing Of retire
ments in the army and navy for the pur-
pose Of taking service under the gov
eminent in civil capacities after being
placed upon the retired list SO as to
draw two salaries
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

THE effect of the new free education
law in England is most notably good.
The attendance at the schools is in
creasing rapidly all over the country,
and in addition many parents are in
duced to become more thrifty by the
happy suggestion that all who could
should open savings bank accounts in
connection with the schools, and thus
put to the credit Of their children the
six cents week they formerly paid in
fnifinn
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a sense of nsunsas

81 sense or .Tssllness
and other troubles after eating
Then you need q "Pellet." Not
one of the ordinary, gripping, tear
ing pills-it's a sickness in itself to
take them. But one of DR.. Pierces
Pleasant Pellets-the original Liver
Pill, the smallest and the easiest d
take. The easiest in the way they
work, too they're mild and gentle,
but thorough and effective. Every
part of the system feels their health.
full influence. They cleanse and
regulate the liver, stomach and bow.
els. Regulate, mind you. They
prevent disease as well as care it.
They're purely vegetable and perfect
" harmless. Sick Hoadauhe, Bnlous
Headache, Constipation, Indigestion,
and all arrangements of the liver,
stomach and bowels are promptly
relieved and permanently cured.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money Is re-
turned.
You pay only for the good you
get. !,
This is true only of DR.. Pierce's
medicines.
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vile, Fla. One woman was killed
THE American association is figuring
on deal of twelve clubs for next year.
THE annual report of the govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific has
been published. The policy of extern
sion of the railroad was favored and
the management commended. The re-
port concluded with plea for leniencY.
A PLAGUE of smallpox is raging at
Campeche, Mexico
DAVID HASTINGS, formerly clerk OF
markets at Allegheny City, Pa, has
been arrested for embezZlement His
stealings cover period OF eighteen
years and amount to over $50, OO0
THE Italian quarter al Newark, n.
J., was brilliantly lighted in honor of
St Rocas day, when an explosion OF
fireworks took place. Eleven persons
were killed and about thirty injured.
NAL ECKLEs, an ex-officer of the
United States army, son-in-1aw of Gen.
Mason, was fatally shot by j. c. Saggs
a neighboring ranchman, on BALCONIES
creek, near Halcone, Tex.
THE jury at Buffalo, n. Y, in the
case of William Gould, Jr., of Albany,
charged with aiding in the embezzle-
ment of funds of the Albany City
national bank. returned verdict OF
guilty. Sentence was deferred.
ORTIZ STEIN is out of jail at Atlanta,
Ga. Members of the Y. NJ. c. A. inter
ested themselves in his behalf and
secured his release He gave them
what he said was a full statement OF
his life. Stein is sick in boarding
house.
THE Labrador schooner Paisley,
Capt. John Kane, with all hands, and
the Amazon, Capt James Nolin, with
three of her crew, have been lost at
sea.
ADvICEs from Peru report the muir
der, on the river Maranan, of four Cal.
ifornians prospecting for gold. The
natives mistOok them for ecclesiastical
emissaries and spies.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended September "a
mum bered pa, compared with 239 the
previous week and 2l9 the correspond
ing week of last year.
THE Wisconsin Methodist conference
has voted 100 to 80 in favor of admit
ting women to the general conference
as delegates.
A COPPER tank used for charging
soda fountains exploded on wharf a
Detroit, Mich, and one man was fatal
ly injured The heat of the sun did it
THE Gaiety theater Liverpool
England, has beer destroyed by fire.
MooREHEAD, MCLEAN & Co., an EN-
barrassed iron firm of Pittsburgh, Pa.
have been granted an extension.
THE strike at the shops of the Amer
lean Axe & Steel Co., at Beaver Falls
Pa, and other places has ended. Some
of the shops went non-union and the
Federation of Labor declared the strike
off.
FIRE at Oak Cliff, the beautiful sub
urb of Dallas, Tex, destroyed thirteer
houses. The loss was S39,000; insur
ance SIG, 900.
S. d. WEBsTER's warehouse, the
largest in Chattanooga Tenn, wa
burned. The loss was estimated a
$500, 900.
JOE STEWART, prominent citizen
met DR.. E. Chisholm in front of sa
loon at Lewisville, Ark, and fred thu
contents of double-barreled shotgun
at him. Hard feelings had existed be
tween them for some time on accoun
of Stewart having testified agains
Chisholm in a case in court in which
| the latter was u defendant
GOLD in paying quantities has beer
discovered near Susquehanna, Pa.
TIE first snow of the season fell a
Leadvil.e, Col, on the 25th. 1t melted
at once.
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THE treasury department has decided
that books published in the English
language are dutiable and cannot be
imported in the mail. If published in
any other language they are duty free
and can be imported in the mail
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

