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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
ODDS AND ENDS.

It takes geo, 900 to run big steamer
across the ocean.
In England there are on an average
b.8S persons 10 every inhabited house.
Morning mists and fogs are formed
by the cooling of the moist air during
the night,
An alloy of ~ per cent, of gold and
20 per cent. Of aluminium Is the most
brilliant known.
Snuff boxes are made in Natal and
daboon by the natives of the seed of
Oncoba spinosa.
To cure catarrh use DOUGH of equal
parts of the very best whisky procur'
able and glycerin,
The cultivation Of the giant sun
flower for oil making purposes is max
ing great strides In southern Russia.
The average number Of persons In
each family of tho United Kingdom is,
as nearly as possible, four and half.
An Ohio man has colt that Is Jet
black save its, name tail and feet,
which are milk white. The dam and
sire of this freak are plain black.
The use of the electric light has been
found to materially reduce the amount
Of illness In factories which had pre-.
viously used gas or oil for lighting.
Poor human nature, so richly en-.
dowed with nerves OF anguish, SO
splendidly organized for pain and sor-
row, is but slenderly equipped for Joy.
A Limoges firm has introduced a new
process of firing porcelain by means OF
petroleum or residuum oils, which give
very pure heat without smoke OF
fumes.
The learned DR.. McKatterll, In hi
article on the rapidity of thought,
states that it requires one thirteenth Of
a second to distinguish between red
and blue.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
Increase of Cash in the Treasury.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-The treas
urv cash balance today is sl55, 641,-
53S, of which SIG, 100000 is on de-
post with national banks and Sl9,-
900, 900 is in subsidiary coin. Ex-
elusive of these two items and of the
S100,000,000 "gold reserve" these is
therefore, now in the treasury nearly
$40, 100000 showing very large
increase during the last month.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

Arabian horses need no praise. OF
the ilaEy beautiful stories told of the
Arabs that given IN the well known
poem, "Achmid and His Mare, sur
passes all. Achlnid had mare of won
drous speed and guarded it with jealous
care. A robber stole her, leaped upon
her back and shouted TO Achmid to
catch her If he could Achmid aud his
tribe mounted and went in hot pursuit.
Suddenly the thought came to him, If
overtake my mare she is then outrun
she will lose her fame" Shouting to
the robber, Quick, pinch Ter ear" he
revealed the secret sign lis darling
knew SO we'll Achmid lost his mare,
as he knew he would, but her glory
was secure
know that If her eaI be nvpcl
The darling prize could never be outstripped
Caroline K Sherman in Chicago
Herald
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

An old physician, retired frvm practice,
having had placed in his hands BY an
East India missionary he formula OF a
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
Md permanent cure Of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Caturh, Asthma and all
throat aud Lung Affections, also aPosi-
tive and radical cure for Nervous Dehili-
ty and al Nervous Complains, after hav-
in4 tested its wonde, ful curative powers
in thousa IDS of eases. has felt it his duty
70 make it known ia bis sulprn fellows.
kctuaied by This motive and a desire to
relieve human suffering. ! viii send free
of charge, to all who desire it, this rec
ipe, in German, French al English,
with full directions for preparing ana
using Sent by mail by addressing with
stamp, tanning this paper, W. \. MOVES
500 Powers Block, RIA ester, y. \.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

Mary Mapes Dodge is said to have
one of the prettiest cottages in the
Catskills.
Wendell Phillips memory is to be
honored by the erection of public
hall in Boston bearing his name.
The widow of Richard Proctor, the
astronomer, is to be curator of the
Proctor Memorial Observatory at
San Diego, Cal.
Edward Lytton Bulwer Dickens,
the youngest son of the great novelist,
has been elected to Parliament in
New South Wales.
General Alger will deliver an adj
dress at the Grand Army reunion for
Nebraska, to be held at Grand Island
August 81.
They are now trying to show that
Christopher Columbus was French
man, or at least was born in Corsica
under French government.
Mr.. Gladstone is now giving Sir
John Millais sittings for the portrait
of himself and his grandchild, which
the artist is repainting.
The old monarchial families of
France are gradually drifting into the
receptions of Nine. Carnot, which
means the acceptance of the repub-
lie.
By the death of Mrs. Polk, Mrs.
Grant and Mrs. Garfield become the
only surviving widows of Presidents.
Mrs. Tyler, the second wife of Pres
ident Tyler, died in Richmond in
July, 1889.
The mad King of Bavaria some
times smokes as many as 100 cigar
cites day. For each cigarette he
uses an entire box of matches, touch
ing off the others to see them burn
after he uses one to secure a light.
He has two new suits of black broad
cloth made for him twice every week.
As soon as you discover any falling OF
the hair or grayness always use Hall:
Hair Remover to tone up the secretions
and prevent badness or grayness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

A curious and interesting calculation
has been made by Professor Rogers, of
Washington, on the dynamic power OF
coal According 10 the professor, a
single pound of good steam coal has
within it dynamic power equivalent to
the work of one man for one day.
Three tons of the same coal represents
mans labor for period OF twenty
years, and one square mile OF seam
of coal. having a depth of four feet
only, represents Us much work as /, 600
600 men can-perform in twenty years.
Such calculations as the above may
serve to remind us how very wasteful
our methods Of burning fuels must he,
In spite of all that has been done by in
ventors In the way of economy -Ex-
change.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

The jury in the case of Chaquette,
who has been on trial for the murder
of one Collette, at Middlebury, re-
turned verdict of guilty of murder
in the second degree last Thursday
evening.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

The first lady conductors will serve on
the columbian COACH" which is very
elegant affair indeed, to be used on the
South Side, as the south division of Chi
cago is called. The visitors to the Worlds
fair must go that way The ladies will
wear neat uniform, consisting of tight
fitting braided jackets and jaunty little
caps, and will collect fares and WELD the
bell punch the same as men. The new cars
are light in weight and run with wonder
full ease of movement.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

1t seems that the gamecock is dangerous
to other than ftathered enemies David
Parker, of Los Angeles, Cal, has been
oddly poisoned by ROSTERS bite, Mr.,
Parker surprised the poultry yard just as
a fight to the death had been finished.
Picking up one of the expiring cocks he
received bite on the tip Of finger which
led to blood poisoning.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
The motto of the proprietors of DR..

The motto Of the propretors of Dr.
Henry naNter's Mandrake Bitters is 1.-THE
greatest good 10 the greatest number
aud SO sell large bottle of valuable
remedy for the small price of p centN,
ard warrant every bottle 10 give saOi~lac-
ton or money REFUNDED.
A prominent merchant s9ys: 81
rave sold Megtiluine for over year
a"i guaranteed it to cure any bead,
che withont bad after effects and
nave not found q single case it did
nj relieve" Samples free. The
Ar. Whitehall Megrimine Co., South
'end, Ind. Sold bv g. G. Smith.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

A fearful hurricane swept over
Martinique, one of the Caribbee
islands lying south of Dominica, last
week devastating the island and kill
ing about 800 persons and injuripg a
much larger number.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

Some people are constantly troubled
with boils-no sooner does one heal than
another makes its appearance. A
thorough course of Ayers Sarsaparlla,
the best of blood-purihers, etiectually puts
an end to this annoyance. We recon-
mend trial.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

Kate Field has been visiting China
town in San Francisco and was much
pleased by what she saw. She says
the denizens of that place are much
cleaner than their neighbors occupy
ing the French and Mexican quarters.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

The experiment of having lady conduc-
tors on street cars is now to be tried and
naturally enough in Chicago There is a
city ordinance there that no vehicle can go
on the boulcvards Unless there is a lady in
it. The object of CO, rse was to limit their
use rs far rs possible to pleasure riding,
but the men have made a huresque of it,
One can drive down the boulevard with
load OF hay if there is a woman on top of it,
but man could not go alone in phaeton
IL the law NYern nnInrred
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
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WHAlEBAck VESSELS.



Use.
Captain Alexander MoDougall, of SUI
perior, Wis, il Scotchman by BIRTH a sea
and lake captain by profession and an en-.
thusiastic student Of navigation by natural
taste, He has Invented what he believes
will be the great ship OF the FUTURE the
heir Of all the ages since Noah's ark, 1t
isn't pretty, and up to date they have no
prettier name for 1t than the "whaleback,"
yet 1t Is great success so far rs tested,
and the fleet Of "whalebacks" on the lakes
already numbers eighteen, with total
tonnage Of $4,000.
The name is pretty fair description Of
the style Of construction. The deck is
rounded and the bottom nearly fiat, the
outward slope Of each coming to sharp
convex near or below the water line accord
ing to the loading, and the result is that
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
Farm For Sale.