LYNN, Mass, Sept 24-The wife Of
President Harrison. accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee and the children,
arrived in Lynn this afternoon, escort
ed by C. A. Coffin. After luncheon It
Mr.. Collins residence, at which the
table was decorated with the national
colors, an hours reception was held
Many Lynn ladies were introduced 70
the visitors
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CURRENT COMMENT.

The worlds fair representatives of
England and Germany have each ap-
piled for 100000 square feet Of floor
space for exhibits.
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

THE police Of Paris have seized a
Grelot cartoon representing Germany
as again triumphant over France, the
idea for the offensive picture being de-
rived from the successful production Of
"Lohengrin" at the opera They have
also seized Objectionable placards and
copies of pamphlet characterized by
a bitter spirit Of political warfare.
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

The railway mail superintendent, in
session in Washington, have called on
the civil service commission to require
physical as we'll as mental examina-
tions for railway mail clerks
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

IT has been ascertained that the sum
70 pay the Canadian sealers as damages
on account Of the modus vivendi is
100000 and may be as high as S7O0, 900.
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

THE most death dealing sentence in
the legal annals of South Carolina ex-
cept in the cases of instruction was
passed at Laurels on the 25th, ten negro
men being sentenced to be hanged Oc-
tober % for the murder Of another
mario
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, has
appointed the grand duke of Hesse-
Darmstadt general of infantry and a
field marshal Of the empire.
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

IT is reported that the boy king Of
Servia has been betrothed to the Prin-
cess Helena Of Montenegro. The king
is sixteen years and the princess nine
teen
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

AT the Spanish cabinet meeting it
was decided to try the Manser rife for
the army and to experiment with
smokeless powder
The southern argus., 1891-10-01

SEDALIA. Mo. Sept 24-Many of the
officers Of the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas
road left for Parsons and q number OF
the clerks have also been moved there.
II Is the intention of the company,
since their motion 10 have the restrain
ing injunction dissolved was defeated,
70 move all their business to Parsons,
retaining here, probably. . head for
each department and thus endeayor 10
keep within the bounds OF the Law.
Mrs Blaine has become interested in
the case of Mrs. Mayhrick. condemned
for lie to an English prison Tor poison
Ing her husband
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cOndltlon stated Ills revolver, with
one chamber empty, was lying beside
him.
1t is said that there will soon be some
interesting developments under the
new banking law for some of the con-
Germs which the superintendent of in
surance got after some time ago, and
which were thought to be deposit in
situations and so amenable to banking
laws, and are now filing statements
with the bank commissioner and ask
ing 10 have their bond-selliDg schemes
dignificd by law as banking business
This Commissioner Johnson is not dis
posed To do. He informs them that
they must take out charters as banks
aud be prepared 10 do business accord
ing 10 the specifications Of the first Sec
ton of the banking act before he can
recognize them
As W. l. Boswell, Shawnee county
farmer, was sitting on his porch with
his family the other night he saw
smoke apparently issuing from the
barn. The family rushed out to save
the stock, when the fire was discovered
to be on the roof of hog pen Upon
returning to the house il was discov-
cred that a thief had broken open q
trunk and stolen over $40. The thief
evidently started the FIRE to get the
family away from the house
Reece r. Price. of Hutchinson, Kan
sas worlds fair commissioner. has re-
signed. Gov. Humphrey appointed
John z. Burton, Of Abilene, 70 fill the
vacancy