Located between Bondvllle and Raw
sonvile, one-half mile from Bondville
and one mile from Jacksonville. This
place contains good buildings, running
water to house, good orchard and meadow
level, Good level road to depot
Any one wishing such a place can OBJ
tain full particulars by calling on or ad-
dressing Mrs. Sarah ID. Gibson
So. Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
THE
new YORK STORE
WELL SELL
THE

WELL SELL
500 yds., Challies-nice goods cents
per yard,
600 yds. Fast Color Ginghams worth 8
to 10 cts, price cts. a yard,
Colored Scrim, yard wide, handsome
colors and patterns, worth lOc, at &c a
Fast colOred Prints, 4c yard,
Ladies' Shirt Waists, Csc,
Ladies Outing Flannel Blazers, Soc,
Black Cotton Hose, pairs for 25c,
Ladies' Kid Gloves at soc pair, worth
SlOO,
Ladies' Oxford Ties, patent leather tip,
! 15c pair,
Ladies' Calico Wrappers-fast colors
SIC,
Ladies Rubbers, 25c,
Chidren's Ruboers, l5c,
Mems Best Grain Leather Boots, 50 0C
pair,
Mems Lace front Jersey Shirts, Soc,
Ladies Jersey Vests, SC,
Ladies Worsted Jersey Jackets worth
$3.50 at soc,
Outing Cloth, fine quality, &c and &c pei
yard,
Blank Books, large size, 80 leaves, sc,
Universal Clothes Wringers, $500,
Good BroomS, for 25c,
Basting Thread, 500 yds, lc,
Lace Curtains, l5c each,
Best White Envelopes, &c package,
Best Note Paper, 15c for IA ream,
Hemp Carpet, u lie per yard,
Good assortment of Crockery
and Glass Ware, Clothing,
Hats, Shoes, Trunks and
Umbrellas.
New York Store,
Manchester Depot, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

The duke of Cleveland is dead at
London but that has nothing to do
with Cleveland the Democratic duke
of America.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
For Sale.

My farm of 258 acres situated in the
southwest part of Londonderry, 3 miles
from village and depot. Also desirable
house located in the pleasantest part Of
the village of So. Londonderry.
For particulars address,
f. +, RUGG,
So. Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
Sitter John. Editor.

The children's bible Sunday occurs,
this year, on the second Sunday Of
next month,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
THE SWISS CELEBRATIONS.


Appropriate Comnlemoration Of Notable
Anniversaries.
Switzerland is now in the centennial era,
so to speak, several of her greatest ami
versaries being celebrated this year; hut
che has one great advantage over America
In that her cycles run back from five to
seven hundred years The most recent
event celebrated Is the famous battle Of
Sempach, of July Q, 1886, in which Arnold
Struth Won Winkelried made way for
liberty and died" A monument was
erected to him at Stanz, in the canton Of
Unterwalden, iu 1868.
In 1891 was consummated the original
"Ewige Bund," or perpetual alliance-the
beginning of the republic Of Switzerland.
So this is the G00th anniversary. A very
singular fact is that, though it was so re-
cent, the history is half legendary Indeed,
1t is almost certain that no such man as
William Tell ever lived, and there was no
| such governor as Gessier. But it is certain
| that Austria set governors over the prov
| inces to wiring as much money out of them
as possible; that there were many isolated
cases of resistance, and that the three can
| tons of Ur, Schwyz and Unterwalden,
comprising the lovely valleys which open
upon Lake Uri united in the league in 1891
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28

As soon as you discover any falling OF
the hair or grayness always use Hall:
Hair Remover to tone up the secretion:
and prevent badness or grayness.
The Iola register., 1891-01-16
War Notes.

Some of the hostiles were seen leav.
ing camp Tuesday night and making
their way over the country toward the
various agencies. Whether their errand
signified disintegration or an effort to
secure recruits is not yet known, though
the scouts think the former.
Yesterday was beef issue day, and
over 1000 Indians took a hand in the
slaughter of the los steers which were
issued. Many of the hostiles came to
get their meat and when they received
their share, they galloped back to the
village with their Winchesters slung
over the pummels of their saddles.
General Miles expects to leave the
agency in day or two to superintend
the movements himself The Gordon of
troops is slowly closing IN around the
hostiles in the valley on White Clay
creek. General Brooke has given in
structions that each commander of
troops in this vicinity patrol the country
from one command to the other to see
that no party, however small, of the
hostiles escapes.
Late last evening the General received
word from Red Cloud that he would
come in and bring all the Indians he
could with him. The General thinks
that Two Strike will accompany Red
Cloud and the others will follow them.
The Iola register., 1891-01-16

TIE New York clearing house certifi-
Gates continue to decrease. On the 18th
5000, 600 were cancelled, leaving the
amount outstanding 50, ,955, 900.
ASSOCIATE JUsTIC E. CHARLES DE.
VEINS, of the Massachusetts, Supreme
Court, is dead. He was II years old,
and was Attorney-General under Presi.
dent Hayes.
NINETEEN table glassware manu-
facturers of the East have formed a
combine to keep prices even and avoid
waste of money during the dull season.
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND was the
principal speaker at the Academy OF
Music, Philadelphia, on the jackson an
niversary.
CHAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw has been
elected president of the New York
Union League Club for the sixth time.
DELAMATER & Co. (including George
W. Delamater, late Republican candi-
date for Governor), bankers, who as
signed recently, were summoned before
an alderman at Meadville, Pa, charged
with embezzlement. The complaint
was made by the outgoing board of
county commissioners, who charge Del
amater & Co. with the embezzlement OF
upward of $500 of county funds.
The Iola register., 1891-01-16
9 August
Flower

The Hon. J. w. Fennimore is the
Sheriff of Kent Co., Del, and lives
at Dover, the County Seat and Cap
ital of the State. The sheriff is a
gentleman ffty-nine years of age,
and this is what he says: II have
used your August Flower for sew
"eral years in my family and for my
own use, and found it does me
" more good than any other remedy.
1 have been troubled with what 1
call Sick Headache. A pain comes
" in the back part of my head first,
and then soon a general headache
until l become sick and vomit.
" At times, too, / have a ful1ness
" after eating, pressure after eating
at the pit of the stomach, and
sourness, when food seemed to rise
up in my throat and mouth. When
" l feel this coming on if l take a
" little August Flower it relieves
e me, and is the best remedy have
ever taken for it. For this reason
II take it and recommend it to
others as great remedy for Dys-
"pepsia, &C." o
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, u. s. A.
The Iola register., 1891-01-16
ANOTHER OFFICER KILLED.
Lieutenant Casey Ventures Too Near tf
Hostile Camp and is Killed.

Lieutenant Casey Ventures Too Near the
Hostile Camp and is Killed.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Jan. S.
Late last night General Miles received
official information of the killing near
the hostile camp of Lieutenant Casey Of
the Twenty-second infantry, who had
ventured too near the savages. He was
shot through the head.
General Brooke, who sent this start
ling information, also reported heavy
firing in the direction of the hostile
camp, and it is supposed that the In
dians have attacked a division of the
troops or fired upon a passing train.
Lieutenant Casey was one of the
brightest young officers of the army.
The Indians who are now in rebellion
represent all the reservations in Dakota.
There are many Cheyennes among
them, and scouts say that bands of Ara
pahoes have joined the hostile forces
Lieutenant Casev was born in Califor-
mia, but was appointed to the Military
Academy at West Point from Louisiana
in 1869.
The Iola register., 1891-01-16
THE GRAIN OUTLOOK.
December Report of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
WHEAT CONDITION PUT At 9S.4
Better Than For Two Years Past-Esti-
mated Yields the Past Year of Wheat
and Corn-The Low Average of
the Latter Cereal.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The estimate
of the products of corn, wheat and oats
of 1890, as complied by the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture makes
corn aggregate 1,4s9, $4,000 bushels;
wheat 399, ,622 900 bushels; oats 575, 1921, :
600 bushels.
The area of corn, which was slightly
increased in planting was reduced by
utter failure and abandonment by more
than 6,OOO, 600 acres. The area harvest.
ed, 1879, 763 acres. The average yield
per acre was 20.7 bushels and the sup
ply for consumption per head of popula-
ton is So bushels, or IL bushels less
than last yer. The rate of yield was
lower in loo7 and 1881, years of very
severe drought.
The aggregate wheat acreage is &c.
0S7,15 acres, nearly the same as in
1889, and the yield per acre Ill bush
els. These are measured bushels of a
quality grading somewhat lower than
usual, the weight of which will be
given in the March report. Past rec
ords have shown that the annual differ
ences in weight of the crop arenot often
more than pound above or below the
average weight for series of years, the
lowest for seven years being 56.5 in 1883
and the highest 5S.5 in 1887. The yield
per acre is the same as 1880, when the
product was nearly 10000, 600 bushels,
and with two exceptions is the lowest
rate during the past decade. The area
in oats was &c, 6,431, 1869 acres and the
yield per acre was 1913 bushels. This
is only "A per cent. of the average of
ten years past, which was 26.6 bushels
and the smallest rate of yield ever re-
ported by this office.
The December condition of the grow
ing wheat crop is returned at 9S4. This
is better than December returns for two
years past. Along the Atlantic coast a
slight depreciation is noted as the re-
suit of the excess of moisture in some
localities, making planting late and
giving rather small growth before the
advent of freezing weather. In
the Ohio valley the season was
generally favorable for seeding and
early growth and the plant entered
the winter quarter in promising con-
dition. Some damage was done by the
Hessian fly, especially in early sown
fields. Condition in Missouri and Kan
sas was variable, local injury from
drought and fly combining to somewhat
reduce State averages.
The Iola register., 1891-01-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE House Committee on Invalid
Pensions has agreed to report favorably
bill granting a pension of 500 per
month to Franz Sigel, late Major-Gen-
eral of volunteers.
been severely censured by Secretary
Tracy for permitting the killing of
General Barrundia at San Jose, Guate-
mala.
J. Il. FARGO, of Kansas City, has sub
mitted plan to the Worlds Fair Com
mission for the erection of large clip
teal amphitheater on the grounds in
which daily athletic contests and ami
NAL exhibitions can be given.
HERBERT L. RAND, the new Consul to
the Caroline islands, will ask the Gov
ernment to station a man-of-war at
Ponapi, for protection against Spanish
tyranny.
THE President has sent to the Senate
the following nominations: ii. c. Pugh,
of Indiana, Consul at Palermo; o. G.
Bailey, of Nebraska, Register of the
land-ofice at Bloomington, Neb.; also a
number of armv promotions.
The international monetary confer
ence met at Washington on the 7th, but
transacted no business, owing to the
absence of delegates, and adjourned to
the call of the temporary chairman,
Senor Romero, the Mexican representa-
tive.
THE diplomatic appropriation bill
calls for 81, ,665, ,925.
Trr uN,eo To-,,,;%@oo ~, Eora;c,, A &
fairs has referred to a subcommittee
the Cummings resolution in regard to
the Jews in Russia. A resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with the Jews will
be drawn up.
THE Census Bureau has issued a bull
letin giving the population of the va
rious Indian tribes exclusive of Alaska
The bulletin shows the total Indian
population of the United States to be
244,704 This makes the total popula-
ton of the country, including an esti-
mate of Alaska of $1,000, almost 6S, ,00O,-
900.
The Senate has passed the House bill
for the relief of Paymaster Wham,
rrediting him with $3.50 Government
funds, of which he was robbed in Ari-
iona in May, 1889.
THE President has nominated William
A. Russell, of Massachusetts,: Lambert
Tree, of Illinois, and Nathaniel P. Hill,
Of Colorado, to be Commissioners to
consider the establishment of an inter
national coin or coins.
THE Cherokee Commissioners called
on the Secretary of the Interior recently
and made a statement of what has
been thus far accomplished by them.
Several important agreements had
been signed by the tribes in the east
ern part of the Indian Territory, the
only tribe which has so far refused the
terms offered by the Government be-
ing the Cherokees.